Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

One of those annoying feuds be- tween women was aired in the Third District court, before Judge Oliver H. Williams at Fridays session. The case was brought by Harriet Clark against Elizabeth Robinson, and re- lated oan alleged assault upon plain tiff on the night Of January 26, last. John J. Dunn, counsel for plaintiff, stated that only damages from this 1 specific assault was sought, and that no claims was made for injured feel ings, or suffering of pain or medical i attention. He stated to the court, that Mrs. Clark was shopping on Nhis Saturday night and at S.45 in company | with Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Fyfe, start ed from home in the extension of Ho- bart street, with her little daughter. | At the corner of Hobart and John | streets they parted company and Mrs. | Clark and daughter started for home. | When near the Cotto house, Mrs. 1 Clark claims she was assaulted by 1 Mrs. Robinson with whom she had not | been on good terms since last June. | Mrs. Clark alleged that Mrs. Robinson called her a vile name, which she could substantiate in black and white in a letter she had received in answer to an inquiry from the husband of plaintiff, and which Mrs. Robinson had circulated in the neighborhood. This Mrs. Clark denied, called Mrs. Robin son liar and then. according to the testimony Mrs. Robinson deliver
 ed the blow that gave the basis for
 this particular case.
 It came out in the testimony that the plaintiff had left her husband in Hartford two years ago because he ok ov,J -fo IF daughter. she went to Boston, then to Franklin and to Norwich where she l lived two months, and came to West | erly year ago. She leased the house 1 where she now lives from James l Clark and he boards at the house. 1 Although of the same name, the plain l tiff testified that they were not re- 1 lated
 Samuel H. Davis. counsel for Mrs. ! Robinson, stated to the court that he would attempt to show that Mrs. Clark was the aggressor and not Mrs. l Robinson and that it was Mrs. Clark who struck the first. blow. and that his client merely protected herself. | Mrs Robinson subsequently, testified
 to the same effect. In response to queries by Mir. Dunn, Mrs. Robinson said there had been bad blood be-
 tween Mrs. Clark and herself for a
 long time, and that she had been
 warned by lawyer and police authori-
 ty to stop slandering Mrs. Clark. Mrs.
 Robinson was adjudged guilty of as-
 sault and was fined $1 and costs. Harold O. Whitney, chief quarter , master. naval reserves. the hustling
 recruiting officer with station in Vest , erly for June. will go 10 Norwich to- ) day (Saturday) in his sand-colored ? artillery wheeled automobile with Lib } erty motor, on a, recruiting trip, and will locate in Franklin square or vicin- } ity. He will enroll men between the } ages of IS and 45. and is especially de- | sirous of interesting those who be- l came q, since June ,, last, and who l if they do not enlist. will be required to register under the selective ser l vice law next Wednesday.
 : Chief QuartermastAr Whitney S
 champion German poodle Graf Pascha l Won Schillerschlosschen. will be or ] exhibition during the week of June 3 3 in the show window of the naval re- 3 serve enrolling office, in the Rhode Is : land hotel building in Westerly f Paschas wool is more than eight in : ches in length and his whole anpear
 ance is extraordinary. Mir. Whit~e' f says: ''Pascha came to this cnun -r' r from Berlin just before the Unitet Q States entered the war. He soon real Q ized that Germany was in the wrong 9 so he became a naturaIized> America ] citizen and is periodically doing hi
 bit by helping enroll men for the ra n val reserve force Pascha is q if e teen times winner, besides talIin' Il many blue ribbons at shows in New !. port, New York, Boston. Pride r Bridge and many other places'' i Mir, Whitney is planning to visi e Wi'linlant'c, Putnam and Danielsor . and requests all who intend to enrol
 in the naval reserve force to be on tn
 lookout for the sand -colored autoro
 bile with military wheels This ma T. chine is owned by Mir Whitney bu x he has given it's use to the navy de " partmcnt.
 Raymond Erbia. of Jersey Citv. wi1 :, . was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Case, s for the theft of horse belonging. t ' Chr1 topher Saunders. of Hope Val f. ley, pleaded guilty when brought be { fore Justice of the Peace Charles I -' Chapman in North Stoninston. H
 was ordered held for trial in the su
 perior court and the bond fixed at $1 z 900. Erbig was committed to the ia = in Norwich The horse was stole n from the barn of John Wilson in Mort l. Stonington Sheriff Casey made tn < arrest and recovered the stolen hors U in Voluntown at the home of siste
 of the accused. The horse was stole n last Saturday, reported to Sheriff Ca Is sey on Monday and Erb:g was unde . arrest on Wednesday.
 During the North Baptist eonver le ton held at Atlantic City, recently,