Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-18
WESTERLY

corporatorss are Samuel H. Davis, Nina Fl. Davis and Frances L. Burdlck.
 The continued case of James N. Smith, agent Of the Rhode Island So- cie,y for Prevention of Cruelty to Ami mals, against Israel Ribner, charged with cruelty to a horse, by permitting | the animal to roam at large, unfed and unprotected from the cold rain storm | hat prevailed the latter part of Nov ember, was heard by Judge Oliver H. | Williams. at Fridays session of the su- perior court in Westerly. This horse was formerly owned by Charles A. Bai- ley, convictde of manslaughter in shoot l ing his brother, Edgar, and was pur- chased for $10 by Israel Ribner. from Bailey's mother, and while Bailey was fugitive from justice.
 According to the testimony of Louis Gales, Ribner offered the horse to him for s25 and urged him to take the horse on trial and if the animal suited he could then pay the price. Ribner said the horse had not been fed for several days and told Gales that by proper feed ] ing the horse would pick up and be worth the price. Gales claimed that the horse did not pick up and he de- cided to return the horse to R4bner. He ! delivered the horse on q Saturday night ! to Ribner. who said the horse did not : belong to him as he had sold it to wit ness. The horse was ted in front of Rioners house. Later, Gales testified, he did not want to see the poor ami nal out in the cold" and took some to him barn. He then sought counsel and was advised to deliver the horse to Rib ner again, and in the presence of two ! witnesses. This he did the following | Monday night. Ribner declared the horse did not belong to him and as a re- suit the horse was permitted to roam at large
 Report was made to Agent Smith who invoked the aid of the Westerly po- lice. As a result the horse was killed to alleviate suffering, and Ribner was arres CT, after Agent Smith made in | vestigation. In the ..ase on trial the question at issue seemed to be the pos session of the horse, and whether the alleged cruelty was due to the act ol Ribner Chief Brown, Agent Smith and Patrolmen Champlin and Curtin were among the witnesses.
 Judge Williams gave judgment in ia yor of Ribner who was discharged At torney Haney appeared for a plaintiff and Attorney Roche for the defendant
 The large vacant lot at the corner Oi Canal and High street, and the lot ad.
 icining with dwelling and barn thereon
 fronting on High stres7, and owned by
 Miss May Lawr5 nee VCse, was sold Fri
 day oy l.ch agents, but they dec'ine tc Givulge the r1me of the purchaser. ! suhsi1H al deposit was made to guaran
 tco the sale. and t is n.t known whether t"r rpr' lsse@ secured the property fo, E.Tsclf O" cthers It is one Of the mes
 dn. ri.fic locations in -he town anl 1t i!
 hritHl that 2 large business n,ock is tt He erfcteI e. the corner lot. r;u; ;r1r Iecty is known as the Lemuel Fose es
 tate. and a large portrait of the origina
 owner .s in the Memorial and Librarz
 building. The deed has not been execut
 cj therefore the name of the purchase
 Is not obtainable.
 A few years ago an opti5n was take: on this corner lot by representatives 0 the Masonic bodies of Westerly. but tn; option was permitted to lapse. Late1
 there was Q report that the Westerl1
 Lodge of Filks contemplated purchase O the propertS IS the site for q home ant
 then came the report that Narraganset