Putnam patriot., 1921-05-13
CROSSED SIGNALS
 OR THE JUDGES RIDE
Short Calendar At Willimantie. Not Putnam. His Honor Finds
 When He Arrives Here
Clerk Draws Jury For May Term
 Which Opened ThursdaY

WinihaM county Is one Of tae lew counties ia the world to have two county seats. To keep peace in the county family the solons at Hartford years ago established that the superior court should sit" al both Putnam and Willimantic. This was after Che eoun- ty seat was transferred from Brook lyn. Occasionally a lawyer. deep in the study of weighty problem. ab- scut-mindedly goes to the wrong seat" and finds that the court is not sitting in it Last Friday a judge had like experience because court sig nals became mixed.
 The short calendar was down for Willimantic. Judge Marvin was book ed to preside. Because his appoint ment to the bench had not been con firmed by the general assembly. it was found necessary to summon an- other judge at the last moment.
 Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich was notified He summoned his ear and somewhat like the circuit riding justices Of old. directed that he be taken to the county seat. Now, there being two county seats in Mindham county, one may possibly be more pronouneedly affixed in the judges mind than the other We may hope SO. anyhow, for it was 10 Putnam His Honor turned. or at least his chauffeur headed northward through fhe little factory villages along the winding Quinebaur.
 When the judicial party arrived in front of our court house-or rather Court House block. tenanted with to- haceo stores, ice cream parlors. mil linery parlors. tooth puller and an insurance man. or woman. or both. as well as the sanetum If the judge His Honor ascended the one long flight of stairs.
 Here the surprise was sprung. The electric bulbs that shine down to light the pathway of judicial progress were dark and cold: there was no cheery fire cracking in the fireplace near the prisoners dock; there was no large bottle of aqua pura ready for the judges hand; Pa" Brown was not visible at his task of seeing that ev- erything was ship shape for the courts sitting: in truth and in fact, as it would be phrased in legal terms. the court room aforesaid did not look g bit business like, but was dark and gloomy and dismal and damp, as aforesaid. which was proof. beyond n reasonable doubt. that His Honor was not expected and the court was net te sit in its Putnam seat
 When the fact had been discovered that the iuaieial wires had been crossed. the judge descended the stairs aforesaid. which he had ascend ed aforesaid. stepped into his auto afofesajd from which he had stepa out aforesaid. and started for [ ] ether seat of the bar in WilhmantiA. which was not showing the Volsted in. activity evidenced by Putnam bars, including inactivity of the bar of jus tice.
 The lawyers and the clerk, and the messenger and stenographer were swapping stories while awaiting the courts coming. After covering the twenty-five miles of state highway be- tween the two cities. Judge Greene arrived and. following the sheriff g song: "0h Yezl Oh Yezi Oh Yez p' ct eetera, court was opened in due i form
 Court opened after the lunch hour and short calendar matters were dis posed of. The following were drawn as jurors for the May term
 Windham. J Deloraine Conan.. Owen D Leach; Putnam. Hector Du- vert. F. ] Daniels; Ashford. Harlow ] F Scott. Brooklyn, Henry Lague Canterbury, Leroy Goodrich; Chap 1 lin. James Lewis; Eastford. Roy La than; Hampton. Charles o. Fitts Killingly. Joseph N I.avalle. William i T. Bailey, Plainfeld, John F Baker. Alfred D. Ashley, Edward N. Wind sen; Pomfret. A L. Rhodes. Frank Chism; Scotland. Gerald Waldo Sterling. Fred Chcsbv; Thompson. Chester B Green, Ira F. Munyon, Ed die C.. Arnold; Woodstock, II. C.