Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21
WILLIMANTIC

Woodward of Danielson. The follow
ing jury was chosen to try the case:
Martin H. Waterhouse, Willmantic;
George Potvin, Putnam; Arthur e.
James, Ashford; Frank Smith. Can
terbury; James Lewis, Chaplin;
George W. Winslow, Killingly; L. %.
Haskins. scotland; Henry ID. Evans.
Brooklyn: Charles III. Buell.. East
ford; Charles E. Burnham. Hampton;
Lawrence Keegan. Jr- Thompson; Mi
chael White, Woodstock, ,a
Theodore Evargeous, employed in
one of the two stores broken into, tes-
titled to discovering the break and
said that between s25 and SIS was
missing. He was cross examined
briefly by Attorney Woodward
Charles Atseles. owner of the grocery
store, told of goipg to the store and
finding the cash register empty and
of missing cigars and cigarettes. lie
was also cross examined by attorney
for the accused. John o. Bassette. q
constable in Danielson. told of hav-
ing Blanchette arrested after having
searched the room occupied by the
defendant and finding cigsis and qi-
garettes hidden in the room. Albert
Cloutier of Brooklyn testified to hav-
ing been asked by Blanchette to gel
500 pennies changed into bills 70,
him, which Cloutier did. Alvaf
Langevin, a companion of Cloutier
! told of the occasion when Blanchettt
asked Cloutier to get the perNi lie:
changed for him. At this point copy
of the record Of Blanchette's convic'
| ton in the superior court in 1915 for {
similar charge was introduced by tht
state.
| Mr.. Bessette, recalled, said that thu
| defendant in the present case is thu
| one mentioned in the record.
| The state rested its case at thi:
| point and Wilfred Blanchette, the ac
cused was called to Che stand. HI
told of his movements and where
abouts on the night the two stores
were broken into. He accounted fo
the cigars and cigarettes found in hi
room by saying he won them a
shaking dice and the pennies he salt
he had saved. He wG.s sharply cross
| examined by Attorney Searls and de
MED knowing anything of the breal
when he asked the Cloutier boy tt
| change the pennies for him. He al
so denied entering or stealing any
| thing from the stores. The fathe
and mother of the accused testified
/ to his being home on the night tn
stores were entered and were cross
/ examined briefly by Attorney Searls
Arthur Bomevau, Simon Devia ant
Benjamin Morey all testified to having
. shaken dice with the accused and o
Blanchetce having taken cigars ant
cigarettes for his money.
, Albert II. Stebbins. who runs a gen
eral store, told OF Blanchette's buyin!
cigarettes from him on FeTc " occa
sions, but on being cross examined b,
Attorney Searls. SAID that the &C
cused broke into his store in 1917
Both sides rested at this point and
short recess was .aken.
Penny Haden. who had previousl
pleaded not guilty to the charge Of at
tempted rape. was brought before tn
court as he. desired to change hi
plea. The Complaint was read an
Haden pleaded guilty. Sentence wa
deferred by Judge Greene.
Court convened at p. m, and tn
arguments in the Blanchette cas-
were heard Attorney Back made
brief opening argument for the stat
and was followed by Attorney Wood
ward for the accused. Attorney Scarf
took but about ten minutes to con
clude for the state. Judge Greene
his charge TO the jury reviewed tn
case in clear, concise manner an
the jury retired at 2.40 D. m. A re
cess was ordered while the JUICY wa
out. The jury came in after fiftee
minutes and announced through the
foreman, n verdict of guilty:
Judge Greene sentenced Blanchett
to the Cheshire reformatory for a
indefinite term. Judge Greene ar
nounced that this completed the Grim
inal business for this term and coul
was then adjourned to tomorro
Thursday morning at 1915, whe
civil cases will be taken up.
Don't fail 10 attend the SPANS
War Veterans dance Friday night
adv.
Tuesday, Secretary Charles w. Hi
of the Victory Loan campaign CON
mittec at the plant of the America
Thread Company, made his announce
ment Of the awards of the five Gel
/ man helmets which were turned ovt
J to that committee by the gener
committee of the local campaign. Or
helmet was awarded the tin shop d.
partment for having subscribed Il
largest amount per capita in bond!
the second to the shipping and ware
house department; the third to Il
pipe shop department: the fourth
| the largest individual SUBSCRIBER. WI
was Peter Hardman, and the fift
helmet went to No. 2 spinning d.
partment. w. C. Norris also al
nounced the final Awarding of Il
other helmets as follows: One to Il
Atwood Machine company for haviI
sold the largest number of bonds
any local shop. mill or factory; OF
TO the Windhafn Center district f
having sold the largest amount
bonds of the three districts compe
ing; one to Boy Scout Russell We
ster; one to Girl Scout Madelil
: Shepherd; one to Mrs. H. c. Lathrt
for having sold the largest amount
bonds among women canvassers al
one to Edwin NORM for having so
the largest number of bonds amor
the men canvassers. This disposes
all the helmets but one which is
go to the member of the general ca
vassing team who sold the large
| nr Of II.