Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-24
SUPERIOR COURT
greault Sentenced To Six Months In Jail
For MaHSlaughter
Chicken Thieves Get Months. Many
Civil Cases Settled Out of Court


Thursday. After being out for over an
hour the jury reported that they could
not agree end were discharged. The
defendants were remanded to Jail to
await further action. 1t is understood
that the jury stood 8 to for convic.
ton.
According to the state claim the
Two defendants left Southbridge and
were walking towards Woodstock. A
farmer came along and gave them
ride and entertained them at his home
for supper. During the meal it was
stated that the farmer and his wife
were going to Southbridge that night
TO the moving pictures. The guests
asked TO see the poultry and it was
shown to them. They then departed.
The next morning the poultry WIS mis-
sing and bag claimed TO belong TO the
farmer was found in room in South.
bridge occupied by one Of The defend
ants
Tuesday there was short calendar
session of the court. Two mortgages
were foreelosed the second one being
on Putnam property owned by Laura
b. Ellison known as the Pettis farm in
the Gary distri't. John b. Geeson OF
this city held three mortgages on The
farm amounting in all 10 little over
81, 600 According to the testimony the
farm was sold by Petlis for $1,000 but
had not been properly kept up aud
was valued by witnesses at from five
TO six thousand dollars. Lawyer Car
penter appeared for Mrs. Ellison and
requested foreclosure by sale but
Lawyer Torrey for Geeson asked for
strict foreclosure stating that it would
be hardship and expensive for the
mortgagee to have a sale. The court
denied the motion for a sale and set
the second Monday in May as the time
limited for redemption.
Attorneys in the case of the Town of
Killingiy VS. Bryan f. Mahan of New
London gave notice that the case had
been settled. The claim was for the
use of road roller and other machi-
merry used by the defendant while con-
structing a piece of state road some
two or three years ago. The town
claimed 5000 and it is understood that
. settlement was effected for $3.50.
Ii was stated by attorneys that all
cases assigned for Wednesday haG been
settled.
The uncontested divorce case of Mary
j. Baker VS. Lewis A. Baker, Wood
stock parties, was heard. Mrs. Baker
testified that she was married In Will
lington in 1890. They camt to Wood
stock TO live about sixteen years ago on
little farm near the Union line. Her
husband WAS lazy and would not Work.
Six years ago it was a case of her 60
ing TO work or starving and she left
him. She had not only supported her
self ever since but had furnished her
husband groceries, clothing and things
for the farm. Henry b. Buell. and EN-
cry w. Lyon, both of Eastford, corrob-
Grated her testimony relative to the
habits of her husband and the condi-
tion at the farm. At the conclusion Of
the testimony the court requested that
q brief covering such case OF deser.
ton be filed.
At The afternoon session the case of
Phebe Boutln VS. Mary Hsrdwick was
begun The defendant in the case Is
about 80 years OF age and is now bind
The plaintiff claims 1868 for personal
services and the defendant sets up a
counter c,aim for 1921 also for services
rendered besides general denial. The
plaintiff and her witnesses testified
that for about five years she had taken
care of the aged lady doing washing,
cooking, homework and nursing. The
defendant, although aged and blind,
took the stand and appeared unusually
bright for one of her years. She denied
that there we're any services rendered
aside from some neighborly kindnesses
and said that the plaintiff had previ-
eusly offered to settle for $50, which
had previously been admitted by the
plaintiff on cross examination. Mrs.
Hardwick said she had washed dishes,
cared for the house while the plaintiff
was away ut work but admitted that
abe would not have presented a bill Tor
her services if no demand had been
made upon her by the plaintiff. She
became blind after an illness in Sep
TENDER, 1914.
Wednesday Adrian Breault was
brought in on a bench warrant charg-
Ing manslaughler in causing the death
of francois Basaillon in this city on
the evening of March 5th. States At
toFney Charles E. Searls addressed the
court saying that the case was OF
most peculiar character and had caus-
ed him much uncertainty as 10 what
be ought 10 do in the matter.
The evidence, he said, was in
small compass and depended on one
witness. According to the facts as be
learned them the accused and the de-
ceased were engaged in trimming
Eagles hall in Putnam on the evening
In question for the firemen's ball. They
ieit the hall and had half pint bottle
Of whiskey with them from which