Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-10

Benjamin Tain, local jitney driver, was before Judge Oliver H. Williams at the regular session of the Third district court Friday morning. charged with rncl-Iess 1rfv;ng on the streets of wI. terry When in court on the 'harge week ago. Fain pleaded not guilty, but at the session Friday morning, his at torney, John J. Dunn, changed the plea to nolo. In presenting the case for the state. Attorney Harry B. Agard said that he would be satisfied if the court would impose a nominal fine. and that he would not nress the issue of revok- ing the defendants license. Judge Williams thereupon imposed a fine ol $50 and costs. and an appeal was taken to the sunerior court for Washington county. Bail was fixed at $500, anu was furnished by Mrs Rebecca Tain.
 Mrs. Charles s"sar, of Granite street was painfully injured Friday morning about 10 o'clock, when struck and knocked down by Chevro'et touring car. on the sidewalk in front of c,4 St. Claf.- store on Broad street. Tho automobile was owned and driven by John Hearley of Albany. N. Y, who was accomnanied by F. D. Hackett Of New York city According to witnesses of the accident, the car came down Broad streat and the driver steered be- tween the Watch Hill and Pleasant View trolley cars which were turning the High street corner. After passing between the troileys, the driver war confronted with the Dodge coupe b. Dr. J. L. May. that was standing near 4he curb on the rieht side of the street. Seeing that a collision was certain, the driver turned up on the sidewalk and
 
 other nedestrians barely managed to escape. The woman injured was picked 1n bv the crowd that gathered. and was put into the automobile of Charles Morgan. taken to her summer cottage at Plaa sant View She was given med ical treatment by Dr. John Ruisi and Dr. Henry L Johnson. and after an examination. it was found that no homes had been broken. However, Mrs Saear has been raceivine special treat ment for a painful ailnent, and 1t Is feared that the bruises on the limbs that she received in the accident. ma nrove more serious than in an ordi- ] nary case. Following the accident. Hnariey was taken into custody by the noliee, on a charge of reckless drfv- ing He was given a hearing. and his case was continued for two weeks, with bond fixed at $1,ooo.
 EIesr J. sIocum a psirter at the Lorraine mill on Mechanic street. sut- fered a heart attack about 4.14 o'clock 1 Friday afternoon. and drowned dead Mir. S1ocum who 'ived on High street ! has been ernnloved as a painter at the Lorraine for some time. and was work i ing as usual Friday afternoon. when Inc suddenly drowned to the ground Dr ! ha d | but before he arrived at the mill So cum was dead Death was attributed 1 to heart trouble by the doctor.
 Salvatore PaIdino. s-ntenced to serv' IS months in the federal penitant'ary . after being convicted of stealing iron freight cars in Bradford last winter ! has been put on probation by Attorne! General Doherty. according to informa
 ton received by Attorney John ]. Dunl Friday. Mir Dunn was counsel flor Paldino at the federal trial in Proyi
 dence, several months ago.
 Joseph King of Main street, truc driver at the Lorraine mill on Mechani
 street, slipped and fell Friday after
 noon while loading a bale of cotton o
 a truck and struck his head on the ce ment sidewalk King. who was daze
 by the fall was given treatment by Di J. L. May.
 1 The funeral of James J. KSiefier. wh } died at his home in Brooklyn. N. Y
 Tuesday. was held in Westerly. Frida : afternoon, upon the arrival of the IA
 train. A funeral mass was said ! : Brooklyn in the morning, and upon tn , arrival of the body here, 1t was take , to St Michael's new cemetery. Commit tai services at the grave were conduct
 ed by Rev. J. J. Keane of St. Michael
 church The bearers were Daniel Kelt
 her. Daniel W Keleher, Maurice V Flynn, Thomas Morrison. Thomas Gov
 ley and John Mahoney.
 The candidates for the ". H.
 football team numbering over 40, we, : given their first indoor instructions fe
 the season Friday afternoon, by Coac Harold W. Rogers. Signals were d.!
 cussed and line of campaign ws drawn up. With six men Of last year
 squad as nucleus, it would seem tn;
 another winning team should be aga r developed this season. The schedule ] games as announced by the manag
 ment on Friday, is as follows: Sept 3