Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-22
WESTERLY STABBER OUT UNDER BONDS
Nutzriata Gancerela Who Hid in Norwich While His
 Way to Worcester, Arrested in Latter City Strict
 Obedience to Administrator Garhelds Order-Joseph
 Bradford Writes From Frsnce-Mrs Dahoods Motion for New Trial of Guardian Case Denied

In observance of the request of the mel administration the stores of West .rfv were closed for business Monday.1 The exceptions were the food stores, and they closed at noon. In the after noon the only stores open were the | irug stores, excepted under the law, and the news offices, which were open l }. part of the time. The restaurants | were of necessity open all day. Un- i less there is change in the rules, this l condition will prevail for the next nine | Mondays. The saloons were also 1 closed, as were also the licensed liquor l clubs and there was harmony in all i that pertained to the patriotic spirit 1 of the times. Westerly not only ad- hered strictly to the orders of the fuel administration board but went farther and observed the accompanying re- quests, and then some, through pure In consequence the town bore Sunday like appearance, except the religious or church observance. What was true of Westerly was also true in the twin village of Pawcatuck, just across the bridge, in Connecticut.
 There was report in Westerly Mon- day morning that the fellow who set fire to the grain plant of c. w. Camp bell & company in Pawcatuck was under arrest, but not in Westerly or Stonington. In connection with this report was the statement that this same individual was responsible for the fire that destroyed the Tucker grain plant at Narragansett Pier, and farther that the same chap was for merly employed at Alton. A member of the Campbell firm did not deny that there was substantial basis for the re- port, but the time was not quite ripe for the giving out of the details.
 While there may be no direct con- nection between Hans Seel and these fires. so far as known, he is the only Alton man under arrest to whom there would be a natural line of suspicion, with the facts withheld. Seel was taken into custody by a representative of the department of justice as dan gerous alien enemy. Before his arrest he had been under surveillance for some time. It was stated that he had made visits to the vicinity of the sub marine base and his suspicious actions led to his arrest Since then nothing has been heard of him in the public print and it was supposed, here and hereabouts, that he had been interned. A brother of Seel was arrested some time ago in the south for some dis loyal action. to the federal government and papers were found that he had some method of communication with Germany.
 Hans Seel was employed as drafts man at the Alton lace mill and was a regular visitor to the gymnasium in the Memorial and Library building, and always carried a suit case which he closely guarded. This intimation that Seel may probably be the person responsible for the Campbell and 1 Tucker fires is purely of a problemat- | ical nature and may be without sub | stantial foundation.
 The Campbell fire occurred on the night of March 31 last and the grain warehouse and elevator, with it's en- tire contents. were destroyed.
 | "It's only case of deferred sentence for l'lI get him, just SC sure as there's fox afoot," is the way Police Chiet Thomas E. Brown put it when Nutziata | Gancerelle made his escape after knif- ing Frederick Gabrielle in Cana street saloon on Thanksgiving eve ] True to his word, the chief got him He was traced from Westerly to Nor wich, then to Portchester, to New York and finally in Worcester. Chief Brown finally located Gancerelle, employed under a fictitious name, in a Worces- ter tannery. He was taken into GUS | tody by the Worcester police and Chiet 1 Brown went to that city and brought Gancerelle back to the police station. | Gancerelle was arraigned before | Clerk Clarence E. Roche in the Third district court Monday morning and tc the complaint of an assault with g dangerous weapon pleaded not guilty
 He was held for trial and bond was fixed at $2,000.' Four of his country men went surety on the bond for the appearance of Gancerelle in the dis
 trict court next Friday morning , Twenty-two friends of the accused
 were in court in readiness to be sure.
 ty, in part, on the bond, and of tha number four were found to be quail fled as sureties, as owners of unincum.
 bered real estate to the amount of tht
 bond.
 Joseph 6roadfoot of Westerly, nov
 in the ambulance corps with th'
 French army, in active service, ant
 two of his three brothers are in th'
 military service of the United States
 Joseph sent a letter to Thomas E Brown, chief of police, which was re
 Seived Monday and reads as follows:
 Somewhere in France.
 December g, 1917. Dear Tom: No doubt, Tom, you ar
 having things pretty easy now, on ac count. of a good many of the rud
 hounds being in the service. No spec : laws here, old boy. We have a chanc to drive as fast as we please. Yo know me; never did care about driv ing fast, anyway; ask any of the, boy: With the French army in the Voge mountains sounds like big league stuff doesn't it? A little snow fell coupl :. of nights ago. Wish I had "Ol George" here today to go rabbit hunt
 gerous though, at that, for a rabb
 track might lead right into German. was headed that way the other da in one of the cars. We got on tn : wrong road and, in a little while,
 we had not been stopped, We wouf have been mixing up with a bunch (
 sausages.
 Oh, still do a few foolish stunt
 Tom. Just as fat as ever. We ar r living great, getting plenty of plan steaks; yes, about the size of crack I CT. Wine and champagne are yer
 cheap. We can buy pretty good cham : pagne for $20 bottle. Tell that | : Chace, and he will start right ava,
 won't he? Wishing you, your famil
 and all the boys a Merry Christina
 am,
 Respectfully yours,
 JOE BROADFOOT.
 Private, Section 59-592, U. s. A. { 0 s., with French army
 Ever Ready class of the Pawcatue