Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-07
WESTERLY

The cell room in the Westerly police i. station resembfed booze joint Friday | night when several barrels containing hard cdef, faisin wine. Taisin mash and boxes of tonic, said to contain about IS | per cent. alcohol and a complete still for l making home brew, were eonhscated, in | raids by prohibition enforcement officers | and the Westerly police on number of | places in the north end of the town.
 Vivian Barnett, coiored, whose piaee on the third floor at No. 10 Canal street | was visited, was arrested fer violation of the Volstead act. Barnett pleaded guilty Saturday before United States Commissioner Archibald c. Matteson when charged with possessing distilled spirits and a still He was held fn $1,- 606 bail for the federal grand jury. In default of hafl he was committed.
 The prohibition officers who conduct- ed the raid, assisted by Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown and members of the Westerly police force and several con- stables, were headed by Joseph F. MoT- rissey. Agent Morrissey had Edward Ball and William Cahflf of the federal de- partment with him. Chief of Police Brown and all the regular officers, Sergeant Dcn- 1ld Ferguson. Fred T. Mitchell. George Champiin. Henry Chase and Michael Cur tfn and Constabies Eugene Knight. Rus sell L. SfocHm, William Prescott, Robert Resell, James Maxwell and George Hoxie Assisted fin the raids
 The t4idine party stated that a five gallon still, a small quantity of wh1s1se7 and 10 gallons of whiskey mash were seized at the home of Vivian Barnett Barnett was not in the place when the rafding party entered, but showed ep soon afterwards and was taken Into eus- ! tody by Agent Merrissey. According to ! the police the mash was brewing when ] the police entered. The complete stiff was taken to the police headqaartera Prohibition Officer Ball, Sergeant Fergu- | son and Constable Kessel were in this | f4iding party.
 | Agent Norrissey. Chief Brown and Constable Knight visited the place of 1 Annunziato Renno. e7 Perkins avenue. and secured four barrels of hard cider. There was every evidence, the officers | said, that sales had been made in the place. The cider was taken from the
 basement of this place and the officers said there were several drinking glasses | there. There was one man in the base- rhe41t, the officers said.
 At the home of CarInine Bruno, 57 Pierce street, 30 gallons of raisin wine
 and 50 gallons of raisin mash were seiz-
 ed. Agent Ball. Sergeant Ferguson and Constable Kessel made this raid. The same officers visited the store of Frank Dd Camel on Canal street, where three
 barrels of hard elder and six cases of tonic called "vano errato." were found
 There were IF bottles in each of the
 cases and the officer said the proprietol
 admitted selling this tonic for cents { glass
 Among other places visited by the raid ing party were those of Micahel Serra, :
 Pond street. Nata1e Gabrielle. IS Pont street. Angelo Adimari 75 Pierce street and Frank Cappazzano. 55 Pierce street
 The officers reported and no eontrabant
 was found It is expected that other
 arrests may follow as the result of ties, faids.
 The case of Mrs. Ida M. Handy of
 Basseiboro, Me. Vs Mrs Ida Arnold O Wickford, in which the plaintiff alieEe,
 that the defendant had alienated the af factions of her husband, was completed Friday afternoon in the Westerly sessioi of the superior court for Washington county, Judge Edward Blodgett presiding
 The jury went out at 3.2J and feturnet at o'ciods with a verdict of St.ooo ii . favor of the plaintiff. Tie sum asket |. was s5,oo0. It is understood that tii defendant will hIe 1 motion for a neV tfial } Chief Of Police Thomas r. Brown an Sergeant Donald Ferguson' conducted : raid early Sunday morning on an a1iege gambling establishment on Railroad av enue. The police visited the house a
 a. m., and being unable to gain en 3 trance by way of the do0r, forced 2 . rear window and climbed in. As 500 as they reached the room where a greu
 Of ten men were playing cards. the light
 were switched out, but the officers pre- ! vented any of the inmates from escapfft Tn cards were secured as evidence, an the names of those present were take1 but no arrests were made.
 2 George LeoHard was reelected presl s dent of the Westerly Cycle club at tn annual meeting held Friday night. Othe . officers chosen we're: E. ". Taylor, vic l president; Bernard Christie, secretary !, Elmer D. BabcockN treasurer; Frank I
 Friend, pool captain; A. A. Paln1iter an
 Hairy C. Crafidall, board of directors.
 The treasurer's report showed that tn organization Is well fixed financially, an a substantial raise iE. salaries was vote . the officers.
 The drive fer funds to relieve tn suffering women and children in Irelafl ended ih Westerly Sunday night and tn | tedm caPtdmS met at the h- or V. room
 in the Barfows building ak S.5o tt
 render their final report. The work ha
 pfogressed very favorabiy in Westeri,
 and the solicitors feel highly eiated owe
 the success of their efforts.
 George Fr1hklin olmstead, @, GIs,
 Saturday evening at the home of Willikr
 Wilcox of Sese street For the pas
 year Mir. Olmstead has been emplgye
 as travelling salesman for the Maxso
 Automatic Machinery company, and wa
 in New York a Week ago when he wa
 taken i'll with pneufnohia. During tn
 world war he served over year in tn
 navy. being stationed at Woods Hole
 Mass He was member of the local ef
 camp5nent of Odd Fellows, of the Cyei
 club and the American Legion. He 1
 survived by his father. Abraham L. Olrn
 stead of Highland avenue. At the redues
 of his father. the funeral will not be
 military one, but Commander Geors ChApnlah of Merrill post; American IS