The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-02
KEEGAN'S TRIAL.
Continued From Page 4.


TO Wey bosset. Near X. l.. Roses store
he met Parker who was leaning against
telegraph pole. Keegan said How dye
do" and went on up Weybosset to
Grimes had conversation and
bought some drink from a bartender
named Waller. He left at 5:10 or 5:15 and
went up Pine street. He arrived home at
about 5:30 and stayed there. He stayed
at home4ecause, ke said, he had been on
" He'll OF spree for week"
in cross examination Mr.. Pierce asked
the witness II he didn't deal In sensation.
At this point the court adjourned until
o'clock.
The afternoon proceedings began at 200
o'clock. The defense state that they have
secured the man who bought the glass OF
beer which Keegan Is alleged to have
bought on the afternoon of the murder,
and will attempt to put him on the stand.
The first witness called was
Thomas r. Arnold
OF Providence, and he stated that
he Is q manufacturing jeweler. He has
known Charles II. Smith for from 10 TO IA
years and knows that he Is making seam
less wire.
The Attorney General asked witness
what Charles X. Smiths reputation Is Tor
veracity. Witness replied: "BadW
When cross-examined the witness said
that Ex- Mayor Charles Sidney Smith told
him long time ago; four, nye
Charles six r. sS,s v.e pernstp't nSt tru.ha ha.
How many times he told him that witness
couldn't recall. Ex- Mayor Smith told
him That Chagles X. was not to be de-
pended upon. Henry Healey also gave Mr.
Arnold the impression that Charles X.
Smith was not reliable. Mr.. Arnold
except Caleb Arnold, who had gone
to California and who told him about
Smith, Witness never had any trouble
with Mr. Smith. He is acquainted with
Charles r., now; speaks to him,
but has no business dealings
Arnold, but never under any especial
agreement and used TO catch him work.
ing on his own work instead of his en-
ployer's, but that is not what
Mr.. Arnold meant by saying that
Smiths reputation is bad. Finally, wit
Attorney Pierce, that he could
not recall what anybody told
him about Smith. The witness said
nobody told him that Smith was imagina-'
tive, but that was his opinion.
Witness afterward said that the three
men who talked about smith to him said
they could not put any confidence in
him, or something nigh that"
Michael Fitzgerald
was next called. He testified that
he had lived in Providence for
80 years and had been in the
jewelry business for 25 years.
He had known Charles X. Smith in the
workshop, but did not know about his
character particularly, but could only
Judge OF him from his relations in busi-
ness. He was not allowed to state the
personal opinion he had formed OF Smith.
stephen Potter
was then called to the stand and asked il
he knew where the Aldrich lot Ia and
where Charles W. Hopkins lives, and that
the lot is opposite MIR. Hopkins house,
Mr.. Potter was in the lot about o'clock
the Sunday afternoon following the MUIR
der and was looking for horse tracks, but
found nothing but cow tracks.
Obadiah Tripp
was again called. He knew where the
Aldrich lot was. He was in the lot on
Saturday after the body was found. He
measured the tracks in the Aldrich
lot. They were about five feet and one
half. The tire track was about one inch
and half wide and the hoofs of the horse
were larger that those OF the Nettie mare.
David +. Lingane
and testified that he met Mrs. Bacon at
her house on a Saturday. He thinks it
was Oct. 6, in company with
Mr.. Kirby, and asked her about
the time Keegan got home on the night
of Sept. q, and she told witness that
Keegan did not get home until 1880
o'clock, or nearer to o'clock, ant after
getting his supper went right TO bed
without reading his paper or waiting to
talk with her.
Cross-examined by Mr.. McGill-Wit-
ness stated that since 1889 he was manager
of the Telegram in this city; for some
time previous he was manager OF the Fall
practitioner at law. Witness
never saw Mrs. Bacon previous
to calling upon her. He did not tell her
who he was, she did not ask any questions.
He and Mr.. Kirby did not represent them
selves as jewellers and friends of Keegan.
Mrs. Bacon asked him who they we're
and they gave their names, but not their
business. He got picture of Keegap,
but did not lie in order 10 get il.
Mr.. McGill said that Mr.. Kirby told
him that LiDgane did lie TO get the pic
ture and Mr.. Lingane said he should not
be surprised II Mr.. Kirby should accuse
him OF lying. Witness then had
TO go through tho category of editors,
managers, etc. connected with his paper.
He could not remember w ho reported the
Richmond hearing. "You aren't ashamed
to know who lid it?" said Mr.. McGilI.
Il uont, Salu the WltDesS, ana lie Kept
replying 81 don't" when asked
il he did not know that the
Telegram published lies about
the preliminary hearing by stating that
Mrs. Bacon, Mr.. Smith and Others testi-
fled when they didn't. MIR. McGill could
not find out from Mr.. Lingane who wrote
the articles in connection with the Kee-
gan case.
The attorney got excited once or twice,
and Judge Wilbur had TO admonish him
not TO get excited. Mr.. Pie. ce advised
Mr.. McGill not TO continue on that line
of cross-examination, and Judge Wilbur
said IL did not matter.
"Did you ever. publish anything in
favor of Keegan?"
al don't know"
"Did you ever see anything in The
Telegram in favor of Mr.. Keegan?"
III do not know"
"There was one thing which you pub
lished in the Telegram in his favor, wasn't
there?" inquired Mr.. Dubois, "and that
was the names OF his able attorneys"
Mr.. McGil next enguired about what
Mrs. Bacon sale at the interview.
Did you not say that Mrs. Bacon told