Putnam patriot., 1916-05-05
CITY COURT


 Attorney Johnson at the close Of the case Of Louis Ayolte. who plead guilty Co intoxieation and assault on his wife wIlhelmina Berger Ayolle, Friday morning The cUurt acted upon the suggestion and sentenced the man 10 91 days and costs Of SIC @.
 rhe couple were oniy married iast Jaiy. The wife. who was Mrs. Berger, k welfknowu in police circles, officers having frequently oeen called to her home. Sine appeared in court with her night eye nearly closed and black ened and her cheek cnt and bruised as the result of tbe treatment accorded her b, her husband ThurzdHy after noon. Mrs. Ayotte WIS accompanied oy Der three children, two sons and q daughter, and they all told about the same story of tbe husband and step-fa laeffs brutality The picture w8s most ,iqidly illustrated by the daughter, slfl of lO, who reeited tbe details ike dee am 4jl9n she had learned for school.
 She said "Msmma came home about four o'clock to hang out Che clothes There was a man with her carrying bag of potatoes. WAS home peeIing potatoes for supper to help mamma The man set the pots- toes down on table and then he set down. Fapa came in and he didn't ike il cause the man was there and he told him to get ont. The man wouldn't get out so papa started to put him ont and the man hit papa in the jaw Papa got him out and then he came in and he slapped mamma and told her ne didn't want the man in the house. Then he knocked mam ma down and kicked her. 1 ran out 10 tell the policeman and that's all l know about it.n
 The son added to this by telling the court that after theyfather knocked the mother down he took her into the bed room. Later she was brushing her haif when the father eame in and stuck a fork in her seslp, hit her in the face and knocked her down and kicked her, saying, "Iu kill you before am through with you" This happened a number of times and he too went for an officer
 Capluin Ryan told the court that twice before officers had heen called 10 the home Once the woman had both eyes blaeBened but she did not want her husband arrested telling the officer that il twas only family dispute
 Ina statement 10 the court the de- fendant said that he was no drunkard. He had worked steadily, he said, for eight years and bore a good reputation in Putnam, Webster and Woonsocket. The trouble was lhnt his wife drank all the time. He had told her time and again to "cut il out' but she wouidn L.. She was a smart woman he said, when she was sober.
 After sentence had been pronounced the man said he had some pay due him and he said his wife could get 1t and use 1t, He also told her to get some clothing for the children and charge it to him. The wife began to cry and talk in French and had op- portunity offered they would doubtless have been In each others arms.
 Thomas Kelly, n wandering weaver, was before the court Friday charged with intoxieation and was allowed to 70 on suspended sentence, was pick ed up by the police again on Saturday and appeared for the second time. Mon- day morning. Thomas told the court that he had recently discovered that he could not carry as much of a load as formerly which he thought was "a sign that he was growing old. He snid that he had only had five or stN whiskeys ma three or four beers and after that he didn't remember any thing Kelly was saved from n jail sentence by having half dozen fel- low employees in court who offered to pay his fine and costs If the judge would give him another chance. Judge Fuller said that If man had so many friends willing to come forward to help him he would give him another try and Imposed sentence Of S5 and costs. Kelly thinks he has got line on hts driuk tank capacity and will hereafter cut down the quantity by several al one sitting.