Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25

urday. He received a telephone cal l from Rev. Marion Law, informing hin | that g. party of foreigners had re. 1 quested permission to fly a kite from | the premises which was granted, ant Rev. Law said he feared they were spies. Major Babcock, accompanied by Captain John J. Collins proceeded | to the Law summer home. When the officers were within a hun dred yards of the house, the kite sud- denly dropped, and Major Babcock began a stiff examination. The lead CT of the party said they had been 1T America only a month and came from Holland, and then produced passports and registration cards. Shortly after wards the party passed through Saunderstown on the way to Newport New York registration plate. Captain Henry B. Knowles, super. intendent of coast guard in Rhode ls- Washington the proposition that coast guard life-saving stations be equipped with pulmotors. Meanwhile ah inves- tigation will be made of the case ot two men rescued by the guard of
 Point Judith some time ago. who could
 not be resuscitated for lack of a pull
 motor.
 Monday, Attorney Clarence E. Roche,
 of Westerly, was heard on a bill of exceptions in the murder case of
 James Rego Mellow, convicted of the murder of William Rhodes, and all
 though not tried on the charge. was
 referred to during the trial as also
 the murderer of the Olsen brothers,
 Oscar and Gustav, in the old Kings
 ton railroad station. New trial is sought. Attorney Roche's bill had 1O7 exceptions from the rulings of Judge Doran, who presided at the trial at the February session of the court in 1916. The hearing was continued for three days to give the attorney gen. eral opportunity to examine the bill of exceptions.
 In the murder case of Michael Shannon, charged with shooting his brother-in-law,a Robert A. Parkinson, in Saunderstown. June 19, last, his counsel, A. T. L. Ledridge and John J. Dunn, of Westerly, made motion for a charge of venue on the ground that the accused could not receive a fair and impartial hearing in Washington county, due to local prejudice. Hear ing on the motion was assigned for Wednesday next.
 The arson case against Walter A. Congdon was included Monday and the verdict of not guilty returned at 3.O5.
 The charge of breaking and enter ing was not pressed against Rowland Hazard, colored. He pleaded nolo to larceny, was sentenced to three months in the Washington county jail and to pay fine of $2O and costs.
 The case of Thomas B. Brown, chief of police of Westerly, against Isaac Ellis, charged with driving an auto mobile past a trolley car while dis charging passengers is assigned for trial today:
 the Lorraine Manufacturing company, Pawcatuck, was seriously injured while in the mill Monday afternoon. He had left the machine at which he by a belt and thrown with great force against the machine and to the floor. He had deep gash in the top of his head and another in the forehead, and vas otherwise cut and bruised Dr: accompanied the boy to the Lawrence hospital, New London.
 -~ Local Laconics.
 Attorney William T.. Keleher, of 12 Chestnut street.
 the guest of the Misses Tuite at 15O West Broad street.
 Percy Bailey. of Il York street, has gone to Detroit, where he will be em- p1oyed in automobile making.
 Miss Ethel D. Stillman, who has been the guest of Mrs. William Marr in Patten, Me, for six weeks, re- turned home Sunday evening.
 Although Pawcatuck is the most popular section of the town of Ston- ington, the anti-saloonists devote most of their. time elsewhere in the town
 Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey was called to Baltimore, Monday, by the serious sickness of his sister, who has been sister of mercey for more than thirty years.
 The War Library campaign is on in Westerly. Contributions, not prom ises, are wanted in order to raise the allotted fund to furnish the soldiers and sailors with library facilities.
 Herbert W. Tlingsworth and An- thony o. Archange1, of East Green wich, and Antonio Aliberte, of Peace Dale, have been discharged from the army for physical disability
 After being in the national army less than forty-eight hours, twenty five Rhode Islanders were sent from Camp Devens to Boxford, assigned to the One Hundred and Third Field Ar tillery, soon to leave for France.
 Former Senator Louis W. Arnold as- stunned with pleasure the voluntary work of collecting money for the sol diers' tobacco fund. His successor,