Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-17
THROWN OUT.
MCPO|and'S Case
Discontinued.
DEFENCENOT HEARD
Judge Shove Gives Bolt
ers a Black Eye.
PROSECUTION WAS WEAK
And the Court and Solicitor Wound Up the
Trial In Very Short Order.
PROSECUTION WAS WEAK
And the Court and Solicitor Wound Up the
Trial In Very Short Order.

The District Court room was crowded
this morning with people to hear the Sec
ond Ward cases. They were those against
Edward McPoland, William II. Hayes and
James II. Curvin.
The complaints have been published In
these columns and are to the effect that
McPoland cast two ballots at the election
In the Second Ward on Friday last.
Curvin was charged with giving him
the ballots as Supervisor and Hayes re.
ceiving them as Warden.
City Solicitor Barnefield appeared for
the prosecution and Messrs. FarDsworth,
Robinson and Carroll for the defence.
Mr.. Barneheld opened the case and sa d
IL was agreed by counsel that all three
cases be tried at one time.
City Clerk Sibley was called and said q
legal election was held In the Second
Ward Friday the 18th inst, and Super
visors duly appointed.
Francis Coplon, one of the supervisors,
testified that he was distributing the bal
lots until about IL O'Clock and then Super
visor Curvin was put in his place BY
Warden Hayes.
He saw McPoland come In, he being
the first man to come In after he was re-
lieved; saw Curvin give him two ballots
and expected to see him bring one ba ok,
but McPoland did not.
When McPoland went to deposit his
ballot, Conlon said he told Hayes that
MsPoland had two ballots. Nc Poland
said: "I guess not" and deposited the
ballot or ballots.
Conlon then went TO the table at the
gate and found one ballot less than there
were names checked on the list. Super.
visor Fitzpatrick counted the names on
the list and he counted the ballots.
On cross. examination he said he had q
drink Of whiskey before he left the house,
ing the forenoon. He did not tell anyone
after coming back that "he had three fin
gers OF brandy and that 1t was good"
At the closing OF the polls only 613 or
614 names were checked and the Warden
said 815 ballots were cast while the Board
of Aldermen counted 622 ballots.
Supervisor James ii. McCaughey said
he knew nothing OF the affair until Conlon
came down from the Warden's desk.
Joseph p. Mcmahon said he was check
Ing the list on the outside Of the rail. He
heard some loud talk between Conlon,
McPoland and Hayes. Heard Conlon ac-
cuse McPolsnd Of casting two ballots,
Here the prosecution rested their sase.
The defence began by calling Edward
McPoland, the defendant. He arrived at
the wardroom at about IL 80 O'Clock In
company with A. 8. Siner and Daniel Nc
Quillan and both were behind him going
inside the rail.
Curvin gave him only one ballot and he
marked and voted It. After he had voted
Conlon accused b i'm OF casting two bal
lots and McPoland told him to mind his
own business.
He did not see Ionlon until after he had
cast his ballot and then Co nlon said he
Thought he cast two ballots"
Supervisor James II. Curvin said he
checked the list until about
80 o'clock when he changed
places with Mr.. Fitzpatrick on account of
the latter being Ill, and he began giving
out ballots. He knew nothing of the af.
fair until Conlon came down and
accused bim of giving McPolaDd
two ballots. He denied Il and
Oonlonissid he would find out and also
hnd out for what reason he was changed
from he table to the floor; that he took
orders from higher authority than Warden
Hayes.
Conlon had an argument with Edmund
Ryan over the rail about being removed.
Warden Hayes swore that McPoland
only cast one ballot; that he could not
cast two without being seen.
Conlon did not say word until McPo-
land voted and then he said: "Hey, it's
all right now, but you voted two ballots"
Rsyes told him the vote was all right, and
Conlon said no more to him.
Supervisor Patrick Keough. saw Nc
Poland vote and said he only cast one
ballot.
Ward Clerk Joseph l.. Kelly saw Mo
Poland vote and said he voted only one
ballot.
Peter Hughes wss called and then Mr..
Bsrnsnsld held . conference with Judee
Shove and the latter announced that
there was no need OF going any further
with the defence for the prosecution had
no case.