The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-28
Tenth Performance of the
Fuller BurleSQue.
TiresOme Twaddle at City Hall
Last Night.
Officer Clark as an Orderly to the
General of a Week.

avalleu hlmSelf OF the opportunities ior
self-advertising offered by the investiga-
tion Of the license commissioners ne
stated in his Introductory address that
he was not in II for newspaper notoriety.
And yet at the tenth session last night he
began by reading o the audi,nce para
graph about himself IN the EVENING
NEWS, which he did not deny, but which
he went to the trouble to explain by hav-
ing Manager Munro OF the Postal Union
Telegraph Company on the stand.
Attorney Page asked IL IHE NEWS was
on trial and what the matter had TO do
with the investigation, anyway, and the
general replied that IL was personal mat
ter.
The rest OF the proceedings which,
theoretically, had to do with the investi-
CATION, used up about three hours and
were devoid OF interest. General Brennan
was not abusive and everyone concerned
was tired.
The first witness was a colored man
named Brown, who, under oath, testi-
fed that he sometimes drank at Burke's
bar and that sometimes he drank gin. lie
also stated that during the rush of Christ
mas trade, he is spare driver for Tilden
Ihurber & Co., and that on the 24th OF
last December he delivered for MIR. Burke
lamp, shade ana table and that Mr.
1DuTltt T<uNdTQ IHlDc CdfO WAS OH lnb
package. lie swore that no one had
mentioned the matter TO him since, but
he could recall no other package when
he delivered. His memory as to the de-
tails of this particular delivery was some
thing wonderful. There was considerable
doubt as TO Mr.. Browns ability to read
so he was pnt TO the test, and under the
hypnotic influence OF his attorney he
slowly deciphered couple of written
statements 1t will be remembered that
at the outset General Brennan stated that
he was prepared to prove that MIR. Paine
had received presents from certain whole
sale liquor dealers. Last night he tried
TO show by his evidence. such as 1t was,
that Mr.. Paine had been the donor and
the liquor dealer the recipient.
AT tnis point there were several breaks
i'm Brennan's chain. He wanted Mr.
Lytbgo, a bookkeeper at Tilden q Thur
ber's, TO take the stand, but like most of
the generals ''most impoI tdpt witnesses"
Mr.. Lythgo was not present, although he
had been summoned. This vexed the
general to most perceptible degree and
ample hs psslaFfa oi Mr. thas ySs H. an thc
sheriff after him. General Wilson said
that he had no legal authority TO do SO
and that no sheriff would violate the law.
"I've got a sheriff that will do It," de-
clared Brennan, and ne called for Mr..
Coates. But. Mr.. Coates, at the Begin
ming Of this little argument, had quietly
Withdrawn from the chamber.
The general appealed to his friend and
hacker, Chairman Fuller, of the commit
tee and the Reform Alderman called to
"Any old officer" cried the chairman
END patrolman Richard Clark, who has
no recent record as a sprinter, emerged
from the mob outside the rail. He was
told to 60 and extend the compliments
of the general and the committee to Mr..
- - h..
city hall and to bring his books with
him. Allowing for the fact that Mr..
Lythgo lives a mile from the hall, that
officer Clark has not been able to run
since he chased sandbagger from West
minister to Friendship street two years
ago, and that the books referred to were
secured in a safe with a time lock that
would open ut 8 o'clock this morning,
there was no necessity of being idle i'm
! the interim. The general shot off on an
other tangent, and proved by evidence
OF bail commissioner Frank Vial that Le-
roy 5. Grant at one time furnished bail
for Nellie Wright, charged with violating
the liquor law. This, according to law,
would have made Grant ineligible for
further holding OF his own license, but
Mr.. Vial further testified that Mr.. Grant
had surrendered his bail within very
few days and as soon as II was learned
that he was violating the law.
Mr.. Richard Arnold, the foreman OF
the Boston Store stables, testified that
Commissioners Paine had boarded horse
there for the past year. Mr.. Burke testi-
fed that he owned the same horse four
years ago, but that three years ago he sold
1t to Mr.. Baxter. the safe manufacturer,
for $3.50.
Thaddeus J. Hayden, news dealer,
testified that he at one time occupied a
store at Sla Weyhosset. street, which be
understood belonged TO Mr. Burke, but
that he paid the rent to MIR. Andem.
Patrolman Clarke rushed in more or
less breathlessly at this point and said
that Mr.. Lythgo wanted hack. This
vexed the general more than ever, and he
desperately ordered the officer to get
four-in-hand at his expense and bring
Mr.. Lythgo. The officer retired and later
on there was rattling of wheels and the
clatter OF hurrying hoofs heard on the
pavement of Fulton street and Mr.. Lylh hgo
ppesred-without the books. This fail
ure TO produce the documentary evidence
removed several links from the generals
chain of damaging evidence and he was
vexed for the third time. However, Mr..
Lythgo was sworn and he testified that
there was an entry OF two lamps and
shade on Mr. Paine's accounted for De-
cember, 1895, but he couldn't tell the day
nor the price nor the name OF the recipi-
ent. He also said that he could not bring
the books because his employer would
not allow It.. brennan dismissed the wit
ness and said that at the rext session he
would summon the members of the firm
Mr.. William II. Wood. real estate
dealer, testified that he had been instru-
mental in getting up remons,rence
against granting Licenses 10 several bar
rooms on Fountain street, but that the IL
censes had since been granted TO other
proprietors for the samo location. This
was explained. however, by the fact that
Kent * Stanley, who were among the
original remonstraDts, had withdrawn.
Saving the Others without the required
amount OF land to moke their remon-
strances effective.
Peter j. Iannon, who was clerks.of the
committee en- corporations during the
Democratic year in the Assembly, and
who has since, in the sweets of his own
solitude, liked 10 whisper OF himself rs
David h. Hill LaDnon, was another wit
ness. He owned ihc saloon at SWeyt osset
street al one tine ana tried TO own it
second time, put failed, and SO had
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