Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-21

Attorney George R. McKenna, of Pawcatuck, prosecutor Of the town court of Stonington, was busied Sat urday with the case of the state against Captain Benjamin c. Chese- bro, with Attorney Rathbun, of Wes- terIy as counsel for accused. This case is an outgrowth of the Fourth of July celebration in Stonington. pr. H. F. Thurber as the complainant alleges that he was assaulted by Captain Chesbro The doctor and the captain are neighbors and the doctor dis charged a brass cannon such as is used on yachts. The discharge jared the windows of the Chesbro home and caused Mrs. ChesbTo to become quite nervous. This was in the afternoon and the captain requested the doctor to cease firing as 1t affected his wife and caused her to have feinting spells. In the evening the doctor commenced firing again and the captain asked the doctor to desist, but was informed that the firing would be continued and without let-up unless a doctors cer- tificate was produced to the effect that Mrs. CheSbro was sick. Some lively talk ensued and. according to the tes- timony, the doctor pushed the cap tain away. Then the captain into the street and the doctor came at him with the evident intent of striking the cap- tain. The latter awaited his coming and when he got within arms length
 
 similar to those that made the Ben icia boy famous. The result was the arrest of Captain CheSbro on the charge of assault. The captain was arraigned and pleaded not guilty and furnished a bond for appearance in court last Saturday. He pleaded that he was not the aggressor and struck Dr. Thurber in self defense.
 These citizens of Stonington testified as to the peaceable disposition of the 1V, T. frI1 fI7nr V1T- C. O. Maine, William P. Bindloss, F. P. Teed F. s. Chesebro, Francis c. Davis. Eugene P. Hyde, and Arthur Chesebro. while Julian J. Williams, liam Birchall, Dr. c. O. Main and the defendant testified on the merits of the defense. The witnesses for the state were Dr and Mrs. Thurber Miss Sophia Thurber and MT. and Mrs. Will liam Hill.
 neys Judge Breed adjudged Captain Chesbro not guilty and he was dis charged.
 Acting as attorney for Captain G. R. Watt, master of schooner John w. Dana, now in Stonington harbor laden with lumber. Judge Herbert w. Rath- bun. has issued a writ of attachment against the Burden Coleman Lumber company, of Savannah Georgia, to re- cover TOT QenuTIdBe dflQ a ITelRnL Dill of 1900. The defendant is owner of the cargo which is consigned to the R. A Sherman Sons company Wes- terly- The service was by Deputy Sheriff Frederick T. Mitchell who at- tached a pile of lumber at the Sher- man wharf. The writ Is returnabie August 9, to the superior court for Washington county.
 The Dore house and lot at the cor
 l IT was bid in by William A. Wilcox Fri day afternoon for s4,S00. Saturday af- ternoon the partially burned residence of Margaret Conroy in Rocket street, with lot, was auctioned off and pur- chased for Se0O by Anson r. Surber. a Civil war veteran who is entitled to exemption of taxes to the amount of $1,O0o. This is the house where the fire started 9 few weeks ago and spread to several other houses in Summer street, two of which were damaged considerably. The Conroy house is a large two-tenement frame building. The roof was completely burned off and the upper tenement badly burned. The owner was paid a fire loss of S2,450. Two other dwell ing houses are to be sold at auction during the present week, one of them in a very desirable location.
 The drought is affecting business in the Hope Valley section and while the rain of Friday night helped the crops 10 some degree. 1t was not sufficient to give much relief to the mills, which are in great measure dependent upon water for manufacturing purposes. Locustville pond is almost as low as it has been in many years. A series of heavy rainfalls is necessary in or der 10 relieve the situation.
 Westerly heads the list in claimants for life insurance in the towns of Rhode Island for the year 1912, re- ceiving S134 GOO of the S2, 750, 900 paid in the state. These sums were paid 10 claimants in other towns. which re- ceived more than $10,000: Cowesett S103.250; Edgewood. $28,250; East Providence. S25, ,250;' Warwick, .$22, ,250; Jamestown, S20, ,250; Phenix. s20,25o: Warren. s20.25G; Tiverton, $19.250: Middletown, 1$4, 800; Peace Dale, $14,- 800; Harrington, s1o,5oo; Oakland Beach, s10,500.
 The amounts paid claimants in the cities of the state were: Providence, $1.6s6. 900: Newport. $216,750; Paw tucket. $50. 900; Woonsocket, $125. .75A; Cranston- $50.64: Central Falls, $zS,T The largest single claim in the state, SSG3, 800 was on the life of James Han ley of Providence, and this claim was the third largest paid either in this country or Canada. The second larg- est claim in Rhode Island, $77,S37, was