Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-14
WESTERLY

=. - Greenwich that would probably oc- cupy several weeks, that the statutes require a session of the court at Woon- socket at this time, and that there fore he must open court there on Wednesday. It was probable that he might be able to return to Westerly next Monday and the spare jurors were excused until that day.
 Through attorney, plea was brought by Everett Fitzgerald, of Westerly, for deferred sentence and that he be re- leased from the state Workhouse. The pie was granted and a bond of $500 furnished. Assistant Attorney Gen. eral Sisson made no objection He told the court that Fitzgerald had been arrested for intoxication and placed on probation, that he violated the probation. Last December he was l rearested, pleaded nolo to the charge of being common drunkard and was sentenced to serve year in the state work house. Attorney SissDn said MT. Fitzgerald was a machiniSt by trade and could get job in Westerly his home town, and probably profit by 1 the punishment he had already endur- ed. Counsel for Mir. Fitzgerald told 1 the court that his client was not of 1 l the type of men who are classed as | common drunkards. but at periods he
  1 said Mir. Fitzgerald had been employed | 1 a great many years at the Cottren | l plant and believed would be given en- i ployment there as a completely re- 1 1 formed man from the use of intoXi- ] 1 cants. This experience has been a | 1 lessons that will prove beneficial. He 1 1 asked for deferred sentence, and de- l clared the required bond would be l l furnished forthwith.
 Arguments were made in the case 1 of Bessie Netherwood, an appeal from l 1 the Westerly probate court in admit 1 1 ting to probate document declared to ] {! be the last will and testament of Mary J. Crandall. This case was tried in | 1 the court last week, and was for 8 1 | long time pending in the probate court. l 1 Upon the death of Mrs Crandall, a will dated May 3. 1912. was found among 1 her effects at her late home in Pleas i ant street This will was type writ ! I ten and duly executed and Mrs. Neth- erwood, whose husband now deceased | was brother of Mrs. CrandaIl, applied to the probate court for letters Of ad- l Ininistration. Action was delayed and l when Mrs. Netherwood returned to her home ill White Plains, N. J., she wrote for and received a copy of this will. Her husband was mentioned as residu- 1 ary legatee under the will. but by req son of his death this was impossible, and Mrs. Netherwood was not bene- tlciary. At a subsequent session of the probate court, Mrs. Netherwood filed another will for probate in which she was named as principal benefc- lary. This will was dated December IS, 1913, was claimed to be the last will and testament, and Mrs. Nether- wood said she found it in a bureau drawer at her home in New Jersey.
 There were several hearings on both wills before the probate court, and Attorney Samuel H. Davis, rep senting some of the heirs declared this second will to be a forgery. The re- suit of the hearings was that Judge Edward NJ. Burke. admitted the will of
 1912 as the last will and testament of Mary J. Crandall. practically agree
 ing that the second will was a forg-
 cry, as alleged by Attorney Davis.
 Mrs. Netherweod then directed her
 counsel to take an appeal from the
 decision of the probate court. The
 ease was known in the superior court
 docket as Bessie Netherwood appellant against Samuel H. Davis, appellee
 The attorneys in the case were Judge
 Herbert W. Rathbun and John J. Dunn
 for appellant, and Harry B. Agard
 Clarence E. Roche and Samuel H. Da-
 vis for appellee. The arguments were
 made by Messrs. Roche, Agard and
 Rathbun. In both wills a bequest of
 $500 is made to Christ Episcopal
 church
 Subsequent to the date of the second
 will, another will executed by Eugene
 5. Pendleton and believed to have been
 really the last will and testament was
 probably destroyed, as the document
 cannot be found.
 After deliberating for half an hour
 the jury rendered verdict for the ap-
 police, sustaining the judgment of the - probate court; reporting that the document dated May 8, 1912, is the last of will and testament of Mary J. Cran- le dall; and the document dated Decem. sh Der IS. 1913, is not the last will anc le testament of Mary J. Crandan
 in The court adjourned at 4.35.
 II, Westerly is willing and ready t S contribute it's allotment of S2,0o0 tC .9 the state quota of s225, 900 of the coun. ~ try-wide campaign for SIS 100000 fo ' the Salvation Army. The drive open :. ~ next Monday and will continue for on, i-' week and it is planned to make uI
 the local amount in small sums by 1t genuine popular contribution It | It, planned to create an annual fund
 which will permit of the removal 0 ali iu as well as the soliciting for funds b, {, the army officers, except at the regu IL, lar meetings. In France the Salvation 'i' Army pitched it's tents close to tn
 blood-stained battle fields, and at hom
 close to the trenches of vice, crime
 poverty and hopefulness.
 gel Steamer New Shorehar, now bein nd rebuilt, will be operated between Prov on idence, Newport and Block Island, un ial der the direction of Boston parties
 The new company will run the steam at CT during the months of June, July or August and September, charging lo7 all rates for passengers and freight Tn
 New Shoreham was put out of com he mission as a result of fire the latte il- part of last year.
 'oi Daniel Webster, of Wickford, evi ,- dently lacks the judgment of the ia nous man of that name long sine +- passed to his reward. and in conse -' quence this latter-day Daniel had
 close call from serious and perhap . fatal injury. He is driver of a publi " service automobile and had just lei
 a passenger at the Wickford station VI He started to drive across the rail ,~. ns' road track when his automobile va struck by the locomotive Of a trai
 that was slowly approaching the sta iS tion. The automobile was dragged fe .., a distance of fifty feet and was cor @ siderably damaged. MT. Webster wa
 somewhat dazed but escaped injury. he overheated woodwork in the kitehe in caused fire Monday afternoon in tt
 Rhode Island Johnny Cake club : at- Kingston. The fire was extinguishe
 by the state college fire departme1
 before much damage resulted. IT.
 club is patronized by the faculty