Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-13

his companions had been to Boston look
 ing for work They returned to Provi- dence and walked from that city to Wil- limantic. arriving here Sunday night. Part of the way they rode in an auto
 mobile truck They purchased two
 loaves of bread and two onions at stores on Main street and went to the railroad to eat them Here they sat in car with their feet hangrig out of the door.
 They did not look around the car. When the officer came and told them to hold up their hands they had eaten one onion and only one-half loaf of bread. They were told to throw the remainder away.
 They were handcuffed and taken 10 the police station. It wah said there was | sugar in the car.
 | The stories of the other two defend
 ants corresponded with that of first wit ness. They were going to Hartford to find work in tobacco field.
 1 Court adjourned at l o'clock until 2.15
 o'clock
 | At the afternoon session. John J. Me ran, charged with rape and indecent as-
 sault was presented, he changed his former plea of not guilty to guilty. He was given a jail sentence of 60 days. The case against Vivian Dorothy Con-
 rad. charged with theft, was nolled.
 Resuming testimony in the morning
 case, Isadore J. Heller was called. He
 testified that on the night of April 24th one of the defendants came into his
 store and purchased a loaf of bread.
 Later he returned and bought another
 loaf He Knew nothing about the other
 two defendants.
 Butler and Anderson were recalled to
 the stand and cross-examined by Public
 Defender Charles L. Torrey representing
 the defendants. James A. Rood of this
 city, freight foreman, also testified to
 sealing the car the morning after the all
 legged break. He did not seal the car on
 the night of the 24th. A clerk was in
 charge of that work and filed a report to
 him before leaving that night. Judge Marvin after charging the jury l. sent them from the court room at 3.32 r At 3.53 they returned with verdict of . not guilty. The defendants were re- l leased. Court adjourned at 4 o'clock un- , til this (Friday) morning at ten o'clock when a short calendar session will be t held. The jury was summoned to ap- Q pear Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. U Four automobile drivers were befor, Judge Frank H. Floss, Thursday morning : in the police court charged with violation of automobile laws. They were Clifford c. Fellahe and Benjamin Apter of Hart ford. Herschel Libby of Colchester, anC |. William Cunningham of Columbia. Lib. by Wa sthe only man who made a state ment He said his registration card was in his coat pocket but upon chang
 ing hic clothes he forgot to put the cart in the suit he wore Wednesday. i, The cases of all four were noIIed upor ' payment of costs of 7.15 and they wer,
 advised to carry registration cards in tn s future.
 B George Wolfson. of Columbia, charged c with cruelty to animals, was fined s anC . costs amounting to S10.75 which he paid a He had calf tied by a rope when stop ped by the police and they deemed l I cruelty to animals It was the first tim - he had carried any animal in his car ,. he stated.
 4 About twenty members of Olive Brancl u Council, No. 10, R. and S. M, left thi
 city Thursday afternoon by automobile z for Worcester, Mass, where they wer :. guests of Hiram Council, of Worcester U U Thursday night.
 q Edward J. Ottenheimer, of this city, e student at the University of Virginii y has been elected to the Raven society al
 honorary academic scholarship organiza Ii ton, also to Phi Beta Kappa fraternity A The elections were from the medical de Q paFIInent or tne university.
 r Mrs. Louise Duchesneau is in Ney r York attending the openings. ii Petty Officer William Fancher U. S
 N, who has been spending a furloug with his parents, MT and Mrs, Charle ,t Fancher of No. 29 Jackson street ha .- returned to the naval station at New T port, R. l.
 Mrs B. F. Greene of Bacon, N. r. i 2 the guest of her daughter, Mrs. w P S
 Heating of No. 1855 Walnut street. The American Thread. company base ball season opens Sunday with Manage Tom McDermott's Braves of Putnam a opponents.
 The funeral of Miss Abby suIIiva were held Thursday morning at S3 o'clock from her late home No Il Tay Tor Court. In the solemn requiem hig mass at St. Joseph's church at g o'clocl Rev. John E. Clark was celebrant, Rel J. J. Tyler, deacon and Rev. Otto Beat meister. sub-Ieacon. The bearers wer Timothy Kelley of Providence and M , chaeI Welch and John Sullivan of thi | city. Rev. John E. Clark read a con \ initial service at the grave in St. JC | seph's cemetery.
 | The funeral service of Mrs. Sarah Jar | Stedman was held Thursday afternoo | at one. o'clock at her home in Mansfel | Center. Burial was in Storrs cemeter