Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-30
WESTERLY

In the superior court at Kingston be- fore Judge Baker and jury the case of state, Thos. E. Brown, complainant, tvs Frank Jackson was heard and submit kted to the jury Wednesday morning. There are two complaints, against Jack son. one for driving an automobile while intoxicated and the other for reckless driving. ..,--.. .- The cases were tried in the district acourt last April and Jackson was found 3gullty aud fined S150 and sentenced to 415 days in the Providence county court \ house. He took an appeal to the su- ] perior court The state witnesses were S Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown, pr. slM H. Scanlon Thomas J. Shortle of N Providence, agent for the Goodyear Tire g Co, officers George Champlin and Don- \ aid Ferguson of Westerly police force and Robert Resell. former police of- 4 flcer in Westerly, They testified in substance that Jack son was intoxicated when arrested on the fafternoon of April 5th, 1922, at 5.1S X o'clock. ts..
 Everett Barns teller in the Washington X Trust Co. testifying for the defense, said that Jackson called at the bank late that afternoon and drew out a consider able sum of money. He was sober at q that time said Mir. Barns, otherwise he would have refused to let him have any amount of money.
 Albert Sylvia who conducts a shoe re- pairing store on West Broad street tes- H tifed that Jackson called at his place q that afternoon, that he was perfectly sober and had come to pay his dues in a local organization in which the two are B affiliated. Harris Taylor of Potter Hill said that he met Jackson at about five o'clock on the afternoon in question and Jackson told him that he had to go to Potter Hill and that something was wrong with his (Jackson's) car. Harris H said that he loaned his car to Jackson E who he thought was perfectly sober and t 1t to operate a car.
 E Leonard Hiscox who conducts @ ga Erage on railroad. avenue said that Jack son called at his place' of business at five loclock and requested him to make some hrepairs on the latter's car and HiscoS M agreed to go with him. He said tha, eeJackson was perfectly sober.
 N The jury took the case at the epeniRl 'FDf court Wednesday morning. all thu k evidence having been submitted the da! fbefore and they were. cut for four anC one-half hours When they returned E the foreman announced that they could not agree upon a verdict. It Is under E sttod that they stood eight to aequit ami E four for conviction. Colin Makepiece, as
 sistant attorney general appeared fol H the state and Attorneys John J. DunI and Clarence B. Roche appeared for tn defendant.
 Edward ]. Fenelon, Jr., of New Yorl Ycity and Watch Hill, R. l., Is visitini tkrelatives and friends in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Higginbotham 0
 West Broad street are spending a fev
 dass in New York city.
 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tucker of Nev
 Haven, Conn, are the guests of MT. ant
 Afrs. J Perry Clarke of West Broar stfest
 cy Moore ots Moore road who is at stendlng 3schboi msWofcester, Mass, i depending Thanksgiving holiday with hi Hparents,- Mr. and Mrs. George c. Moore
 Dr. DIV. Stanton of Grove avenu Ais visiting in Boston, Mass.
 George Moore of Portchester, NeV kYork Is visiting over the holidays at hi shorne on Williams street.
 Dr. Robert Farnham and family c ASpruce street notored to Boston yester
 RiafdnSe ;E. Roche is Spending Thank. sgi3 4g with his brother Arthur c. Koch nof HBostcn.
 A horse belonging to Sam Silver of tn sReuter farm on East avenue droppe sdead Wednesday morning on Libert kstreet
 Former Police FatrOlman Harr;
 Rricker of Pawcatuck and offiEe kThomas O'Connel of Stonington raide Athe stores of the Greek American Frui sCo. and Albert Chapman Tuesday even Hing at about o'clock and found &these places several punch boards an in one of the stores various slot ma
 chimes. Officers Brieker is at preser
 constable in the town of Stonington.
 Rev. Byron U. Hatfield was th Rspeaker at the special Thanksgivin sservices held Wednesday evening at tn
 Calvary Baptist church on Elm street.
 Miss Ruth Scanlon student at Elm
 41urst, in Providence, is visiting at th shome of hera parents, pr. and. MT SAdichael H. Scanlon on High street.
 The Westerly board of trade are { have dinner meeting at the next meei 4ng which will be held next Monda
 Charles F. Fisher of Akron, Ohio, wh
 has just completed city plan for ths
 eity, will be the speaker. The people (
 Westerly are interested in city pla
 and it is expected that a large crow
 svin De present to hear of these plans
 The H. T. S., society in the WeS
 serly High school held their annu; Ebanquet and dance at the Rhode | Hand Hotel on Broad street, Wednesda
 Evening. Music was furnished | ithHosrasu KaIi5Iry NAatyasS e@