Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-29

court at the regular Friday session but exception is made when the ac- cused are from distance, want to
 proceed and cannot report on Friday
 without much inconvenience
 Seth Hatfield, of Hartford. pleaded
 guilty to driving his automobile in excess of twenty five miles an hour on the Watch Hill road. He paid a pen $1S.S0. Clifford Nelson of Worcester entered a plea of guilty for like of fense and also paid the regulation fine and costs.
 ~~-I playing on Sunday is a vio- lation or rar in Rhode Island. but for arrests were made for this offense. Sunday afternoon. anu the cases were disposed of at another special session of the Third district cour, Monday Michael Luzzi. Dominic Conn. Peter Galore and Joseph Straface, Wee ar raigned an complaints setting forth that each with force and arms did then and there use a certain game sport. play recreation. to wit: A game of playing cards on the first day of the week
 The first case called was against Straface. He said he played cards for bottled soda water. but not for mon ey. The judge reminded him that he was not charged with gambling but simply playing cards on Sunday. He pleaded guilty and a fine of ~$5 and costs of $3.S0 was imposed and promptly paid. Like action followed in. the other three cases. The fact that it was first offense was taken into consideration by the court.
 The men were arrested by Police Sergeant Ferguson in Oak street near Tower, where an assem blaze of more than twenty five men were playing cards or interested spectators. He secured four of them but the others escaped the police net. There has been considerable complaint of card playing in the street in that section, and no heed has been taken of warn ings that the games must be stopped, or prosecution would result
 Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown visited the- locality Sunday morning while several games of cards were on. He stopped the playing and told the players that if the games were renewed they would pay the penalty. Sunday afternoon the followed. The sum of s35.2o was paid into the court treasury. This added to the amount paid in by automobile vio- lators on Friday and since then makes a total of s3s4.
 The treasury of Rhode Island will receive s749. .77S.92 in taxes on the savings deposit in the state savings banks, trust companies and national banks this year. This is an increase of s46,517.o8 over last year. which in
  Liberty bonds are exempt from the tax by state law. which reduces the income to the state by $10.904. The various banking institutions are re- quired to pay to the state tax Of 40 cents on each $100 of savings depos- it's The amount subject to taxation here and hereaboutS, is follows:
 Wakefield Institutions for Savings Wakefield, s1.272. .ss6.1e; Wickford bank, Wickferd, S39e, 39S 96; VN a 70 5al 3 $1S3, ,041.90; Washington Trust com pany. Westerly. s5.066.S94.96. The cap itaI W's indicate Who's Who in mat ters financial.
 Mir. and Mrs. ButwhaIsmaname vis- tied the police station Monday after and tribulations of a whole month of married life. asked the chief to out the mismated tangle. Each told of the cruel treatment in determined to live no longer in each others company. The chief informed them that their, troubles were of the kind that he could not adjust. and if hey were set on living he suggested l livorce proceedings.
 The male said he had no objection l md would not defend and the female ] declared she had no money and could | get no lawyer. She said since her 1 marriage a month ago she had work l
  earned more than $50. which she had | given over to the fellow she married. l
 Chief Brown had no desire to set 1e the weighty question between hus- ,and and wife and he told them so | plainly. When urged farther, he ad ! -ised the wife either to go to the mill | where she was employed, get the money due her. and return to New n a restaurant; or. continue in her present. employment and secure board nd lodgings near her work and way from the home of her husband nd his people.
 The chief told the husband that he nust not strike or abuse the wife, and arther that under the law he was ound to contribute to her hupport if he demanded support. He said: T 7on't give a cent in her support. I'd ave to, if you leave me alone" They anne to the police station together, ut the husband was not permitted to >ave until the wife had time to carry ito effect the chiefs suggestions.
 Lieut.. Col Arthur N. Nash received
 telegram Sunday announcing that is father, Nathan E.. Nash, had died I Toronto, Ontario. as the result of a hook sustained ten days ago. Colonel Bash went to New York Monday night ides the son. he is survived by Mrs. lash.
 Nathan E. Nash was the son of Ma aan Nash, who many years ago man ged the Nara gansett hotel at Watch Till. In the Civil war he served in company B. Ninth Rhode Island regi- 1ent, and was a member of. Pawca- 1ck lodge of Masons. He left West rly about 30 years ago and his wife nd son knew but very little of his and supposed he had cen dead for the past 10 years.
 MT. Nash was an ingenious nachin- t and inventor. but never realized luch from his inventions. as usually omeone else stepped in and supplied
 missing link and secured patent on IT, Nash's ingenuity. He went west ,om here and was for a time located Cleveland and later in Toronto.
 Judge Herbert W. Rathbun of West fly was in the Second Judicial dis jet court Monday in session at 7akefeld, Judge Nathan E. Lewis as counsel for Martin Fran s Cournan, aged 26. a clerk in rragansett Pier hotel, charged with and non-suppcrt of his