Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-21

for support and treatment until the time
of his trial shall arrive.
Th. certificate of the physicians read
as follows:
To the Hon. John w. Banks a Judge Of
the Superior Court:
We the undersigned three physicians.
appointed by your honor to examine as
to the condition of Ernest Skinner, re-.
specially certify that we have perform
ed the duties assigned to us and fined
the said Ernest Skinner insane.
JAMES ]. DONoHUE. M. D.
JOHN WELDON, NJ D.
CLARENCE e. SIMONDS, NJ. ..
Judge Banks then instructed Sheriff
Charles A. Gates to transfer Skinner
from the Brooklyn jail to the Norwich
State Hospital for the Insane, there to
be confined for support and treatment
until the time of his trial shall arrive.
Sheriff Gates was ordered and directed
to leave attested copies Of all proceed
| tngs in the case. including the order Of
commitment with the superintendent OF
the institution. Skinner, in charge OF
the deputy sheriffs, was taken to the
| Norwich state hospit!1 during the af-
ternoon, The petition to Judge Banks
| for the examining of Skinner was filed
| BY States Attorney Charles e. Searls
| january 18th.
Skinner is the sixteen-year-o1d youth
who murdered Clarence T. Miller at the
| iatter's home at Towards Valley. town
| of Hannton, in the early morning hours
| Of November 9th last, after which he set
FIRE to the houye to cover his crime SIX
| hours later while gazing at the ruins
he confessed his crime to the authori-
| ties and since that time had told many
| conflicting stories of the deed.
| Students of WiIimantic State Normal
| school entertained the members Of the
| faculty at tea Thursday afternoon, in
! the reception room OF the residence hall
! Miss Clarissa Hawthorne and Miss Mary
| shannon poured The other hostesses
were Misses Mary Butler. Gladys Dean
and Marie Hanson. = The ushers were
| Misses Mary Butler. Gladys Dean and
| Marie Hanson. The usllers were Misses
| Gladys Coven, Blanche Greene Marga-
ret Saunders and Emily Bugbee. the
entertainment was as follows: Piano
solo, Selections from Madame Butterfly
| Miss Ruth Ramage: vocal SOLO. Angels
| Serenade Miss Mildred Logee, with vic
lin obligato by Miss Lucille Haggerty
| The accompanies was Miss Edna Han
| son. Song Without Words. Miss Loi:
| CasweH, ffutist. accompanied by Miss
| Margaret Saunders.
/, Funeral services Cor Miss Anna Nor
iarty were held Friday morning at S.4E
! O'Clock from The Killourey Brothers
/ funeral parlors on Union street. Re
| QUEEN high mass at ST Joseph.s churcf
| mt 3 o'clock was sung by Rev. John E
CLARK. Mrs. Edmund r. Portelance wa.
| at the organ AS the body was born
| into the church. Mrs. Henry Mathiel
| sang Lead. Kindly Light AT the offer
| tory she sang o Salutaris and as a wait
ing hymn, He Wipes the Tear From Ev
cry Eye. The body was placed in TIL
( receiving vault at ST. Joseph's cemetery
Conneli James Healey, Jr.. and Jane
J, Lee.
Brief Notes
Windham High with backing o
fans, went to Danielson Friday night t
play Killingly High. The local team ex
! ueoted a stiff fight but expected to wiz
Local people having donations for tn
Woodrow Wilson fund have turned fher
over to Daniel T. Dunn and Town Cler
Frank P. Fenton during the past fe7
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. c. Brown are to er
tertain for the weekend their son, Et
win L. Brown and Miss Eva Biinn {
Hartford their son-in-law and daugf
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G. Andrews. an
daughters, Lucille and Airline, of Ea'
4 Hartford.
i Mrs. f. A. cauter Of renafy. N. ]
i returned Friday morning after spendin
4 the week with Mrs. CATERS brothe
Ernest Chesbro of Pleasant street
n Mrs. Hattie B. Gates Of the Dunbar
library. Mrs Rnth Terry of the Win
4 mantle Public Library and Mrs. Arent
w. Gates of the public library were
i Norwich Friday attending the meetir
Of the Connecticut Library Association
Il The Illness of William P. Jordan hs
/ prevented him from carrying out a
engagements to start for the south We
I nesday of next week, Health permittir
fle and Mrs. Jordan will leave for IL
south several days later.
I The local association has receive
notice from the United 7. NJ. c.
\ schools that it has been allowed an {,
ira allotment to be used in giving e,
service men correspondence courses
". NJ. c. A. schools.
B The World Wide Guild rally is to
z held in this city today Saturday b
ginning at %. m at the First Bapti
church. The New London and Ashfo
Association will be guests.
81 Edward P. Shea is visiting for a fe