Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-07
BUCKL|N'S HEAD OFF.
The Mayor Finds the
Commissioner Guilty.
SLIGHT DEFENSE MADE.
George N. Rex Appointed to Fill the
George N. Rex Appointed to Fill the
Vacancy on the Board.

Commissioner Charles II. Bucklin's
head is of.
II took Just one hour to do It..
The legal decapitation took place at the
City Hall yesterday afternoon.
The new License Commissioner is
George NJ. Rex.
James l.. jerks appeared for Bucklin
and Thomas w. Robinson for the prose-
cution. Mayor Carroll presided. The
hearing began at o'clock and ended an
hour later.
The charges were that Bucklin had act
ed In partisan manner, and that he had
voted to grant licenses to persons against
that they had violated the law.
The first witness called by Mr.. Robin
son was Harry Leonard. Mr.. Robinson
wanted to prove that Owen Sullivan,
Patrick Fulien and James Hunt had
violated the law by selling on Sundays
and that Bucklin knew 1t, but veted to
give them licenses.
Leonard testified that he appeared be-
fore the Board and objected to those men
men having a license.
Mr.. Robinson-Mr. Leonard, why did
you object to those men having license2
Leonard-They were selling OH Sunday.
Q.-Did you get any liquor? Ayes,
and / paid for it.
Q.-Who were present at the time you
objected to having these licenses granted9
A.-The Board were present.
Mr.. Jenks-How many times did you
get liquor at Owen Sullivan'sf A.-Once.
Q.-Did you get any at Fullen'sf A.
Once.
Q.-At James Hunts BARI Ayes, sir.
Q.-Would not Mr.. Bucklin have you
sworn at the hearing. A.-No; Mr..
Carroll wanted me sworn, and Mr.. Buck
lin said ne would not swear anybody.
Mayor-Was not a bottle of whiskey
producedf Ayes. 1t was got at James
Hunts.
Commissioner keenan, was next called.
He said he was member of the Board and
that before he was removed from the
Board those men were refused q license
for the reason that they were selling on
Sunday. After he was removed from the
Board they were granted licenses.
Mr.. keenan, said he told Mr.. Bucklin
that John Sullivan's place was only few
hundred feet from his house and he had
seen people going in and out on Sunday
with pals. Owen Sullivan's place was out
in four-acre lot, where the screen law
could not be observed, and Mr.. Bucklin
refused to get out of the team to look at
1t. At Fullen's several fights had taken
place where they used pistols. At Hunts
liquors were produced that were bought
there on Sunday.
Mayor Carroll-After you refused to
grant these licenses you were removed by
Mayor Goodwin, were you notf A. Yes,
sir, and Mr.. Goodwin told me that was
the reason was removed. II had voted
to grant them would have remained.
Commissioner f. w. Bucklin was next
called. His testimony was to show that
the defendant voted for the licenses after
hearing that the men sold on Sunday.
This was the last witness as the defense
had none at all.
In his argument Mr.. jerks paid a nigh
tribute to Mr.. Keenan,, saying he had
acted on the Board in an honorable man
ner, but he said there had been nothing
brought out to sustain the charges.
Mr.. Robinson said that the places
spoken OF were not proper places to do
a liquor business, and one Of the places
was In four-acre lot in a cellar, where
the screen law could not be observed.
Mr.. Buckl;n would not inspect 1t, and
then he violated his oath OF office.
81 think the charges have been proven"
said Mayor Carroll, after the pleas had
been made.
The Mayor then wrote on the back of
the sheet on which the charges we're
written:
PAwTUcKEr, RI,
June o, 1892.
The within char ges having been by me this
day heard, declare the same proved upon
evidence which deem satisfactory, and,
therefore remove the within Charles X.
Bucklin from his once OF Licen'e Commis.
sioner OF the city of Pawtucket.
HUGH J. CARROLL, Mayor.
There was the usual dull thud as the
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