Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-10
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

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 At the opening of the superior court Tuesday morning and prior to start ing the case of George G. Jacobson of Abingdon, rs. Edward LaBonte. the roll of jurors summoned was called by Clerk F. M. Warner. Twenty-Five | men responded to their names and three failed to do so. The three jurors who did not re- spond were Fred Chesley. of Sterling and G. s: Bowen and Dana Keith. both of Elastford. Judge Frank D. Haines directed the sherif to get in touch at once with the absent jurors and ascertain why they had not ap- peared in court. reporting his finding ! to the court. It later appeared that at least in some instances the absent Jurors had not received notification to appear.
 The jurors drawn to hear the case were E. B. Kent, c. F. Dean. Putnam: Harry Fryer. John NJ. Gager. Wind- ham; Howard A. Rix, Edward F. Bar rows, Canterbury; Willis E. Wade l.. Woodward, Killingly; Roscoe M Wright, J. E. A. Knowlton. Ashford; John H. Stone. Plainfield The re- maining jurors were excused until Wednesday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
 Attorney P. J. Danahey of Wili- mantle repNxented Mir. Jacobson in the suit. while Mir. Labonte was rep resented by Attorney William A. King.
 
 of contract, the plaintiff claiming that he had employed the defendant to haul logs for him out of lots in the town of Chaplin and the town of Ash thousand feet for hauling the logs to the mill, the plaintiff claimed and that he started to do the work in the carly fall of 1916, continuing at it un- til about May II. 1917. when he ceased to work on the job. although there re- mained several hundred thousand feet to be hauled out to the mill. the plain- tiff claimed. The contract being un- finished, the plaintiff claimed he was obliged to buy tc 6ns and procure men to finish the work and that the cir cumstarce caused him loss. He claimed damages of $1.000.
 Attorney King, a defence. enter ed a general denial on behalf of his client. Further that his client. while engaged on the work in question was to receive s per thousand feet of ma terial hauled and reasonable addi- tional compensation for other work. It was also claimed that part of the agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant was that Labonte was to be furnished with additional men from Jacobson's force if he could not obtain them on his own account The defendant filed counter claim for S207 damages.
 Court adjourned on Tuesday with the case ready for the arguments, which will be made today.
 State Officer Howard Elliott and Captain John Bulger of the local po- lice force continued on Tuesday their search for information that it was hoped would lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the robbery of the Warren B. Averill home at Pomfret Monday at about the noon hour. as told in Tuesdays Bulletin. It seemed likely. however. that the crooks have taken their departure. from this section of the country.
 Officer Elliott is convinced that the robbery was the work f1 prof. 1;sional second story workers and that the porch climbing act that preceded the ra iding of the Averill home was done by an experienced and youthful work CT at this old game.
 In connection with the robbery 1t is pointed out that only experienced thief would have worked the one worked at the Ayerill home-taking time to search about the room he raided And to pick out valuable bits of jewelry and precious stones from among articles less valuable, which were left untouched
 Entrance was gained by climbing up the porch. taking out screen and getting into an upstairs room. At the time members of the Averill household were on the lower floor. but. it is said. heard no disturbance. It is believed that when the robber made his exit he leaped off the veranda to the ground and that q confederate of his watch outside.
 The loss of iewelry and precious stones was estimated a about $500 by the officers working on the case. The officers worked diligently during a large part of Monday night and dur ing practically all of Tuesday. follow ing up every little line that offered hope of getting a clue to the robbers.
 Notwithstanding the rainy weather. the big auction sale t the beautiful Bradley estate in Pomfret was open
 
 ance from this city and many parts of Eastern Connecticut. The sale con ducted by J. Carl Witter of Daniel son. is the largest event of its kind held in this part of the country for rany years and proved almost as much of attraction a small fair. for there was special interest among | many to see the estate as well as to have an opportunity of buying from an unusually rare and valuable >collec- | tion of offerings. many of wrich had l been imported from distant lands. As i usual. MT. Witter held the close at 1 tention of his audience of buyers and | kept them in rare good humor with | his rapid-fire exchange of repartee | and lively comment. all of which was an enterta inment in itself.
 At St. JOseph's church in North ! Grosvenordale on Tuesday morning a 1 funeral mass for Thomas Malloy, who | died in St. Vincent's hospital, Wor- | cester, was sung by Rev John Quinn 1 ne service was dtItHutd ny lcidtiNCo and friends Burial was in St. Jo- | seph's cemetery.
 Francis. Stoii 5e, a farmer. died at i his home in North Woodstock, where | he had been a resident for years.
 Henry Richardson of Seattle, na- l tive of the town of Thompson. in the l Buck Hill section. is visiting with | friends in this vicinity. He has been i in the west since 1884.
 Pomfret school will reopen for the fall term on Sept 24 and it is eX- | pected that there will be an increased | enrolment this year. The attendance 1 last year was reduced by students of | the institution entering the service
 Announcement was made Tuesday l Of the sale of a farm owned by Mrs l George H. Nichols to Ida King of ]