The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-16
CRUELTY
TO CATTLE
CHARGED
Trial Of tho Case Against Win
field 5. Stuart Continued In
tho Common Pleas Court.

The defense in the case of the State
against Winfield S. Stuart was continued
today before Judge Wilbur and a jury.
Mr.. Stuart is on trial for the alleged Ill
treatment regarding food and shelter of
l6 cattle on his farm at Glocester.
In defense to the allegations OF the wit
nesses for the society for the preven-
ton OF cruelty TO animals. the defend
ant alleges that he was sick of an incu-
rable disease and has attempted TO care
for the cattle with humanity.
One OF the first witnesses for the de-
fense was a young woman who takes
care of the defendants house. She told
Of Mr.. Stuart's sickness during the win
ter and said that she had either secured
some one to feed the cattle when he was
not able or done It herself.
There was plenty Of hay in the barn
and grain also.
Another witness told of visiting the
place in March and OF finding about ton
and a half OF good timothy hay there
and fed the cattle himself during the
four or five days he was there. The
barn was warm enough he said.
Other witnesses told OF seeing grain in
the barn and that the place seemed 10 be
a good enough one to keep cattle in.
The last witness OF the day was the
defendant. Winfield S. Stuart lie stated
that he had been a farmer nearly all his
80 odd years of life, having worked
in machine shop five years and spent
three years in the army.
lie said that early In the winter the
barn was crammed fun of good high.
ground hay and that he had plenty OF
course hay stacked up outside
The stable was double boarded up TO the
NOW he stated, and that the mows filled
with hay would keep out the cold.
when Mr.. Smith was there in Decem-
ber n horse which was mischievous had
kicked down a door and as I was sick ]
couldn't possibly fix 1t so / nailed up
boards and bran sacks. When he came
next day TO arrest me the door was up
and the big doors which sagged had
boards over the top and spilled a lot of
sacks Of corn on the ear and hay over
them. and that kept out the cold When
the door was down IL was warm and
mild" He took Mr.. Smith around the
barn he stated and showed him the cattle.
IL asked him ~ that was as likely lot
OF cattle as he had and he said he didn't
own any He said they were all right.
over at Harrisville I paid fine for tho
horse 1920. lie stated he had To drive
over 60 Harrlsville in two or the worst
snow storms OF the winter before the
mateer was adjusted.
when Smith came again I'm April. Mr.
Stuart stated that he was just as arbl-
trary and tyrannical az he was before. u
''r had been sick and the girl had fed the
stock when shc couldn't get any one tC
do so" he said. "and the cattle had beer
fed as strangers might feed them, every
day"
Regarding the animals I'm the cellar the
witness said that the spring rain caused
water TO pour ~ there but 10 couldn't
reach the platform because The land out
side sloped away
The heifer that was lying down had
lust been unstanchioned by two neighbors
while he was sick on the lounge, he stat
ed and he could not get her mp.
The case Is TO be resumed Monday
morning
Stone and Lovejoy appear for the de
fendant and James {. Collins for the com.
plainant