Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-27
PUTNAM

Orlo c. Bosworth. 65, died sudden ly Monday morning at about o'clock at his home here. MT. Bosworth's death surprised the city. for Sunday morning he had been seen motoring about town, and seemed in his usual good health He was a member of the firm of Bosworth Brothers and one of Putnam's oldest established and best known business men.
 Saturday. as was his occasional GUS tom at this time of year, MT. Bos- worth motored to Cape Cod, where he was a frequent visitor during each summer season and where he has a cottage.
 He enjoyed days fishing, catching more than a score of cod, and one who
 was with him on the trip said Mon- | day afternoon that he seemed in un- | usually good health and spirits. Sunday morning his chauffeur drove him about town that he might present
 cod to friends that he liked to re-
 member with such gift and at that | time he seemed well. Later in the day | however he complained of a head | ache. His condition was not regard | ed as serious. though, so his death,
 following on Monday morning, came as shock to his relatives and his | friends.
 | I stock, July II, 1853, a son of Sanford and Mary Bugbee Bosworth. His
 boyhood days were spent in that tewn and later he moved to Putnam, where ! he had been successfully engaged in
 business for more than 40 years.
 He leaves his wife and two daugh- ters.
 Il Private Frederick Lighti, a soldier
 suffering from a mental disturbance, believed to be due to his experiences II overseas. was sent back in charge of an attendant Monday morning from
 this city to the Army Base Hospital No. 34. at East Norfolk, Mass. Pri-
 vate Lighti's home is in New York city.
 He was picked up here Sunday
 morning while he sat on the curbing near Mansfield's store. mumbling to
 himself and twirling a stick about in
 his fingers. It was evident that he was mentally afflicted, so at the police
 station Captain BuIger and Sergeant , Cordier established his identity and
 the fact that he was from the East
 Norfolk hospital by papers found on
 his person.
 A careful and constant watch was get over the soldier and it was well 2 that this precaution was taken. for ] LNltt Nlllt llt was itIu icIt ilt dl- :, tempted to end his life, once by hang 2 ing and another time by setting the blankets in his cell afire. probably ! hoping that he might burn himself to 2 death.
 ! Again Monday morning. when a | heavy metal bucket was passed into his cell, he seized it and swung il
 against the side of the cell, smashing the pail to pieces. Private Light is 6 D powerful, big man, weighing about 1S( pounds and is as hard as nails. s When searched it was found that s his pocketbook was filled with stones
 He had a batting order of baseball 7 teams in one pocket, and it was learned from the attendant who cam( from the hospital for him that he wal l about to engage in a baseball game
 with other patients, l.-t Friday after Q noon when he and another soldiel 9 made dash for liberty. The other
 soldier kept to the highways and wa! soon recaptured and taken back to tht |. institution, but Light evidently wen { into the woods, and no trace of hin was obtained until it was learned thal
 he was in this city.
 Lighti's attempt to hang himsel. constituted of his removing his belt 5 which he looped about his neck and 5 then tried to tie the other end to the ' bars of his cell door. He set his ped s ding afire, deliberately. when a match