Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-11

Lornbardo. This was a case to recover damages for an attachment that was put on an automobile. The jury went out at noon and at one o'clock returned a ver- dict in favor of the defendant. of S1l damageE.
 At the afternoon session Tuesday the | case of State Fs. Maurice Handleman | was taken tip. 4Hes it is alleged, was one of three men who entered the Indus | trial Trust Company bank in Westerly 1 on the afternoon of August 21. 1922 and I helped stage a daylight robbery. Handle- man was caught and is charged with lar 1 cency and was indicted at the grand i jury hearing at Kingston. The lawyers 1 in the case are Attorney General Make ] peace of Providence for the state, and I Attorneys Fitzgerald of Providence and John J. Dunn of Westerly for the de- fendant. A jury was eInpaneled. It took one hour to pick 12 men to serve as jurors, many were excused. by the court Those who finally qualified and were chosen were: Cabot Young, John Thonp- son. of. Westerly Alexander Robinson, Edward Broodfeld. South Kingston; l William A. Sheldes. of South Kingston; George Trimbury, Westerly Everett Kenyon, Robert Cameron, South King ston i; George Gardner, Kingston George E. Leslie Kingston; W. H. Shannon, South Kingston; Charles Nye Kingston l WAS CQOSOu lOIGlIlAu O1 the jury.
 l The jurors, in company with Sheriff ] Mitchell, went to the Industrial Trust I Company's bank on High street and made a survey of the bank and over the i streets to the railway station and back to the court room.
 Maurice Handleman. was brought into court by Sheriff Wilcox, of Kingston jail, j where he has heen held under heavy IT sa1xr io1 eya 6a a gun at 4.f0 D.. m. Attorney Makepeace, lawyer for the State, stated to the jury |l just what the case was, and said Maurice
 Handleman is alleged to have been in company with two others arl is charged with having some connection in the bank robbery. when $795 was stolen from the Industrial Trust Company. About 1.45 p. m. of that day three men entered the bank and asked about a deposit box.
 They said they would return later. Miss Rosaiie McGrath was called to testify for the state. She was in the bank al the time the men entered and was wait 1 ing to mako a~deposit for her mother. She was attracted to the three men who were in the bank, and identified Handle man as one of the three she saw in Il there at that time 8 few minutes before 4 the robbery occurred. She also saw the I three men talking together on High I street. Asked if she had seen Maurice l Handleman before this time, she did not I think so.
 Lawyer Makepeace stated to the jury a 1 that the teller in the receiving cage al s the bank had stepped out to the other q side to speak to Lewis Stanton, on . .a business matter. A young lady clerl 4 in the rear saw the men grab a pile ot money from inside the window and TUT N4 out the door. MT. Stanton started aftel T them, going to the park, and saw then A drop something which was a deposi q slip and some money. There he los a track of them. Later he saw HandlemaI 4 come out of a clothing store on Higl S street with overalls and jumper on anC a cap. He had discarded his straw hat z He and Chief Brown soon. put chase ant a all three men ran up High street. Han 4 dlenlan was caught and taken to tn T police headquarters. At 4.35 the cas, q rested and court adjourned until thi 4 (Wednesdayl morning. The courtroom was filled to its seating capacity befor, S the time for court to open Tuesday aft q ernoon.
 E1 Dr. Samuel webster health officer foi N the town of Westerly was notified Mon 8 day night that a pig was lying ina yart q in Pierce street and was 2 menace t ' the health of the community. Chief o F Police Thomas E. Brown was notified anu SGuL OAlCSl u tAAC pte1SS | Flies were swarming about the anin1a ! and running sore on it's throat wa ' discovered. It was thought the pig die f from hog cholera The officer ordeTe' ? lthe pig buried This is only one of 7 lpigs that have died in this vicinity.
 A blind man was reported to be sui lfering from injuries he received on tn North Stonington road, when he, Ar thur Preston, was hit by an automobil 7 while standing in front of the barWa e north of his residence. He was carrie n into the house after the accident. |, seems there were two wood teams stand !. ing on the road. A truck tried l. squeeze in through and hit MT. Presto 'e and knocked him to the ground. Tn It identity of the truck driver is unlnow1 m Shamrock man is being sued fc
 $10,000. It is alleged that Clinto n Grimes and Francis Brady receive lt wounds in the legs from Mir. Edward 'n gun. The boys were in the melon pate at the farm of CaIbert R. Edwards { l9 Shamrock, about two weeks ago. M sG Edwards claims he posted his land. | y had been bothered with petty thefts
 vegetables. He claims he saw two me ? in the field and when he shot his su ,,4 at the ground the charge was defiecte te t and the buck shot penetrated bot " Grimes and Brady's legs. Grimes, wi . is a minor, brings suit through his m -e ther, Elsie Grimes, for S5,00O Brat . has brought suit for $5,000. The plat
 tiffs will be represented by Attorney : ei . T. L. Ledwidge and Judge Herbert '
 Rathbun will represent the defendant. ed The 18th anniversary of Grace Meth
 dist church was celebrated Tuesds
 evening by the g4nembers of the Ladie = Aid Society, who gave a. banquet. Cove
 were laid for 200 delegates and guest
 The supper was served aT 6.30 o'cloc
 This was followed by a get-togeth
 meeting, which was presided over ,
 Everett A. Kingsley,
 The cup which was given at the King
 ton fair by Governor Beeckman, w
 awarded to Campello V. F. A. of Broc
 ton, Mass. The fremen won the cl
 with the Enterprise II. Secretary of u
 Kingston Fair K. J. P. Burdiek pr
 sented it to the coApany
 The funeral services of Mrs. Thom
 McSparren were held at her late hor
 Monday afternoon. Rev. B. U Hattie
 of the Baptist church officiated. Int
 ment was in River Bend cemetery. IT
 bearers were E. ". Taylor, W. F. E
 wards, F. L. Holdredge and F.
 Friend.
 The annual roll call and social of t
 First Baptist church will be held, We
 nesday evening. The annual election
 officers will be held. Dr. Thompsy
 pastor of the First Baptist church
 Stonipgton, will speak. Instrumenr
 and vocal music will also be render
 and refreshments served
 Monday evening about @s alt .nbars,
 Budlong w. R. c. went t. tie home M Mrs Charles Siller, son Clarke stre Il and rendered her surprise in honor