Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-17
WILLIMANTIC

Carpenter of the First Baptist church was chosen chairman of this commit tee. It was agreed that the local police had done splendid work and that they should be given :. vote of appreciation for the work they had accomplished With the hearty endorsen ent and support of all the aw-abiding citizens. Willimantic can be made the cleanest city in the state. windham High and Westerly High will play at Recreation park this (Wedns- day) afternoon and fans of the city will have their last opportunity to see the local eleven in action. Windham has been playing a good game all season and against her old rival, Westerly, she hopes | to take home win and close the season in a fitting manner. The lineup of Wind- ham will be as follows: Dickenson le, Reade It, B. Thompson lg, Prater or Shea c, Webster rg, Potter Tt, Cornell re, Burr or Rahinowitz qb. Captain Davis lhb, Mandel rhb, Sullivan fb, Loiselle. Gates, | k. Thompson, Obernasser and Haggerty 1 substitutes.
 The regular meeting of James J. Shea | post No. 1s, American Legion, was held 1 Tuesday night at the state armory on Pleasant street
 l William K. Bath, who for the past two years has been in business in Putnam | has returned to Willimantic and is to go
 
 First time, Your Honor" said Frank Mason to Judge Frank H. Foss of this city when asked if he had ever been ar- rested before, this statement being made at the session of police court Monday, when he was brought up as a suspicious character, in connection with tke robbery at the store of lsadore Heller Sunday | morning.
 When Mason, alias Burrill. was taken ! AA p -lHrr, iai1 Tot r; nnttimus papers giving his name as Frank Mason, and then he cracked a smile, as Mason under the name of Abraham Bur I'll had served many a day on various Sentences for intoxication and theft In 1916 he broke jul at Brooklyn by saving the bars of his cell, but was recaptured later He had also served Is months at l 'Itate prison, Wethersfield, for theft of l iewelry. The Kingston R. l., state prison 1 authorities also want Burrin and when his time is up at the Brooklyn iail he will probably be turned over to them, if l the local authorities do not want him returned to this city.
 Mason or Burrill was arrested by Lieu tenant McArthur Sunday afternoon on 1 suspicion that he was the man who broke l into Mir. Hellers store, and as stated in 1 Monday mornings Bulletin, Mason claim ed he had been at the boarding house during Saturday evening; but the police saw him near the scene of tIAe robbery at the time or approximate time it was al- leGed to have taken place. When ques- tioned about the break, Mason is said to 1 have parried every question with the skill of an expert. While being taken 10 Brooklyn jail he told Officers John Kill lourey and Edward Leahy, who accom- panied him, that he had served time in the Brooklyn jail but that he was not fool enough to tell t 10 the court officials l Another break that took place in this city about two weeks ago is thought to have been Mason's work, but he would admit nothing that would incriminate himself. He is also said to be known as an ex- pert lock picker and while serving at
 Brooklyn jail he made a score or more keys that could be used in unlocking handcuffs these keys now being held by