Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20

weather strikes on. It is believed that nothing would be gained by filling the area to be flowed during such mild wea-
 ther as has prevailed for the past three | days
 There is live interest in Putnam over
 the possibility that the H. c. Wright, who is held at Pittsfeld. Mass, to an | swer to a charge of stealing automobiles | is the same man whom the Putnam po- 1 lice have wanted for nearly two years to 1 answer to charges of disposing of what
 later proved to be stolen cars in this city. Wright was caught last week near Pittsield after stealing a car from a 1 physician of that city and since his ar
 rest has been making revelations to the Pittsfie1d police relative to his activities
 as an automobile thief. operating in
 many parts of New England Strength 1 is given the theory that he is the Wright wanted here because of his having men
 toned to the Pittsfeld police that he was
 at one time associated with Herbert w.
 J. Fitzgerald of Dorchester, formerly a
 resident in the town of Pomfret. Cantain J. H. Bu1ger of the Putnam
 police department has written 8 letter to the chief of police at Pittsfield giving 1 that official list of the stolen cars re- l covered in this city in a sensational
 cleanup made by locaf and state police officials two years ago this coming win ter. Revelations made as the result of one clue obtained here showed that sev- efal cars stolen in Boston, Worcester
 and other cities Were brought to Putnam
 and sold. The buyers it later was dem onstrated through Investigation and court action, were innocent parties to
 the transactions. but that did not help them when it was ascertained that the ,s,,.-r- T 1-s,
 Were taken out of their possession The H. C. Wright wanted here is rated
 one of the cleverest ear thieves in New i England His recent capture at Pitts
 field followed a series of sensational
 thefts and prompt abandonment of cars
 Things went aWry with his plans after
 he selected a physicians ear and was getting away with it when apprehende6
 by the police and taken into custody.
 Echoes of the stolen car affair as ap. piled to this city have barely died away i. after two years when the arrest at Pitts field has aroused new interest in the matter.
 John McCauley, whose new overcoa
 was stolen from a check room at lo
 cal dance hall nearly two weeks ago. i!
 again in possession of the garment Tn,
 coat was found hanging in the checl
 room from which il was taken. It i believed that the man who took it say Captain J. H. Bulger of the police de partment looking over coats in the checi 2 room and. fearing that the officer ha, identified the coat as tle missing gar = ment, left the hall without i: rather thai 5 face the possibility of being arrested i : he took possession of the coat and start { ed away with 1t.
 In quarters where politics are taIIte, ! of and where predictions are made rela tive to what is to be done about fiIlin = appointive offices in the gift of the in coming common council, 1t was bein:
 stated Monday that Ralph Thurston i ' slated for chief engineer of the fire de !! partment and that Frederick Dumas i 10 be reappointed superintendent Q streets. Another story is that a ma , jority of the members of the commo council have agreed to support Remi De n 1 lage for captain of police to succeed Cap : tain J. H. Bulger.
 = It was stated Monday that the repub y lican members Of the new common
 tcourcil have a meeting scheduled fo ; ! this evening to discuss appointment | and other matters
 e Miss Katherine. Byrne was in Woor U socket Monday to attend the funeral C a relative.
 A midnight Christmas eve service a to be held at St. Philips church SatIrda n evening.
 s The Day Kimbal hospital deacienc 9 fund has increased. as shown by in =. latest report, to s7701.75. The goal S. l. is s10,00O, and it is hoped It will be con : pleted by Christmas.