Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-05

ton For Non-s Suit Denied in Case of
 Symes vs. MseNeii-LoeaI Medical
 Advisory Board Naned-Conductor
 William F. Donohue' at Westerly and
 Miss Hattie IsabeIie Warrington, of
 Norwich, Married.
 Early Tuesday morning as Edward Durfee pushed his si1iff from the shore, to row across the Pawcatuck river to the Cottreil plant. where he is employed. he discovered the body dent that the bodN$ $Ehad been under the skiff and when the boat was driven a few strokes a portion of the hody was secn above the surface. MT. body was tied to a post and notitlca- ton sent to the police. Dr John l.. May, medical examiner. was notified and, accompanied by Police Chief at the foot of Margin street. and or defed the removal to local undertak- ing rooms.
 Examinat tion was made of the body by Medical Examiner May. but there was nothing to indicate foul play, and in his opinion it is a clear case of suicide by drowning. The body was probably not in the water more than twelve hours. The woman was neatly dressed, the outer garment being O.. blue, fluffy material. She. is of ave rage build. with hair tinged with gray and is perhaps fifty years of age. The medical examiner ands the police are endeavoring to establish the identity of the woman. It is believed she was a resident of Westerly or Pawcatucl.
 Late Tuesday night it was ascer tained that the drowned woman is Mrs. Emily J. Crouch. s4, of st Clark home of Albert Pendleton, near where the body was found. She has been It: ssing since Sunday evening and her hat was seen on the river bank Mon tody had been in the water since Sum day night. She is survived by her husband, a son and a daughter. The son, John Crouch. was one of the 30 boys selected from the Fifth company for foreign service and is now in France. Since the son. sailed, his mother has been desnondent and ire quentiy threatened to ee1sf.nit suicide
 When the plaintiff rested in the case of David Synpss, of New York, against Archibald McNeii, of Bridge port, Tuesday laorrfng. in the super for court for Washington county, in session at Westerly MT. Fallen, of counsel for defendants announced that he had a motion to make to the court and the jurors were escorted to the jury room. Motion was. made for a ncn-suit, on the ground that it had not been eSIdDilSf1Gd HOW HluCn mon ey had been paid to- connors and Symes, between Sept. 14 to Dec. 24, when Symes took charge of the work of building a cottage at Musicolony for MT. and Mrs. McNeil. for which they expected to pay s4,0oo and which cost them 1000. There was nothing to show whether the McNeiis owned Symes balance of one cent or $100,- 010. It was urged that there was nothing to show that authority was
 
 tras in the construction of the build ing. It was stated farther in support of the motion for non-suit that the plaintiff did net know what propor- ton Of the money paid Connors and Svmes was spent for extras. or was used in performance of the regular contract The claims were combat ted by Attorney. Rathbun, of: council for plaintiff and the motion fer non suit denied. @.
 . Mrs. SfcNeil was the first witness for the defence, and on cross -exami- nation admitted that the contract was signed before the specifications were submitted. that the architect was au- thorized to act for the McNeils in the construction Of the summer home and that there had been changes that were not mentioned in the contract, and that there were extras.
 :. The suit is for: balance of nearly s5s009.- alleged to be due the contrac- tor, on orders from the architect who 1t is claimed acted for the defendants. The case was not concluded when court adjourned to Wednesday morn ing at 10.3o.
 Upon the nor,inatien of Major John W. keefe, M. D.. of Providence, head os the medical advisory system for for Rhode Island, President Wilson has appointed as the board for the Vest erly district. Drs. John Champlin, Mi ehael H. Scanlon. Frank l.: Payne, Robinson. The medical boards will conduct examinations in all cases where registrants make claim for ex- emption on the ground of physical disability. Specialists in all branches of medicine were selected for the ad- v;sory boards in order that registrants may have the benefit of competent ex- pert examination. 1t is believed that with the assistance of these addition al physicians examinations will be number of .rejections at camp result ing in the first draft from haste. or, perhaps, incompe tency. The mem hers of the board are. to serve with cut pay. When Fegistrants are not satisfied with the examination of se- lective board physicians, they will be sent to the medical advisory board, for final examination.
 The Westerly probate court. Judge Edward M. Burke. at the regular ses- sion, Tuesday afternoon, gave hear ing on the petition of James Clancy for the appointment of. an adminis- trator on the estate of his brother, Timothy Clancy. Attorney Ferguson, representing Charles P. Clancy and Mary E. Clancy, of New York, the next in kin, opposed the appointment of an administrator. on the ground that there were no debts against the estate and no personal property to adrninistrate. Attorney Dunn repre- sented James Clancy. a creditor of the estate, and favored the appoint ment of his client as administrator, but perhaps all concerned would be better served were a dfsinterested person or a trust company appointed, especially as there was liable to be litigation. MT. Ferguson did not con slider that James Clancy had any Ie- gal claim against the estate, although he had assumed charge of the prop erty. since Timothy, was transferred to the state hospital. It was a self assumed service at best. He had col