Putnam patriot., 1910-07-22
cits eoart-raiier Judge.

Saturday morning Nelson Clair, Park street, was sentenced to pay ine and costs amounting to S571a for cruel. ty to his horse, after having plead guilty. For the same offence Frank Potter, Woodstock avenue, who plead not guilty, raid the court si0.sa. Both cases were the result of work begun by the Humane Society two years ago when the men were warned regarding the animals.
 Witnesses testified that the Clair horse was in pititul condition due to lameness from various causes. That Clair used IL to do his spring blowing and having He had to beat II con. tinuously to keep 1t going and the ef- tects of this treatment were evidenced by; ridges on the animals body. The horse was emacisted and apparently had not been properly fed. It had been shot by sheriff Hoibrook. local agent of the society.
 In the Potter case the only evidence offered was the testimony of Agent Holbrook and photograph of the horse In question. Mir. Holbrook tess titicd that he had had several com 1 plaints about the Potter horse and he went there the iiith and found the horse in the worst condition that he ever saw horse in the world. He did not see how il could be in such condi- tion and live. 1t was covered with sores and matter was eozins from one of them. The photograph introduced substantiated the testimony.
 The Potter family testified that the sores were caused by the horse becom. ing east in the stall. That they had been properly washed and cared for and that what was claimed to be mat. ter was in reality meal from poltiee. The horse had had proper food and care, was their testimony.
 Monday morning John Colburt, giy. Ing his home as Springfield thanked the court when it imposed 6o.day sentence upon hin for vagrancy. He had been hanging about the city and Sergeant Hayes warned him to get on, but he refused.
 Joseph Liberty and Wm. Benoit got so drunk Saturday night that it saved their lives. If they had been less In. toxicated they would have walked up l only To have their heads cut of. Thee two men went to sleep Saturday night with their heads up against the raiis on the east side of the Norwich and Worcester division track. When the Bar Harbor Express rounded the curve in the cut Just south of the station the engineer saw the men lying there and whistlcd and the men never stirred. The train passed over them, all bul three cars, and came to stop. Ser. geant Hayes was at the station and the engineer told him he thought he had just run over two men, so they went towards the rear of the train. There lay the two men nnharmed and still asleep not only unconscious of their danger but not even knowing that a train had been within mile of that the officer finally aroused them. Had the noise of the train awakened them and caused them to move an inch neither would have been alive to- day Both had court records. Liberty was sentenced Co pay costs of sS.09 and to 80 days in jail, and Benoit was fined x5 and costs Of ss.09.
 Wednesday morning James Lavelle, coatless and hatless, plead guilty to be- ing drunk and his case was continued one week upon hts promise to leave town. He was so drunk that he wns taking off his clothes and throwing them away when the officer found him. He went to look for his clothing on his way to the borders of the city.
 James Sullivan of Willimanfic got a lighting jag on Monday and appear ed at the railroad station ready to tackle anything that came his way. He thought 1t was shame that col. ored man should be allowed to lick a white man, as happened at Reno July 4th, and he was ready to mix it up with anyone who disputed it. James appeared in court Tuesday morning and all the fight had gone from him. He was charged with drunkenness and breach Of the peace, found guilty on the first charge and sentenced to 30 days in jail, and to pay costs of ss.0y.