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

reference TO remonetrance against the
granting OF license to them for saloon
In Burke's placer
State whether or not you signed that
remonstrance.
Yes, did sign a remonstrance.
Did you withdraw your name subse-
quently?
i did.
At whose requestf
Well, Mr.. Mcdonald brought me the
remonstrance and j signed 1t. No, 1 am
wrong there, II wasn't Mcdonald tnat
brought 1t, but Mr.. Young.
How many remonstrances did you sign?
don't remember.
WHY HIS NAMx CAME OFF,
Mr.. Mccarthy asked the witness to state
to the committee the conversation he
had with Dorsey. Greene SAID In reply
that he net Fred Dors on the street
and the latter told him that his, Dorsey's
brother, was out of work and that the
other brothers would like TO start him in
the liquor business at the corner OF Plain
and Bishop streets. Dorsey further said
he had noticed that the witness name
was on the remonstrance against the
granting OF a license for that place. The
witness told him his name was on the
remonstrance, that he had placed ii there
with good intentions and that IT was GO
ing to stay there. subsequently he had a
conversation with Fred and Ned Dorsey
and he told them when they asked him to
take his name off the remonstrance practi-
calIy the same thing. That is that his
there Shortly after his wife came
home, having been three years in amin
stitution for the insane, the three Dorsey
brothers called upon him. They told their
story again and the witness once moie
Informed them that his name was on the
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his mind on the subject. Then the Dor
seys began to talk about what good
friends they were of the witness wife's
people, which finally made his wife SO
excited that for fear another attack Of
her mental malady might ensue, he con-
sented to take his name of the remon-
STRANGE; but he told the Oorseys be
wouldn't do 1t for his own brother, and
would not in this case were II not for
fear of the effect the excitement might
have upon his wife. He had received let
tiers asking him to withdraw, but he did
not know from whom they came or by
whom they were written, as they con-
tanned no signatures.
Why did you remonstratef asked Mr..
Mr.. Mccarthy, when the witness had fin
ished the story of how he came. to with
draw as a remonstrant.i hF
In the first place because there Is al
ways great crowd OF children on that
corner when they are going to and COM
ing from the two schools in that neigh
borhood. When heard that a saloon was
going to be started there thought that
as a citizen and a taxpayer it was my
privilege to remonstarte against II and
think so now.
What do you think was the effect OF
granting OF license there?
1t was not good. There are far too
many saloons in that vicinity for the well
fare of the neighborhood.
WITHDREW FOR HIS wIFE's SAKE.
Did you change your mind about the
III effects of a license for that place when
You withdrew your name from the remon-
STRANGE?
No, sir; did NOT. My mind, was the
same then as 1t is now. t
Then 1t was wholly on account of your
wife's condition that you withdrew your
manner
Yes, sir; entirely on her account. The
doctors told me that any excitement
might throw her back mot her bad con-
dition where 1t would be necessary to
send her to an asylum again.
How many children have you?
Six, and four of them attend school.
General Wilson began the cross exami-
nation of the witness at this point.
Who owns the house?
IL Is mine.
Who owned 1t in 1894?
Noait Aoe Sf'~ sf'o SnoSs NoNo NhVh Il
got IL.
When did you get the deed Of it9
couldn't say.
Isn't 1t true Il was In your wife's name
when the Dorsers put in their applica-
tion?
can't rememb ber as to that.
Wasn't IL In her name at that timer
It's in her name now.
Has IL always been in her manner
Yes sir.
Did you at aoy time have Baxter SELL
ing liquor in the basementy
Not in my time.
While you were tenant there?
That Is none OF my business.
Iwant you to state whether or not Baxter
occupied that basement?
can't say.
How long have you lived there?
1 couldn't tell you on the date.
Could you tell whether 1t was within
10 years2
think II was eight years.
Now as a matter of fact didn't Baxter
sell liquor In that basement In 1880?
Here chairman Fuller interrupted the
examination TO say he thought General
Wilson was going too far shack. Mr..
Waterman wanted TO know how long since
the present license board had been eected
and was informed by Mr.. Paine that IL
csme into office two years ago last July.
Mr.. Burbank said he didn't see that the
term OF the license commissioners rad
anything to do with the matter. IL is