Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-05

was not In court. HIS case was passed
over.
Admitted Breaks He MAIDS.
Thomas Green, statutory burglary at
Mystic ON Dec. 26 at William 0pfesa
and NewhalIs. guilty.
wanted none. When the information
had been read he said he had broken
Harry q. Simpson Of Groton on Oct.
29 statutory rape upon his own child,
Hazel May Simpson, IL years old, and
.LawIess was assigned to the accused.
Business Aftsr Recess.
After recess for about is minutes.
Alfred 3. Chapman, who escaped from
the New London jail on Dec. while.
serving a sentence there, was pre-
scented and pleaded not guilty. Judge
John H. Barnes was assigned as his
attorney. The accused had been serE-
ing a sentence for forgery.
State Attorney Hull presented the
old case of James Beatty, accused OF
theft OF poultry from James NJ. Young
of this city, and advised that the case
be continued and that Mr.. Young, who
is Beatty's employer. be made a spe-
eial probation officer i'm this case.
Ere Mather Changed PIes.
Ezra Mather pleaded guilty to bur-
glary, changing the plea on a burglary
charge at Percy Daniels at East Lyme
ON Sept. Is.
Youths Change Plea.
Frank MCGEE and Frank Hogan, two
1S year old young men, accused OF
breaking and entering a railroad car
at Stonington, also changed their pleas
to guilty.
The same action was taken by John
Wizzisldo. accused of burglaries in
New London.
These changes were made after con-
ference with counsel and sentences
were deferred until the next.
Sentence i'm Salem Case.
The state attorney asked for SEN
tence in the case of Charles w. Har-
rfs. who had pleaded guilty to assault.
His attorney, Judge John II. Barnes,
spoke for him, urging that the SEN
tence be that of probation, stating
that the trouble in the Harris home
between Charles and his brother had
been through drink and that there
would have been no trouble but for
that, though a pistol and a shotgun
had been used in threatening way
State Attorney Hull said that the
accused had promised to leave liquor
alone.
Judge Bennett made the sentence
six months in Jail, but suspended SEN
tence for year, during which Mr..
f1aTTlS Will De IN CUSTODY OF REV. y. n.
Northrop as probation officer.
Sent Blackhand Letters
William A. Bromley. who had plead
ed guilty to blackmail, was brought
before the court for sentence. Attor-
ney Rathbun spoke for the accused,
telling of the respecta bility of his par
ents and of his inventive ability
through which he had constructed a
wireless apparatus. He explained what
fha QFiFnR N sending n Gn-na17dd
'sblackhand letter. which was intended
to be received by the boy janitor,
John Moran, of the North Stonington
school. who was given to boasting, and
the desire was to scare the janitor. but
there was no attempt to carryout any
threats made. The two letters were
left at the school but were found by
a teacher instead of the janitor and
the teacher, Ada Lewis, was greatly
scared.
AS the young man Is under proba-
ton from a Rhode Island court ON a
theft charge, the attorney said he sup
posed that the accused would have to
be sent to the state reformatory at
Cheshire.
State Attorney Hull did not oppose
made this the sentence for an indefinite
term after the state attorney had
spoken and shown the judge the
'sblackhandp letters.
Whittredae Bail Raised.
Walter J. Whfttredge. accused Of as
sault upon Archibald s. Spalding on
Oct. 81 at Norwich with intent to kill
and murder, pleaded not guilty
When Mr. @Whittredge had heard the
information read by Clerk Parsons he
called his attorney over to him before
giving his plea and said to the attor-
ney in a. low voice that he wanted
! that about kill and murder cut out, u
AN1A H.. Il - -.
information as read. Then he pleaded
not guilty.
Judge Bennett raised the question as
to what the bail in the case had been
and was told by the state attorney
that 1t had been $500, but he thought Il
ought to be more now, as the charge
against the accused had been changed
Attorney Cunningham spoke for his
client, saying that this was the first
he had known that he was charged
! with assault with intent to kill and
murder, as the complaint had first been
simple assault and had then been
,, changed to aggravated assault The
attorney said he would. like to have
the bail continued at the $500 cash
that had been furnished
State Attorney Hull explained to the
judge that according to information he
had he believed that Mr.. Whittredge
would have killed Mr.. Spalding If by
ISLANDERS had not interfered, ard the
state attorney had changed the in
formation for that reason, and now
| thought that the $500 bail was not
enough.
| Judge Bennett made the bail 50. SOC
and ordered Mr.. Whittredge commit
| ted to Jail until it should be furnished
/ Jurors Summoned.
| The jurors who have been drawn
and summoned for this term OF couri
are the following:
Norwich. Able L. Hale, Philip Spell.
man, William NJ. Bnrdicl, Stephen D
Moore; Preston, John p. Holloweu oil.
yer Church, Earl Bennett; Colchester
Albert H. Foote, David Shea; Girls
| void. William r. Palmer, Edwin n
Gray, William A. Edmond; Lebanon
Joseph B. Blakeslee, Horace Foete
Elmer r. Pultz; North Stanington
Martin o. Chapman, Alfred M. Clarke;
liBozrah. James C. Young; Franklin
William ]. BRASIL; Sprague, Herbert
G. Watson, William c. Smith; Lisbon
| Olaf Nelson; Salem, Sidney A. Dol
| bere;. Voluntewn, George A. Tanner.
RAISE IN WAGES
IN sHETUcKET MILL
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