Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-29
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM


 the death of Mrs. Anna Frances PringIe, 3s, of Bridge street, by performing an alleged illegal operation, Dr. Bernard P. Murphy who has an ofice on Main street. was presented before Judge M. H. Geissler at a session of the city court Monday morning,
 Attorney Arthur s. Macdonald counsel for Dr. Murphy, entered a demurrer to the complaint, which the court ov~ruled, and held the accused for trial at the. next term of the superior court (criminal side), fixing bail at $10,ooo, which was promptly supplied.
 Mrs. Pringle. wife of Henry Pringle, employed at a woolen manufacturing plant here, died during Saturday night at the Day Kimball hospital where she had been a patient about week. and where she was taken after her condition became so critical as to make hospital attention advisable.
 In company with Coroner Arthur G. Bill of Danielson Captain Remi Delage of the Putnam police department and Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Aver, Dr. Mur- phy visited the hospital late Saturday afternoon for an interview with Mrs. Pringle, who at that time was in such critical condition that 1t was evident she could live but few hours. What occurred during the interview has not been made public but Dr. Murphy was placed un- der arrest. $30o0 required as bail for his release being furnished promptly. Moth ing was known publicly about the case until the court procedure Monday morn ing
 The complaint in the action alleges that the talked-of illegal operation was performed July 21.
 Mrs. Pringle's body will be taken to Watertown, Mass, today (Tuesday1 for burial. She leaves, in addition to her husband, two small children.
 Torrey & Geissler will be associated with Attorney Macdonald in the defense of Dr, Murphy, who is one of the best known physicians in the city.
 Dr. Murphy IS quoted as saying that theCe was nothing unprofessional in his relations with Mrs Pringle.
 The northeast storm of the past three days has been the cause of a series of automobile accidents in which persons have been injured and cars smashed in Putnam and vicinity.
 Among those reported to the police was one in which the car of Joseph Cote of e7 Harrison street was damaged to the ex- tent of s150 when 1t sKidded on the wet pavement in Elm street and brought up agains tsl pole. No one in the car was | injured.
 At the square Sunday night about s.ao Miss Loretta Phaneuf of 47 Wilkinson ! street was struck by a car driven by Leon T. Pratt of AT Broadway, Provi- | dence Miss Phaneuf, who was making | her way along in the storm, was not in jured.
 At Grove and South Main streets car owned by Theodore Phaneuf of Wilkin. son street skidded and crashed into the heavy iron railing along the top of the | embankment leading down to the track, of the New Haven railroad The railing bulged out under the strain of beins struck by the automobile. but held an6 saved> the machine and it's occupants iron a plunge that might have been attendec by fatality
 Officer Eugene Gibney. riding in a pub lie service car which was taking him ou
 to the children's home Sunday morning
 10 check up another accident at tha point had the experience of feeling tn, rear end of a car skid suddenly and crasl
 into a tree. Neither Officer Gibnev no
 the driver were injured though the bod, of the car. owned by Carl Anderson, haC
 q fender crump1ed and the .tonneau dent
 ed
 The car of Anthony Yegnach, whicl
 turned turtle at the children's home cor
 ner. resulted in broken .col,arbone fo
 Yegnach, who lives in Yantic and
 shaking ur for Joseph, zulk of Norwich Bertha Zulk, also passenger i1 the car
 was not hurt.
 All of the foregoing accidenA were du
 to slippery highways and Windshield ; blurred by the rain. Quick and slar application of the brakes, dangerou l nn He aoI eI; t..z caused most of the skiddfng and the re f sulting damage to persons and property. I week from this (Tuesday) mornin 3 several hundred children will troop bac to schools in this city and other parts ( the town of Putnam, again to take u . their studies
 7 schol officials have all preparation made for the opening of the school yea , and rapid organization of the work in a l classes.
 Ralph c. Jenkins. who is Putnam,s ne = superintendent of schools will not r, . port here for duty until Sept 2s.. F It was announced Monday afternoc n that during the period of Chautauo,1 I here the schools vii open 15 nlinut. s earlier than usual.
 II There will be an outpouring of men
 bers of Putnam lodge of Eiks Thursds i evening for attendance at the Elks' ia e in Willimantic. It will be Putnam r;ig] il at the fair and the local lodge hopes il make as fine a showing in the Thre< f City as the WilIimantics Eks made { Il their visit to the fair of Putnam EIks f few weeks ago. Arrangements are und ,- way to determine how many of the mer If bers of Putnam lodge are going to mai f the trip and as to automobile reserv r tions. It is expected that there will