The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-10
Did you tell McGovern that you shut
un n saloon on DYER streetY

knows who stopped that license on Dyer
street, and that sremonstrance has held
good for five years.
How far do you live from Trainor's
establishment?
Probably 300 or 400 feet In direct line.
Then the witness said there had been SO
much CONTROVERSY about the matter that
he would like to state that when he trst
went to live In that neighborhood there
We're two places where liquor was sold
one with a license and one without
license. William Mcdonald. Jr., run
the licensed place and the other was In
Costigan's cellar, and he presumed that
Mr.. Burke could tell more about the lat
ter place, as his teams supplied IT with
goods. A team would drive up and q
barrel OF beer would be rolled into the
yard, but the driver would leave the team
standing in front OF the licensed place;
Did you ever tell Dorsey about making
Burke pay for license IL he got one3
Nothing of the kind.
THAT TALK WITH DORSEY.
Did you ever say anything to him about
greasing palms?
had no such conversation. Here the
witness stated that he had met John III.
Dorsey, he thought, on the night the
Dorsey application was considered. He
got into Dorsey's cart and tine latter
asked him why he had demonstrated
against the boys. The witness told him
he did so for the best interests of himself
and his children. Then Dorsey asked the
witness to take his name off, but he re-
piled that he would not do SO. Then
Dorsey declared that the witness was not
in any way as he was not within the two
hundred feet.
That was the only conversation you
ever had with Dorsey?
Yes, sir.
When was 1t you sayY
On the day the application was copsid-
cred; the 10th of June, think.
DID you say to him that you had the
Providence Coal Company and Mr.. Fuller
back OF you?
No, sir, i did not.
Did you say anything to him about
having some fun with the other fellow IL
Mr.. Fuller was elected?
No such conversation took place. About
year before that had some talk with
Dorsey about Mr. Fuller. Dorsey was OPP
posed to Fuller because his cousin didn't
get place on the police force, so Dorsey
was up in arms against Fuller. The wit
ness related conversation he had with
George Dorsey after the petition for the
investigation had been filed. He asked
Dorsey what he thought about the inves-
tigat ion and the latter said it wouldn't
amount 10 anything. He further said the
Dorsey Brothers were not refused license; I;
that they threw the matter up and that
George Burnham would give the boys
anything they wanted.
Did you say anything TO him about hav-
ing Burke come around and see you?
No, sir; did not.
General Wilson here took up the cross
examlnetion of the witness.
Are you on this petition? he asked.
Yes. L am.
Who circulated 1t?
ha AQ pf
You had it?
Yes.
And you are in favor of this movement?
Oh, yes; Pm always in favor of good
government. We always have an inde-
pendent ticket up IN the sixth Ward.
And you always work for it, suppose?
said M. Wilson.
Here Chairman Fuller criticised this
sort of examination, but MIR. Wilson as
sured him that it would not lead to the
chairman getting In any deeper than the
Mayor had.
The chairman said if Mr.. Wilson would
take care OF the testimony he would take
care OF the politics, to which Mr.. Wilson
rstorted that he hadn't the slightest
doubt that the chairman in that respect
was armor clad.
You took good deal of interest in
helping out this movement? asked Mr..
viii on, but before the question was an
swered Mr.. Mccarthy objected and then
Committeeman Waterman wanted to
know what wassthe necessity of objecting
when the witness had already admitted
that he did take a great interest in the
matter.
WANTED IN THE SAME BOAT
After some further questions as to his
/ ak with McGovern the witness was
asked il he ever told Dorsey he had bet
Tor svaf I'M IN ha q ms q
ness.
/ wouldn't be surprised il i did say
something about that to him, replied
Young.
What did you mean by that?
That was right and was working in
good cause.
Doing away with license to sell liquor
at that place.
How many licensed places are there in
that neighoorhood?
Four.
Have you taken any pains to get rid OF
any OF tnese?
could die OF thirst il had to walk there.
How far is the nearest?
About $40 feet.
You would die pretty quick then II
you had to go to that place. How far Is
the next place?
Twelve hundred or l4OO feet.
how far Is Irainor's?
About 800 feet.
Did you remonstra,e e against thRt place?
No, sir, dfdnit think 1t neCVssHry to
demonstrate.
Why not?
/ thought Burke would have influence
enough with the board TO stop the grant
ing of license to a shop that would
come into competition with bis place.
Did you go about 10 the people within
200 feet and ask them 10 demonstrate as
you did in the case of the Burke transfer?
did 1ot Then the witness went on
to say that O'Leary had been TO see Com
missioner Paine and that the latter had
told the doctor that license would never
be granted for that corner.
Did you go TO see Mr.. Paine?
did not.
Why not?
Because thought there was no ncees-
sity for doing SO. But don't mean MIR.
Paine j mean MIR. Sprague / made a
mistake there.
Well. did you go to see Mr.. Sprague?
No, sir.
Why not?
Because after what DIR. O'Leary told me
didn't think there was any necessity of