Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
WESTERLY WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Dependent Because of Ill Health, Mrs. William H. Pendeton | Drowns Herself in. Well = Bradford Men Fined For Thefts of Cloth Sudden Death of Mrs. Alexander R.
 Paterson = State to Send 1,257 Men to Camp Meade,
 June 18th. =,

premises and being unable to find his wife Mir. Pendleton notified Thomas E. Brown. chief ofFpolice. The chief noticed a handkerchief tied to the handle of the crank of the well, which Ehad evidently been placed there by Mrs. Pendleton. to serve as guide to where her dead body might be recov- cred. Chief Brown procured long role and succeeded in locating the body at the bottom of the we'll Dr. Michael H. Scanlon, medical ex- i'aminer was summoned and at his request, Alvardo Gardner descended into the wall and made rope fast about the body of the dead woman. Chief Brown, Policeman Mitchell, pr. Scanlon and Gardner carefully hauled the dead body out of the well. After the thorough examination, Dr. Scan 1 lon was satisfied that death was due to drowning, and gave permission for the removal of the body. Besides her ] husband Mrs Pendleton leaves two children. one five years and the other six months old: also. her mother, Mrs. Edna A. Thomas, two sisters and Il | brother.
 Mrs. Minnie A. Paterson. wife of
 Alexander R. Paterson. proprietor of
 restaurant on Main street. died sud denly Friday night at her home in Park avenue. Mrs. Paterson was a great helpmate to her husband and managed the business during a long sickness of Mr. Paterson from which
 he recently recovered She was sub l iect to severe headaches, and had one
 of these attacks late in the afternoon
 and went to her home. At about :
 o'clock she sustained a shock or cere- l hral hemorrhage, and died two hours later.
 l Mrs Paterson was of a lovahle dis | position and had the sincere affection
 of many acquaintances. She was borr iu Westerly. the daughter of the late John T. Burdick. and Mrs. Rurdick
 She is survived by her husband and
 a son, A. E,win. appointed as candi- i date for cadetship at the Annapolis l Naval academy. and who is preparing i for xamination: also by her mother l Mrs. Emeline Burdick. a sister and 1 two brothers. Albert and Wallace Bur- fdicl Mrs. Burdick was an active Ememher in local Scotch societies ani Eof Deborah Chapter. Order of the
 Eastern Star.
 Five empToyes of +. 7r-Ir>-r
 nveiro association were in tLo Tr,irr
 district court Saturday =f+nr-oon
 charged with the theft of cloth June
 6 last. There was 2 special o~dar f-1
 fancy sateen md it was ro+ed tNa
 the goods had been tempered with
 In corseoueuce when the nirht fc-e
 was derarting in the rnornin~ the'
 were held up and stolen cloth wa
 found ir the dinnar paiIe of the Hv
 rren that were called unon tn an-we
 to tho charrn of theft whe7 the cle~e,
 v"~ reade known to them by Judg
 Wil1iams.
 Frank Folconn o1. nleqded a-1iity and did rot thin1: that hA wa~ do'r. any w-or~ when 1'n tao'1 the cloth IT said it wns a 1'ra na+tern loolSni
 gond to him and he +oo,z eoc-rh f
 rr1o1,n ti,,I shit. He woe rI,argoi with tho ,thnft of three n~d ono-l,o' :. -;n-d- cf l~~+orn vrlred at s1 9 Tud~ , F1i'1irTa~ -'''>'Noe1d a fine of S5 oo
 coe+e. ---- --~-'o I,'-,1 2 severe -r--ir-, ,i n7er+ fc~ 7'tcnnting to h1,,fe th Il nourt c"F fA- his stron@ tendenc r. n tHr ,',at which was mt trna ar si Gov. the absence of any trace of repent : ance.
 -1 Joseph .Aiio pleaded guilty to | talk