Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-22
WASHINGTON HONORED AT WESTERLY Y
Various Patriotic and Social Affairs Arranged for Anniversary James R. Melor and Skeete Allen Indicted Kingston Other Business of Superior Court Major Nash Slightly Injured.

grand high priest, of the Grand Chap ter of Connecticut, Royal Arch Ma sons; witnessed the working of the royal arch degree and made official inspection of Palmer Chapter, No. 2S, in Masonic hall, Westerly, Monday evening. There was large attend ance, including delegation ffGm Benevolence chapter, Mystic. Follow ing the ceremonials, refreshments were served.
 Major Arthur W. Nash had a nar- row escape from serious injury Sum day morning. He removed the cap of the radiator to ascertain if there was sufficient water to proceed with his automobile. To aid him he lighted a match and peered into the radiator. Immediately sheet of flame struck him in the face, burning his eyelasheS and singeing his eyebrows and hair. He had previously put a. small quan- tity of alcohol in the water in the ra- diator to prevent freezing, which gen. erated a vapor that was quickly fg- nited by the lighted match.
 Assignments for big gun practice have been officially promulgated for the Rhode Island Coast artillery com panies at Fort Creole during the next tour of duty as follows: Battery Sedg- dick, eight mortars. 1st, 2d, 9th, 10th and 17th companies; Battery Hale.
  18th, 14th, 18th and 18th companies; Battery Mitchell, three six-inch guns, 5th CWesterly). 9th, 11th and 12th companies.
 The grand jury in the superior court ! for Washington county, which con- vened in Kingston Monday, Judge De- ran presiding, brought in an indictment against James Rego Mellow, alias James Morris, who is charged with the murder of William Rhodes and Oscar and Gustave Olsen. The triple murder was committed on Sunday, Jan. 20, in the old Kingston passenger station, converted into dwelling and occupied by the Olsen brothers, who were sec tion employees of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany. The trial will begin next Mon day, and Attorney Clarence B. Roche of Westerly was assigned as counsel for the accused by the court.
 Thomas J. Allen, alias 'Skeete," who escaped from state prison recently, and who was finally captured by a posse under command of Chief Brown, re- Two indictments were found against him, the offenses being committed while officers were hunting him to re- turn him to the state prison. He is indicted for breaking and entering the Pleasant View cottage occupied by
 
 ceny, and also for breaking and enter ing the Dr. Witredge Williams cot tage off the Watch Hill road. The court ordered a capias issued to bring Allen into court to plead to the indict- ments next Wednesday.
 Henry Martell was indicted for att tempting to break and enter the store of the E. M. Dodge company in Vest erly. Marten pleaded not guilty and he was held for trial next Thursday, failing to furnish a bond of $1O0. The court assigned Attorney Clarence E. Roche as counsel for Martell.
 Edward H. Foley was indicted on the charge of breaking and entering the residence of John H. Straight in Hopkinton. On arraignment Foley pleaded nolo. The case was taken un- der advisement pending an examina- tion of the record of accused.
 Indictments were found against John B. Soutmwick, Jr., four counts, John McCulloch, four counts, and Joseph MulHgan, two counts, for breaking, en- tering and committing larceny.
 Indictment was returned against Frederick L. Potter, charged with be- ing a common drunkard. He pleaded nolo and sentence was deferred on payment of costs.
 After listening to the testimony of Mary Martell, the girl mother, the grand jury failed to indict George Marshall, her brother law, on the charge of carmel knowledge of a minor female child under the age of 16. Mar shall will now be tried in the Third