Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-02

A busy session of the Third District court was held in the court house Friday morning, and the courtroom was packed with witnesses and spectators. Judge Ol- iver H. Williams presided.
 In the case of state, Thoma E. Brown, complainant vs. Paul Wunch of 2e Day. ton street, who was arraigned last Mon day on a charge of maintaining a common nuisance, and state vs. Etta Wunch who was arraigned last Monday on the charge of being. a lewd. wanton and lascivious person, postponement of a. week was ai- lowed by agreement of counsel.
 John E. Fitzgerald of Norwich was arraigned on the charge of operating an automobile on the Watch Hill road on June 2S' in excess of the speed limit It was alleged that the defendant was driv- ing at the rate of 40 miles an hour He was lined $25 and costs, which he paid.
 Domestic Lombardo was brought be- fore the court, charged with passing trolley car on the Watch Hill road, while the ear was stopped to take on and let off passengers. He was also charged with exceeding the speed limit He plead ed guilty to both charges and was fined $25 and costs in each instance. In the ease of state vs. Tyron Whit ford and Earl Whitford, charged with taking and operating an automobile be- longing to Charles Lamberg of Boston without the owners consent, the defend ants were adjudged probably guilty, and 1 were bound over to the September ses- sion of the superior court for Washington county. Bail was fixed at $f,ooO in each case. Attorney Harry B. Agard appeared for the state, and Michael Turano for the defendants.
 Fire broke out about o'clock Friday ha store of Albert G. Baker on Mechanic street and an alarm rung in from Box 46 brought the P. s. Barber Hose com pany to the scene in a few minutes The flames were confined for the most part to the roof in the rear of the building, and they were extinguished before much damage could be done. The loss Is esti- mated at $50.
 The fire started when Mfr Baker was using torch to burn varnish off of some chairs. The flames ignited some varnish removing preparation that was nearby. and caused an explosion that was near by and caused an explosion that, set fire i to the roof. Joseph W. Smith who was arrested on | Thursday by Officer Fred Wheeler of the ] Pawcatuck Police department was | brought before Judge Frank H. HinckIey 1 in the .Stonington town court Friday morning charged with committing an in- 1 decent assault on 13-year-old Paw | catuck girl. He pleaded, not guilty, but l was adiudged probably guilty, and was 1 bound over to the next session of the su- i perior court for New London county 1 Bail was fixed at $400
 l Minnie Bell. alias Mary Thompson, l alias Dell Thompson. colored, wanted in 1 New York city for grand larcencv. was l arrested on Bay street Watch Hill on i Thursday afternoon by Sheriff John R. 1 Wilcox. The sheriff was notified to be l the lookout for the young lady by l Acting Chief Inspector Murphy of New l York, and she was located at the hill mainly because of several prominent gold | teeth that were described in the descrip- | tion sent out.
 | She was taken to the county iail in Kingston to await the arrival of a New 1 York detective.
 Local Laconics.
 number of summer residents arriv.
 ed at Watch Hill and Pleasant View or
 Friday and it is expected that the resort. | will be crowded over the Fourth. The students of the four classes at tht
 Westerly High school presented Mis-. Ruth P. O'Sullivan, instructor of Latir
 for the past two years. with gifts upol
 the closing of school Wednesday, Mis-
 O'Sullivan will not return to Westerl!
 next year.
 Al J. Twomey. delegate from westerl!
 lodge. No. SIS. B. P. o. E.. left Frida, for the Elks national convention in Lo Angeles, Cal
 Luke F. Kennedy of Pittsheld. Mass.
 is visiting his uncle, Thomas Crowle!
 of the West Side.
 The degree team of Narragansett coun
 cil. No. 21. K. of C., exemplified thu
 third degree on a class of candidates iI
 New London Friday evening. The Westerly K. of C. baseball team
 will play the Delaneys of Pawtucltet a
 Riverside Park Sunday afternoon. Moone! and Keller will be the battery for the To
 calls.
 Mrs. David L. McLaren and daughter
 Gladys, have returned to their home i, on Granite street after a short visit tc
 North Woodstock, N. H.
 Richard J. Butler, Jr., returned to hi! 4 duties at>.he Westerly postofice Friday after eniosing his annual two weeks va
 cation.