Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
WESTERLY

Two jolly sailor lads, Robert Love and William Johnson. by name, on seventy two hours liberty from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and who say they were on their way to Boston, the home of Love. were arrested late Wednesday night, by Chief of Police Brown and Policeman Michael Cur tin. They are held for the theft of an automobile in New York city, and also for stealing an automobile tire i'll Westerly. While the performance was in progress in the Bliven Opera House, the automobile occupied by two sailors parked in the rear of the automobile owned by William E. Brown of Mystic. Benjamin Rist, who resides in Main street, saw the sailors 1 take the tire from the rack in the rear of the Brown machine When 1 he shouted at them they ran into a nearby yard. Mr. Rist reported the incident to Policeman Curtin. and that l officer immediately began to work the case
 Police Chief Brown was called by ktbe officer and the circumstances eX- plalned. Chief Brown recalled the l fact that he had seen the two sailors
 flirting with two show girls Wednes- day noon, and after the matinee he saw the two girls on a joy ride with 1.-the sailor boys, and decided that the 1 two latter were the pair wanted. He , had their car and the stolen tire taken
 to a garage. and placed the policeman tkere to arrest the sailors should they
 call for the car. The sailors were To-
 eated in the opera house, and Chief Brown placed his weather eye on them, on the we'll grounded supposi=
 ton that the sailors had date with the girls after the show
 When the audience came out after the performance. the sailors came also and after all were out of the play
 house the sailors tarried. As the girls
 did not appear the sailors went back
 into the opera house, but came to the street again, after a few minutes.
 The sailors were then held up by 1.-the officers and after few queries
 they were taken to the police station
 They said at first that they took the
 automobile from High street, but wher
 the chief told them hatly that he ha6
 seen them in the automobile in the
 afternoon, with the two show girls
 both admitted that they had wandered
 from the truth. and they concluded tc
 prevaricate no more in relation to the
 transaction.
 They said that they took the auto
 mobile, while they were under the in.
 ffuence of strong drink in New York
 on Tuesday morning. and decided tt
 make a run to Boston They did no
 know the exact location in the bis
 city where they took possession of tn, automobile, and vaguely hinted that
 woman in a dance hall told them the!
 could have it for a few days. Thei
 mind was not clear on that point however.
 A. Brown telephoned the facts to tn [ New. fork police department, togehte
 with this description of the car Buick six cylinder, E-45; New Yorl f registry, 1S4,G64; manufacturer's mum
 ber, 366,2i7; maker of body numbe e1 eS, 76S. The sailors had no operatin license and none could be found i ! the car.
 In a second interview Love said hi
 home was really in Boston and tha he asked for liberty for the purpos
 Of making her a visit. He is a sec I end class maehinist, and assigned t
 a destroyer. Johnson is a chief yeo man aboard the receiving ship Brook :. lyn, so he says and his home in Ten f Ressee. In the opinion of the polio <: Johnson is the leader in the escapad a with Love as willing assistant. a Chief Brown bad received no in e structions from the New York polio : department up to late hour WeG d resday.
 : Allan p. Peacock, of Long Meado> t brother of Rev. Joseph L. Peaeeck, l 3, brarian of the Westerly Memorial ar Library association. has been electe l. state chairman of the Rhode Tslar r. Baptist Laymen's association, in plac
 Of Albert Knight, resigned. IT r nomination of state director. to fill il vacancy was left to committee con n posed of Secretary Roscoe ". Phi p. lips. Allan P. Peacock. and Rev. Ii T. Livingston. at a meeting of the a 'f soeiation held in Providence Wedne'
 Gay night.
 l. The meeting was for the consider;
 ton of the Christian Enlistment Wet d campaign, which is to be nation -wit L. from Nov IT. to 24. and is for the spi le itual enlistment of every man poss n, hle and his enrolment in defini
 Christian service It was voted n change the campaign date in Rho lg Island to December S15 inclusive.
 was stated as probable that the Bil E. Sunday campaign might last un st Nov. r and with the Baptist church V. of Providence closed to that dat enough time for preparation would n lg be available.
 e. The plan of action will be for t e. campaign manager to communica r. with the Baptist elergymen of t tt state, who will in turn appoint :. T | n0mnittaa ta ooonnrat | a with the sta