New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

This morning Martin Lyons, Samuel O'Neil and Thomas Donegon faced
 Judge George G. Griswold in the
 town court. O'Neil and Donegon were
 charged with intoxication, while Lyons was held on the more serious
 charge of assaulting one Peter Merely.
 Merely presented a pitiful sight in court. His face was cut and his right ear was badly lacerated. He also had a wound in his right arm which had been inflicted by some sharp instru- ment. The wound was about two and one-half inches long and had been dressed by Dr. P. w. Fox, of New Britain.
 On the witness stands Merely com plained that he had been assaulted by Lyons. He said that he was attacked by the accused and while on tho ground the latter severely bit his ear. He was also robbed of $3.5O. he said. He was not sure if Lyons had taken the money, he testified, as there were several men near him at the time.
 Lyons, in his own defense, denied taking the money and stabbing More ly He admitted, however, that he fought with the complainant and while doing so sank his teeth into his ear. He said that Merely, in a pre- vious argument earlier in the day, bit one of his fingers. He exhibited a digit in court which showed teeth marks.
 Officer Carroll, of the railroad company, asked that the judge inflict a severe penalty. The men, he said, who are at the camp at present are a lawless crowd and need a lesson. It developed that yesterday was pay day and as a result number got in toxicated and became abusive and quarrelsome.
 As the instrument used to 1nfl1ct the wound on Merely could not be found and as no direct evidence had been produced to show that Lyons had stabbed the man, he escaped be- ing charged with a more serious of fense He was found guilty of intox-
 ication and fined $3 and was sent to jail for thirty days. O'Neil was dis
 charged on the payment of costs and
 Donnegon was fined $1 and costs for 1 intoxication.
 Women's Committee Organized. Representatives from the D. A. R., 1 Berlin Grange, Women's Missionary Society the Ladies' Aid Society, the
 Book and Thimble Club, the Eastern
 Star, the Catholic Womens Society and every other women's organization | in this town were present at a meet
 ing called at the home of Mrs. Charles l M. Jarvis at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
 The purpose of the meeting was the l organization and perfection of a local 1 women's council of defense which will 1 be under the supervision of the state l council.
 ] Officers were elected and plans for
 carrying on the work were discussed. Liberty Loan Campaign.
 At meeting to be held at the l home of Mrs. Charles M. Jarvis of ! Worthington Ridge on Monday after noon, plans for raising the amount al- ] lotted to Berlin in the second Liberty 1 Loan campaign will be outlined. Mrs. 1 Jarvis was recently appointed local 1 chairman by the women's state com
 mittee and will announce her commit l tees in the next few days.
 l The Berlin Savings Bank, as in the ] first campaign, is taking an active ! part in the drive. Treasurer Francis
 Deming is chairman of the mems
 committee which will assist in raising
 the money The Boy Scouts will take 1 a prominent part in the campaig2 1 during the latter part of the month.
 Prizes of war service medals will be l awarded to the Scouts who secure the l largest subscriptions.
 The Scout campaign will be carried
 on all over the country from October 20 to 25. Circulars containing bond | literature will be mailed to the Scout