Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-10

>N~@AN@@@y who was held by Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown, soon after he beached- the sloop yacht Rita at Quon- oconAaug beach. was adiudged proba,- bly guilty by Judge Hanffy in the Second district court at Fall River. Saturday, Of the larceny of the Rita, the property of Louis R. Rioux, and valued at 1,000, and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $1o00. Tn the Westerly police station he said his home town was Newark, N. J., but in the court he said Philadelphia was his home. The Rita, which is equipped with an engine, was stolen from her moorings off Read Broth CTS boat yard at South Somerset, on Wednesday, June 2S. Messages were sent to shore town asking police to be on the lookout for the Rita. which was fully described but no message came to Chief Brown of Westerly Belmont was seen to beach the Rita at QuOnocOntaug and then ride away on bicycle. The facts were reported to Chief Brown and within two hours or very soon after his arrival in West erly, he was arrested by Policeman Ferguson. The next morning, Chief Brown, with Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey of PaWcatuCk, went to QuOn- ocontaug in the latter's automobile and made careful examination of the craft and her contents. box cover was found bearing the address of a Fall River firm This was the clue that led to identification.
 Chief Brown notified the Fall River police, and asked if the sloop Rita was missing from that place. The query was gladly received and Chief Brown was notified that he had recov- cred the slOOp that had been sought for several days by the Fall River pO- lice, and the owner of the same. Then Chief Brown gave notice that the thief was then in a cell in the Westerly pO- lice station, and that same day Bel mont was given into the custody of Chief Donohue of Somerset.
 The witnesses called by the prose cutiOn were Chief DOnohue of SOmer- set, Louis R. RiouX, owner of the boat, Chief Thomas E. Brown, Policeman Donald Ferguson, James Brown, John Ruisi, Sinclair Baker and Howard P. Wilcox, of Westerly. The witness from here told of 'Belmont's actions at QuonOcOntaug and connected him with the Rita shortly after his arri- val. Belmont denied that he was in the boat, although some of the wit nesses had spoken to him on the beach. He was lame and carried a cane and was seen to mount bicycle Westerly. At the time of his arrest his shoes indicated that they had been in contact with salt water and beach sand. The proof against him IS the man who beaChed the Rita is of the most convincing nature.
 Beginning this week, the automobile registry department of the state board of public roads will hold weekly ses- siOns at Narra gansett Pier and West erly, to accommodate summer visi- tors in those sections, including Watch Hill. At the Pier the officials will be on duty at the MatheWson Hotel on Tuesdays from 10 to 3 o'clock, and at Westerly at the Town Hall on Thurs days from 10 to 8. At Newport the board already has a permanent rep resentative at the courthouse, making it easy for Newport cottagers to se- cure their registrations.
 Mrs. Gardner r. Kenyon, 40, died suddenly Saturday morning. with her five months old child besides her in bed. The crying of the child attract ed Mir. Kenyon's attention and he went into the bedroom and found his wife dead. Tn the absence of Dr. Asa Briggs medical examiner for the town of HopkintOn, Dr. M. IT. ScanIOn, med icaI examiner for Westerly, was sum moned. After examination he gave opinion that death was due to ex- haustiOn and heart trouble. She is survived by her husband and four children, the youngest being five months.