The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-10
BL LACKST0NE VALLEY
PAWTUCkET.
The Onical Count Gives O'Reiiiy Oh
Majority.

The Board of Aldermen yesterday
counted the ballots cast at the election.
The official count did not differ materi-
ally from the wardens. except In the
Fifth ward, where Alderman OReilly's
majority was increased from one to 5S,
Councilman Clark's from TO 81. Coun-
Gilman O'Bren's from As 10 81, Council
man Mckeough's from - 10 81.
Thomas j. McParliD denounced this
increase rs "a fraud and requested that
the ballots be sealed up, which was done.
He claims that ballots were marke after
the polls were closed.
After the Fifth ward was completed
the count in the Second ward was begun.
The voters in this ward distributed their
votes so promiscuously between the three
city council tickets that one member of
the board says he does not believe there
was "a straight ticket voted in the whole
lot. The board was at work upon this ward
about five hours or until 2 o'clock this
morning and the result gives Alderman
Winters the plurality instead of Mr..
O'Brien. although there Is no election for
the whole city council ticket. or for
warden or clerk. IL was decided To call
another election in this ward for the first
Wednesday IN December
Monthly Report of the Overseer of the
Poor.
The monthly report of the Overseer of
the Poor shows that during the month
sixty-three orders have beoI issusd TO
families for supplies, and 1872 persons mr.
rested, of which number but siXty-six
had a legal settlement.
The schedule of bills for the month is
as follows: City farm, $4l4.15; outside
poor, Sl9S. so; outside coal, S77 62: medical
attendance and medicine. Sl23.67; burial,
So. 80; transportation, 81. 55: miscellaneous.
$40; X. i. Hospital, S24; new heating ap-
paratus for the city farm, by contract,
$780, salaries, $500. 40; total, ~. .023 90.
Visitation To Leah Lodge.
About eighty members Of Esther Lodge
of North Attleboro, Daughters OF Re
bekah, made fraternal visit to Leah
Lodge of Pawtucket, coming on special
electric car. Besides these there were
present about forty members of Florence
Lodge OF PawtucKet. Two candidates
were initiated, after which a musical and
literary entertainment was given, Drin-
cipally by members Of the lodge. Re-
freshments were also served, and about
/ O'clock the visitors started for home.
Racing at the Driving Park.
At the Pawtucket Driving Park yester-
day afternoon the races which were
the match race Winchester's Il. ID. beat
Jerry Fournier's horse. In the $50
class, ID. Il. CornelPs horse won. with
Hicks Bros Columbus second. The best
time was PAS. A protest was entered In
this race against Nick. on the suspicion
that he trotted out Of his class.
The District Court.
A large cgowd gathered in the District
Court room mt Pawtucket this morning
the interest being conferred on the trial
of Patrick McGeary, charged with bribery
in paying S5 To James Conlon for voting
for Alderman Winters In the Second
Ward on the name of John Casey. But
the crowd was doomed to disappoint-
ment, for Conlon, the principal witness
in the case, who was bound over TO the
December term OF the Court of Common
Pleas, was released on bail last evening, and
had been spirited away. Michael Bent
of North Bend street was his bondsman,
and the general impression Is that the
friends of McGeary were instrumental in
securing his release. Joseph Osfeld, Jr.,
was counsel for McGeary and ready for
trial, but City Solicitor Barnfield asked
that the case be continued for a week,
until Conlon could be located.
Mr.. Osfield then wanted the case dis
continued, claiming that the warrant
was not worth the paper 1t was written
on, as there was no seal on it, The court
refused to rule on the point, as the other
side was not ready for trial, aud the cnse
was to be continued. Mr.. Osfi, ID then
wanted it continued two weeks, and a
compromise was finally effected by as.
signing the case for Wednesday, the 23d
inst
James Flanagan, who pleaded not
guilty the first of the week to assaulting
an officer, retracted and pleaded guilty
this morning and was fined IS and costs
Elmer T. Baker was fined s. and costs
for choking Frank Il. Curran.
John Henry, for refusing to aid an Off
Ger, was fined 50 and costs.
Bernard McAloou ana Stephen Foley
were sent to the State Farm for six
months as common drunkards
Ten persons were fined for drunken
ness.
Points of Interest.
The school committee held meeting
evening, but owing to the ex-
citement of election nothing of import
ance was done and an adjournment was
taken until next Tuesday evening.
Charles j. Sherman of the Fourth ward
says he went To the ward room to vote
Tuesday afternoon, when he was told that
his name had already been voted upon.
Is this another casey
The evening schools will open next
evening.
CENTRAL FALLS.
The Catholic Knights of America,
branch 265, OF this village, celebrated
their tenth anniversary last evening by a