Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-19

aZdownward career soon after being hit in the. head by hatted ball, believed to have been the cause of his change from an honest to a criminal life. Allen isl, recalled in the trial of Daniel Leavens,i formerly of Pawtucket He was sen7j tenced Friday to 20 Years in the state prison for shooting Deputy Sheriff G. Ralph Tillinghast and to one year on a charge of escaping from the deputy sher--l ifs in whose custody he was being taken | with other prisoners in a van from the Providence court house to the Cranston jaIl March s21. i91e. Leavens was orig 1 inally indicted for breaking and entering l a building in the night time and larceny. | Attorney. General Capotosto urged ts=I Leavens be given the maximum sentence l for the shooting of Tillingiaast and also l sentence flor his escape. He declared 1
 Leavefs was the most dangerous man that ever came into court. a.e.sasaT
 LeavenS was rearrested in New London 1 in November. 5191S, and was tried under
 an indictment charging him with shoot
 ing Deputy Sheriffs Tillinghast and Col win. Skeet Allen, who was among those who gained temporary freedom then un-
 der sentence for 20 years for being inn plieated in the conspiracy to escape in addition to his sentence for highway rob- hery, was escorted into court at Leavens trial and testified that he, Allen, was the one who fired the shot that hit Filling hast and that Leavens at that time was running towards the woods The jury did not believe Allen. All who participated in the conspiracy 1 to escape and assault the deputy sheriffs have received sentences from IT to 20 years.
 The Westerly textile mill did not oper- ate Saturday, due to the lack of coal, as | oh aTf Tci la6 fn orrt1ra Thn l pany arranged to receive carload which arrived Sunday, and will be ample to keep the mill in operation until the reg | ular shipment comes. It was expected i that the mill would continue in full op- eration today tMonday).
 An amendment passed in concurrence of the act establishing, a first drainage
 district ia the town of Westerly and pro- yiding for the construction, installation and maintenance of a system of public drains or sewers. The act permits levy 1 ing of tares by the drainage district. In aa act previously passed authority was given to issue. bonds to the amount of | $s9Q.0oe. s.~ "
 A resolution introduced by Senator l Maurice w. Flynn and passed under Suspension of rules allows the use of the state armofy at Westerly by the Wester- ly lodge of Elks.,
 Resolution went to the calendar au- thorizing officers, boards or commissions in charge of any arrnory owned. leased, rented or controlled by the state to al 1 low the use of arnlories under their re- | spe ctive control to organizations of hon. o.:sbly discharged soldiers, sailors or ma I rines who have served in the war with Germany.
 f The appointment of Frank J. Clinton | as deputy chief factory inspector has ! been confirmed and he has now all the i powers of the chief in the absence of the si latter. MT. Clinton has been deputy in l si:eetor 19 years.
 T. An an1endatory act passed makes pro iyisioii for determination of inheritance ! ftakes and gives tax, commission increased iFowef in connection herewith, which in. Ief deS authority heretofore vested ir
 pru ate courts ssss>. assf 1sA
 laeIt-eis' exnected the general assembly fl will reach finalsad adjonrhrneht Friday next Abby J. Denison Bryant. s3, widow O. 1 David $. Bryant, died Saturday at he , home on Union street, Westerly. Sh. , has. been almost helpless for 30 years |. Her son, Henry D., who was in the post office service for many years, reside, with his mother up to his death, abou three years ago. She was cared for b! 4 s nurse days. and another son, Edward
  died, his death occurring several year
 before that of his brother.
 : When Henry Bryant was taken sic [ Mrs. Emma Kelley of Providence. t whom he was engaged. came to Westeri ? l and attended him until he died. The 5 Mrs Kelley. realizing that Mrs Bryan 5 needed constant attention, remained an
 cared for Mrs. Bryant until the latter a fdeatb. The only surviving near reIativ I rsf fTc "a -fc hrAA g in New Haven.
 , F. David s. Bryant. husband of MT, : Bryant, died 52 years ago. He was , painter by occupation and had served i : 1.-the Civil war, in the Eighth Connection T regiment, Company c. He left his wid
 tow. two sons and a daughter, now all de c ceased. -- /! The 7hod carriers and common lahore, 2 Fin Westerly are in the same class and bf flonge to the same union and are on strik z Efor the same increase in pay-75 cent :: for gai1 eighteho day. In New Londo | the hod carriers demand 80 cents and ti ,e tlabcFers 10 cants an hour The Westerl y lStrikerS have refused an offer of 60 cent f an hour. The granite cutters start e i, their third weeks vacation and a, lready to return to work when the recon
 pense is made S1 an hour. or sS for - days work of eight hours The mann 4 lecturers. offer is ss:68 day to Sept, 1, "a and from that date concession will ! rt made to sS 3 day. n Judge Arthur F. Sumner will pres;, s for the first time in Washington coul , ity at the session of the superior court
 Kingston this fkfonday) morning, al :. I will held an adjourned session at Yves D. erIy, should he SC decide There a s- fifteen new actions at law, one ne as complaint, three petitions in equity, al {, nine new divorce cases, besides t ol criminal calendar
 is H The new actions at law follow: Ga |. mela Mama vs Mary Cappucio Fral ss@ Mama vs Francis Coppucio Fra i' Mama vs Natalie Cappucio; Charles
 =, Reynolds vs Joseph Main; F. Wa = Greene Pryor vs J. Nelson Alexande ,x Nathaniel Greene svs J. Nelson 5Alexa = der; New England Newspaper Publis ,it ing Company vs Thomas H. Barbe Inf Standard Computing Scales Company ,s. Thomas H. Barber; John Adams ct z. vs Angelo Turo; John J. Walsh vs Cl; as once w. Hopkins Arthur W. Willis he Lillian C.. Hoxsie; Rita Fornia Labey
 Sherryq Casino Company !; Henry L Jot
 BrooITie vs the Wakefield Mills Co pany; Isaac Etelm&n vs Herman Et ay :. man.
 S Complaint whose. assignment day ,riss April IS; State Elisha V. Card, co 5 plainant 'vs Ralph s. Sherman
 Petitions in Equity-Barber & R
 nofds vs estate of Robert B.. Richmo, ,4a Arthur M. Willis ys Lillian c. Hoxs 1is James D. Peckham ct al. ys Reuben he Peckham ct al
 ets Jurors have heen summoned to SC