The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-04


place, but he had license"
HE SAW THE RAID.
"Do you know Of any one selling with
out license?"
"No, l don't. Mcdonald sold there,
but that was back in 30 or '91."
"Do you know about the raid In the
Mcdonald Don house BY Captain CostineY"
"You lived there then?''
Eyes, across the street,
"You remember the raid?"
"Yes. sir. l saw the one who was in
there run up stairs when the captain
went in."
"Where were your"
"Lssat in my window"
"Conld you see?'
"Not into the bar room, but / saw Nc
Donald when he came out and ran up
stairs. ["
"You saw one OF the McDonala's come
out end 60 no stairs?"
(which Mcdonald was it?"
"John H.
"Did you ever go into that place while
liSuor was sold there without license?"
"Yes, sir.p
"Did you buy anything9"
"Who was running the placer"
"Walter :. Mcdonald"
"How do you know?"
"Billy Mcdonald ran the place with q
license, but he went away and Walter s.
started and ran 1t without license for
quite while"
"was Walter running it at the time Of
the rald?n
~ don't know. John +. was in there
and ran out and up the stairs when the
raid was made."
"Did you ever have any talk with
Young with reference to Michael Train
orr"
"Yes, SIR"
Here General Wilson asked Mr.. McCar-
thy IL he claimed that the signature to
the remonstrance was that of Michael
1rainor. Mr.. Mccarthy replied that he
claimed it was what it purported to be
MIR. Trainor's' legal signature.
General Wilson then questioned the wit
ness as to the conversation with Young
about Trainor.
81 was talking with Young at his
gate" answered the witness. "when
Trainor came up and aske Young what
in HI Young put his, Trainor's name,
on the remonstrance, Tor Trainor said he
didn't know ii was on there until Jim
Gum brought 1t up and asked him when
he got TO be property owner. Young
said he didn't know anything about 1t.
Trainor said he would not want TO sign
any paper of that kind"
MORE ABOUT THAT SIGNATURE.
"Did YOU have any further talk with
Trainol?''
"Yes, sir; Trainor said / got him into
trouble; that 1 had him summoned. He
said was the orly one outside of Young
who knew what he said about signing the
remonstrance. He said he didn't sign il
himself and he didn't know what to do.
told him that all he had to do was to
tell the truth ~
''Did he say he authorized Young to
put his name on?'
"Yes. He said Il was only fooling
when / asked Young why he put my
name on. / told Young il was qualified
he could Put my name on. The shop
whistle was blowing just then and / told
him If 1t would do him any good to put
my name on.
Mr.. Mccarthy here took up the cross
examination.
"How long have you known Trainor?"
he asked.
"Well, personally about two years."
"Did he tell you he authorized Young
to put on bis signature?"
"Yes, he said he told Young if no was
qualified to put his name on.
Didn't you say to him that he had
better answer that he didn't authorize
Young to do so?"
- No, sir; / never did,"
"Did you not tell him he might get
into trouble If he didn't?"
"No, sir; / told him he would be u
fool to perjure himself"
"Why did you tell him that?"
"Because he didn't seem TO know what
to do"
"Didn't you try to get him to say he
didn't authorize Young to put his name
on that remonstrance?"
"No, sir; / did not"
"Do you mean to swear that you didn't
try to get him TO say that?"
"Yes; do"
didn't you say in barber shop last
Saturday night that you had tried to get
him to say so?'
"No, sir.n
"Did you discuss the matter?"
"Yes, sir; did,"
"Wbat did you say?"
81 told about Irainor saying he didn't
know what to DO and | said the same
thing have just told the committee"
"You say you have lived in that neigh
borhood for So years?"
"Yes."
THE KIND OF NEIoHBoRHooD.
"Is it a nice neighobrhood?
at seems to be-"
"pon't you knowT'
els it respectable?"
Donalds?"
"Ever since ] can remember"
"They are good, decent men are they
notg"
"Well, yes."
"Why do you hesitate?"
"There are a few little things--.O
"Are they as decent as yourself?"
eyes"
"Good and respectable in every re-
spect?''
eyes"
SHOW about Hyland?'
81 don't know him at ALL"
"you say you heard he sold on the sly?"
"Yes; 1 heard that.
"Do you mean to say he did sell?'
81 don't know anything about it,"
"Why did you mention 1t, then?'
"Because / was asked about 1t.
"Have you rehesrsed your testimonyf"
"No, i have not"
"Why is IL down on that piper that
Gen. Wilson is questioning you from?"
~ wrote down few things for him. "
"At whose request?"
"My own"
"Did any one suggest that you do it?'
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