Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10

away from the car only few minutes. but in that brief interval it was stolen.
 A few weeks prior to its disappear2hce Mrs. Beals had 1t equipped with three Goodyear cord tires and Swinehart tire a make that is uncommon. She also men tioned that she had additional braces at- tAla1 sc to the auxiliary seat and that the giobe of the dome lgnt was cracked She mentioned these facts in connection with effort to identify the machine when next she saw t, reSraary 20, 1920, after 1t had been repilNered in this city and driv- en back to Bosron. Mrs. Bea.s also testified as to the serial number on the frame of the car. which she mad looked for and found prior 70 taking out the i1a- surance policy, or w-ntch the company. in July, 1920. paid her sS5oo for loss of the machine.
 Attorney Chari4s l. Torrey, represent ing Mir. Rich, cross examined Mrs. Beals at length relative to her knowledge of
 the numbers on the car. She said she had
 taken the frame number, but did not re- call ever having noticed whether this number corresponded with the number on | the dash of the car.
 l Harry y Luce of New York. the next wit l ness described himself as an investigator l of automobile theft cases and as being a 1 representative of the Automobile Under l WrlteTS DetSCllNc -cAVCl1- nee in the line covered 1g years. he said. He told of being called to Putnam in Feb ! ruary, 1920, and of inspecting the car al 1 MT. Richs garage. Lieut.. R. W. Bridg- men of the state police and MT. Rich | were present at the time he inspected the ] car- Luce told of discovering that the
 serial number on the dash of the car \d.d
 not correspond with the serial number on
 the frame having been altered. and that
 the motor number had been altered. | He said that he learned that MT. Rich had purchased the car from H. B. Wright of Boston, and that Mir. Rich had paid s1. 900 for the machine. but took a bill of sale for 22.o90, l4r. Rich explaining thai this had been done at MT. WriEht's sug- gestion, 90 that if the time ever came
 when Mir Rich wished to diSpose of thu 4 car he might do so more advantageouslS by showing the purchase price on the
 sale slip.
 Do you know wright?" counsel in I quired of the witness.
 laconic "rve heard of him" won 2 generous laugh. from many, as Wrigh has been charged. with the theft of man' cars in Massachusetts and other states MT. Luce testified that Mir. Rich dit not consider that there was anythin;
 wrong about the transaction at the tim . 1t was made, but regarded the Hudson a an excellent buy at $1,o00. The car ha, been repainted and re-upholstered be
 tween the time that Mir Rich purchasd l in the spring of 1913 and when the wit
 ness saw it in February of 1920, MI Luce testified.
 MT Luce went irto detail relative f how cars are numbered and where. an told particularly where the secret mum
 bering on the Hudson may be found 0 l on any other car. this in connection wit t r his work of identifying the HudSo1 found here as Mrs. BeaIs' ear.
 Lieut.. Bridgeman told of interview t with Mir Rich aLd of being. presen 2 when the inspection of the Hudson wa
 made by MT. Luce, from whose testimon his did not differ on essential points. ? Paul ~Remick an adjuster for a mum ] Der of insurance companies gave evi dence to being ordered here by the Fire ' mems Fund company and of coming GU [ from Boston in February of last year t
 get the machine in question. He identi : field the machine and told MT. Rich was stolen car. he testified. T als : showed him the proof of loss and de : manded the car, which I was refused. 7 the witness said MT. Remick testifie that Mir Rich said to him at the tim 5 that he was satisfied, the car had bee
 stolen and, that having spent from s55 . to $500 in painting and upholstering i he would give s1,0e0 to retain it. NJ
 Remick said that after being replivene g from Mir. Rich the machine was driven | Boston and sold by the insurance com
 pany for $500. (Mr. Rich. during tn q recess hour, denied that he had mad MT. Remick any offer for the caf.) The case went to the jury during tn
 afternoon without arguments by counst . on either side and without any testinon n
 being given for the defence r1e whole i:
 sue being as to the ownership of the ca
 The jury was cut 35 minutes before rt 1 turning with verdict.
 Another case of special Putnam interet > will go on trial when court comes !. here this (Thursday) morning-that ( Guy L. Baker. a teller at the First Ma 2 tional bank and John T. Ryan. ownt and operator of public service ca Machines driven by plaintiff and defend