Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
PUTNAM

Harold Crea, who has lived in Put- | nam, MeehanicsyiiIe, the Grosvenor- daies and Webster, was taken to the Brooklyn jail Wednesday afternoon by Constable Nerri Coderre of North l Grosvenordale
 Crea was before Justice Charles J. Johnson at North Grcsvehordaie on Wednesday morning. to answer to charge of having attempted to assault Miss Aldea Maynard. of WiIsonville, in the town of Thompson, on the night of Sunday, December T.
 Crea pleaded not guilty to the charge against him, but probable catse was found for holding him for trial at the next term of the superior court for Windham county, his bond being fixed at s1,60e, which he was unable to fur nish.
 CTea was arrested in North Gros- venordale Tuesday afternoon by Con- stable .Coderre. Crea disappeared aft- CT the affair for which he was brought into court. and is believed to have been l in Webster and Worcester since that time. State Policeman Howard El- liott was in Worcester Tuesday to ar- rest Crea. but in the meantime Crea had come back to North Gresvencr-
 to get his clothes. Hearing that he l N 1o bN4lt6 clSEAoCQ VI o< EI1A11S, f1E MHtlI
 to Constable Coderre and asked about
 1t, and was promptly placed under arr
 rest, and State Officer Elliott was no- tified. MT, Elliott went to North Gros-
 venpriale and brought Crea to this city. locking him up for the night at | the police station.
 l In court Wednesday morning Misa Maynard appared and identified Crea
 as the man who attempted to assault her.
 From the information given to offi
 cials l1aho have been in touch with the case, Crea, who is stranger to Miss
 Maynard and the young woman were
 both passengers on a trolley car that
 ening of December '. When Miss
 Maynard left the car to go to her horne, Crea, it is charged, also got of
 and followed the young woman. quick tly catching up with her and requesting that he be allowed to accompany her
 home. This permission was refused. and, it is alleged. Crea thereupan seiz- ell her and threw her to th egroHnd. Miss Maynard struggled and shreiked
 for help and Crea. it is alleged, aban- doned his efforts and made off
 He was not seen about North Gros- lvenordale from that evening until the time of his arrest. Csea is 26 years ot age and his home is said to be in
 Seuthbridge.
 Two of Puntznn's well known eff. 1ens were reported Wednesday as se-
 Fiously i'll at their homes. A. X
 Houghton is i'll et the home of his
 son, Dr. Harry Houghton, on Grove lstreet, and Charles ". Bradway is II
 at his home on School street. The Day kisnbaII hospital in thi. lcity is again crowded to capacity, SC i that it has been necessary to employ cots to provide for ali who are re. ceiving treatment at tI1e institution , Here is another urgent reminder tha the hospital is badly in need of thi addition for which 6 fund is being raised, and that the addition is sore ly needed at this time,
 Constable Nsrri coderre, who | night officer in the Grosvenordales : land generally keeps an eye on tn,
 peace and we'll being of the thriyins ; communities in that section of th, ! town Of Thompson, has a specialt. I that has been occuping much of hi time for the past few weeks. Havint nothing to do but sleep. which h
 doesn't care much about, after night of vigiiant work, he, goes nu
 killing hogs through the surreundin: , country and has ended the days 0 even 6e porkers during the past fv,
 weeks.
 Nerri Coderre is husky and rathe T enjoys taekling a porker of the 40 pound class and despatiching him il
 record time. The big and good ma
 tured 'constable's 12 years of expe