Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14
PUTNAM

zsll saa eHOrI liX TeSpOnSl1ilIly- the outbreak oi rowdyism that marked the Fourth of July celebration in Putt nam a week ago Monday, nine young men were brought before Judge Nah lon H. Geissler in the city court Tues day morning charged with various counts all of wil:c1 were in connection with the holiday disturbance. The ac- cused were James Ryl1. Oavi1 Fay reault, Francis Decatur, commonly known as Zeke Decatur, Joseph Cor dier, Carl Swanson, Gusr1ve Lis, James McCauley and Theodore Ldparle. ....5a The roundup of these men began Monday afternoon after warrants for their arrest had been issued by Judge Geissler. News of the fact that Cap tain John Bulger of the police depart ment was making arrests in connection with the Fourth celebration spread "a D. idly over the city. It had been expect ed for several days that some action would be taken by the authorities. As a result of this and because of the gen. eral interest in the matter which has been intensified by the attitude of the members of the city council as indicat- ed by their action and comments at the regular July meeting, the little courtroom in the basement of the mu Ilnicipal building was thronged with spectators Tuesday long before g o'clock, at which hour court convenes. When Judge Geissler arrived the crowd was extending out into the hall way, some men standing on chairs, and fin ally, when. no more people could pos sibly be squeezed into the spectators section of the court room, late com ] CTS were forced to gather around the windows and look in from outside the | building.
 The cases in connection with the eel | ebration were heard separately. James | Ryan was charged with breach of the peace on the morning of July 5. Spe- officially the charge alleged that he shot sky rockets in the public street without due care and caution. Ryan was rep resented by Attorney Arthur S. Mac l donald. Because he desired the tes- timony of witnesses who were out of
 the city Tuesday, Attorney Macdonald 1 asked that the case be continued to Saturday morning, which request was granted.
 | David Favreaut was next called.
 There were three counts against him,
 all referring to July ,, intoxica ton, dis 1 turbance of the peace and abusing an
 officer of the police department. Fav- 1 reault pleaded guilty :, on all three counts. According to Captain Bulger 1 avreault while under the influence of l llquof used ohenSlVe ana Vile language and threatened ''to do'' Officers Chand
 Ter and Bancroft when they attempted
 to quiet him. Judge Geissler upon
 learning that some of the cases tc follow were similar to that of Fay
 reault's reserved his decision until the other cases had been brought before
 hlm. ln order that he might dispose ot them all at once. Favreault told the
 court that he had become drunk or hard cider given him by men whom he could not identify. He stated thai l they had three jugs of the liquor an6 were passing it around in Cargill park
 lie admitted drinking good deal o1 1 the stuff.
 The same three charges were prefer red against Francis ("Zeke") Decatur
 who pleaded guilty. He stated that bt had taken nine drinks of moonshin, Whiskey which accounted for his con. dlt-on. He did not know from whom
 he got the whiskey. Decatur told tn, court that he had previously been ar. rested in connection with a fight bu
 had never been charged with intoxica T ton.
 The next celebrztor brought befor, ]; the Judge was Joseph Cordier Ther, were three charges against him: intox lcatlon, breach of the peace. and viola
 tion of the law regulating the dis
 charge of fireworks. It was alleged i, connection with the last count tba Cordler set off a fire cracker betweel sunset of July Fourth and sunris or the fifth which act is In violatio,
 Of the statutes. Cord;er pleaded no
 guilty to all three counts. Officer Ern
 est Chandler testified that he saw Cor t dier between the hours of and i
 sunday night July 4, and that at tha time he was under the influence of ii
 quor. Special Officer Eugene Gibney when called, stated that he saw Cordie l, on the evening of the Fourth and tn 7 following morning and that he wac in
 toxlcated and using indecent languag 2,
 He further .testied that he saw the de
 fendant shoot 8 drecracker before sun