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100 Years Ago: Gold Rings Stolen from Spruce Street

Just about every day Marlborough Patch will highlight an interesting story from the Marlborough Daily Enterprise published on that date 100 years ago.

Nov. 21, 1911: Two Men Held for Larceny: Case Tried this Morning and Both are Held in $500 Bonds for Grand Jury

John Carey, 30 years old, and James Russell, 27 years old, were arrested by Special Officer Colleary Monday afternoon in his usual dashing manner for the larceny of two plain gold rings from Mr. and Mrs. Zcsos Karoutas, 3 Spruce St. 

Carey, according to a statement of City Marshal John F. Mitchell, made after the arrest, lives in Woonsocket, and Russell refused to say where he belonged. 

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Russel and Cary were both held in $500 each to await the action of he grand jury at a session of the police court this Tuesday morning. They were arraigned before Special Justice Edgar Weeks and were represented by Atty. Frank P. O'Donnell and City Marshal John F. Mitchell appeared for the government. 

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