Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-16
WTLLTMANTIC

garage company in Putnam, later being /
purchased by MT. Muir. The car was the
property of Fred c. Cheever, a, laundry
man Of Lynn. Mass, who had lost it one
day when he LETT il In Beston at park
ing place. The theft was reported to the
insurance company, who paid the theft
insurance on the car, amounting to ST.
400. The car was later found in Putnam
and the owner went there and identified
It as the one formerly i'll his possession.
In court Mr.. Chsevers tUld of the change
in paint from blue, the first color, to
maroon. The blue paint was visible or
some parts % the machine. Curtains and
curtain rods were recognized by Mr..
Cheovers
Frederick r. Murray and w A. Lees
3diusters Of the insurance company, tes-
titled to the car being the one stolen from
Cheevers The motor numbers had bean
changed, but statements furnished by tbs
Buick Manufacturing company showing
the part numbers of the automobile were
Identical with those on the car sold TO
Mr.. Chsevers. Mr.. Muir was also on the
stand but as ne was not accused in any
connection with the theft OF the car his
testimony was brief, he simply informing
the Jury where and how the car was pur-
chased by him.
Arguments before the Jury began at
O'Clock and Judge swiliiazn NEaltbie be-
gan his charge to the jury at BIS e'cloel5.
! Tho jury was out for 20 minutes and
then returned with a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff, with damages Of 81 award
ed.
The next case called was that Of the
Sherwood Distilling company VS.. Samuel
Smith Of Putnam over an alleged failure
/ Of the defendant 10 Pay for three barrels
2 ft tEtg af-1N;
defendant In June, 1915 In refusing to
I pay. 4tr. Smith alleges that the company
! -2-fso 10 obey Instructions and ship him
] o"@-. bat shipped to a third party, and
one barrel was lost in transit. He is
4 wi iuf; TO pay FOR the two barrels re-
! ceived
Tie jury selected to try. the case in
/ Guided Merritt WEIGH Frank W Lsndon
and Willis 1. Copeland Chaplin; Ray p
! Fuiier, Jesse L. Burnham and joseph
J EsterbroolSs Hampton e. L. Chamber
lain. Woodstock; George II. Call. Kill
, i-nely; Dewey 4. Griggs, n 2 Weldon,
John P. Burnllaln and Eugene E. Hanna.
I \Viidhan-
Testimony fer the Plaintiff company
, wa written having been taken before a
notary public in Maryland It was stat
81 That the notice Of Mr. Smith had been
/ received and three barrels shipped to
sullivan z Co, New York for recor-
Segment to 1dr. Smith Of Putnam. The
reason for the shipment to Sullivan &
Company was because CT the freight en-
\ barge then on in that section of the
state. IT was sent over the Baltimore
Maryland Transit company, to Sullivan
d. Company and then by n. Y, n II. &
Fl. r. 2. 20 Putnam and Mr.. Smith The
gov eminent tax on the barrels was $3.50
which rhey paid. The whiskey was not
purchased by Smith direct Smith re-
fused to pay until the three barrels were
received. They could not remember
whether or not they had ever gent MIR.
Smith 4 bill Of lading for the consfgn-
inert he znew u the embargo
John sullivan. q New York. testified
that he had been agent for the Sherwood
y Distlling Company since carly in 1913,
having charge Of shtpaent, north He
received two barrels from the company
On bill for Mr.. Smith. Sent on the
two barrels ard endeav0red to trace the
missing barrel
The claim Of the distiilegy company TO-
..liist S4OS ~.
b. 1ir. Smith, testifying, said he ordered
The barrels shipped direct. He never re.
ceived n bill Of lading for three barrels
DID ect one from Sullivan & Company
o.
VIE her the company had shipped three
barrels or iust the two he received. HI
could never trace the lost barrel as ht
. had no bill Of ladnr. The shipment t
sullivan & Company did not have hi,
sa-C+'ru. ETo did T.ot know OF the en-
na.se lie Is willing 70 pay for the Nv,
barrels received.
a AZ the and Of the cross examination
. Judge MalJbiG said the case was one o
Z LEGAL POINTS and after Some discussion
. owing TO The way in which The case hat
2 hare1 Up it was decided to Withdraw
the case from the jury. Plaadings ar
60 oa made after the short calendar SEES
: sio. u the 25th. The jury was excuses
d until thia "Wednesday morning.
: During the weekly meeting of tn
q / Wiilimantic Rotary club held Tuesda,
noon, the matter Of the Windham homo
roll was brought up for discussion I
was stated that Windham Is one of tn
few towns that has no honor roll. Som
limo aEo money was voted to purchas
bronze tablet bearing the names @
! Windham men and women who ha
/ served their country, AS yet nothing ha