Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-10

team mates supported him, the outcome might have been different. Cournoyer. the hard hitting Putnam pitcher, had his usual good day at the plate, and connected for pretty pair of two base hits. Nelson failed to get his customary circuit drive. The best he could do was a three bagger. Cournoyer famed ten Millbury batters while Sweeney could re- tire only four of the locals by the one two-three route.
 Score by innings
 Manhasset ...... Ks MiAbury I. A. A. .. % O-1
 Batteries-For Millbury. Sweeney and Sweet; for Manhasset, Cournoyer and C. Nelson Umpire. Caisse.
 Action which will probably bring to a close all matters pertaining 10 the Fourth of July celtN-ation in Putnam was taken in the city court Monday morning, when Judge Mahlon H. Geis- sler disposed of three cases which he continued from month ago. At that time Francis Decatur and Joseph Fav- reault pleaded guilty to intoxication. breach of the peace and abuse of an of ficer, but Judge Geissler did not wish to impose sentence until after the court of inquiry had finished it's investigation, which investigation it was thought
 
 to the arrest and conviction of other participants in the outbreak of rowdyism that marked the celebration of the coun- try's LAthday At that same session of the court. on July 12, Joseph Cordier had pleaded not guilty to intoxication and breach of the peace, and evidence in connection with this case had been heard. The only person who identified Cordier as being one of the group that gathered in front of the home of Mrs. Walter J. Bartlett and there celebrated in a bosterous manner was Officer Flu gene Gibney. Mrs. Bartlett was not able to identify Cordier, and when pressed Gibney modified his previous testimony slightly. Judge Geissler withheld his de- cision in this case pending further in- vestigation. At the session of the court Monday the judge suggested that the charges against Cordier be nolled. He stated that identification had not been complete, and that there was evidence that Cordier was not on the streets at the time in question. Prosecuting At torney Ernest Morse agreed with Judge Geissler and the case was nolled.
 In making suggestions concerning the l disposition of the cases of FavreauIt and | Decatur, Attorney Morse, addressing the coure, said in substance: Your honor, too much has been said about this en- tire matter of the Fourth of July cele- | bration for the welfare of Putnam-very much too much Yet the fact still re- 1 mains that these two men have pleaded 1 guilty. and doubtless they are guilty. | Favreault testified before the court of in quiry that he got so intoxicated that he 1 didn't know anyone. That was on Sat
 urday. Sunday he was so drunk he
 couldn't identify any of the others with him. Decatur was also intoxicated.
 Both of these men deliberately deprived l themselves of their senses. I say de- 1 liberately because in these days you l have to seek liquor. As for the breach | of the peace, I don't take that so seri- ously-not so seriously as some few peo- pie do. Each of these men has pleaded guilty to abusing an officer and that | is perhaps the most serious of all They
 abused men who are set up by the mu-
 nicipality to protect the locality The 1 only mitigating circumstance perhaps. is 1 the fact that they were both intoxicated, i but even that is unexcusable since it was i deliberate.'f
 In passing sentence upon the two men.
 Judge Geissler stated that his views coin
 cided exactly with those of the prose- i cutor. There is,'' ne commented some
 reason, perhaps, why should be leni-
 ent. It was the Fourth of July, and a | person has the right to celebrate if he 1 doesn't go too far, though you fellows
 did" He also stated that he did not
 look seriously upon the charge of breach | of the peace and in connection with the | intoXication charge thought there were
 certain circumstances that made leniency 1 the proper thing. While you are sup
 posed to have to look up liquor now, :" 1 he explained T understand and have heard from others that on the Fourth the l liquor was right there. For that req
 son I am going to be easier" He then in
 each case imposed a fine of s5 on the in
 toxication count, and similar fine on l the charge of abusing an officer. Costs
 were taxed at s1, bringing the total to S1l. Both men paid. In concluding the
 cases Judge Ge,S5ler said, 'T commend
 you two, for like men you came out and
 admitted what you had done. You were
 not like the other sl1ulking towards who l shielded themselves and their friends.
 You were men; you pleaded guilty and
 I think more of you for it." Of all those 1 brought into court in connection with | the celebration, FavreauIt and Decatur were the only ones who pleaded guilty. | With these cases settled it is highly i'm probable that anything fnorA will be done
 about the demonstration in Putnam There was general satisfaction around
 the city Monday that the affair was
 closed. and popular opinion seems 10 be 1 that the best thing to do now is to forget
 the matter, and let bygones be bygones. '! Putnam golfers came into their own
 Saturday afternoon, and as a conse- quence the members of the club at Staf-
 ford Springs who were being entertain
 ed on the local links were easily beaten.
 The score was N to 8. The downpour | of rain in the middle of the afternoon
 did not stop the players, who went ahead with their game as though the weather
 were sunshiny. Seventeen visitors from