The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-01
KEEGAN CASE.
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in September, 1894, until Thursday, and
was not able to go down street on any
day previous to that Thursday, and she
Is positive she went down street In the
buggy that afternoon.
John Quinn, husband of Ellen Quinn,
In his affidavit. confirms the testimony
OF his wife in every particular except that
he cannot positively swear to the day of
the week he drove with his wife down
street
Annie r. Hayward, dressmaker who
Keeps store at "a Arcade, testifies that
she left her store twice on the afternoon
OF Thursday, September "a. That the
first time she went TO the school OF Har-
riet Dean on Snow street, to pay her some
money; that she has known Lawrence
heegan for 10 years, ana that after leav-
ing the school, where she stopped a half
hour, she walked down Westminster
street. went into several stores and while
on her way from Boston store TO Paris
House she met Keegan. She noticed him
particularly because he had been drink
ing and this was about SAB O'Clock in the
afternoon. She returned to her store in
the Arcade and after leaving her pur-
chases there looked at the clock and saw
1t was 10 minutes past 4, and then went
to Henry &. Cranston's office, on Wey-
bsset street, and after a few minutes
stop there came out and walked around
Turks Head. Looking across the
street she saw Keegan in front of Tilden
* Thur ber's store. This was about 4:30
o'clock. Keegsn gave her no sign of
recognizing her. She did not tell counsel
of these facts because she did not want
to get mixed up In the affair and-because
she thought Keegan could clear himself
by other witnesses.
Keegan also makes affidavit thar he
never told mis- counsel of these witnesses
being able to give the testimony they
-. q l-s
any OF them except Chapman since his
arrest.
Besides the affidsvits OF those wit
nesses, the counsel for Keegan have also
filed afiidavits from well known busi-
ness men endorsing the character of the
new witnesses as persons OF truth and
veracity. The good character of Damon
f. Chapman Is voucned for by the atfida-
Wits of freeman p. Little, secretary OF the
board of trade; Nathan w. Littlefeld,
lawyer; William j. Petri, the Westminster
street hat dealer, end Henry +. Ferrin,
the auctioneer. Mrs. Hayward and Mr..
and Mrs. Quinn are also vouched for by
well known business men.
The atfidsvits of the counsel for Kee-
gan are also filed showing that they did
not learn of the new evidence until after
the conviction of Keegan, ana showing
diligent inquiries for alibi witnesses be-
fore the trial. The counsel show also
the extreme poverty OF heegan and many
other formal matters.
The exact time IL takes to walk slowly
between the various points on Westmin-
ter street where Keegan was seen by the
alibi witnesses is also shown in counsel's
affidavit for the'purpose of demonstrat-
ing the consistency of the seven alibi
witnesses with each other, and this the
counsel claim very clearly appears.
The affidavit Of Mr. j. McGill Is
equally emphatic to the effect that the
evidence now produced was unknown
to the defense until after the trial.
The hearing on the petition for the
new trial will be had on the 10th inst.