Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-31
PERJURY CHARGE IN MIXED 4..
 WEDDING AT WhLDfANTIC
Special to The Builetin)

tSpGclal to The bulletlnl ,,Wilrimantic, March 50.--Charies A. Stedman Of East Hampton will ,. be brought before the police court here Thursday morning charged with perjury. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon in East Hampton and brought to this city soon aftef three o'clock by Chief of Po- flee Daniel. JS Killourey. Warrant for the arrest of Stedman was sworn out by Prosecuting Attorney Samuel E. Harvey i Stedman is charged with perjuring himself Tn this city, Tuesday when he took out marriage license to wed fifteen year old Alice Nichols, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Nichols of East Hamp- ton. Before Town Clerk Frank P. Fem ton and Rev. Arthur D. Carpenter, who performed the marriage service, Stedmar. who is cofored, swore to the age of him self and the Nichols girl who is white. as 21 years. The Nichols girl also told the minister she was 21 years old. Both parties gave their residence as Williman- tice, naming the street on which, they lived. and 8 later Investigation proved
 this also to be a Nlsehood. $
 z When the Nichols family learned of the elopennent of their daughter they innnedi- ately got in. touch with Selectrnan H G
 Hill of East Hampton to try to prevent the marriage. The officers came to Wilt Hantic too late to stop the marriage bu; Inmediateiy placed the Nichols girl un- der arrest and the couple were taken back to East Hampton.
 Other persons connected with the case are also being arrested by the police to De held as witnesses. MT and Mrs. Raymond Stednan. parents of the groom, who accompanied the couple to this citEsare being. held for taking part in the eiN1ement and marriage of the two min- ors.s .,.s, |. ts. H M ~
 The Nichols family did mot wish the 1 marriage to take place. and are taking steps to annul the marriage Stedman | is of colored blood, his bride being a Cau- | eausian.. 9ss..ss., 1... l RyfY. MT. Carpenter who performed the 1 marriage stated that he; noticed the 1 groom was colored and the bride white | but as Stedman's parents were present and tue tcouple seemed to care for one 1 aToffler he performed the ceremony, Tn, l couple told, falsehoods to him abou their ages and place of residence, but h, l Believed them to be telling the truth ant as the Nichols girl was large for hel age he did not. hesitae in marrying them | s7 Over a dozen boys accompanied b,
 MerriH J. Hopkins enjoyed ,an education al ,trfR through several local mills ant
 city offices Wednesday, morning. Tn
 boys were conducted through the Quid
 nick-Windham plant and the vander.na, foundry. The trip also included an in l spsction of the pest office. telephone ex change an dpolice ststion. -
 II Booklets on Camp Hagen are being sen
 out by the Y. M. C.sA to young men ez peet;n gto go to thet, camp during, tn
 summer months Last year eight Joce boys enjoyed one or two weeks at Cam HazeH and it is -eyssacted, tat al large
 nuHtbef will go there this summer.
 Ell motion picture, Thomas Jeffersc Morgan, was shown Wednesday night ] tires '. M C., A.t The picture illustrate how boy carmel his way through scfro, I and made his life a success. ,. < The final session of inc naturaiizatis class which. for the past nine weeks, hs been studying "Cfvics for Coming Anne l. feansr will be held in the Y. M.lC. ! Friday, April 1st at 8 ?. m. As most the men in the class will appear befo the court in May to receive their fin
 papers Judge Foss. will, on Friday nigf
 conduct an examination similar to the O
 they must pass before the natnralizsti
 examiner On this occasion there will 2
 So be presented; to the five adult pun
 af the night school the past winter, d
 serving same, badges signed by Gc
 Lake stating that they were present e
 ery, session, A. fey reels of. moving D
 lures will conclude the program.