Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
LARCENY CASE AT WESTERLY
Everett W. Willis, Charged With Thefts From Pigs to Clocks, Has Case Continued Week = Discharged Worlmen Fined For Assaulting Boss-Fme For AL Ieged Intoxicated Motorist-Angelo Cozzolno, Dis charged from Military Service Shoots Himself.

Everett ", Willis, of Charlestown. arrested Tuesday by Sheriff John R Wilcox, charged with several breaks and with larceny. and who pleaded not guilty, and has been held in the Kingston Jail, was brought into the Third district court, Friday.
 When called before Judge SNilliams be said he had no attorney. Then the complaints were read to him, in this order:
 Willis was charged with stealing two pigs valued at SIS from Oliver Gavitt in South Kingstown, on the night of March 2z. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
 The second charge was then read to him, accusing him with breaking and entering in the night time, the garage of Joseph Champlin. at Charlestown March 22, and steling therefrom, the following. Three bags of phosphate, to the value of $s; auto tire and rim, $S; robe, s10;' pump, $4; tire chains, S4; wrench, 50 cents; screw driver, 70 cents: and all Of the value of sS5.75 He entered a plea of not guilty, but was not ready.
 Then came the third and last charge Sheriff John R. Wilcox withholding many other charges that could be pre- rerred. He was charged with break !nr and entering the Charlestown schooIhouse and stealing a clock val ued at $l0. willis then said: T want an attorney
 Judge Williams granted him the op- portunity and immediately he ar ranged with Attorney Ledwedge to de- fend him After a short consultation Mir. Ledwidge stated to the court that as he had just been called into the
 dxr or trial and asked that the case be con- tinued for one week.
 Town Solicitor Agard represented the state, saying that Willis had ample opportunity, but neglected to secure counsel. He said the witnesses. for the state were in the court room and Il was hardly fair to put them to more expense and inconvenience, and he be- lieved the case could go on and no ad- d vantage taken of the accused.
 Judge Williams ordered the cases continued for one week.
 Patsy Vito, charged with assaultine John Mills, entered plea of nolo. His counsel. John J. Dunn, said there was no doubt but a minor assault had beer committed, so he advised his client to plead nolo and put himself upor the mercy Of the court Ihe dSsdul he said was committed at the rahFaS station. after considerable provocation Mills Is a boss at Bradford Dyeing as sociation plant and Vito was employ ed there. No matter how faithful h' was about his work, this boss made i lInpleasant for him. A few days be fore the assault was committed, ant after Vito's discharge, Mills circulated report that Vito had stolen clotl from the min. Vito met Mills on thu depot platform and asked him what h.
 meant by circulating report that tn accused was a thief and had stolel cloth from the mill. Mills raised hi hands and told Vito to go away. l was then that Vito struck Mills jus once and no more. Mir. Dunn suggest cd that the imposition of a small fin would satisfy the ends of justice. am asked the court to consider the hunlil iation of Vito. upon being branded a a thief. and that he was of good repu