The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-04
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My tenants seemed to think so.
WHY?
They wouldn't have to carry their ket-
ties SO far.
OH Then your tenants rush the grow
Wei, we can't all belong to the Ath-
DO you call 1t a respectable neighbor-
hood?
Yes, In every sense OF the word.
General Wilson-You have said various
persons talked with you about withdraw
Ing your sam;neMt name; Mho oo,,sIe,th Were theys
Can you tell US who they were?
Well, they were the wheel horses of the
present reform government.
Who were they?
don't think it would be proper to-
Well, il you do not care to answer will
not press the question further.
NOT AFTER MAYORS BERTH.
Mr.. McCarthy-Do you know James Do
The prize fighter No, don't think
he lives in that section.
Did any body promise in the presence
Of Dolan to nominate you for Mayor If you
would Withdraw your name from the re-
monstrance?
That's news to me. Tread all the news
papers but never heard that before. /
did hear though that IL was you, Mr.. Nc
Carthy, who wanted that place.
Committeeman Waterman wished to
know IL Mr.. Hahn refe red to any men,
Der of the present city government, to
which the witness answered in the mega
tive and ADDED that the men he referred
to are not in the reform movement now.
Mr.. Hahn said he understood it had been
testified that he wanted TO buy the prop
erty at the corner Of Plain and Bishop
streets and bid upon it. That statement
he desired to correct He never bid on
the property and never had any desire for
ii in his life.
With this statement Mr.. Hahn was ex-
cused.
BILIY's BRoTHER-IN-LAw.
James Brophy was next called by Mr..
Mccarthy, In answer TO whose questions
he said he lived at 6S Bishop street; was
in the furniture moving business and had
been acquainted in that neighborhood for
2S years. He knew the Dorseys' also and
had known them for 25 or 20 years.
Do you know John Dorsey?
Yes.
What is his reputation for truth and
veracityp'
would't give much for it myself.
Is 1t good or bad?
Bad.
III hnsWtI W ny MI. NC
Carthy the witness related a conversation
with Dorsey when the latter tried to get
him to withdraw his name from the re-
monstrance. He told Dorsey that il his
own brother was going into that place he
wouldn't take his name of. He denied
that he stated he was willing to have the
Dorseys' go in there or that Mcdonald
had a grudge against Burke. He never
heard of any grudge Mcdonald had
against Burke until week ago at the
hearing.
Mr.. Wilson in cross-exmaination- How
long have you lived where you now do?
Some 10 years.
Are you living in the same house as
when Captain Costine made that raid?
Yes, sir.
Do you ever drink?
When feel like it.
Were you ever in McDonald's barroom?
j wasn't in Ii that day Of the raid.
Did you ever drink there?
Mr.. Mccarthy objected, but the witness
answered that he went into McDonald's
place whenever he felt ike it.
Do you remember the raid?
Yes, but don't know how long ago it
was.
What relation are you to William Nc
DonaldP
Cousin.
What relation to his wife?
None.
Didn't you marry sisters?
Here MIR. Mccarthy entered another
protest, but Committeeman burbank said
1t was perfectly proper question and
was asked for the purpose of showing
whether or not the testimony OF the Wit
ness was colored.
Gen. Wilson then repeated his question:
You and William Mclaughlin married
sisters, did you not?
Nau Ci
Did you ever sign a remonstrapce
against granting license before?
No, sir.
And you have lived there how many
years?
Fifteen or sixteen.
Mr.. McCarthy--Why did you sign p re-
i'm this case and not beforef
Because ! didn't want any more liquor
saloons there.
Do you consider the saloon any advan-
tage to the neighborhood?
No, don't.
Or to the property?
No, sir.
You have nothing against Dorsey or
anybody else; you are only opposed TO
the business?
To the business; that's ALL
HYLAND DENIES CHARGE.
Michael Hyland, who said he had lived
In the nelghborhoou SIX years, ana had
listened to the testimony of the Dorsey
brothers, declared that he had never told
them that he sold liquor or the sly and
was afraid that II he withdrew his name
from the remonstrance Billy Mcdonald
would complain to him. lie had never
sold liquor and had never told any one
that he did. He knew John Dorsey and
Ere Dorsey. Tn ir re utation for truth
and veractty was bad he said. Thon he
told of their coming TO see him twice TO
get him TO take his name off the remon-
STRANGE. On the second occasion he order
ed them out of his ward. He had
never stated that Billy Mcdonald
had told him he had grudge against
Burke. He objected to have liquor sa-
loon on that corner. lie thought the sa-
looms ought to be Gown town and not up
where people lived. lie had no objection
to any individual but simply to the busi-
ness.
On cross examination Mr.. Wilson sought
to get the witness to give an estimate OF
the value OF the property at the corner OF
Plain and Bishop streets before MIR. Burke
erected his building and afterward, but
he didn't succeed in getting anything de-
finite from him. The witness said he first
knew the Dorseys last June, and insisted