Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-17
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the family to appear in police court today (Friday).
 The Christmas number of the Wyndo- nian, the publication of Windham High school, was distributed Thursday Sports, short stories written by students, and snappy class jokes made t an interesting number.
 The Mems club of the Methodist Epis- copal church is to stage another old fashioned concert in March next The committee in charge of arrangements will be E. F. Cross, r. P. Davoll and J. B. Bentley.
 Several local peorle attended dance at Andover Thursday night, when Oster- hopdt's orchestra furnished music.
 Mrs. John Luton and daughter Doro- thy were visitors in Hartford Thursday
 A class of 10 candidates was initiated at the meeting of Williman,ic lodge, No. 1911, B. r. o. E., Wednesday night. Dis trict Deputy John McArthur of Hartford attended the meeti1 g.
 Funeral services for David J. Wilson were held Thursday afternoon at o'clock at his home in South Coventry. Rev. Harry s. McCready, pastor of the local Congregational church, o1fieiated. The bearers were relatives. Burial was in the Nathan Hale cemetery, South Coven- try, where Rev. MT. McCready read committal service at the grave. The ar ! engagements were in charge of Jay NJ. i Shepard
 Louis Jackson, coIored, was charged with intoXication at the Thursday session of the police court and pleaded guilty to the charge. Jackson stated that he came to this city Tuesday to look for man but was unable to find him. rTc said he had been employed at a sawmill not far from this city. Jackson has been arrest l ed several times on the charge of in:oxi- | cation and was warned that another charge of this kind would send him to jail He was fined so and costs, amount ing to $1715, which his employer paid.
 Miss Pauline V. Smith of this city was a speaker at the convention for workers ,n girls organizations recently held ia New York city. Her subject was Housing | Conditions for Girls in New York City. Frank Snyder, 27, was given a hear i ing Thursday afternoon before Justice of the Peace GeSrge A Allen of Mansfield and was bound over to the superior court under bonds of S2,0C0. He was unable to furnish the necessary money and was taken 10 Holland county jail to await trial. Snyder was charged on three | pretenses from Charles J. Farwell of i Hanks Hill, in the town of Mansfield. who
 Is about 10 years old. and owns an inter-
 est in the Hanks silk mill.
 The story of the swindling goes back
 about year to the time when Snyder
 it is claimed, went to New York with
 $25 of -Farwell's money, with which he | was to purchase a wig. Snyder returned l with the story that he was unable to get
 the wig but that he got into an alterca-
 ton with the man he was to purchase a wig from, in which the seller was some
 what beaten up. Sr der, it is said claim ed to have spent the S25 to get himself l out of the scrape. Last September Shy der went to Farweu and told him that the man he had fought was bringing suit
 against him and FarweH as his employer
 would be held liable. Three hundred dol. lars Was asked of Farwell to smooth matters out, and FarWen gave Snyder this amount. On Tuesday night of thi.
 week Snyder. it is claimed, accompanied
 by an unknown person who showed a de
 tectfve's badge, went to Farwell and de
 manded $562 more, whichsthey said woult
 close up the New YofS episode Tn,
 other man displayed a revolver to aid il ntlmidating Farwell. FarweI fell fo
 the play and gave them S260 in cash an, offered to write a check for the balance | but this vas refused and this led to Shy Iders downfall.
 They told Falwell they must get tn money by Wednesday morning, and Far , well said he would try to borrow thi !; amount He went to neighbor and trie to get the money and this person, know } ing FarweH's alleged eccentricities, aske him why he needed the money, and tn l story of the alleged blacltmail was tolt
 Farwell and inc frierd then came 10 Wi
 limantic- and consulted Attorney Willar ! A. King. town counsel for Mansfield, bu as Attorney King was busy he retaine
 Attorney Patrick J. Danahey in the cas,
 A warrant was made out for FarweIl' , arrest and he was taken before Justice c the Peace George A. Allen and was hel under bonds of s 65O, which he coul
 not furnish, and was then taken to ia ; to await hearing Thursday.
 Snyder had a story about Q detectiv coming to his house Tuesday and askin where Farwc1l lived. He claimed the de
 tective had come 10 his home about tn l New York case about the wig. He ha | 1 a wife and two children Snd lives jus
 over the city line on the road to Mans field. The receipt given Farwell Tuesda l night by Snyder and his companion req , 1 as follows: Received of John J. Jones tn | sum of S26O on account, the balanc, } s302, to be paid Dec. Is, 1920. Signed l J. J. O'Mally.
 l Farwell it is stated. has been subjecte , to swindles on other occasions by thos who took advantage of him. He Is sai [ to be known in Mansfield to be a har ' worker and of good character. but eas 9 10 impose upon.
 Two Willimantic officers assisting i r the arrest were County Detective Williar
 A. Jackson and Sheriff Elmer M Younl