Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26

plished more than it's proportion in furnishing the sinews of war in man and money power. and its pure pa triotism Is beyond question. Already nearly two hundred of its young me1 are enrolled in the army and navy, and there was oversubscription to ment for the Y. M. c. A. army hut work was exceeded. In the drive for a fund of s1o0.0o0,000 for the Red Cross, the allotment for Westerly was placed at s10,oo0; that sum was raised in the first three days of the time specified for raising the required fund, and the local committee fixed the sum at $20,000.
 It was agreed Saturday to carry on the work so as to include Monday night, and at noon of Monday the To- cal fund had reached the s22, ,50O mark and the goal was fixed at $25,000. Monday night the Westerly band gave a patriotic concert in Wilcox park and contribution boxes were passed among the crowd assembled. These receipts were not completely tabu- lated, but it is believed that the con cert receipts, and the amounts col Iected by the working teams during Monday afternoon and night, will bring the total to a considerable ex- cess of s25,00o. In proportion to pop ulation, there is no town in Rhode Island that exhibited such liberal pa triotism, and perhaps but very few in the whole United States.
 That Peter Smith was struck by a trolley ear and his mansled body found on the tracks immediately thereafter, at a point on the Watch Hill road, perhaps, half a mile from the Shore road leading to Watch Hill, there is no doubt. There is equal certainty that MT. Smiths body was prone on the track when struck by the trolley car, but there is some doubt as to the circumstance of the body. dead or alive, being on the track. As the car rounded the curve. and as the rays from the car head light got back in direct line on the track. Motorman Larkin observed something on the track just ahead, and before the car could be stopped it of Peter Smith It was evident that Mir Smith just as he was struck by the car was on the rail farthest away from the roadbed. and just why he satisfactorily explained. It is known that he left Westerly on an earlier car Saturday night with the intention of going to Pleasant View He got off the car at the Shore road, and when last seen alive by anyone on the car. ne started walking in the direction of Watch Hill. instead of to the Shore road and Pleasant View. He was run over by the trolley car half a mile beyond the Shore road in the di- rection of Watch Hill.
 A theory is advanced that MT. Smith may have been struck and kill ed by an automobile and his body placed on the farthest side of the that he may have stumbled against the outer rail- pitched forward and been thrown against the inner rail and rendered unconscious. Police Chief Brown spent all of Sunday in Investigating the case and is of the heiief that Mir. Smith headed iowa rds Watch Hill and was of the opinion that he was walking towards Pleasant View, that he wandered to the trolley track on the side of the road. around the curve, fell and was rendered un- conscious, or was perhaps fatally in iured, if not dead. when tho car struck him. Dr. Scanlon, the medical exam iner. holds a like opinion. However, there are several theories in connec- ton with the case that are not clear ly explained, which gave justification erett A. Kingsley. The inquest was commenced Monday afternoon in the Third district court room. The wit nesses summoned for Monday were Conductors Owen Sherry and Nathan Culver. Motorman Charles l.. Larkin and these passengers. Arthur W. Starling. Lafayette Ahearn. WayIand Saunders and Oliver F. Gavitt. The inquest was adjourned after a two hours session to Tuesday afternoon
 
 will consider is the fact that Mir. Smith possessed a gold watch. and always carried some money No trace of the watch can be found. and net a cent was found on his person. This would naturally suggest the theory of foul play. although as far as known there Is no motive for such.
 While or his way home from the ] 2uarry- Hill school, Stanton Saund- 1 ITS. son of James A. Saunders of | Franklin street. was struck by an au- ono bile, received a severe gash in | he right side of the head and minor l ,uts and bruises. but escaped serious | injury. The automobile that struck | he boy is owned and was operated by Tohn H. Guiick. of South Saco, Me. ,n his way to his summer home, at oleasantviile. N. Y Mir. GuIick was irving slowly and footing the horn IS he neared the group of school chil- iren. The Saunders boy made a sud len dart directly in front of the au- omopile and the accident was un- TCal@ @1 I