Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
NORWICH BULLETIN
WILLIMANTlc OFFICE Telephone 1o5 23 Church St

Alfred W. Rood of Windham Center was found guilty of non-support of his wife and minor child Thursday noon, by the jury in the superior court, and was sentenced to six months in jail, unless he could furnish a bond of $450 to pro- vide his wife and child $7 week for one year and also pay his wtfe's hospl- tai bills. Rood stated that he could not furnish the money and would go to jail. He was taken there later in the day to begin his term.
 The morning session opened at 10 O. clock with Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin on the bench. Arguments for the state were made by Attorney P. J. Danahey and States Attorney Charles E. Searls For the defense Attorney Charles L. Tor fey argued. The jury after being charged by Judge Marvin was out about 25 minutes before announcing their de- cisfon.
 The afternoon session came in at 2 o'clock to try the suit of Ovi1a Martin of WlIlimantic vs. Max Wolinsky, of Frank 1 lin Members of the jury are J. De- lorraine Conant and Charles D. Hib- bard of windham; F. J. Daniels. Put nam; James Lewis, Chaplin Charles l o. Fits. Hampton Joseph N Lava1le and William T. Bailey, Killingly; A. L. Rhodes, Pomfret; Chester B. Green, Ira E. Munyon and Eddy G. Arnold. Thomp- son and H. T. Wells. Woodstock. Har- low F. Scott of Ashford, Roy Latham of Eastford and Oscar Johnson os Wood stock were challenged by the plaintiff and excused.
 The complaint alleges that a collision occurred on the night of July 2e. 1920, I near the top of Franklin Hill, between i the public service car owned and oper- ated by the plaintiff and horse belong l ing to the defendant, that was allowed l .o run in the public highway without halter or harness, or being attached to
 vehicle of any sort. MT. Martin was 1 on his way to this city at about 9.3e
 o'clock in the evning after taking To-
 cal party to Norwich Town The plain tiff claims that as the result of his car being in the repair shop it cost him in the neighborhood of $500 and S20C additional for repairs. Damages of $1,000 ara asked.
 l A counter-claim is made by the de 1 fcndant of $500 for the death of the 1 horse, defendant states that Martin was driving at a reckless rate of speed and on the left side of the road. The de. 1 fendant claims that the horse came out of a cross road into the main highway and that no warning signal was given It is also stated that at the time of the
 accident the animal was in charge ot
 an agent of defendant
 ovila Martin testified that his cal
 was Buick 6, 1916 model, and tha April 1919 the car was bought for 5000
 He had driven previous to this accident
 for another man and received $50 pc
 week. In April 1920, he went into bus
 mess for himself, with the car. It COS
 him 13 cents mile to operate the car
 He usually operated between Williman
 tic and Hartford, but on the eveninI
 of July 26, 1920, he was hired to talk
 party to Norwich Town and return When he came over the top of Frankli
 Hill he was making 20 miles an houI
 He saw the animal rear |up on Its hin
 legs and then the crash came. The ca . was stopped in about a car length an he drove off the road to the right, tn
 animal sliding off the left side of hi car The radiator windshield top. an hood of his car were broken and dam aged and the car was sent to renal shop. new radiator was installed. o cross-examination he testified that h