Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-17

charged with setting fire to the Bug
bee block in Putnam on October 3,
1913
Howarth is a brother of Attorney
Frank E. HoWarth who with Lindley
Cain, also of Putnam, pleaded guilty
to the crime OF arson in this city sew
eral years ago. HoWarth and Cain
were arrested charged with setting a
humber of fires in Putnam ana Cain
, confessed to his part in the affair. The
!, trial was a sensational one and after
, it had been in progress several days
Eiowarth changed mis- plea TO guilty
, ard was sentenced to a term in states
prison where he is now confined. Cain
was given a term in Cheshire state re-
, formatory.
The following jury was selected to
try the case: Alphonse Marion, Put
nam; Justin n. Burrill, Ashford; c. F.
kainville, Brooklyn; William r. Deck
er, Hampton; Everett eager, Scot
land: S. H. Peckham, Woodstock:
! Herman H. Stephens, Canterbury;
J. Ross Moran, Chaplin; James e. Smith,
} Plainfield; Willis Covell, Pomfret; Ca
leb Anthony Scotland Everett Ar
: mold, Thompson.
The complaint in the case was read
= by Clerk Edgar M Warner Howarth
had previously entered a plea CT not
r guilty
The jurymen who were not on the
:. panel or excused for the term were
r excused until Tuesday morning at
S 1880 o'clock.
States Attorney Searls was assist
:, ed in the prosecution by Attorney
y Eric Q. Johnson Of Putnam. Attor-
: hey Charles L. Torrey of Putnam APP
y peared for HoWarth.
,, George w. Perry, civil engineer Of
. Putnam, was the first witness called
e and exhibited a map Of the business
e section showing where the building
- whilh was DESTROYED was located and
- explained the same.
= Byron D. Bugbee, the states next
! Witness resides in Putnam, and own
" ed the store which was damaged by
fire to the extent of 1000 Irvine
n H. MyrOn. the next witness, lived il
It Putnam and was clerk for the eXemp-
If ton board. He came out on the street
: and saw a number Of people and went
e into an alley and saw the fire which
A had just started. He tried to &c,
: something to put the fire out but cout
If not find anything. The witness ther
d came out and notified three men ant
is gave the alarm. The fire was in {
pile of boxes.
Alphonse Bussier chief of he Put
nam fire department, said the first
alarm came in at II. 40 and the mex
five minutes after. He found the fire
was in a pile of boxes which were
under a wooden ceiling which hat
caught fire.
- Ernest L. Chandler, a Putnam pc.
liceman,, when near the Congrega
tional church saw a man coming doWr
Canal street toward him He aeke,
the man where the fire was and a!
the latter turned the reflection of thu
fire showed that he wore glasses anC
had a cap on. The man turned and
ran in the opposite direction.
Joseph o. Harold of Putnam wa
in bed at the lumber yard and got u
to see if there was any fire there. HI
found none and dressed and came III
Canal street and met Howarth witt
-. was running Howarth said: IF any
w body says anything to you say | wa
is with you or they may say I starte'
the fire" Howarth and the wiInes
j tl:en went to the fire. HOwGrth at tn
time had on glasses, a cap and llhak
T trousers; he acted in a nervous man
ner
On cross examination witness sal
s~ he had known HoWarth for ten year
and. hadn't been with him the night Q
the fire before he met the accused o
Canal street.
County Detective William z. Jack
son was next called He knew How
=. arth and saw him the day after tn
AZ fire and talked with him in The ia
h. in relation to fire. GIowarth said il
=, came to Putnam at o'clock, went
al a saloon and had two beers and
49, giss of whislley. There was figh
sc when the saloon closed. After it wa
over HoWarth went to Bruce's bar!
He heard the alarm and wenG to tn
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