Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19

1 Judge Edward NJ. Burke held reg
 ular session of the Westerly probate court, Tuesday afternoon. Job Thorp
 was appointed guardian of the person and estate of Mary Dahood, minor
 over the age of IA. born in Syria. Sep l tember 14, 1899. The appointment was made upon request of Miss Dahood i who has been living with the Thorpe lfamily seven years. who received her l from the Rock Nook Home for Chill dren at Norwich, where she was left l five years previous and practically
 abandoned by her mother. When the | mother appeared and made demand Appointment of a guardian After l hearing the testimony of Mrs. John c.
 Averil representing the Norwich home l.Judge Burke appointed MT. Thorpe as
 pus proceeding was pending in the su perior cosrt.. In the superior court
 the effort of Mrs. Dahood to get pos session of the child was denied. It
 to appoint the guardian, and this was
 done Tuesday. Judge Herbert W. | Rathbun; counsel for Miss Dahood, read. letter in court from Mrs. Da also to Mrs. Thorp stating that she
 no longer claimed the girl and that she was no longer her daughter. An ! mother letter was read from Michael l brother of Mary, who was also at the l Rock Nook Home with his sister, ad- dressed to Mrs. Thorp, which teemed with abuse. and stated that Mrs. Da- l hood would spend all her money and session of the <girl. At the conclu- sion of the reading of the letters, Judge Burke remarked: Simply the last rumbling of the thunder" Bond was fixed at $500 and Eugene B. Pendle- ton was appointed appraiser.
 Inventories were received of the es- tates of Jane McGregor Clark, Cath, crime Keenan and Gottleib Ambocker, and ordered filed with the estates. The first and final account of the estate of Louis N. Smith was received. examined; and approved for record. On petition of William Munchen, | executor under the will of Gottleib Ambocker, he was appointed guardian of the person and estate of Jennie Margaret Ambocker.
 George L. Hamilton, co-executor of
 Hamilton, with his sister. Catherine
 M. Banning, petitioned tue court to
 be relieved and that Mrs. Banning be
 the sole cxecutor. As this could not be
 done under the law, the petitioners
 were given leave to withdraw.
 In the superior court for Washing
 ton county, Judge John w. Sweeney,
 consideration were given divorce pe-
 titions as follows, nearly all being Westerly cases: Mabel Louise Grant
 vs. Pervy H. c. Grant, granted on grounds of neglect to provide and de sertion; petitioner given custody of minor child; Judge Oliver H. Williams for petitioned; Margaret M. Mccoy vs. John J. Mccoy, gra>ted on grounds of desertion and non- n-support; petitioner given custody of minor child; Judge Williams for petitioner.
 Char.5tte Datson Pugh vs. Harry B. |, Pugh, granted on grounds of neglect 1 to provide: an alimOny of $6 week 1 ordered until further notice by the | court, and petitioner given custory of two miner children.
 Sarah Franklin Richmond vs- Thomas | B. Richmond, granted on grounds of 1 neglect to provide and petitioner all | lowed to resume maiden name of Sarah | Franklin; Roche for petitioner.
 ,, Sylvia M- :.:a F; Maine vs. orrin Maine; grounds of neglect to provide; Dunn for petitioner.
 Jessie w. Fields vs Joseph P. Fields; 1 granted on grounds of neglect to pro- i ma llen name; Davis for petitioner
 Annie Langworthy Dean vs. Otis | Fuller Dean, granted on grounds of | neglect to provide and petitioner given i custody of son, Reginald; Roche, for i petitioner.
 Stella Maine Gagnon vs. Arthur George Gagnon, granted on grounds of l neglect to provide and petitioner all lowed to resume maiden name, Stella r Rilla Maine; Roche for petitioner.
 New citation was ordered in the case of William w. Luyster vs. Marion J. T. Luyster.
 In the following divorce cases f. nal decree was ordered: Mabel G. Hal liday vs. Patrick Henry Halliday; | RocfH. Gilbert J.. Cutler vs. Irelia Balch Cutler; Roche. Annie Pendleton Frank A. Perkins vs. Nancy J. Perk- ins; Roche. Emily L. Roeser vs. Wm. H. Roeser; Olney. Gladys M. Rogers vs: James H. Rogers, Olney.
 The grand jury returned an indict- ment against Miss Alice Sargent, of Brooklyne Mass. on the charge of While operating an on the Watch Hill road, near the entrance to the Misaquaami- cut Golf grounds, the auto struck a caddy, Cornelius Augustine Shea, the boy dying within an hour after being injured.
 An indictment was also returned agaiAst Frank Ch1nico. charged with Guisseppi' Senedio, with a dangerous weapon.
 There was no indictment in the as- sault case of Carmino Bruno against Henry Dinsey was indicted for violent assault on Mary Appleton, an inmate of the home for feeble minded at Exeter.
 An indictment was reported against l Philip Traffena, of New London charged with breaking and entering a building and stealing an automobile. He is also indicted for breaking and a blacksmith shop and steal ing another automobile.
 Abelard Jesu is indicted for chicken stealing in North Kingston. Indict- ments were also reported for like of fence Charles Noodis. The accused is also held on the charge of man. slaughter.
 Michael Freeman is indicted for the murder of Robert Parkinson at Saunderstown June 19, 1917.
 Indictment was returned against Mark Sweet for breaking and enter | ing at Wickford.
 Oliver P. Johnson is indicted for larceny and with entering a barn.
 Indictment was reported against a naaf. chars xzrith haf afl 1