Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-14
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At5bt~at&% 4tg LIE AfhAiEIAH1FJ s.z wiilisaAtic. Oct. lsss-with tbe arrest l of Aloaze T, Roswell of Mansfield Center | by Csantx Detective William A. Jackson | and Sheriff Elmer M 9enae. the nays- | teries sprfceading the ease : : George | Aldrich; ase4Bi; of Poufret, Hefx cleared | | ns, and A'afsGh xas e1nSellsd ts ch asse | his blee ' 10. gailty ta oRe of guilty in 1 the Winl.,ash county supefisr court held st Putasfas Wedhekday. Aldrieh had
 bseh ci.afsed with abusing lssbelie Minor, t2. of Popafrxt, but q5. ahtii tie time of the discibtnrss haa At3adfastly claimed he
 was not guilty of the eharge. The cAse dates hack tc August of the
 current. ytArs ETasr Aldrieh WAS arrested
 in PofHfret for ahes;Ag the Minor child.
 Fle was bound svef to the superior court
 by Justice of the Peace Bryden of pom- Soon after, the arrest Of Alsrieh. his
 uncle, AlonEo Roswell, Of MahsEsid Cen i ter, who is, 3 pfivate detective. elaifsins
 10 years experience at, tho businesa. and
 Who has on several occasions aided the state pcliee, spBearka at the Minor home l ih Pcnsfret, it is eiainisd and saying he
 rks representative tt the state, stated
 that tae child was te De taken to sn insti-
 tatioh. day Or two afterward Tsess-
 ~elps Laughter. Ars. Atwood. ansi son
 Leslie, als6 ee Mahsheid Center. went to
 the Minor henae and ts6k tAe child away with them, claiming she vas to be taken 10 the Hens Of ne Coed sheshetd at inftso-d. The paFenta beveviAg them,
 allowed the child to depart, although they
 did not know. who was taking their
 daughter awsy.s For several weeks the matter rested, but when it was known that the child had not been taken to : Hartford the matter was taken up by the ! state attorney, and last. week County De-
 tectice Jackson. representing that offee. | was assigned to the case. He was ihfernn- ' "a by the rarents Of the child that they knew nothing abs0t the disappearanee of their child other than wsat they had told ] before. lE e., r,+
 In. the meantime, according to the in- ! formation secured by thk state eficers 2 Rev. MT. Bigeiow Of tAe Episcopal church 5 at Pomfret wrote to Grand Juror Thomp- 1 son of Pomfret, telling of the relations f between tAe Alerieh man and the MinSi T child. Roswell, learning of this wrote g . threatening letter to Rev. Mir. BigeIov 6 concerning, the case of his nephew. Ross 1 well when the. case was brought befor, 5 the superior court apparently grew B alarmed and about o'clock wednesda, Q Minor ehiid. The eAild was taken to tn, ' otaee of State Attorney .searls and it va o tfere she. telH her stery of what hs.
 taken btaet d1riag tbe sfK, weekH she ha, 1 been missing. According to her stor- . she had been confined at the home of Mrs 1 Atwood and. while there Roswell coache. . her in what. she was to say when sh l. came before the court He had told he F that she must not tell of her relation 6 With his nephew, AIdrich. AccordinG ( the girl: Roswell. had planned to get he 1 cut of tie, state before the snperior eeur - came in, thus. rosbinE the state of thei 3e witness in the ca5e- With the Mine < child. cut of .the3way, Ressven expecte = to clear lis hebhev and then they rer se te; sue Rev. nfr. Ngsiew for what he ha {. written concerning the character of Alt rieh f ssi ..t When 1t becsrse KasMA that tn. sta, @ had secured all the evidence Aldric q changed his eIha fs guilty and was give r q heavy sentenee. Roswell seeing thine . sAinE bad .lsft the ssust room and hi = hehind the express office at the railroa 1- station. 4 warrant for his arrest wa :. sworn out by Grand Juror Thompson an
 Detective Jackson and Sheriff Young rer
 after their: enan found him, and locke IF hirn up z [ tie 1olice station at Putna,
 soon after oiclocl He will be charge with intinidatins and trying to innuen, 'e. witness Of the state.