Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-18

come out from behind team and he had
struck the lad before he could stop. A
careful survey Of the spot by the police
failed to back up this story, it seeming
more evident that Tetrault's car had shot
across the street, hitting the boys bicy-
Gle and knocking the rider to one side.
The boy was riding back of the wagon at
that time and not at one side, as Tetrault
state.
DIR. f. i. Wilcox, town health officer
! has quarantined the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs Joseph Jordano of Prospect park
off South Windham, for diphtheria. Two
children in the sJordano family are i'll
| with the disease.
Sheriff. Charles A. Gates took Ira
| Fowler Of Woodstock to Wethersfield on
| Monday. Fowler was sentenced to not
| less than one year nor more than three
! years in state prison by Judge John Z.
| Keller of Stamford at a session of the
| superior court in this city about two
/ weeks ago. Fowler was found guilty of
Indecent assault upon his IA year old
niece.
Misses blanche A. HalIahan and Ruth
| NJ Russ were chosen delegates and Mabel
Payson and Rose Moreau alternates to
the convention of the National League of
/ Women Workers, at a recent meeting of
the Windham Girls club. The convention
| Is to be held at Bryn Mawr college, Pa,
June 10 to IA.
Or. Owen O'Neill Of Prospect street
met with serious accident Sunday when
| In stepping upon a rug it slid from under
/ his foot, causing him to fall on the hard
wood floor breaking his right leg at the
knee. The accident will cause DR.. ONeill
TO remain, inactive for at least six weeks.
| Monday Judge Frank II. Foss handed
down decision in favor of the defendant
| in the suit of the First SpiritualiSt So
ciety of Willimantic VS.. Salvatore Foti.
/ The case was a summary process suit to
compel Mr.. Foti to vacate the building
on Bank street owned by the plaintiff.
The case was argued before a jury April
27th, but the jury could not agree. The
attorneys then agreed to withdraw the
case from the jury and submit it to the
court without further trial May 4th, and
submit friefs May 5th, which was done.
The two boys, one from this city
one from New Haven, who were respol.-
sible for the break at the store of Will
liam j. Sweeney & Son on Main street
Saturday morning. were given hearing
Monday in chambers. The boys had taken
Is fountain pens and two packs of cards
: from the store. The original charge
against the boys was breaking and en-
tering, but this was later changed to
theft. Through Probation Officer Elmer
NJ. Young the boys entered plea OF
guilty to the charge and paid costs Of
$7.15 each. They confessed that they had
pried the putty from one of the rear win
dows of the building and afetr taking the
fountain pens and cards returned to theil
home. They were sentenced to the state
school for boys at N1eriden. but execution
of the sentence was suspended and they
i were placed on probation for six months
AS this was the first offense of the boys
whose ages we're IL and IA years, theil
names were not made public.
Henry A. Knapp of Chaplin dropped
dead Sunday at his home there. He haC
not been well of late but during the pas
few days had been in improved health
He did his chores as usual Sunday morn
ing and returning to the house passe,
through the kitchen to his bedroom whel
he suddenly fell to the floor, death fol
lowing Immediately. Medical Examine
Dr. W. e. Wilcox pronounced daoth du
te valvular disease of the heart MI
Knapp is. survived by his wife, tw
daughters Mrs. Gertrude Knight of Bos
, ton and Mrs. Adelbert Weatherbee @
| Mansfield Hollow. two sisters. Mrs. Id
| Conry Of East Lyme and Mrs. Edwar
! Adams Of Norwich, and a brother My
| ron Knapp of Hartford. There are tw
grandchildren.
Isaac Charter, SO, died Monday after
noon at o'clock tthe home of his sor
: Louis Charter, of 119 Quercus avenue
following an illness of about two week.
Mr.. Charter was a native of Canad;
born in ST. Pie, June 12s 1860, the son
Isaac and Lucy Herbert Charter. Fl
came to this city 10 years ago, enterin
the employ of the American Thread con
, pany. He was a member of st. Mary
church and took an active part in a
church enterprises. SURVIVING him al
= five sons. Olivier Paul Bartholone
Louis and Delphis Charter of this cit
q daughter, Mrs. Germaine L'Herault {
Montreal. two sisters, Mrs. Cleophie Ca
dinal Of Danielson and Mrs Marie CIR
p pfesu of Millbury, Mass, and 10 CRANE
. children.
Doris Gladys, thu six-year-old daugl
ter Of Joseph and Lena Broussea
- Chaffe, died Monday afternoon at h,
home, No. AIS Main street OF diphtheri
She is survived by her parents, one 81