Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14

The last man called in connection with the celebration was Theodore La parle, charged with intersection and ringing lalse hre alarm from box fl early Monday morning. To both charges he pleaaed not gunty. Captain Bulger and sergeant Lard were called to testify, but neither could swear that Laparle was under the influence of liquor. Officer Chandler testined The principal witness against Laparle was Henry Lis, brother of the boy previously discharged, Lis testified mat he saw Laparle off and on from Il o'clock Sunaay evening until 4 clock on the following morning, and that he was intoxicated. He also told l the court that while he, Lis, was near | the score of M. ]. Lynch just be- 1 fore the false alarm was sounded, he i heard some one call out: red La
 parle, leave that fire alarm alone!" 1 Lis sad he saw Laparle near the fire pole, but did not see him break the l glass or the box or pull in the alarm. l Here Prosecuting Attorney Morse
 asked Lis if he did not remember tell ing him and Captain Bulger a lew i days ago that he had actually seen 1 Laparle break the glass of the fire box. Lis denied any memory of this, and declared that all he knew about 1 the false alarm was the shouting that l he had just quoted. Captain Bulger 1 was sworn in as a witness and said that Tn the prosecuting attorneys of l flee a few days ago, LIS had stated to the prosecuting officer and to him that he had seen Laparle break the glass to the alarm box. Lis continued 10 oeny tnIs, and would not change his testi-
 mony. In view of Lis testimony in
 court, Attorney Morse stated that he
 would be obliged to withdraw the charge against Laparle, as there was
 no other evidence that would show him at all connected with the false alarm. He did not, he said, wish to withdraw the charge of intoxica ton, but upon the suggestion of the court, he decided to nolIe the entire case.
 Judge Geissler then reviewed the
 entire list, and stated that the cases against Swanson, Lis, McCauley, La : parle and Ryan were nolled. He stated that he understood that further investigation of the entire matter was
 soon to get under way and that while
 the cases were disposed of for the
 time being, further action was not an impoSSibillty. This entire matter should be investigated further,n said Judge Geissler. Tt was disgusting
 outbreak of hoodlumism and some
 one ought to go to states prison or
 jail-and probably some one will, be- fore we get through with the matter!' ? I He then returned to the cases of
 Favreault and Decatur who had plead :
 ed guilty, and that of Cordier. He
 stated that he did not wish to dis
 pose of these three cases ultil there is
 further evidence in connection vith the
 entire disgraceful outburst" "Ii
 anyone in this city knows anyt..in.
 in connection with this affair."" en-
 phasized the judge, "it is his duty to
 go to the prosecuting attorney and give : his evidence. I hope someone will dc
 so. There ought to be someone ir
 Putnam who is anxious to see that law and order can be carried out, and that
 we don't revert to hoodlumism" He
 then continued the three cases until
 August g. pending further investiga-
 tions.
 Attorney Morse arose and speaking
 to the court said: We are going to make further investigations. As il