Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-02

More automobile cases were before | the Third district court, Judge Oliver onstration that fhe Westerly police department is determined to put an end to the frequen driving of auomo- l biles at a rate fn excess of twenty l five miles an hour in the not thick1y settled sections and not in excess of fifteen miles an hour in the com pact part of the town, This work of the police while generally commend ed by the people generally is con residents who object to police inter ference when they see fit to drive at pleasure in the country, and to this class of city folks Westerly is coun- try. The chauffeurs who have been arrested for speed beyond the law limit, do so 1t the request or order of their employees, and while the ar rest may. affect their standing in the matter of license. they are at no tenn porary financial loss.
 Robert English. of Hartford. pleaded guilty to the charge of driving his car at a speed faster than twenty five miles an hour. He, paid the penalty stated that he was driving from Weekapaug in the early morning to get his mother to Hartford for med ica1 treatment. that there was no that here was no menace to life and limb. However he would plead gull ty to technical violation of law
 Charles Rathbun, of Hopkinton, bile in excess of the twenty-five miles an hour limit. while operating on the Watch Hill road. He paid the fine and costs amounting to $17.se.
 Daniel P. Dillon. of New York, charged with exceeding the speed linn 2 it while driving in Elm street. pleaded guilty, and settled the fine of s15 and costs of s2.so.
 George Sanders of New York for driving at excessive speed on the paid to the court $1T.s0. in fine and costs.
 George B. Morriss of Philadelphia, was charged with operating a car in when on the Watch Hill road. He said that when he was overtaken and stopped by the motorcycle cop. in re- sponse to query he told the cop that the speed was between thirty and forty miles an hour. Mir. Morriss wanted to know just the speed stated in the complaint. He also wanted to know just how the cop arrived at the conclusion was in excess of twenty five miles an hour. The court inform ed MT. Morriss that all that sort of information could be had if he de- sired a trial of the case. It was up to him. MT. Morriss said they did things differently in Pennsylvania. The court
 
 in some states. Mir. Morriss pleaded guilty to the charge and paid the penalty of $15 and costs of $z.so.
 Miss Etta L. Randolph of St. Louis was before the court on two counts, with operating an automobile with out a drivers license. and with ex- ceeding the speed limit in Bay street, Watch Hill. The limit in that sec tion is fifteen miles an hour. but this Missouri miss was hitting it up at over thirty. The young lady pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit, and the usual penalty of $15 and costs of $2.S0 was imposed. Miss Randolph's s idea wa somewhat hazy in regard to an operator's license, she supposing that she could drive for ten days in Rhode Island without taking out li- cense She had, however, taken out license since the traffic officer hand The case was nolled on payment of costs.
 A new and novel case was entered on the court docket by Attorney A. q. l.. Iedwidee in which Everett G. Brown and Cecelia Casey Brown. hus- band and wife. brings suit against the Westerly Wet Wash company. in dam that the defendant company received napkins. towels, underwear. sheets. shirts. spreads. and articles Of wear ing apparel for washing. They were
 
 were greatly damaged, and practical 1y destroyed. and the fabric thereof ruined by the gross careiessness whl- ful or negligent act of the defendant or servants. or employees. or agents"
 It is claimed that formerly 1aun- dries declined to receive colored goods by reason of the danger Of damage to other fabrics, by reason of the colors dye This was the rule up to a few years ago. The laundries finally de- cided to receive this class of 1aun- dry. but at the owners risk as to con ta~s that acconnanv the "washings," and is considered as protective measure for the 1aundries. This course will probably be the defense in this particular case the first of it's kind to be brought to the Third dis trict court.
 Percy A. Gaddes, of Washington, land appraiser. bureau of valuation of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion with corps of assistants, is en- gagged in making physical appraisal of the property owned by the New York. New Haven and Hartford Rail road company. Mir. Gaddes and his assistants are now engaged in this Il work in Westerly, which will probably be completed early next week.
 There is another chapter in the con tester Mary J. Crandall w case. with MfS. Bessie NGlHeEWOOu oI w nlle House Station. N. J.. still the plain tiff In the probate court of Westerly there were two Crandall wills submit ted to probate, both by Mrs. Neither wood. The first one was duty proven and would have been admitted at the time, but for objection of relatives, who were satis6ed that there was an ether and later will in existence which was drawn by Eugene B. ,Pendleton. This will has never been presented in court Mrs Netherwood on her re- turn home did find another will of Mary J. Crandall and it was sent on for probate. After many delays Judge Burke admitted the first will to pro