Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-06

The United States district court jury, after deliberating seven hours. at s.3o Thursday evening, in the case of Biag-l g.o Gradilone. James Azzamurio. and . Salvatore Paldino charged with break ing the seal of freight car at Brad | ford, March 9. larcency therefrom and conspiracy to buy. receive and take away 1 goods stolen therefrom. rendered verdict |
 finding all three Westerly men guilty of 1
 conspiracy while on the charges alleging
 breaking, Gradiline and Azzamurio were
 acquitted Palidenio was the only one
 of the two found guilty of breaking Tn
 the indictment charging breaking the tes-
 timony against Gradione and Azzanurio
 was circumstantial, while Sergeant Caleb
 Greene, of the railroad police. was posi- tive Paldinio was in the car when the
 railroad detectives surprised them at work.
 Each defendant produced evidence of
 alibi that they were in Westerly on the
 night of the robbery. The three ae- fendants, through their counsel Fitzger- 1 aid and Dunn. filed motion for new
 trial, and the motion will be heard by l the court next Thursday
 | The government claimed the defandants
 were members If the gang of thieves l who were detected at Bradford Five 1 of the gang recently pleaded nolo and 1 are serving a sentence of six months in
 the Providence county jail.
 l Nineteen Rhode Island lawyers have i taken chance, clipped in s1O0o each. | and purchased the D.lrfee property in | Providence. in the rear of the supreme court building as a site for state law ! library building, with the expectation that | the state will take over the site and erect the building Several years ago this 1 property was offered to the state for ! | eral assembly convenes the lawyers will
 offer to sell the property to the state for
 Sl9,000. just what ii cost them. For years 1 effort has been -1ade to have a build l ing erected for the state law library.
 There will be fve-iu-one farmers l show. opening in Providence the last of next week, which will be the largest of | the kind ever held in Rhode Island. It
 will combine the five district exhibitions given formerly by separate agricultural societies. In the poultry show. it is
 announced 25.000 living specimens have I been entered. The apple show claims oyer
 5000 exhibits. The corn show will be
 three times larger than usual Market garden report corresponding increase
 and the horticultural show will he the
 largest ever. Among the many features
 will be squab exhibit which will rep
 resent the development of the sauab from
 the egg to the market The exhibition
 will be opened next Saturday and con.
 tinue through Tuesday.
 Christmas Seals and health bonds with face value of s50.0Oo have beer j distributed by the Rhode Island Tuber c.Iiosis association. for the annual sal, to raise funds for tuberculosis worl throughout the state The sale begiri December 1. As the American Red Cros has turned over its interest in the sal
 to the National Tuberculosis association ! the new tuberculosis seal will take tn place of the former Red Cross. and tn entire proceeds will be used by the tuber culosis association.
 St There was a brief session Friday of tn Third District court. Judge Oliver F Williams presiding On the civil side 1 1 there was one proof of claims in boo 4 account. and other cases on the docke 1! were entered. The only criminal cas ] on the docket. charging Joseph Savon with mainta ming a liquor nuisance, wa H again continued for one week
 s Rev. Clayton A. Burdick. n. D.. presi s dent. presided at the quarterly meeting q d the Board of Mana gers of the Sevent Day Baptist Missionary society held I a i the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptis T church. Westerly A communicatio d was received from the commission of th A executive committee of the general cor 4a ference. expressing appreciation of hell d ful suggestions and counsel by represer A tatiyes of the Missionary society. Rev ! Clayton A Burdicl and D. Burdett Cool 4 Reports were received from nearly twer ! ty missionary workers and pastors. most 5 ly very favorable.
 ' The matter of employing a surgeon [ Il accompany Rev. William L. Burdick I ] the Western Association field was lei 4 with Mr. Burdick and the correspondin S | aecretary.
 q The following standing committed N were appointed for the coming year Mi: s sionary Evangelistic committee: Ira I 3 Crandau. Edwin Shaw, Frank Hill. Mir a Charles W. Clarke and D. Burdett Cool S teorgetown committee: Frank Hill. IT & F Crandall and Mrs. Albert H. Lanl sj worthy.
 A Supplementinr pastors salaries: San