Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
PUTNAM

in their own behalf when court opens Tuesday morning. The state vovv a strong case of circumstantial evidence Witnesses testified to first seeing the two strange colored men on Nichols Hil! or the state highway to Thompson. Frcm this spot they were traced to Brandy Hill, where they were seen bout eleven o'clock Sunday morning by George E. Law and his wife just as he locked up his house and with his family started for an automobile ride to DayvIIi,. When the Law family returned Mrs Law went to the Brandy Hill church and her hus- band went home When MT. Law got in side the house he went to his desk to get some money to pay the minister and found that his desk had been opened and the mone~ taken. MT. Law is treasurer of the church and said that he had on hand three small funds amounting to S101. One of the funds consisted most 1y of small change. After he discovered the theft MT. Law notified Deputy Sheriff William N. Bates of his loss and told of his suspicious of the two colored men. Law and the deputy set out for Webster in an automobile and got track of the men on the day. At Webster they got assistance from the police department and the men were located. search of the men at the station house revealed a considerable amount of money, some eighty-fve dollars in alL and much of it was in small change. MT. Law positive ly identified an old, mouldy penny among the coins as one that was in his desk drawer. bunch of keys was found on one of the men and MT. Law tried these on the lock of his kitchen door and found that one of the keys would unlick the door. The deputy testified that when he told one of the men that he should have about fifty dollors, as S100 had been stolen, this man said to him that the other man had not divided even. He also told tho deputy sheriff that he did not go to tie Law home-that it was the other man. A flash light, razor and hypodermic needle and sornA ~oor- phine were among the articles taken from the men when they were searched. Wit nesses besides MT and Mrs. Law and the deputy sheriff were Francis J. Me Mullin, Jostph St. Martin and Mrs. St. Martin and Thomas Ryan, all of Thomp- son.
 Before court adjourned Friday after noon, MT. and Mrs. Edward Mignault of Killingly with their sixteen year old son, Medos, were brought in on a bench warrant issued by Judge Marvin charged with breaking and entering and theft. The state alleges that the family of three entered the store of Albert E. Gay, near Attawaugan crossing and stole a quanti- ty. of merchandise, including 72 bottles of Jamaica ginger. All pleaded not guilty and being unable to furnish bonds were remanded to jail to await court ac- tion.
 The Troupe Julien Daoust presented in French the play, La Conscience dun Pretre. in five acts before large audi ence in St. Joh7's hall, Providence street, Sunday afternc- n. Between the acts M. Herve Germain baritone and Laviolette and NJ. Leo entertained with musical | numbers.
 Bridget (Farre1D Ryan. s2. for over half century a resident of Putnam, i died at her home in this city, Friday i night. Mrs. Ryan was born in Ireland ! but came to AnCrica with her parents when a young girl. She roarr'ad T"e"',N Ryan at Norwich about sixty-three years 1 ago Her husband who died fifteen or | sixteen yeG>S ago, was a veteran of the Civil war. Eight children were borr l to them, seven of whom survive, John Lawrence, Joseph. Tom and Martha ot Putnam, James of Webster and a mar. ] ried daughter in Mechanicsville. Mrs Ryan, through her long residence in Put
 nam, had many friends and acquaintanc
 es in this city and in the Woodstocks
 where she resided prior to coming tc 1 Putnam about 54 years ago. She was { member of the Altar society of St. Mary!
 church and was active in parish affair
 during her life.
 The observance of Armistice day a
 PoDfret will include the unveiling of
 memorial tablet at Overlock's corner. Tn
 tablet will be of bronze and will be af fixed to a large boulder and on it vii
 be inscribed the names of Pomfret men
 and one woman, who served during tn
 world war. The cost of the monumen
 will be about one thousand dollars, al
 appropriation being made by the town a
 the annual town meeting.
 Pictures shown in Union square Sat
 urday evening in the states Safety Firs
 campaign attracted hundreds of people
 Charles Chaplin in Shoulder Arms pu
 the large audience in god humor. Speech
 es were made from the balcony of tn
 Putnam inn, which overlooks the square
 Members of all Protestant churches ii the city gathered at the Congregations
 church Sunday evening to listen to a
 address by Dr. Benjamin F. Marshal president of Connecticut College for Wo
 men who spoke on "Wfndham House,
 the building which the people of thi
 county propose to erect at the col
 lege
 A number of Knights Templar of Put nam went to Hartford. Saturday, to al
 tend the annual state field day. Mrs William H. Holmes of Noun Vernon, N. Y. is the guest of her moth
 CT, Mrs. A. W. Macdonald, Oak Hil
 Mrs Helen Wiley Mrs. Macdonald youngest daughter, has returned to U1
 bridge, Mass, after a short visit. Mir
 Wiley is now manager of the Uxbridg 5 inn.
 Putnam golfers were well represente at the links in Pomfret. Saturday.
 Mrs Nellie Rogers of New Have
 Surnyside.
 Rev. Ralph E. Connor will be tn speaker at the October meeting of Eli; a abeth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R this (Monday afternon.
 The K. of c. bazaar, which came to $ end in Union hall, Saturday evening, wa
 a success. The proceeds will be use
 in fitting up the councils new qua ters.
 Rev. S. J. A. Rock. pastor f the Metl E odist church, reported to the police Sa urday that his hen coop had been ente ed and sev)eral fowl stolen. Richard Holmes, a junior in Clark un E versity, Worcester. spent Sunday wit his mother, Mrs. William H. Holmes Mount Vernon, N. Y, who is visitir relatives in Putnam.
 Woolen workers here are encourage by the statement of President Wood the American Woolen company tn;