Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-10
WESTERLY

6Q.a. guilty and was fined s25 and costs, total of $27.s0. In the course of the near1ng Di Carlo stated that he left Groton on Saturday afternoon with Vito Gesimundo and Frank Sylvester Tor pleasure ride, going as far as Washington, R. l., where the car was accidentally upset, and to such an extent that Di Carlo and his asso- ciates worked all night on the car. arriving in Westerly Sunday morning en route to Groton
 Policeman Michael Curtin saw the car, with windshield smashed, top cover broken and mudguard bent, and decided to investigate. The front reg istry plate was undecipherable the plate having been turned and painted on the back On the rear of the car was Connecticut registry plate 62121, or ancient vintage. Di Carlo was un- able to produce registry license and he was placed under arrest, and Gesimundo, who gave his age as A. and Sylvester, as 34 were both taken into custody, Monday morning a friend from Norwich brought to the police station the registration card of Ges1mundo, issued by District Board No. 10 of Norwich, and he was re- leased. Sylvester was held pending
 
 der to determine his age, as he ap- peared to be under 30.
 The trio was held by order of Chief of Police Brown, who continued the investigations. He found pair of Con : necticut registry, plates under the seat cushion of the car P. s. 3109, and the ch1et also found upon the person of Di Carlo a receipt from the Groton 1 town court showing that he had been i Denal1zed to the tune of $50 and costs 1 of S11.97 for operating a public ser | vice car without the required special l license. These plates were then re- moved and Di Carlo placed the phony plates on the car for the joy ride into Rhode Island. He took a chance and lost.
 D Carlo told the court that the car was formerly owned by Joseph Gtm
 r1er' now in the New London jail | awaiting trial in the superior court for
 the theft of a safe and considerable cash from a Groton store sDi Carlo l said he paid S100 down and was tC pay the balance on the installment plan. He stated that Gimmer told hin
 it was all right to run the car under the public service registry. but after
 he was fined in the Groton court fol
 not having a special operators license
 he removed these plates. Gimmer paic | the fine in the Groton court, just a. he had agreed in case Di Carlo got into
 any trouble in operating the car as
 jitney.
 Di Carlo said he observed the gov
 ernment request not to run the car or
 Sunday before last and spent the day
 in New London. and but for the acci
 dent Saturday night the car would no 1 ta1 n Carlo is 24 years of age and has com
 piled with the draft registration lav
 and says he is ready to go whel
 called.
 The nominating committee seIecte,
 by the democratic state convention o
 1917 to present candidates to the con
 vention of 1918 met with the stat
 central committee and other part,
 leaders in Providence Sunday after
 noon. Republican Westerly was no ] represented. It was unanimousl
 agreed to recommend the fol1owin
 nominations: George F. O'Shaunnesg
 of Providence, for United States sen
 ator; Theodore Francis Greene Q
 Providence, for governor: Mortimer A
 Sullivan of Newport, for congress
 First district; Stephen J. Casey c Richmond, for congress, Second dis |
 socket, for congress, Third district. The state and congressional conven
 tioas will be held Sept. g at Elk: { auditorium, Providence. The republi
 can conventions will be held in In fantry hall on Sept. 24
 The Rhode Island council, organize
 to promote, by all legitimate mean
 the ratification of the national pro hibition amendment in the 1912 sessn of the general assembly, has dread commenced active work throughor the state, giving special attention t the selection of state senators an
 representatives. Westerly has been liquor license town for several year by small margins. and therefore som of the candidates are not over -anxior to state just where they stand on pro hibition
 Charles Perry and William Car are vice presidents and Arthur l Perry is a member of the executiy { committee, Other Westerly member are Charles J. Butler, Charles P. Cot trell Samuel H. Davis, Frederick l Fowler, Thomas Hope, Thomas Mo kenzie, David L. McLaren, Robert | Meikle, F. Samuel Nardone, James Pendleton and Dr. Michael H. Scar { lon.
 A mission was opened Sunday in s MichaePs church, Paweatuck, Re John J. Fitzgerald pastor and Re Walter Lyddy assistant pastor IT mission is being conducted by the elc .. quent Jesuit Fathers, Rev. Patric Mccarthy and Rev; Francis Goedin This week the mission is for tf women and next week for the me with chIldrens mission every after noon during the present week. IT masses are at ). and o'clock. wit ! sermon, instructions and benedictic I n the evening.
 Local Laconics. ! Mrs. George Bindloss of New Londc | is visiting relatives in Westerly | North Stonington fair comes ne. 2 week.
 Kingston fair opens today. | Misses Mary. c. and Williamina Br, ! die have returned to Plainfeld, N. \ to resume their duties as teachers M the public schools.
 The Pawcatuck parochial school " 7 resume sessions today.
 Chief Engineer Cottrell received | call Monday morning for a chimn fire in a house owned by Frederi Coon, Though outside the fire di
 trict, the motor chemical and ho J wagon of the Cyclones was sent a Il the fire was extinguished withor damage.
 HI Luther Dock of the navy, with raG
 rating, is on liberty while the conv ship on which he is serving is haul 7 out for repairs. He is spending D;
 of his liberty in Westerly Luther = 19 and has been in the navy one ye :. and six months. Just before enlisti II he was student in military school.