Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
BRooKLYN>JAIL REACHES
 IooTH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAl

Souvenir William IT. Taylor, of Hartford, sends The Bulletin the fol- lowing interesting article in regard tol the tooth anniversary of the Brooklyn jail:
 The celebrated jail at Brooklyn is one hundred years old this year. For many years it was vexed question and eS- cited much contention in Windham coun ty where the county court house and jail should be located. Hampton. as holding the exact geographical center of the county as then stated was ex- ceedingly active in the matter. On De- cember, 1917, a committee was sent to Hampton by the general court to consid- CT the situation. Every town in the county sent it's best men to join in the deliberations including several fable lawyers" Hampton was unable to se- cure report in the favor and after careful deliberations and other meetings the committee reported in favor of Brooklyn The general assembly ac- cepted the report and act approved May 27, 1S1s, provided for it's execu- ton.
 At town meeting in Brooklyn, June $, committee was appointed to cor respond with otiher towns and a thous- and dollars was pledged for the court house and jail. Delegates favor their
 
 June 19 to consider the matter. A com mittee reported $6, 900 would be needed of which Brooklyn guaranteed S2,560 and that the balance should be raised by the other towns. Thompson, Plainfield, Canterbury and Sterling voted their ap- preparation without dernurring but towns whose ambitious aspirations had been hlighted withheld their quota but pub lie spirited citizens subscribed liberal1y CTJY1 d<a-,y@ At meeting of the county court July 20 committee was appointed to fix the plan whereen a court house and jail should be erected At the May session of the general assembly of 1920 it was enacted that after the court house and goal in Brooklyn shall have been ac- cepaed or approved" the sheriff was authorized and directed to remove all prisoners from Windham to Brooklyn
 and thereafter the goal in Brooklyn shall be used as the only prison of said county" On July 26, 1920 a speciai court of common pleas was holden, Judge Dav1d Bolles presiding. His associates were James Gordan, IT., Artemas Cur ley. David C. BoIles, Clerk Andrew T. Judson was present as state attorney Edmond Freeman as sheriff, Ebenezer Baker was appointed as keeper of the jail and jail limits were assigned. At eiiO 1OllOHI SSSSlOI august 10, William Tyler was appointed keeper of the jail. Business opened with much animation. The bar of Wondham county at the time boasted of very creditable array of legal talent, and as now, held | prominent position in the state II re- ported from Brooklyn John Parish. Dan- iel Kies. Jonathan A Welch. Uriel Ful- Ter; Ashford. David Bolles. Philip Hay ward. Samuel Ashley; Canterbury, Rufus Adams. Andrew F. Judson, Daniel Frost | Jr. Hampton. Joseph Prentice Chaun- | cey F. Cleveland; Killingly, Ebenezer Young; PlainfeId, Joseph Eaton, Ira Case; Ponfret, John Holbrook. Elisha B. Perkins. Jonathan P Hall Sterling Calvin Hubbard Thompson. George Learned. Simon Davis Windham, Jabez Clark. Samuel Perkins, David Young, John Baldwin. John Fitch. Thomas Gray Edwards, Clarke Woodse3c,, John Mo Clellan, Ebenezer Stoddard, John r. Will | jams.
 I am sorry that space does not per init to tell of the new impY se manifest ed in the quickening of business and de- velopment of manufacturing enterprises the good old town of Brooklyn has shown the past century.