Putnam patriot., 1916-06-16
CITY COURT


 Miss Alice Wilson of Putnam.
 When asked what his plea was the defendant said; "i suppose will have to plead guilty as long as the lady says so l wouldn't dispute lady at lall.n
 Miss Wilson told the court tthat the man had followed her repeatedly aud when she would stop ta speak to a person on the street would come up to her and call her a fool aud say she wasn't lady. She seid she had com plained to the police about 1t num- ber of times.
 When the witness WIS excused Brown said: "Now Alice I dat think 1 ever called you that | wouldn't sl ak that way to lady. If,you say so l won't dispute you but l don't think l eNer called you that Alice, l have too much resl ct for you.n
 Clara Benoit subs.ant.ased Miss Wilson's testimony.
 Captain Joseph Ryan toId.the court that Miss Wilson's father complained to him al put defendant annoying his daughter. This was in March and he warned Brown about 1t. Two weeks lat sr the father eomplr'ned agfsn and he spoke to Brown again. Brown told him that il was none of his business what he did He warned him that the next complaint would followed by his arrest, The witness WIS called from the theatre by M'ss Wilson and she told him that she had n ans noyed by the man on Front str |. lie fousi,. Brown and locked him up. The Captain thought the man "either has nut loose or Is struck oa the girl7
 The Captain esked Brown in ouFt if he had ever en committed to the asylum at Worcester or n Danvers. He denied 1t and said that he. had always lived In eleen pla and had never en in nbugn house.
 The prosecutor told the judge that he thought the man ws1,dangerous Q have at put and that the girls were afraid of him. He thought he should I le ,ked up and put under observs ton.
 The defendant then spoke up. He ssid: "Don,I put me away your honor. won't do Il again, honest won'tss l,ll go to d at eight o'clock. l beg the lady's pardon and l wouldn't hut a heir of her head, honest 1 wouldn't yt uf. sxf f got good job at the Mechsnicsville mill and if loose 1t can L get another one.n Brown then began to cry.
 When :. snt1no- of $20 fine and 60 days in jail wes imposed Brown threw himself down on the prisoners bench and moaned and kept 1t up after be was locked mp in a'sell.
 George Hill WITS sent need to pay a fine and costs amounting 10 S9.09 for He sf,d he had teen woi king in Webster and was on his way to . his family 'a Moosup. He met some friends fnd il ok too many dr'nks.
 Manager Ralph E.. rhurston of the Putnam Light & Power Company WITS D court Saturday morning on charge of leaving .h's automobile on the highway without ing proper ly lighted. lie wea represented by Lawyer J. F. Carpenter and k. C. Morse, assistant pro cutor, Appeared for the sta in the a. en of prosc GU. tor l.. II. Johnson.
 Captain Ryan stilied that the feet that the automobile WITS standing on Mein str ct without the proI 1T lights wes called to h's at ntlon by the night patrolman. He went to the place where the machlne wre and foand the fr et IS sta'ed q.
 MT. Thurston ir hts own Il half ad- mitted that he had forgotten to light his lamps Friday night. lie setd he always kept the car in front of the company's office to | in readiness in case of hre or light trouble. lie had no intention of breaking the law. He further said that the car stood sdir~ ctly under 4C) power street light and in addition to this there was 500 .cfndle power light over the door of the com pany's office so that the car WITS p,einly to b seen and he considered that there was no danger.
 A fine of s1 and costs wss imposed and the costs were remitted. The matter wcs not adjusted in court fs defendant is allowed 4S hours n which to apf gal, but Monday the dol- lar YVES pe'd.
 Monday morning Fred LemeIin WIS arraigned on charge of 'ntoxica'ion and breach of the per ,. He plead guilty. Prudent Lebeaus who sruns north end boarding house, told the court that defend- ant came home drunk Sunday niorn- ing and insisted In getting into the house to see fis, Lemlln's, wife. His wife was up stairs esl ep and wfs tired out with her work In the boarding house. Defendant gan to ssschew the rag" and wouldn't go away so he summoned the poll ?.
 Lemlin said he wss 54 years old aud had never t,en arrested before. he stated that he wrssnot going to visit any saloons again and would step drinking.
 The breach Of the peace count was