Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-07
WESTERLY

WED EA6\L
Thomas D. Greene, g. committed |
suicide in a cell in the Westerly police i
station, early Saturday morning, by I
hanging himself with his belt strip
to bar of the cell. He had been ar
rested by Chief Brown Friday at mid
night charged with the theft of poul-
try. The chief was on the lookout for
a man who had stolen chickens from
the George Williams place in Variety
vile. He saw Green with a bag on
his back enter a house on Pond street
and followed him in. The bag was
found in the pantry and contained
seven hens. Greene attempted to get
away and the chief had much trouble
n placing the handouts.
Chief Brown left the station house
at 100 and at that time Greene was
singing and was in evident good spir-
its. AT 3 o'clock Saturday morning,
when Policeman Mitchell visited the
cell room he found Greene dead in his
cell. DR.. NJ. H. Scanlon, medical ex-
Gminer, pronounced death due to
strangulation and announced that it.
was clear case of suicide.
Governor Beeckman greeted the
Rhode islanders of the Twenty-sixth
division on their arrival at Boston on
board transport Mount Vernon Friday
afternoon, direct from France, and en-
quite to Camp Devens for demobiliza-
ion. It is expected the heroes will be
~iven three days furlough, after dis
Election and before being mustered
ut of the military service. Captain
'harles A. Farrell of Westerly. who
With other American surgeons, was at
tached to the Thirty ninth division of
the British Expeditionary force. re-
turned as a casual on the. Mount Yer
non. The other Westerly soldiers to
return on the same transport are:
Second Lieutenant John T. Datson,
Company A, One Hundred and First
Engineers.
Sergeant Paul A. Defonti, Sergeant
Maurice L. Laing, Sergeant Robert r.
Meikle, Private Arthur Clemens, Pri-
vate Roy Wilcox, Private William
Wills, Aware Bernardino, Company 3,
One Hundred and First Engineers.
Among the Rhode Islanders to arrive
on transport America at Boston, Sat
t.urday, is Private Daniel J. Carey, One
! Hundred and First Engineers.
The transport Agememnon is due to
arrive at Boston at noon today, and
Governor Holcomb heads a delegation
! to welcome the One Hundred and Sec
ond Infantry and the One Hundred
aud First Battalion. both Connecticut
organizations of the Twenty sixth di-
gision.
. William D. Howard has been ap-
pointed manager of the Westerly dis
trict in the campaign of the Baptist
churches of Rhode Island, in common
with those throughout the country for
personal subscriptions toward the So.
100000 Victory fund. Of which Rhode
Island is to raise $1,000.
! The electric rates were discussed at
i 4 special meeting of the Westerly town
council, Saturday evening, in coniiec-
ton with the second report of Prof. II
c. Clifford, head of the electrical en-
cheering department Of Harvard uni
versity and Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology. The following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved: That Professor Clifford be
'7etructed to interview the proper Off
rials of the Narragansett Electric
lighting company, and advise them ir
behalf of the town of Westerly. that
Unless the company is prepared to
make a reduction in its present rates
to conform in general TO the rates ir
the city Of Providence the town will
endeavor to have the books of the
company examined by an expert ac-
countant appointed by the town; and
further that Professor Clifford may
in his discretion, retain Hon. John A
Sullivan, of Boston, to present in be-
half of the town, with the assistance
of the town solicitor, a protest against
the present rates, before the utilities
commission or the supreme court.
The Third district cour1, Judge Oil
Yer II. Williams presiding, was occu-
pied for nearly four hours Friday il
II hearing the case of Sheffield Greene
forest fire warden, against John Gil
crist, charged with kindling a fire il
the open without the required permit
This is the first case of this character
ever heard in the court It is alleged
j that fire was started on the Gilcris
premises off Franklin street March "a
spreading to the woods adjacent anC
burning over a wide territory, endan.
Cering farml1ouses on the Shore roaC
and cottages at Pleasant View. Th'
day after the fire. Warden Green,
made investigation and was satisfied
by the existing circumstances that tn
fire started from the Gilcrist property
where fire had been kindled by tn
defendant to burn garden rubbish, tina
it get beyond his control, and spreat
to the woods. Fred I. Chappell,
i teamster. saw the fire in its incipienc,
on the Gilcrist place, and so did Law
Il renee Natarese. Anna Toche, Valen
4 tine Chinera and Alfred j. Larkin.
HI Mr.. Gilcrist and Frank Fancher ties
4 tilted that the fire started in the wood
& and communicated to the Gilcrist pro
4 ! perty. This the fire warden testifie
y was not probable as a strong win
I prevailed from the opposite direction
I When the state rested, John J. Dunr
4 / counsel for defendant, moved that tn
7 case be dismissed as the state ha
\ failed to prove its case beyond rea
L sonable doubt. The motion was op
I posed by Town Solicitor Harry
4 Agard, and Judge Williams denied tn
motion. The arguments were closed q
4 l O'Clock and recess taken for one hou
Z When court reconvened Judge VIII