Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-23
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The regular session Of the Third dis trIct court vas held yesterday morning wltn Judge Oliver II. Williams presiding. John Fusaro, George Greene and Alex Thompson were before the court for sen tence, having pleaded during the week, to the larceny of quantity Of cotton cloth from the Bradford Dyeing associ- ation mills at Bradford where they are employed Fusaro was charged with the larceny of 7S pieces of cloth measuring 241 yards and valued at S4463. When arraigned he pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty yesterday. He said that he was married and had six children the youngest being about three years old. It was pointed out that the cloth found in Fusaro's house had been identified by officials of the mill as having goine through their nliiI over thr5e years ago. The officials also idehtiheh cloth down to the present time as having pass ed through their hands. It was stated by the town solicitor that the dyeing associ- ation had taken this cloth from other con- cerns and was employed by them 10 put the cloth through a process al their mill. They acted as trustees, the solicitor said. | He told the court that it was almost inn l possible for the Bradford mill to return to the different companies the cloth that was left with them to work on. Notices l had been placed in the mill from time to time and made out in the English and l Italian language. It was said that Flu saro placed the cloth around his body | during working hours and took it hame nights. He was fined s1o0 and costs. l George Greene was brought up for sem tcnce EeXt and he told the court that he | had been employed at the mill for q I number Of years as sweeper. He told | the court that the cloth that he had taken vas thrown away as junk. At this point it was shown that list Of cloth which he had in his possession was taken and that he had several yards Of perfectly | good cloth stored away in bureau draw CTS at his home. Some of this cloth was alleged to have been run through the plant almost four years ago. He was
 fined $50 and costs.
 Alexander Thompson was the other de fendant and he pleaded ggilty. He wa! charged with the larceny or 25 pieces o. cloth valued at s14.99. He sold the cour
 that he had a wife and four children, th' youngest child being only IS months O age. The cloth that was located at hi home Wa sidentified as having been rul through the mill 1-2 years ago. II
 moving for sentence Attorney Oscar Helt zen, assistant attorney general Of Rhod Island and counsel for the Bradfor, Dyelng Association said that Thompsoi ahouI doe dealt with more severely thsl the others. He pointed out that Thomp son had been a special constable 1 | Bradford, had been trusted from tim to time with transporting money 10 an
 from the mill for the pay roll and tina as he could read and understand the Eng 4 fish I-aguage and in view of the trus repoSrcd in him by the company brs Oi fense was of a graver nature. Thompso
 was fined $50 and costs.
 Joseph Arnon of Bradford the oths
 defendant who pleaded not guilty vi
 come before the court a week from ne1 S Friday for trial.
 The case or Eva F. s. Kelley was hear
 next. This was a suit brought by he agalnst Peter T. Wing to recover tf
 sum of s65. She told the court that st
 loaned Wing S6j in 1921 on the promis that he would marry her. Later Win
 married another woman and sent notiC
 to Mrs. Kelly to that effect. Wing ofel ed no evidence and Judge Williams Ter
 dered verdict for the plaintiff for Ss
 and costs.
 i The case of Eva L. Northrup vs Eve cit A. Wills ended in a decision for Il | plaintiff Everett took the stand and ss-
 that he owned Mrs. Willis S45o which borrowed of her some time ago. He hs a, disposition to pay this amount bl I counsel for the plaintiff said that u disposition had not manifested itself : nothing had been paid on the accoun
 Judge Williams ordered willis to ps
 Mrs. Northrup sS2.5e per week startir Jan. and to pay this amount every vee
 until the bill was paid.
 William K Hunter has severed his col lnections as superintendent of the Wes
 erIy Highway department.
 Raymond L. McWeeney, a student
 Georgetown law school of Washingto
 D. C., is visiting at his home on Fl
 street.
 Robert Clarke of Yale university
 spending the Christmas recess at D
 home on Elm street
 T Al joint meeting of the leaders