Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
WESTERLY

CndrleS RedIofd, or PdWCarucK re- ceived a letter from France. Friday, brother, Lieutenant David A. Bedford, Seventy-f fifth company, Sixth regi- ment, United States Marine corps, was killed on the 18th of July, and was buried near Vierz, and that the I grave was marked by a wooden cross, bearing the name and designation of the young hero. Lieutenant Bedford and brother officer were in a shell hole at the battlefront, when a shelf landed very near them. The other of- icer was killed outright. and Lieuten- ant Bedford suffered severe shell shock While being borne on struck by a piece of shrapneI and in- stantly killed. The letter came from an officer who was a schoolmate of young Bedford in Pawcatuck and therefore is considered as authentic.
 On August 19. the very day that Lieutenant Bedford was killed, ne was reported in the casualty list as being wounded to an undetermined degree. On Thursday of the present week, Lieutenant Redford's mother in Paw catuck received information from the head of the marine corps in Wash ingtOn that her son was ir a hospi- tai in London and the address was given.
 Lieutenant Bedford was born in Paweatuck, Conn.,, and with his par ents removed to Pawtucket, R. F. when quite young. He attended the Kingston college and was captain of a military company there Over a year ago he was commissioned lieu tenant in the marine corps and, after brief training at Quantino,r Va. went overseas. He was son of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Bedford, and while Lieu terant Bedford vas serving his coun- try in France his father died in Paw tucket. He was p years of age and is survived by his mother. two broth CTS and sister.
 Charles H. Steadman, one of the pest known textile men in this section, i died late Thursday afternoon, after two weeks of serious illness, at his home in Dixon street. When sixteen years of age he became overseer Of spinning in the steam mill in Me | Chanic street, which was operated by his father. He was engag ged in other mills. in this section, and for twenty five years he was in charge of the spinning department of the mill al 1 Potter Hill He retired about fifteen years ago from active work. He was not given much to public affairs and spent most of his time at home, nut making almost daily visits to the bag gage room at the railroad station where he was always a most welcome 1 visitor.
 MT. Steadman was born in the town 1 of Hopkinton, March 15. 1887, the son Of Major General John E, Steadman l of Dorr war fame. He is survived l by his wife. who was Ann Elizabeth Clark, daughter of the late John l. Clark, president of the Clark Manu- featuring company, of Providence: al 1 so by two sons and daughter, Chas | E, and Arthur NJ. Stea eadman, and Am i Louise, wife of John R. Wilcox, ot l New York city. He comes from 2 | long line of colonial ancestry, an6 representatives of the family for foul 1 generations are buried on Block Isl and.
 General Steadman. father of the de ceased, was prominent ill the busi- ness affairs of Westerly, and was eas- ] fly one of the first citizens. In an in troductory to an account of the Dor war, the Westerly and Its Witness ha! this paragraph:
 After the War of 1872, no militar! call passed over the land till the re, markable ferment broke out in Rhode
 Island in 1S42, This. from the nap1' of the instigator of the movement, wa
 dominated the Dorr Rebellion Through somewhat serious. it was
 brief affair, in which. on the part 0
 the insurgents, discretion superseded
 the necessity of valor. The vicinit,
 of Arsenal Federal Hill. Chepache
 and Ascots Hill. where the hero prom
 ised to lay his bones. were the onl, 1 memorable fields, except the line o
 defeat, lalting places of exiles, tn
 court house and the state prison T meet the uprising of the party. Wash
 ington county sent forward 100 mer
 under command of General John [ tSteadman, of Westerly"
 At Fridays session of the Thr
 district court, held in Westerly, Judg
 Oliver H. Williams, presiding, Clar
 ence Farrell, of Pawtucket, and Fl
 mer Matteson. of Phenix, pleaded no
 guilty to the theft of sugar. flour an
 cigarettes, to the value of s1170, tn
 property of the New York. New Ha
 ven and Hartford Railroad company
 and taken a. the Carolina station
 Henry E. Bapcock, station agent a
 Carolina, testified as to the loss of tn
 property and learned a part of it wa
 at the home of James Wright. Thi |
 before the court at Hope Valley, an
 pleaded guilty. was adjuiged proba
 bly, guilty and held for trial beffre tn
 superior court.
 Martin Kane. of New London, spe
 cial railroad agent, testified that h
 investigated the case and found par
 Of the stolen property in Wright
 house Wright said he took the stu : from a car and that Farrell had car
 ried t to the house. Farrell helpe
 himself to the tobacco and cigarette: : according to Wright. Witness the
 went to Riverpoint and recovere
 some of the stolen tobacco and cigar
 cites in Matteson's possession. Tn
 arrests were made under the directio
 of Sheriff John R. Wilcox.
 Deputy Sheriff and Jailer Phillip
 testified that when Farrell was arrest ed he said he had met Wright wh } asked to help carry some goods + had back of a pile of railroad ties { his home, and he did. Farrell tol
 where the sugar and flour was hidde in the Wright house, but did not sa whether he helped himself to the tc
 bacco and cigarettes.
 James Wright, who has pleade guilty to the theft as alleged in tt 5 complaint. and is being held for tri in the superior court, testified tha Farrell and Matteson had been at h home several days before the the was committed and that Farrell ha been employed in the railroad ca!
 shed. According to Wright, Farre
 asked witness to go over to the pile
 ties and help bring some stuff to u
 house, and together they carried u flour, sugar, tobacco and cigarettes the house. Farrell told witness
 i use as much of the sugar and f1ol and tobacco as he wanted, and that (FarrelD would come for it with ( automobile. Matteson was at u house, but in no way helped to hand the goods. When Matteson few da,