The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-14
INCENTRALFALLS
Interesting Mock Trial By
West Side Club.
Funeral Of James Mooney Sol.
emnized This Morning.
Lecture on Alaska--Saturday Night Happen
ings-B Board of Abatement Tonight Notes.

ings-Board:of Abatement Tonight-Notes.
The West Side Republican Club has held
many interesting entertainments, but none
which gave more genuine pleasure than the
one held last evening at their rooms on
Lonsdale avenue. 1t was in the form OF
mock trial, and the realistic situations and
funny incidents were amusing In the ex-
treme. John Pearson was arrested and
brought before the court by Officer JON
athan Walsworth, the charge being wife
beating and non-support. Daniel Hunt
was the austere Judge, and the prosecuting
attorney was John Il. Wade, while Arthur
Wilkinson defended the prisoner. The
principal witness for the prosecution was
Albert Pearson, dressed in an antique
wrapper and a shawl and bonnet which
had seen better days, as the wife OF the
accused man.
Upon taking the stand she swore that
her husband came home the evening OF
Oct. 80, in an intoxicated condition and
proceeded to do her up in the most ap-
proved fashion. He threw her to the floor,
walked on her and decorated her optics
until they resembled a well blacked stove.
She further testified that since their mar
riage he had contributed only 10 cents to
the support of herself and two children.
Other witnesses corroborated her testi-
mony in part. In defense, the accused
claimed that the statements were false,
and that he was a mechanical genius, and
had given her all of the revenue from his
many inventions. Able arguments fol-
lowed by the counsel for the defense and
prosecution. The Judge charged the Jury,
and after mature deliberation the accused
was found guilty, and sentenced to be ban
ished In the wilds of Weeden's Swamp fer
period of six months.
Holy Name Society Elected Oficers.
The Holy Name Society of the Holy
Trinity parish held their regular monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon and elected
the following officers for the ensuing year !:
President, ,.Gilbert Carly; Vice President,
James Powers; Secretary, Christopher
Boylan; Financial Secretary, Patrick Gar
rity; Treasurer, Michael Clifford; Marshal,
John B. Carlin. The Council of Directors
will be appointed at the next meeting. A
reception will be rendered to the new
members about the first of the year.
NarroW Escape.
A young child had very narrow escape
from being ground under the wheels of an
electric car Saturday night on the Lonsdale
avenue route, and had it not been for the
GOODNESS and prompt action of Motorman
Sweetland another fatality would have
been recorded. Car 81, which leaves the
Benedict House at 4:4S o'clock, was going
towards Lonsdale, when nearly opposite
Parker street young child emerged from
one of the gateways and ran across the
track, directly in front of the approaching
car. Motorman Sweetland took in the
situation at a glance, reversed the brakes
and the child's life was saved. The spec
tators who witnessed the affair breathed a
sigh of relief, for a life was saved from
being dashed into eternity.
Second Annual Grand Ball.
The West Side Club is making extensive
arrangements for their forthcoming an
nual ball, which will be held January 8.
Foresters Hall, Lonsdale avenue, has been
engaged for the occasion, and Porter's g
orchestra will furnish the music. The
following committee will arrange for the
affair: w. III. Thomas, chairman; John w.
Mills, secretary; A. Winterbottom, treas
urer; James Knowles and j. j. Pearson.
The general floor manager will be w. H..
Warmsley, and he will be assisted by j. T..
Wade, j. w. Walker and s. Sutcliffe. Re-
ception committee, Daniel Hunt and Isaac
Smith. The club will institute a pool
tournament next Wednesday evening, and
a valuable medal will be awarded to the
victor.
License Commissioners.
President Sloan of the License Commits
sioners has called a meeting of the board
for Tuesday evening to set date for the
hearing on the Lavigne case. 1t has been
stated that the board would take action on
the case Tuesday evening, but this is wrong,
as they must take some action on Chief
Goldsmith's notification and must notify
Lavigne to appear before presuming to
pass judgment upon the merits of the case.
A question will arise whether the recent
decree Of the Appellate Court will have
any bearing upon this case or not. The
hearing will probably take place Friday
evening or the following Monday evening
A Mound of Earth.
The funeral of James Mooney was cele-
brated this morning from the residence of
father, John Mooney, on Brook street.
The deceased was very popular with all
classes, and his obsequies were attended
by large number of friends and relatives.
The funeral services conducted at Holy
Trinity Church, and the sacred edifice
was filed with those who had gathered to
pay this last tribute of respect to his
memory. Rev. b. F. Redihan celebrated
the high mass of requiem. The interment
took place at st. Patrick's cemetery, VAL
ley Falls, the following friends acting as
bearers: James Maher, Thomas McArdle,
Patrick Mangan and Patrick Murray, all
intimate friends of the deceased. The
casket was covered with many loving
floral tributes from the family. The flu
neral arrangements were conducted by
l.. @. Phillips.
Sent tn Warwick.
James Derbyshire, the man who Is said
TO have decamned from Warwick with the