Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-16
COMPLETES TWENTY-FIVE
 YEARS AS DEPUTY sHERI

J. H. Tubbs of New London rot led out 25 years as a deputy sheriff for .lew. London county Thursday. He was ap- pointed on April 14, 1Sse, by sheriff George O. Jackson of Colchester ana has been in continuous service in that ca- pacity every. since. Deputy Sheriff Tubbs has the distinction of being the oldest acting court officer in New London coun- y. .
 Deputy Sheriff Tubbs Is in his sixty second year, having been born in East Lyme on Sept. If, 1859. For several years he conducted general store in Mantle village and after going out of business for himself he became a clerk in the store of Henry Gardner at Elan .ders. It was while he was clerk there that he received his appointment as dep uty sherin. His appointment came month after Sheriff Jackson had received his appointment from the governor to succeed Sheriff Frank Hawkins, deceased.
 Served Under Sheriff Jackson
 "Sherin' Ttbbs as he is fsmiliarly known as Hubby" as he is called by the members of the legal profession and his intimate friends. served under Sheriff Jackson until the latter's death in 1905. when he was reappointed by Sheriff Sid ney A Brown, his. successor .ShfrifH Tubbs has been re-appointed by Sheriff Brown each term.
 During his career as an officer many law breakers have fallen into his clutches and he has assisted in several sensational arrests.
 Deputy Sheriff Tubbs worked in the celebrated Gershon Marx murder case in Colchester and he spent a week in Gel chester following up clues which led to a ct sv,
 the death penalty by hanging.
 Y The deputy sherif also assisted in ihe Wdtter murder for which several New london young men were arrested sev- eral years ago.
 One of his most notable arrests was the apprehension of three of four men who escaped from the New London county Jail in New London soon after. his ar,- , polEt1nent. The four men who were servI ing terms for burglary succeeded in nak ing their escape by going throu1s, :, scuttle in the attic of the jaiI and then breaking their way out through tbe roof. Sheriff Tubbs was assigned to tbe case adn he arrested three of the men al the connecticut river within a few hours of their escape . . one Of the more recent murder case. Tn which Deputy Sheriff Tubbs baq tsL,n part is that of Samuel A. saIishn-,, -, !. IS dolng state prison term for shoot;n. and killing two men in Preston abo,,, two years ago. Salisbury. who succeed. eo m making his escape after the cri,n. vas located in East LiyA-p,7l., n snd Deputy Sheriff Trbbs and S:erifs Hsr, pert E. Draper of Norwich, uow dA,5 brought Salisbury, back.
 Not only has Deputy Sheriff T,ubbs mace many arrests in. criminal ,ases b,jt ne mas served thousands of papers q | CIVIL actions. Perhaps the mo,+ i,t.-a., ing, of these was the attarni11 cS ,L, famous German merchant subnna rim. Deutschland. as the result of it's ram. ming and sinking the tug T. A. Scott Jr.. of the mouth of the hadbor at Nev London In which several of the crev lost their lives When the Deutschlan, returned to New London after sinLin, the tug, several suits were instituted Tor damages for the death of t-a crew members and also for the sinkine ,h tug and Deputy Sheriff Tubbs mafs. in attachments. taking the vessel into hi coustody. He was in charge of the rr nus s11bmslDne. having il,4perH A, board. until the attachments were releas ed
 Although making many arrests. Denu ty Sheriff Tubbs has had only.-one real narrow escape from death at the hand
 Of prisoners. On February s. 1903. wnii he and Sheriff Brown were arrestinz An gelo Dotolo in New London for inde
 cent assault. Dotolo pulled a revolve and fired at him. Fortunately. the bulIe
 struck watch in Sheriff Tubbs' pocke
 and. was dehected.
 Deputy. Sheriff Tubbs is republica
 and has held several political offices. I
 1883 he was. elected representative f l the general legislature of 12gI fro-, t,,
 town of Old Lyme, and he also acted a
 tax collector of the town of East Lym for II years until about six years az,