The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-22
NE WPORT NE VS..
Self Defense Will Be An
thongs Declaration.
Score Of Aspirants for the Office Of
Street Commissioner.
Interesting School Exercises Com
memoratiI.E Christmas
Special 10 The Neics.

SDfctdt 10 Inc NctOs-
NEWPORT, Dec. 22.-The trial of william
g, Anthony for the murder OF Daniel
Hunter was held yesterday and drew
larger crowd to the court house than at
any other time before.
II was after o'clock when the trial was
over. The defendant was represented by
Mr.. p. j. Calvin OF Newport and Mr.. Z.
Aldrich OF Providence, and Colonel w. p.
Sheffield conducted the case for the State.
Both sides seemed % have quite num-
ber OF witnesses, but when the time came
for a defense, none was made: Mr..
Hardy, Mrs. Hardy, Miss Hardy,
anu also Mr.. Il. l.. Doucette, who was
stabbed in the log the same time;
Mary Canavan and three police officers
testified for the State, but the evidence
that had the greltest weight was given
by Mary CaDavan. She was the one 10 dis
cover the blood and that the man had been
stabbed and she Ii was who saw Anthony
make quick movement with his right
arm as IL to make a cut. They all heard
Anthony says he would cut the heart out
OF the man who threw stones at his dogs,
and saw the men clinched, but Mary was
the only one who saw anything that
looked like stab. In ad-
judging the defendant probably guilty,
and holding him Tor the grand
jury, Judge Baker removed all suspicion
from Mr.. Doucette. Anthony was later
admitted to bail in the sum OF &c, 600 fur
nished by his brothers. 1t is understood
that at the trial in the Supreme Court
self-defense will be made the plea.
A Political Hunt.
The position under the city government
that is the cause of the most annoyance
is street commissioner, and already there
are a score of aspirants for the
position. Many think that Captain
Cotton, the present incumbent,
does not give enough of his time
to the city, and il is rumored that he will
be knitted at the meeting of the new city
government. This, however, is hardly
likely, as the majority of that body win
be of the captains political faith. Other
nspirants for the position are: Mr.. Peter
knowe, q contractor and builder; Mr..
Hooper, q carpet-bagger and would be
politicians; Mr.. William Hamilton, the
ex-alderman and builder, and Captain
Cotton, who will undoubtedly get it.
School Exercises.
There was quite an elaborate pro-
gram carried out yesterday at the clos
ing of the Lenthal School for the
Christmas holidays, and it concluded
with the pupils presenting Principal
Henry Clark with a handsome walking
stick. The children of Mill street Kinder
garten were given Christmas entertain
ment and tree by the teachers, Misses
Gilpin and Stevens.
Here. There and Everywhere.
Mrs. Mary A. Swinburn has presented
the Townsend Industrial School Gabler
piano.
An appropriation OF $50 has been given
to Captain Bixby to inquire into the ad-
visibility OF cutting a canal through the
Island OF Conanicut.
Lieutenent NJ. Z. Hall, the inventor of
the Hall torpedo. was in the city yester-
day.
The members of the Flower Mission
yesterday delivered 81 packages OF Christ
mas goodies to the needy poor.
Two large silver safes were yesterday re-
ceived here from the Corliss Company for
Mr.. o. II. p. Belmont. They were taken
to his palatial stable.