Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-14
PUTNAM

Thirty-nine bolts of weolen cloth vzlu- ed at $s,4G0 were stolen in bold rob bery at Keesan's mill st wHsoRviIe, in the town of ThompsoH near the 1Iassa- chuetts border, during the early morning hour of Thursday. During tho forenoon a telephone message from Grssnsvills, K. L. brought information that two 0f the stolen bolts Of cloth, having 2 value of g a yard, had been found on the state highway there Thursday morning, evil dently, had rolled of the truck on which the loot was carried away. This would indicate that the thieves were heading for ProvideAee as GreeHviile ia a fe~ HAilee west of that city on the slate highway leading from this city through Cbepasehet. While the Keesan mil Is not operating there Is night watchrnaH on duty there, yet the burglars came with A motor truck forced an entrance. toek the considerable length of time that must have been nec- essary to load the stolen goods and got ! away without anyone having knowledge of the robbery, which was nst d3seotsred until Thursday morning when the police were notified.
 The postoffice at WilsoBvills was also | broken into and grocery store in the lit | any great value vas taken from either the postoffice or store.
 l WilsoRville is in an isolated section of the county. but is easily reached over a 1 good state road
 The state police department vas neti- fed of the robbery Thursday morning and officers from Hartford were expected here Thursday night to make an investigation of the aase.
 A break WAS also made here about one o'clock Thursday morning. Officer William Jarvais was standing nearly op- pesite the entrance to the Bradley the atre at that hour when he thought he caught the sound of breaking glass. Hur- ryiHg into Livery street, he skirted- the rear of buildings h that vicinity and was not long in discovering the fact that a
 side window in the C. D. Arnold IAArlze,
 had been forced open. AlthouEh Officer
 Jarvais felt certain that he was going tc
 catch a burglar right on the job. he
 found the market unceeu9ied The casf
 register had been opened, however, and a
 roll of nickels and some pennies taken
 This break is beiieved to be what the DO.
 lice call a '-1ocar' iob and possibly tn, work of some youth or boy
 Soon after the break Sergeant IAfrj ard Officer Jarvais picked up thre,
 youths who were regarded with suspicion
 and took +Aem to the police station
 These youths satiehed the officers tha
 they had nothing tefdo with the breai . at the Arnold market. They said they
 were making their way from Hartfort
 to their homes ia Providence and tha they had spent the preceding night at tn, police station in Hartford. Their state ments were checked up by telephen
 calls and verified. their names and ad
 dresses given at Hartford being the sazn
 as given here and their peopds vsr
 rached at addressed given in Providsne,
 The severe sentences inspesed upSa tn Bradleys and Shaeketts in the superio court at Willimantie, Startlsd many 2 il this city when they read them Thursday Attorneys are not inclined to regar I them excessive, however, paPticuIarl
 in the the case of Bradley, who has lef
 a long trail of crime in his wake and wh is wanted in New Hampshire. NaSsachu setts and at Bridgeport for other affair Bradley is given credit by his Atter 8 ney, Chas. L. Torrey, of this city of bein I a game man. inaxInueh as he openly too \ full responsibility for the crimes wit
 which he was charged in order to protec
 MrA Bradley, in as great degree as migi