The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-26

of the neighbors. The Dorsey Brothers
saw each one of the remonstrants md
we're consoled by the information that
the objections filed with the license COM
missioners were not asainst Themselves,
but against burke, and they had been
made merely to help out neighbor Nc
Donald in his row with Burke, not be-
cause there was any objection to liquor
saloon. SOue of these remonstranl IN
timated that they WOULD wi, ndraw their
objection If they were paid, Others de-
clared their friendship for the Dorsey
Brothers and assured them that II they
would open up on the other corner they
wuld be we'll patroniZed by the thirsty
neigh Dorhood, and two OF the remon-
strants trie to induce Dorsey Brothers To
hire their property for liquor selling ana
the remons rant VINO said he had Ald-r-
man Fuller back of him didn't live with
in the 200-feet, anyway. The Dorsey
Brothers didn't dsre TO buy of the re-
monstrants and didn't care to accent the
offers of their would b Landlords so gave
up the effort o secure license. hen
Burke put in his Application, spd filed a
surveyors map with the commissioners.
which showed that not nough of the land
within the .00-foot limit was represented
by the remonstrgnts to make thei obJec-
tion valid. This fact together with the
character of those who did demonstrate,
and their otive for doing so, fnrnl'hed
license commissioners for Withholding
the license and the Supreme Court en-
dorsed their action.
A delay then followed until the new
city government was inaugurated when
the McDonalds with their following saw
a chance to make trou lie and assume a
bogus importance and the Alderman from
the Sixth Ward and the attorney who
wants to get back to the Council thought
they saw a chance TO become popular be-
tween now and Novemb ber 80 the two ele-
ments came together hence the investi-
CATION.
ANOTHER SIEGE FOR MR.. NIXON.
1t was but a few minutes past 1880
O'Clock when Chairman Fuller called the
committee to order and announced that
il MAS ready o proceed with the hearing.
Mr.. Page said before the bu.iness OF the
evening was begun he wished to state to
the committee that he was obliged TO
leave for Washington on the midnight
train 10 attend to matters of much pubic
importance-the Stone Bridge at liver
ton-and would not be able TO return to
the city before Sa, urday next. He made
this statement TO the committee so that it
might consider the matter when the sub
iect of the next hearing was taken up.
Chairman Fuller stated that the COM
mittee would bear the matter in mind
and then the committee was resdy TO pro-
ceed with lis inquiry. From the begin
ming of the Investigation Mr.. Mccarthy
has shown a decided partiality to Mr..
Nixon as a witness. Indeed, the counsel
for the complainant has never appeared to
be on better terms with himself and man
kind in general than when he had the
white haired and exceedingly nervous
clerk Of the license bosrd in the witness
chair. Possibly Ii was for the purpose OF
getting himself into trim for the heavier
work that was followed that be began by
again call pg on that gentleman. MIR.
Nixon took the chair he has filled so
frequently during the progress OF the
inquiry, and Mr.. Mccarthy asked for
the book containing the record of the
proceedings of the license board.
''Is your record made up to date?"
asked Mr.. Mccarthy.
Yes, sir, it is
"Please turn to the proceedings OF Feb.
IL, 1885, ~
Mr.. Nixon did so, and on showing the
record OF hat date he was asked il it was
that of the last meeting of the license
commissioners. He answered 1t was the
record for the last meeting at which any
business had been transacted. After some
further qu est ions on that point MIR. Me-
Carthy asked whether that was the meet
ing AT which the board voted to grant a
license to Mr.. Trninor at the corner of
ram anu bOEt1hU tlftPts uIu WIS an
swered in the affirmative.
"Th-t was the last no.ice published?"
he continued.
eyes, sir.n
"That notice was published on Jan. 2s
in The Telegram?"
Eyes, sir"
"Is that notice all right?''
GAS far as / know ls.p
"Do you know that it is all righi?
80 Yes sir In is all right ~
90 here are no appli aions in that ad
vertisement, but wers published two
wetks2i
"No. sir.n
81 will call your attention to the appli-
cation OF Bernard Doyle for licen at
664 North Main street. Do you remem-
ber when that was publ hed?"
'lt was amo < hespring applications. T"
"Nas the cate March 10, 1895 "
"Yes, sir; think IL was. )"
1.-THE date of the heari in the first
notice was nled for n pril 3 and subse-
que tly CHI ng d to pril T. Probably
you 90 Z RENE mber thst2''
"No, sir, Il dc not"
"Now, on APP II 4 vhst was done with
refe ence 70 the Doyl' appllcstion?'
"Way II wa, new license
"What was done with itr"
cit was application for license
md n won't con I cred at all. In the
NIli illk We nave tNb or lU aD' u n 10
and only 40 pl c,s q pu, them ln,o, SO
be neN nppl cations not c nsidercd
unit i the ole ne are il o.ed T."
18th le license wss granted Novem-
Ter IS, 1887"
EYES, sir. ~
"Nhy vas cont NJ 10 g2''
"h ell, We prob ave betYs mao nd
5l new appli .tions tAs, are never heard
OF az all. ~
"Havc you any distinct recollection
about This par icdlsr lioonse9"
"NO, sir, have not
WHY IT WAS ACTED ON.
"Did anv one a x the boa -d TO act N
II on November lo2'
- es, 81. "
"Who as it2'
"a me be- 2 the card"
"Do YOU rememier rhethcr any out ide
party reque ed fctio =
i'''' zen r. cmtr-- -th.- fny
one outside the tD rd aske it,
did ny one clse have an thing TO 90
With the p bl at on ~ not crsG'
st." ''D . '''e"u ~
" DO o. her members Of the uoard ussisi