Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
WESTERLY

Owing to fine treln being late Monday l Judge Sumner of the superior court was delayed and the court was obliged te omit its morning session, opening at ? o'clock, During the noon hour, Judge Sumner heard a motion for contlnuance of the ease of State T, Fi, Brown Ys: Maurice Handleman, until the November session, Attorney J. ]. Dunn argued Tor 1 the motion on the ground that Mrs l Haadieman, a material witness In tho case, eenld not attend thls session of court because of illness, and phyA- rian's certificate was presented. stating 1 she was not in a fit state, physically, to attend court at present. Assistant Az tarney General Makepeace argued for 1 trial at this session of court. The court
 ruled that her evidence would not be 1 material enough to warrant 8 contin-
 aanee, The motion was denied.
 Geerge Southwiels was pFC e,nted h the court on the complaint of State John R, wilcox to plead Ave indlcJ- nents, charging breaking and entering | He plead nole to each. Sentence was deferred, south1iez Is. serving 8 term
 of seven years at the state prison.
 At the superior court for washington
 county, which Is being held at the court
 house on Union street, Judge Arthur
 Summer, presiding, the cases proeeeded Monday afternoon of Herbert z. Black
 lock vs Andrew II, Hall and George H. Barber, vs. Andrew H, Hall, which arc being tried jointly, The cases are for
 negligence in operating an automobile on Dec. 26. 1920. The testimony was all
 in at noon Monday The jury went out at 5.85 and returned at o'clock
 with verdict for the plaintiff. Herbert c. Blachlack, allowing damages 10 the Ford car to the amount of $200. The q amount sued for being $500. A verdict 1T for the defendant, Andrew H. Hall, was given against George H. Barber who } claimed damages to the amount of s500 r for personal injur!es~he claimed ile re- eeiped in the collision on the same night. ? jury was empaneed and the case If Rosario Lombardo vs Fred T. Mitchell ] deputy sheriff, was taken up. Attorneys Dunn and Ferguson IT,, are the lawyers } In the case. Deputy Sheriff Mitchell , placed an attachment on an automobile
 which Learbardo purchased and winch proved to be a stelen car An inter- Breter, Joseph Pierce, acted as Lom' ' bardo cannot speak EngAsh. The cal , was q touring car purchased in April t 1921 nd~traded with A. Magni. who bf ? Identified in court as the man he traded : his Essex car with for Hudson touring ! lar He couldn't remember who had : tale car registered, whether his son q himself. He first owned Dodge car 3 which h purchased here and then an Els g sex and got rid of these after hayins g the Hudson touring car which proved . 10 be g stolen car. Asked if he got a Bil : of sale Iombardo said he did not re- $ ceive 8 bill of sale, Said his son Dom r eriek Lom6ardo wanted him to trade Gol 2 the Hudson gar MT. Cundall Df tn. 2 Bentley Clarke Auto O., bought tnf b Dodge ear and allowed him s7oe towart trade, Lom5ardo paving in cash sl,eet g for the EsseS car:
 The case was still on at the closing il time and will be continued until thi: :, Tuesday, IioGning. The court r6o1T d was well filled with spectators on Mon
 day, nearly every seat being taken The quarterly meeting or the Rhod \ Island Library association was held a ! the Westerly Public Library Afendal
 with two sessions and the train iron i Providence being late the morning ses sion was held over until afternoon. Luncheon was enjoyed at the Gelonia E ! listened to with much pleasure and .n s terest. Miss Mary V CranKshaw, wh'
 is librarian of fhe Peoples hbrary a
 Newport, and Irene Ead1e, librarian d B the Rhode Island College of Educatiosl Clarence E,s Sherman, assistant librar ian at the Providence Public Lihrar < and Dr. Walter P. Ranger, commission E 6E OL HfQ4AIl0dt W6Ae HA1QIE3 k4le GHeaks CTS. The gnests visited the beaohe and Cottrelrs Machine company befor 2 returning.
 The meeting brought out many peopi y3Eho were interested in the subject
 j dealt with. This is the first time th
 meeting has been held here in seye yearE tune.
 special session pf the Raweatue probate court WAS held Monday all da7
 Rt the offices of William A. Wilcox ol 3 West Broad street. Tor the purpose o taking action en the will of Melissa D ' MaeoTnber. This came beroe Judg
 Frank Fl. Hlncliieg
 The old Chapman block oR Main stree
 Is being dene1islied by the Connection
 Wrecking Company, of New Haven, IT.
 windows are removed and the casing
 torn eit, beth being sold and the 1T H side partitions have already been re
 moved in the upper part of the building Mr and Mrs, George F, Clark are O E 8 ten days automobile trip through Nes | England and Canada.
 Mrs George King, of the King eottag
 at Quenoehontaug has returned to he
 cottage from the Rhode Island haspits \ in Providence where she was q surgiea E patient. Later she vii! return to Ho s yoke, Mass, for inc Wl.-tnr.
 Mrs. F. saeestone- Miss Marga re Cunningham and Miss Card are spene : ing the week in Providence.
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