Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

James K. Mell0Ws, the sEf1ctoA Hlen suspected of the triple murder at Kingston who delivered himself up to the Providence police, Wednesday night was taken to the Kingston jail by Sheriff John R. Wilcox. Mellow said he killed Rhodes, the negro, in self defence, but had nothing to do with the killing of the Olsen brothers. He intended to visit Westerly Satur- day evening, but missed the train and fingered about Kingston for couple of hours. When he went away Rhodes and the two Olsens were in
 the shack and on apparently friendly terms When he returned at eight o'clock Gustave Olsen was dead on the floor and Oscar Olsen was sitting on a chair, evidently dying. Rhodes was standing by the table counting money and grumbiing, and there was a re- volver near the money. Rhodes was drunk and mad and was grumbling as if he had been cheated. Mellow add ed:
 "As I came into the room, Rhodes
 jumped from the corner by the stove on back of the chair in which Oscar was seated. Rhodes grabbed an axe and punched him. We struggled and put him in corner. Oscar was came at me, then must have hit Oscar as he fell to the floor. Rhodes hit me and shot him in self-defence. Mellow was arraigned before Judge Nathan B. Lewis in the Second district court, and pleaded not guilty to the. charge of murder. He was held for the grand jury at the next session of the superior court for Washington county.
 President William L. Clarke, of 1 Ashaway, presided at the meeting of the heard of managers Of the Seventh I Day Baptist Missionary society, with
 these members present: E. B. Saund- l CTS, Ira Lee Cottrell, Robert L. Ceon, H. c. Van Horn, John H. Austin, Ira B. Crandall, Charles H. Stanton. M. P. ! Hawkes., Edwin Shaw, Samuel H. Da- wis, Clayton A. Burdick. J. A. Saund- CTS, 4. c. Kenyon, E. A. Witter and A. 1 S. Babcock. The quarterly reports of
 the treasurer and corresponding sec
 retary were approved for record. The
 treasurer was authorized to issue l powc of attorney to Jay w. Crofoot, i to use in the transaction of business l pertaining to the Chinese mission. An i appropriation of S100 a year was voted to the Ritchie church in West Vir- 1 ginia to aid in the support of the pas | tor; also, $100 month to the South Hebron church, Pennsylvania. The | sum of $50 each was voted for four l young men preparing for the ministry. A call was extended to Rev. R. R.
 sociation field.
 The American Tract board sent a I communication seeking a. mutual un- derstanding between the two boards, as to joint work. and suggested that the Missionary board take over all responsibility and management of cer- l tAin missionary work, leaving to the Tract board the matters of helping independently in reference to print ing and distribution of literature. Ii was voted that the matter be re-
 ferred to the joint committee for 1 further consideration.
 Tho engagement of Julius Nelson
 as singing evangelist to assist in the work with Rev. D. B. Coon was re-
 ported by the corresponding secretary It was voted to appropriate $50 8 month for Mrs. Nelson. The sum o1 s100 a, year was appropriated to assist Rev. W. D. Tucker in his work with the church at Grand Marsh, Wincon- son. The report of Treasurer Sam uel H. Davis, of Westerly, showed a
 cash balance in the treasury o1 | S929 60