Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-05-04

Lester w. Upham, foreman for,Charles
A. Lee, testified that he had printed some
slips, but did not know who they were
for.
.fsdward A. Ryan testified that he saw
the slips circulated on the 11th OF April.
He saw Daniel Fitzpatrick give them out.
"Fitz" ssio he was working to "down"
the straight ticket.
John Smith had some of the slips, some
OF the slips had the names of the candi-
dates on and some did not.
Parmenus Penney testified that he was
given a slip by someone he did not know.
He kept the slip In his hand and showed
II to supervisor and the supervisor said !:
III guess that's all right, I'll mark your
ballot for you"
Penny said, "No, guess I'll mark 1t
myself"
The supervisor whom he spoke to had a
beard, but he did not know his name.
Arthur Gormly testified that "Dan
Fitz" handed him slip and said 1t was
a Republican ticket. Gormly tore 1t up
and threw II at hun.
Daniel McDuff testified that he saw the
slips given out by man who was with
"Dan Fitz."
Thomas Lucas testified that Joseph
Tyrrell brought him to the polls and that
the slips were offered TO him.
Patrick Tormey testified that John p.
Smith gave him a slip.
Lawrence Graham swore that young
man, "Ned" Smiths son, gave him slip
Daniel Keough testified that he saw
James f. Banigan with the slips circuIa-
ting them; saw fully 25 go In with slips
! they would hold the slip in one hand and
the ballot In the other and ask for assis-
tance.
He had slip which he got from Peter
Lennon and gave 1t back to Lennon.
Edward McCaughey testified that he
saw John Smith with the slips.
John Hurst testified that he saw the
slips. Thomas Hand gave him enc.
Peter b. Coyle swore that he saw one or
two slips brought inside the rails. He
was a supervisor.
James II. Keough testified that he was
given one OF the slips but did not know
who gave 1t to him.
Joseph l.. Kelley swore that James T..
Banigsn led James Smith of Meadow
street to the rail. Smith had a slip in his
hand. The slip he gave to Supervisor
Howes who marked his ballot and gave
the slip back to Smith; saw Thomas Hand
give slip to John Cunningham who gave
II to Supervisor Howes who marked his
ballot; heard Warden McVay's attention
| called to the slips.
Thomas f. Meehan swore that he saw
Thomas Hand, John p. Smith, Francis
CoDlon, James f.. Banigan and Daniel
Fitzpatrick distributing slips.
Bernard keenan, said he saw Edward
Smith, John Smith, Conlon and Fitzpat-
rick passing slips; saw Thomas Hand
passing slips gave one to his uncle
Michael Hand, who showed the slip to
the warden. He ,tched Henry Gibbons
after he was given a slip by Smith. After
Gibbons voted he was taken down tt
Smiths saloon.
This closed the case for the prosecution
James p. McVay was sworn and said h,
did not appoint a supervisor to mark any
| mans ballot who did not ask for assis-
tance. He saw no slips inside the rail
His attention was called to the slips and
he got the city solicitors opinion on the
matter and the city solicitor said II It was
the mans honest intention to vote that
way 1t was all right. McVay then told
the supervisors that Il a man asked them
to mark his ballot as the slips were
| printed to do SO.
After the conclusion of the testimony
for the defense Judge Shove announced
that the case would be held for advise
ment. The case against John p. Smith
was continued one week.