The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-02

Ing by Cook. The latter kept his eyes
constantly on witness.
. 1t was very near IL o'clock on Saturday
Dec. 10, when he left his Office to make q
deposit I'm the First National Bank. He
bought the pistol with which the shoot
ing was done on Friday afternoon, be-
tween his appeals for police protection.
He thought Thomas Quigley was with
him when he bought the pistol.
Just before the trouble, now so well ad-
yertised. he went up, Weybosset street
and he saw Cook and Wallace coming
down the street. The next thing he knew
was Cook threw open his ulster and pull
led out the rawhide produced in evidence.
Witness lodged the blow and Cook again
struck at him. Then the witnesss fired
his pistol and kept firing and retreating
up the street until he ran up against a
wagon or wagon against him, and he
did not recollect very clearly what then
happened.
General Wilson asked, ,"From the nature
OF the attack made upon you, Mr.. Lin
game, and what had been previously
done, did you think yourself in danger
OF great bodily harm?"
This question was objected to, and its
form changed, but the change made did
not satisfy the Attorney General, and
there was more arguments.
In reply to a question by counsel he
answered that he did defend himself.
Cooks attack was exceedingly vicious
and Cook acted In a ferocious manner,
and must have got near enough to hit
him as there was q red mark and a dis
coloration Of part of the flesh on his
right arm. He hac just got in front of
the Providence Coal mpany's Office
when he met Cook, who had jumped from
the side of Wallace and stepped at least
one step into the street.
Did not know what hand Cook used
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ness stepped back quite few steps before
firing. Had never spoken to Cook before
the accident but had spoken to bim since.
Had run about 80 feet when he was stop
ped by the wagon and after recovering his
equilibrium he went to the Office of tie
chief OF police. He denied the truth of
ex-Chief of Police Child's statement that
he said the witness shot at Cook and
said the only statement made by him to
Childs was in presence of Detective Mer-
rili, General Wilson and Hiram Ayles-
worth, his bondsman.
The witness was then asked to repea
the statement made concerning the affair
In the presence OF the parties named.
Attorney General Dubois objected to
this request OF counsel as Mr.. Child had
testified that he heard no statement made
when the parties named were all present.
To this objection General Wilson replied
that Child sat within three feet of the
witness and should have heard his testi-
mony and defendant was not prevented
from showing the statement of the gov
ernment's witness was incorrest.
Judge Wilbur ruled the witness had the
right to repeat the statement made to the
parties named.
Manager Lingane then again denied the
truth of Child's story. Chief Child
stood In front OF him when he made the
following statement, prefacing his &C.
nf hA ak tfpfx <-t,s at
headquarters, by saying that he asked the
chief and detective. Merrill to stand up be-
fore him. He then said he told all the
parties present that Cook had drawn
something that flashed from under an
ulster and that after that he fired upon
him and this was the only staten ent he
made to the police.
Witness did not remember saying, as
Doherty, one OF the witnesses for the de-
fence claimed he did, "Stand back, be-
fore he fired on Cook.
General Wilson esked Lingane when he
was indicted, but the attorney general
referred the counsel to the Indictment,
and then Gen. Wilson asked the States
law officer when Cook was indicted, but
the States attorney diu not see the ma
of this question.
Counsel for the defendant then had a
brief conference, after which Gen. Wilson
asked witness il he was called on TO testi-
fy before the grand jury in relation to
an indictment that was afterward found
against Cook. This question was also
objected to and Gen. Wilson tried to get
the indictment pending against Cook for
an assault with a dangerous weapon, but
was unsuccessful.
At the time of the trouble witness said
he weighed about 100 pounds. He also
stated that he had no personal feeling
against ex-chief OF police Child.
tn Hnny ipa fn1 al he
was lawyer i'm Fall River before he went
into the newspaper business, and was a
raduate of the Boston Law School. He
left Fall River after two years. practice of
his profession and travelled. The reason
he gave up the prsctice of his professio ion
was that he had typhoid pneumonia and
his physician advised him to go to Colo
here connected with the Mining Exposi-
lion Of 1880, and had charge of the pub
ication OF mining directory. In 1884
be started the Fall River Globe and came
10 this city in 1889 as manager of The
relegram, he having sold his interest in
The Globe.
Right after the assault witness said
hat he went up Wey bosset street and TO
he city hall, entering 10y the Eddy stree; |
door. Detective Swan was in the chiefs |
)fiice when he arrived there, and the |
chief came in later, and he thought |
Deputy sheriff Sheehan was IN either the |
outer or inner Office, and perhaps Detec-
i've Merrill also He used the telephone, |
md, as Chief Child stated, might have |
asked for permission to use IT.
The first of his friends to arrive at po- |
ice headquarters was Isaac Hahn, the n
,ame Tobias Burke and then Henry Ayles- |
worth. AT this interview he made no |
statement In regard to the affair.
Bought the pistol on Friday afternoon |
It Pope's and he did not recollect what |
,lerk sold ii to him. The pistol be gave |
o friend, a director of The Telegram, |
Who is now in Boston, just after the |
,rand jury refused to indict him for the |
ssault 90 Cook. The pistol was In Bos-
on and his friend wanted it, and as he |
lad no love for the weapon be gave il |
way. He had carried the pistol in his |
,vercoat pocket Friday afternoon and also |
IN Saturday morning.
Lingane described the route he took |
rom his office on his intended trip to |
he bank to make his deposit. The First |
National / Lank, witness said, was In the |
'rownell building, and he frequently |
vent up Weyposset street as far as the
Arcade and through that building to
Westminster street.
"Why," asked Mr.. Hopkins, elf you