The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-30

and made an explanation, but the ques-
tion was ruled out. -.
? Cookssalso testified that at the time CT
the shooting he was keeping lodging
house on Pine street and he closed the
same about two months after the affair.
NOBODY notified him to close up his busi-
ness and since SO doing he had been sick
with rheumatism q great deal.
An attempt was made by Gen. Wilson
to find out IL Cook was no. arrested on
private complaint OF Mr. Lingane, the
then chief OF police refusing to swear
out warrant, but all these questions
were objected to, and not permitted to be
answered. He then denied that he ever
told George Greene, the keeper OF his
house, that he was put mp by other
parties to thrash Lingane, nor did he tell
Greene that he, Cook, went Tor Lingane
with the rawhide and then the latter shot
at him.
To further questions OF Gen. Wilson he
replied that he did not say To Major Har-
court or Mr. Perrin, pointing TO the raw
hide, "Put that thing where 1t won't
get lost, !" nor did he say that he had the
raw hide waiting for Lingane. A further
denial Of Cooks was TO telling deputy
Sheriff Rabbit that il he had had re-
volver hs would have shot Lingane. Did
not remember saying to Mr.. Msrcourt:
snow will you write me up again"
An effort was made by Gen. Wilson to
enquire into the management OF the al
legged lodging house kept by Cook, and
the name of certain inmates, but the court
would not permit that to. be done.
Witness denied ever telling Mr.. Lincoln
that IL his place was written up in The
Telegram he would shoot the party who
did write, and he also denied telling Lin
coin at any time IL was his purpose 10 as
sault Lingane. In answer to questions
by General Wilson, Cook said TX
A. f.rxy 10 haF 4 ha
witness said, was Seminole Indian. lie
had spent the golden days OF youth in
Mexico and came to Providence Septem-
ber s, 1879. Was I'm 1888 convicted OF an
assault and battery and the counsel for
Lingane. wanted TO know IL there had
been any complaints against him since,
but to the latter question the Attorney
General promptly objected, land twas not
pressed. tr-4
Cook swore that he never had con-
versation.w Samuel Wilson, an employe
OF his house, about Lingane. The raw
hide was not bought by the witness. He
sent boy to buy 1T on Wednesday morn
ing. Witness never told Wilson that he
would take Lingane in one hand and
whip the life out of him with the other.
Told Wilson how the shooting occurred,
saying that Lingane had shot him and he
would fix him when he got well.
"Did you not on the week the article APP
pesred in The Telegram about your house
keep pretty full OF whiskey?"
"No sir,I did rot. That is something
/ have never done.'
in regard to Mr.. Blake, Osceola denied
the honor OF an acquaintanceship with
him and said it was false that he ever
told that gentleman that he would shoot
Lingane and not do days time for it.
The court after some testimony in the
same line had been given by Cook ended
the morning session.
After recess the cross examination of
Cook was was continued, General Wilson'S
particular attention being given to. cer-
tain alleged discrepancies between the
testimony given Cook in his main exami-
nation today and that given by him in
the District Court on Dec. 2S, 1896.