Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-01-19
WIFE BREAKS DOWN
AS LARRow is SENTENCED
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wife and his father, TO follow him IN
"a the bar library When they returned
10 the court room It was evident tnat
Mrs. Larrow had been weeping. Sne
and her husband sat closely togetner
during the considerable time that e.
laused before he was called forward
for sentence.
No statement OF the facts was mace
when Larrow was arraigned as u was
stated that nothing remained to DC
added 10 what the judge had been toio
IL chamber. The states attorney
sa,d thar ne thought the state refor-
matorv was the place for Larrow and
the sentence. which is indeterminate,
was imposed Sobs came from the
bench where Larrow's wife was SIT
ting and after court adjourned the
vonng woman became nearly hyster-
ical Immediately after sentence was
irnnosed Larrow Joined the prisoners
in the dock and was taken with them to
the county jail where he will remain
until transferred to Cheshire.
The assault made by young Larrow,
whom il was said had been drinking,
was one of the most vicious Of its kind
ever perpetrated in this city. II oc-
Cured early in the evening on a main
highway Of the city and the victim
Of the attack. a young woman Of un-
impeachable character, was roughly
handled BY the attacker. A man, who
came along, frightened Larrow away,
but not until after considerable
struggle with the young woman, which
began near the end of the Long bridge
and ended near the river bank below,
had resulted in torn clothing, broken
umbrella, and severe fright.
Opens With Prayer
Il was five minutes after two o'clock
when Judge Yeomans and the Rev.
James F. English of the Congrega-
tional church came from the judges
room and mounted the judges bench.
Mrs. Yeomans had accompanied her
husband 10 Putnam and occupied a
chair near the desk Of Miss Marion
lie Bradford, assistant clerk OF the
court. When the Rev. Mr.. English had
made short prayer both the civil and
criminal SIDES OF tht couit WNic VPS''S~
Putnam Couple Sentenced
Peter Hart Of Putnam, and Mrs. Mar
paret Bennett Of Brooklyn, were the
tbs first to be arraigncd. They were
arrested IN Putnam on a statutory
charge and bound over to the higher
court from the Putnam city court.
Both plead guilty.
The states attorney said that the
woman has a husband living. While
he was in jail she came to Putnam
and went 70 the place where Hart was
boarding and they lived together. Hart
had not done anything to cause her
TO come to Putnam and the attorney
for the state thought the woman was
the most to blame.
Attorney Torrey, as public defen-
der, said that he had some facts con-
corning the case that he did not care
to state in open court and asked that
sentence he deferred Later the couple
were brought up for sentence. Judge
Yeomans told them that they had COM
mitted a serious offense but that he
understood the woman's husband was
willing To take her back and that he
therefore intended to be lenient. He
sentenced each 10 six months in jail
and suspended execution Of the sem
tence. Hart was told he would have TO
nav the costs of court and was placed
in charge Of l.. Edwin Hill as proba-
ton officer.
Jail For Woodehopper
Adelard Robillard of Killingly. a
wood chopper, was sentenced to eight
months in jail for the theft of two
rings. one valued at sl4 and the other
at Sl25. II was stated that he had a
record, at one time being sentenced
for statutory burglary. He went to
another woodchopper's shack in re-
mote part Of the town Of Killingly
where a friend displayed the rings.
Later the rings were missing and were
traced to the defendant.
Pleads Not Guilty
Arthur Armstrong of Thompson,
charged with a criminal assault on his
own daughter, Margaret Armstrong,
plead not guilty and elected to be tried
by the jury.
Joseph Francis, charged with an
assault on a fifteen year old girl in
Windham. plead not guilty and elected
TO be tried by the court.
Joseph Edmond LeClair, charged
with a criminal assault on Della st.
Pierre Of p~ooklyn. plead not guilty
and elected be tried by jury.
Arthur Tuomela Of Woodstock.
charged in seven counts Of violation
Of the liquor law and assault with a
dangerous weapon, plead not guilty
and elected the jury.
Peter Murphy. also Of Woodstock.
charged with violation of the liquor