Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-31
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InsetliesftoWn scourt sfMonoay morning Jonli hyan and John Burke, safe wrech- CTS, were pound over for trial at the neAt term ef tt1e9 s1per4or corrt having crln- mai jurisdiction after they had pleaded not g9rtity- and waived examination on charges mai they broke Unto the store of Andrew JarowsKis dur.rg the early hours or Sunday morning and >biew open his safe, containing over sl, 200 in money and securities: Judge Woodward. fixed l the bal at 45, ,0O0 in each case and as the men ceaid fsot furnish it theys were taken to jail ast BrookIyn in charge of Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Aver and Chief John McFarlafld .te Ryan and Burke gave indication of be- ing the most intelligent and shrewd crin- inals that have been presented in the town eourt1ofi Kiilingly in years. They l were fully. Informed without conference 1 with anyone, as to their rights and priv ileges under the law, and they took full advantage Of them, also displaying that exceedin gig rare trait among people who get within the; tolls of the law-keeping one s mouth shut under any and all cir l cumstances. What officials nere have been able to learn about Ryan and Burke and their histories could be written on 1 the back of a postage stanp-and with ont serimping for space.
 Burke, who claims to be, ,s2 years Of age and evidently in failing health, as he cougffS harshly and persistently appears to be the executive member of the pair. That he is very familiar with court pro- cedure was quickly evidenced, for. fol- 1 lowing: the reading of the complaint, 1 which set forth among other things that l the charges therein were against one 1 John Burke of Baltimore, he addressed , the court, saying: Your honorsssI must q. ,1os. l home is not in Baltimore; I hail from Portland, Ore" His request was acceded to and when asked to plead his prompt i and crisp reply was: Not guilty, and i wsiva exanination1ss 1 Ryan made a similar request for an
 amendment to make his residence read South Florida, which he located as about 1 eight miles from Jacksonviiie. instead of
 Baltimore, and his plea was identical with Burke's. Court officials later remarked that a rayrnan does not : learn 'ab>ut 1 Sunday school. f~ l Neither Burke nor Ryan volunteered any inforrnat ton about themselves to 1 court officers and. none was asked of l them. for the futility of interviewing them had been well established since they were captured.
 Following .dieposal of the cases, Burke
 asked permission .to address the court
 which was granted. Addressing himself l to Prosecuting Attorney A. @' G. Bill Burke said
 '-s'If you please I should like my spec
 tscles, They were taken from me with
 my comb vixen I was arrested. Now. ] consider that the withholding of my spec l tacles Is both, unkind and discourteous l T. see .no-r reason why should be deprived l zk.s MA 1 happen to be held here for ] violation oi
 the law"
 l AFre Bfll assured Burke that the speec
 tacles would be returned to him forth
 with s'a -tIl:.s t5ts ';:.
 Burke was insistent. however. that i had been wrong and, unnecessary to de iprive., him of his glasses :-and added .Thefe wss'no real reason for keepinl
 thend- frenai-rne Sunday when I had t IspeRd many, lonesome hours in my cell
 The manner in which Burke made hi
 statement was. impressive. He was cain
 and the manner and quality of his dictiol
 at once stamped him as a man, of abilit,
 and keennsss. ~
 i Ryan, too,e requested that he be per initted q to address the, court, his desir | being to learn when his case would com
 to trial. He was told on the first Tues | to send wire to an attorney. that m defence may be arranged for he tol the court, and he was assured that thi
 privilege would be willingly granted hin When Burke and Ryan had hnishe
 talking they left no doubt in the mind c anyone ii the court room that tkey ar far and away beyond in intelligence tn
 average man who finds himself in erin insl court as a prisoner. T s That theyf are without conscience : indicated, however. by two little inc dents ti1arrshaye marked their stay at th
 lpolice station. -i t5. Say, chief, said Burke to Chief M, Farland. When that officer brought u
 prisoner a breakfast Monday morning
 Tiff anyone ever teIfs' you that there is
 God or hereafter. tell them for me ths
 they are - liars f And to Officer Martin Wolfe, who al g rested him in the Jarowski store Rya lcooiiy and snliiingly said Sunday night
 Brother it's "a lucky thingrtor you tn, I I didn't have gun when you can
 through that door to get me-" Ryan le . no doubt in the officers mind that thel
 would have been some shooting, and thi 3 the officer would nave been at a disadvai
 tage, coming in as he was from the stree while Ryan practically could shoot frol , ambush.
 f While Burke and Ryan are being hel 5 at Brooklyn an 4effort will be made | county officials to learn more abo, /; them. This ;may be aceomplishe \ through the fingerprinf system and wit
 other aidsSthat police departments Ina, 5 for checking up dangerous criminals. Tn; these. prisoners are. out of the ordinaI
 seems a certainty and oficials here, al : convinced that the men are profession; ] crooks of long, experience. ..-.
 Cfastsn A.. Maindeu, motoring near Ea, Putnam early Sunday evening, was tf
 first person that came along after tt plants:of the Bowditch Dye works wa struck by lightning and started to bur
 He said the village about the rnill seen
 ed temporarily deserted. az residen; there were away for Sunday, and ti } woman whe gave the alarm came frol ! distance away. from the. mill N Maindon said tbat pniy dense columns smoke were pouring cut of the mi whena he hrst arrived. but within fftee
 minutes. the. Whole plant was blazing, This Is the last day. on .s. which tt
 Rhode Island company will receive freigi
 for shipment! oyer the Providence an Danie1sop line At II o'clock this morr
 ing acceptance of consignments will eeas