The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-10

OF Mr.. Mccarthy about the laying OF con-
crete walks on Bishop street?
Here Mr.. Mccarthy objected and there
was a sharp interchange between him
and Mr.. Wilson, during which the latter
| remarked that he wasn't going TO run for
office In the Sixth Ward as Mr.. Mccarthy
was likely to do.
The witness denied that he had said
! that Burke could not get license because
Mr.. Fuller and Mr.. Clark were back Of
the witness. He was asked II he didn't
boast about what he had done In the
| Prior law suit.
What have 1 to do with that?
He works for the Providence Coal Com
| pany, doesn't he?
guess he does.
Did you say that men like Clark and
Fuller could down Burke?
don't think did.
Didn't you tell Burke that without
you the fools wouldn't know how to
| get the remonstrance properly before the
Why should say that when we had a
| lawyer?
| Who was he?
| i don't know.
Who told you about him?
Mcdonald.
Which one OF these two pieces you have
| spoken of was unlicensed?
The one in Costigan's basement.
Was Greene living there then?
i don't know.
| Was the place raIded2
Yes, McGovern had his uncle Baxter,
raided there.
| The witness also was aware Of raid on
an unlicensed place in McDonald's house
but he said he did not know much about
| 1t as he hadn't been long in the neigh
| borhood.
MR.. M'KINNY NOT ON HAND.
Mr.. Mccarthy then called Mr.. Harrison
A. Mckinney, but he did not respond
and Mr.. Wilson suggested that PROBABLY
the committee had not paid him his
witness fees.
Michael Ward was sworn and tes tilted
| that he was with Young and McGoyern
when they had conversation after com
ing out from meeting In hall on
! Eddy street at which Mayor McGuinness
m ade a speech. McGovern asked Young
| IL the latter had heard that lobe Burke
had got his license. Young said yes he
had Just heard about it. Then McGovern
| said Burke could have had in any time he
wanted IL and 1t was no use for any one
to oppose him. Young said it was queer
that the board should refuse a license to
one applicant and grant IL 10 another
In the face OF the same remonstrance.
McGovern talked good deal about
Bnrke's pull and Young said there was
one remedy left to apply to the Supre me
strained from issuing license until it
| was foud whether II had been legally
| granted. After brief cross exam nation
| the witness was excused and Mr.. McCar-
| thy announced that he had completed
| his case.
Mr.. WILSON PUTS IN SOME PAPEBs.
Mr.. Wilson said he would offer to the
committee an article printed In The Jour
| nal on Nov. II last containing a report
| OF a speech made by Mayor McGuinness
at Olneyville. In this speech the Mayor
said among other things according to
| this report:
81 wish TO state here in public that IL
| the political intrigues of the license COM
| mInssioners are not soon stopped /, as a
| citizen, shall demand a thorough inves-
| tigation of their official conduct and, as
a lawyer, shall carry what evidence 1
| can SECURE against them to the higher
| court in this State, and demand their inn
| peachment.
Mr.. Wilson also presented an article
| from The Journal Of July rs, 1888, stating
| that the results of this meeting OF the
| board OF license commissioners on July
| "a, 1893, at which the board organized
NTH John l. sprague as chairman,
Thomas Nixon as secretary, who defeated
Charles Edward Payne, and George III.
Burnham, respectively, candidates for
the same positions.
This article also stated that the con-
trolling factions of the hoard would con-
sist of the chairman, secretary and Mr..
Studley, also that the board consisted of
four Republicans aud one Democrat, and
that as they had been elected by the City
Council in Joint convention they would
have ample opportunity TO show their
political gratitude at the fall campaign.
Mr. Mccarthy wanted to know what
these things had to do with the matter
haf ba m foe nd Mr
piled they had quite as much to do with
il as most of the testimony Mr.. Mccarthy
had Introduced.
Then Mr.. Wilson was proceeding to read
paper sent TO the commissioners by the
clerk on behalf OF the investigating COM
mittee notifying the board to present
certain records and papers, when Mr.. Bur-
bank said that had nothing TO do with
the case. Mr.. Wilson said that the COM
missioners had been accused of not being
willing to give all the light possible and
they stood ready TO furnish the informa-
tion and records called for. Mr.. Burbank
said that matter would come up later.
.e SHUT OFF MR.. PAINE.
Mr.. Wilson then asked Mr.. Paine to read
the statement prepared by him in COM
pliance with the request of Mr.. Waterman
at the last meeting for statement of the
number of bonds on which each whole
sale liquor dealer appeared.
Chairman fuller said Mr.. Paine might
leave the paper with the committee. 10
this course MIR. Paine cemurred. lie in
sisted that various allegations and insin-
uations had been made against the COM
missioncrs and ii was only fair and Just
that they should have a chance to get
their case before the people. lie there
fore desired to read his statement, but
Mr.. Burbank declared that the committee
aid not want TO hear it, SO Mr.. Paine
was not allowed TO read 1t. This state
ment was as follows for May I, 1895, which
| inc uded all the Licenses granted for the
| year.
Hanley, Hoye & Co., 70 John T.. Good,
| o; III. II. q J. n. Multer, i5; Burke Broth
ers, 43; Thomas Grimes " Brothers, Al
| Narragansett Brewing Co., j. Posuer, 81;
| O'Connor Brothers, 20; John j. Mcguire
| & Co., %; German Il Co., IS; =. Moroney,
| IA; George +. Palmer, 10; John Prior, 9;
| Robert Campbell an Brothers, g.; James
Lavelle, a; Bart Kelly, 2; William Doyle,
| 4; Jacob Worth, Il Bonds on which
no wholesaler is surety, az; total, 399.
Mr.. Paine explained that only one OF
| the sureties on the bonds was whole