Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-06

Pomfrct, G. L. Perkins Scotland Byron Wilson; Sterling, Charles A. Frink, Geo. A. F'rink, George c. Speener Thomas, Frank A. Johnson, Lucien Lamson woodstock Jesse Shead, Harry E. Wells and George A. Lyon.
 Three cases came before Judge Frank H. Foss at the Friday morning session of the police court and 1t was one of the lengthiest session of the year. Local in terest was keen in all three cases and the court room was crowded with spec tators
 Mrs. Josephine sasek. charged wieh larceny of pantity of thread from the local plant of the American Thread company was found guilty and sentenced to thirty days in jail with fine of ten dollars and costs. amounting to $15.65' which she paid. Judgment in the sem charged with the theft of the thread had nothing to say in defense. She was ar rested Thursday afternoon at her room in The Elnssafter she had shipped a quan- tity of thread to New York. Thread to the value of several dollars was found in her room after her detection by the police
 The second ense was that of John Dowen, sailor, and Mrs. Maybelle Kel- Ter of this city, charged with adultery. They were arrested Thursday morning by Chief Killourey' and County Detective Jackson. while at the railroad station. Through thei rattorney, Patrick J. Dan ahey demurrer was entered, but was over-ruled by Judge Foss, who found probable cause and bound them over to the criminal term of the Windharn coun- ty superior court under bonds of $500, 41, AL. able to procure. They were taken to jail later in the day. Mrs. Keller, it was stated, has not lived with her bus band for some time and recently she ap- piled for a divorce. The arrest of the pair Thursday was made at the instiga- ton of a federal officer who had come to this city for that purpose.
 Wilfred Blanehette, public service driver was charged with reckless driving of his machine on lower Main street Main street Thursday afternoon. Blan- chette pleaded not guilty
 Special Officer Edgar IT. Richmond, the first witness for the state testified that at the time of the accident he was on the sidewalk about opposite The Films. The car went by him at a fast rate of speed and he was unable to get the num- Der. A little further down the street the
 
 smashed into the house. Officer Rich mond then placed Blanehette under ar rest and notified Chief Killourey. In his opinion Blanchette was making fifty miles, an hour although Blanchette told him he was traveling but 25 or there abouts. George H. Sypher. of 127 Cres- cent street. driver for the American Therad Company, testified that he was driving Dodge coupe owned by the company east on Main street and was 1 about to turn around at the gate of No. mill, signalling with his hand as l he did so. Blanehette cut in ahead of him and went on to the sidewalk the right rear tire blowing out as the 1 wheel hit the curbing. He was of the opinion that Blanehette was making 4C to 50 miles an hour. Charles w Snow Nelson L. Brink and William c. Mass also testified. They were in the ma. chine owned by Maass and .Blanchettt 1 passed them at a speed they believed tc be thirty miles an hour. They were go. 1 ing about 20 miles an hour.
 1 Blanchette, in his own behalf, testified | that he tried to pass the Ford car driver by Mass and did not see the Dodge coupe until it started to turn around di rectly in front of him. His only hope ol i avoiding smash was to drive upon tn, | pher gave no signal that he was about tC l make the turn. Blanchette claimed hi. speed was only about 30 miles an hour l William H. Garrison of New York, em | ployed as cook in Scotland, and George
 B. Mclaughlin of Monroe, N Y, tel 1 ephone lineman, passengers in Elan chette's car at the time of the accident stated that che speed of the car wal not over 30 miles an hour and possible i was 25 miles. Both men were riding fl the rear seat of the car and did not SCI 1 the Dodge coupe until they were nearl. l upon it. They commended Blanehette fo his Quickness and stated that they woult have taken similar course. Blanchett they said, applied his brakes immediate 1 ly upon seeing his predicament and whel 1 the car struck the curbing it was no going over 20 miles an hour Arthu Coutu, who was with Blanchette in tn front seat of the car, also claimed h saw no signal from the Dodge car ant that the car was not going more thai 25 or 30 miles an hour.
 Sypher was called back to the stan, and repeated that he did signal that h