Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-05
MATTERS INTERESTING WESTERLY
Charles A Taft Former Resident Found Murdered Clubs Annual Elecdon-Dr. H. ". KimbaH Finds Five Positive Cases of SmaIlpox Judgment by Default for Plaintiff in Symes-McNeiI Case-dany Chippendale Again in Court

-,narles A. Taft. former proprietor of the Windsor house in Westerly, who later went to Hartford and conducted the Connecticut Lunch in Asylum street and became known in that city as nfghthawk jftney driver, was murdered Thursday night, and his body was found in his automobile ear fly Friday morning. The automobile sand the dead man were found on the sback road from New Britain to Der kHn. Taft was thirty-seve years of age and he was known to the Hart tprd underworld as pilot of the Vene- tian Special. and carried in his car so many notorious women and frez quenters of the Market street cafes, every night in the week that it be- come familiar to the police. While it is not alleged that Taft had any crim- inal part in their action, the vice ssquad suspected the passengers were Etaken to disorderly places in nearby EEowns. One Of the theories of the Enected with the questionable business |Perpetrated the crime as a matter of revenge.
 Eraly Friday morning, David 'Olan- der, who lives just over the Kensing- ton town line from New Britain, while on his way to work, saw the auto mobile well to the right of the road and, on investigation. found Taft dead on the seat The New Britain police were notified and made an investiga- ton. Before the removal of the body the police noted that he had been shot ecn the right side of the skull a short distance from the neck. His hands had dropped to his lap and his head dropped on his breast. Except for the frozen blood, the wound was clean. His hair was not singed and the flesh about the wound was clear, a proof that the shot was not fired at short range, not by any passenger who might have been in the car, although the police maintain that the shot might possibly have been by some per son on the rear seat. The rear door on the left side of the car was found open which would indicate that there were passengers in the car at the time of shooting.
 Albert Taft a brother of the de- ceased, believes that robbery was the motive for the murder as Charles al- ways carried considerab b1e money, but when found dead there was not a cent on his person. The revolver and ten cartridges were found in a lot about 600 feet north of the scene of the murder
 Charles A. Taft was twice married, his first wife dying eleven years ago, leaving a daughter now 14 years old. He is survived by his wife, a daugh- ter, and mother who resides in East Hartford, a sister in Hartford, two
 
 Hartford.
 The ancient custom of publishing the general laws in the newspapers of troduced in the Rhode Island house. Friday, becomes law The act carries with it an appropriation of $7,50O. fixes the rate to be charged, and to be distributed to these daily and week ly newspapers: The Providence Jour nal Bulletin, Tribune, News, Visitor, T4'Ecco del Rhode Island, the Anzieger, Newport Herald News and Mercury, and Pende1um, Bristol Phenix, Grams ton Times, Pascoag Herald. Pawtuxet Times, Hope Valley Advertiser, Paw tucket Times, Warren Gazette, Vest erly Sun, Woonsoclket Call and La Tribune. Mir. White has evidently for gotten the Westerly Times and the Westerly News. It was the custom years ago to have all laws passed In general assembly commencing soon after adjournment published in the newspapers, and as a rule the contract would just about be completed within the year, or just prior to new as- spare copy and served as convenient space filters during dull periods Should this act pass. no other pupil cation of the laws would be author ized in book form.
 Harry ChippendaIe, who has crimi- nal record in Eastern Connecticut, is still in the court fioodlight. Mary E. Moulton, of Providence, has entered suit in the superior court against liar ry A. Chippendale and Mabel R. Chip pendale, alleging that Nshe became surety in a bail bond at the request of Mabel R. Chippendale. whereby Harry A. Chippendale was released from custody. The plaintiff says that Harry was arrested on a charge of obtaining s75 from a man named Golf fey under a false token in connection with a jitney bond and held in the Sixth district court, Providence, for trial under a bond of $2.00O. She be- came surety on the bond December Is, 1916, and the case was thereafter continued from time to time because Chippendale failed to appear in court and answer the charge. The bail was finally defaulted and she sues to re- cover the amount of the bond.
 Twenty nine citizens of premin:nee have accepted positions in the State Council of Rhode island Boy Scouts They are: President William H. F. Faunce of Brown university. Bishop James De Wolf Perry. Henry D. Sharpe, Rush Sturgess of Providence,