The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-07
AS IN A LOOKING CLASS.
The Doings, Sayings, Happenings and
Sights of a Day in the City.

their HON es In an Olneyville car. The
powerful argument OF District Attorney
Moody, the assistant counsel for the gov
ernment in the case, formed the subject
of their remarks. Both agreed that IL
was an eloquent and plausible address.
"But think It unfair" said one, for
the government to have such an oppor
tunity at the opening of trial.
The present system OF judicial pro-
cedurs Is to my mind wholly wrong
Just look at 1t. The district attorney Is
supposed to he seeking to mete out JUS
tice, but under the common practice he
formulates an opinion aud then strives
to make the accused person guilty IL cir
cumstances can be twisted in such way
as TO make such claim possible ln-
stead Of going on the supp pJsltion that
prisoner Is innocent until proven guilty,
the person is cl,imed as guilty.
charged with being guilty until proven
Innocent Now, what would be the
eff CT on your mind and mine OF such an
opening charge as that OF yes erday were
we on q jury. The governmet claimed
that it would prove her guilty; that she
alone could be guilty and blow aftsr
blow was struck at the minds OF that
jury calculated to preiudice them at the
very start against the prisoner: TO I'M
pregnate them SO thoronehiy WIN tne
idea that she must be quilts AS TO quire
the defense to produce almost an alioi 10
prove her Innocent. And not word
could her council say In her defence, not
a syllable could be offered to offset the
cunningly anu eloquently framed plea
it doesn't Look that way to me-" aud
most OF his hearers seemed to agree with
him.
Mr.. Frank l.. Thornton and family OF
Providence have taken cottage at
Fields Point for the season.
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The Providence Camera club held its
ninth annual meeting at the club rooms
in the Swarts building last evening, The
annual reports showed that the club is
i'm very prosperous condition aud its
mem mbership increasing rapidly. -Four
new members were elected last eve ling.
The club chose the following officers for
tie ensuing year: President Charles A.
Stoddard. Vice President j. Eliot Dasi-
son, Recording Secretary 5. Is. Burnham,
Corresponding Secretary w. A. Dean.
Treasurer 4. A. Darling, TX cutive Com.
mittee Charles A. StodIari, 5. Is. Burn
ham. Arthur w. Howe. f. q. Gladding,
j. A. Miller. Jr., George w. Lake. A
vote OF thanks was extended to the re-
tiring president and treasurer for their
faithful services.
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Mrs W. j. Elliott of Fields Point Is
visiting relatives at Barton, VT.
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John willard, the aged man arrested
as vagrant by Officer Clark some days
ago ana sent To the s;ate farm, Is dead.
He lad no home aud had been sleeping
in dry goods boxes ana out buildings.
The medical examiner states that death
was due To an excessive use of liquor.
III is body now Walls u claimant at the
tomb. LIES end found him alone, friend
less and honeless.
Mr.. George Henry Warren of Newport
has gone to New York.
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Intelligence has bean received to the
effect that Mr.. Bradford Norman OF
New port, who Is now in japan on his
wedding tour. and who has been Ill with
typhoid fever, is convalescent.
Medical Examiner Palmer pronounced
the death Of Ann Coliens due to natural
caus S. She was 53 years old and lived
n. 325 Eddy street. Y stsrdiy afternoon
she complained OF q violent headache and
went to her room. Failing TO respond to
repeated calls for supper her room was
entered and she was found lying as II
asleep on her bed. Examination showed
sleep which knows no waking this side
OF eternity.
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Mr.. Fred K. Turner OF Gloucester,
Mass, Is the guest Of w. A. Williams of
Bullock's Point avenue,
The horses in Providence are, as rule,
fine looking animals. Parlicularly is
this fact noticeable OH the street cars in
comparison with those used by COM
panies in other cities. When horses were
used exclusively IN Boston certain lines
kepJ the poor, s. looking beasts employed
to be found anywhere. The advent OF
the electric cars was great relief to the
minds OF those who love horses, for they
put an end to the tortures one endured
III witnessing the efforts Of the poor
bsasJ, tryi ing to haul heavily Ia zen cars
through tue tortuous streets OF the city
and up steep grades. The Higlaud Street
Railway company, then presided over
by Hon. Mooly Merrill, had The best
looking animals, and that line was the
"duue line" oil tue city la many respects,
for Mr.. Merrill always looked out for
The comfort or his patrons. l re ret 10
see that he is now in financial difficulty,
for he has helped many a mau out OF "a
tight place, and has always been active
in business aid political affairs.
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Mr. John A. Stringer of Riverside has
been visiting Ir.euds in BRISTOL the past
week.
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There was one gentleman in town yes
teruay who laughed at Ola SoPs attempt
To ipake life a heayy burden lor human
ity To carry. He is one OF the best known
photographers In this city aud is "a suf-
I,rer irom rheumatism. Under tue ad-
vice OF his physician ne early ia the
spring completely swathed mis- body In
flannel, wearing eight tnicknessts aero IS
his chest, ana In addition two suits of
woolen underclothing. Monday tue in-
tense heat aDOuG exhausted hlnI, and he
that MINT took OF six layers oil flannel
and yesterday moralug leIG oil Que set OF
under hsnueis. During tue day he
su.iled sVf.iy ~ himself as his patrons
came al, not, weary aud disgusted WITH
If. for he was extremely thIb!y clad for
ham. Last evening, when every one else
was sitting In tue Jwiignt " AVOID the
lac at Of tue gas Ie sat u u.4derneaLn a uiaz-
ing chanuaiIer read. .ng nis eveuing pap.r,
n picture o. coolness Anu conitor,. i, lac
doesn't lie, 10 today no via do we'll.
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Ex.counclman Fred. A. Brigham, for