New Britain herald., 1916-12-07
PaalnViAae News OSBORNE NAMED ID
 SUCCEED GARR|TY School Board Elects A. L. Rogers
 to Serve As Chairman
 NEW MEMBER IS SECRETARY
School Board Also Appoints Teachers Murder Indictment Against Salelno

Murder Indictment Against Salerno l Typhoid Situation Unchanged. Frank G. Osborne was chosen the new member of the town school com mittee, succeeding John E. Clarity. l who resigned recently, at the Decem- Der meeting of the board held last eve- ming in the library room in the Town hall. MT. Osborne was the choice of. the democratic members, MT. Garrity having been a representative of their party, and his selection was agreeable to their republican associates. Organization was also effected at the session, the board selecting Alvin l.. Rogers for chairman in place of Rev. R. H. Burton. who announced his desire to be relieved of the duties of the position. MT. Burton explained that he didn't have the time which the office required and he would pre- fer to have some other member take the chairmanship. MT. Osborne was selected for secretary and financial agent, a position formerly held by MT. Rogers
 w for acting school agent with l.. S. Mills as his assistant. It was voted to have the chairman, secretary and MT. Mills serve as a teachers com- mittee.
 The board agreed to have the Christmas vacation begin at the close of school on Friday, December 22,> ses- sons to be resumed on Tuesday, Jan uary 2. No action was taken regard ing the filling of the vacancy in the teaching force caused by the recent resignation of Miss Brooks Mrs. Harold L. Newell is temporarily fill ing the position and will probably re- main in charge of the grade at least until the end of the fall term.
 The organizing of the board was delayed until now because of the in ability of the democratic members to secure a successor to MT. Clarity. It was understood that the new member was to serve as secretary and flnan- cial agent, MT. Rogers, having ex- pressed a wish to retire from that berth. There were a number of men willing to serve on the board but they did not want to give up the time to the secreta rial duties. MT. Osborne agreed to serve after considerable per suasion. His selection, it is expected, VIII meet with general approval
 SaIerno Indictment Returned.
 Returning an indictment of murder in the first degree, the grand jury at it's session yesterday afternoon for mally placed responsibility for the killing of Mrs. Joseph Salerno on her husband, who has been under arrest since his release from the hospital, where he was taken for treatment fol-
 
 The action of the grand jury was ex- pected as their was no effort made by Sa1erno or his friends to show that he was not to blame for the crime.
 Not a scrap of new evidence was brought out before the eighteen men called upon to serve on the jury. The witnesses could ascribe no motive for the killing the only information in their possession being the fact that the woman died from a razor wound inflicted in her throat and that her husband subsequently, admitted that he had slain her.
 Salerno was in the court room yes- terday but did not take advantage of his legal right to question any of the witnesses.
 Tn connection with the hearing States Attorney Alcorn told Judge Webb that the murderer was W1tnOuC means and could not employ counsel. Attorney B. M. Holden had been Tn consultation with him since he was brought to jail and the court appoint ed him to serve as his lawyer.
 States Attorney Alcorn intimated yesterday that the case will be dis posed of at the present term of the superior court Salerno's defense will be insanity As he seemingly is nor- nal mentally at the present time, it is not thought likely that a commits sion will be asked for to examine him.
 Typhoid Situation Unchanged. Plainvil1e's typhoid fever epidemic remained unchanged today, according to the report of Health Officer J.. N. Bull. No new cases have been re- ported and pr. Bull knew of no add1-