Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

In the superior court for Washing ton county at Kingston, Monday morning, Judge Chester w. Barrows, the grand jury returned an indict. ment against Samuel Royster, of Westerly, charged with violent assault with knife upon William Collins. the wrestler and boxer, a resident of Paw catuck, Rcyster pleaded nolo and Judge Balrows sentenced him to the state prison for term of two years and to pay all costs. Royster has the distinction of being the first to be sentenced by the new judge.
 About five weeks ago Ben Hunter and Sam Royster, both colored, went into a saloon in Pierce street where Bill Collins was bartender. Hunter accused Collins of short-changing him and then went out of the saloon, fol- lowed by Collins, Royster and others. Hunter fell and Collins took hold or him to bring him back to the saloon to have him retract the statement and apologize While stopping to lift Hunt CT to his feet Collins was stabbed in the back with a knife, just below the left shoulder badly, and for time Collins was in a precarious condition, but finally recovered
 In the district court Royster denied that he did the stabbing, claiming that he had no knife. Subsequently the knife used was found and it's owner ship traced direct to Royster. Evi- dence of equally direct nature against
 
 saw Roysfer strike at Collins as if to stab, but, owing to the darkness, could not see the knife. Royster realized that he eouldkoffer no substantial de- fence. so he decided to place himself at the mercy of the court without trial
 About five years ago Royster was in a, fight with Walter Dangerffe1d. He used a knife, cutting Dangerheld in the face and neck. This offense oo- cured on the Broad street bridge and the question arose as to whether the offense occurred in the town of West erly or town of Stonington. As it could not be definitely determined whether or not a case to be prosecut- ed by Rhode Island or Connecticut authorities as Dangerfield made no complaint, Royster was never arrested for that oifenseI
 By peculiar coincidence, Ben Hunt CT, who was the indirect cause of the murderous assault of Sam Royster up- on Bill Collins, was arrested 8 year or more ago for discharging 8 revolver at a young man named Sullivan This row started fn Paweatucs but the shot was fired while both men were on the Westerly end of the bridge. The shot went wild. Hunter was arrested aft CT a lively chase and his case was heard in the district court where he was found guilty. After some delays the case was disposed of in the su- perior court upon payment of a sub stantial fine and the costs.
 Indictments were also found against Howard Davis, age 16, and Anthony Kubius, age IT, charging them with breaking and entering a house in South Kingston The boys were ar rested in Westerly. Both boys plead ed guilty to the indictment and were sentenced to the state reform school during their minority It was divulged that both boys were inmates of state reformatory in Massachusetts, and that one had escaped five and the oth- CT six times Judge Barrows warned the boys that if they escaped from the Rhode Island institution and were re- captured that the sentence would be eighteen months in the Providence County jail
 The prospect brightens for increase in the paving blocks industry of West eriy, for in addition to work already