The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
THE M'GINTY CASES.
The Outcome of the Iaid ventil ated In
the District Court


the District Court.
The trial Of William McGinty, charged
with keeping and having for sale spurious
liquor on Sunday, was called this morning
in the District Court, and throughout the
trial was stubbornly fought by the coun-
sci for the prosecution and defense.
The trial was long drawn out and the
witnesses for the prosecution were SUBJ
jected to a rigid cross examination by
Hugh J. Carroll, McGinty's lawyer. The
testimony of Sergt. Louks and Officer
Coombs was the same practically as given
in the TRIBUNE at the time of the raid.
The testimony of Henry 8. Bordin, the
driver OF the carriage, corroborated the
testimony of the officers as far as it related
to what he saw from the outside. Borden
testified that he saw McGinty grab Officer
Coombs by the throat and try to shut the
door in his face.
Lawyer Carroll, in opening his case, said
that he intended to prove that there was
no liquor sold there that day, and that the
party assembled was strictly private fam
lily affair He further said that he would
prove that one of the men came there to
tell Mr.. Mahan that he was wanted the
next morning at the file shop to start in
work
The balance he would prove were then
for a specific purpose. About noon the
first witness for the defense was called.
1t was agreed between the counsel to try
the liquor case and the assault case sepa
rately.
Assigned for Trial April D.
The case Of James A. Lee of Bagley
street, who has sued David Bloomfield for
q, 900 damages, Is assigned for trial April
9. The complainant alleges that while he
was in the employment of Bloomfield as
painter he fell to the ground d through de-
feet in the scaffolding, resulting in one of
the complainants' arms being broken He
claims 81 900 damages for the injury.
Martha Washington supper.
Last evening the parlors and vestry of
the Embury M. K. Church were crowded,
the occasion being the Martha Washing
ton supper given under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid Society of that church.
While no elaborate decorations were at
tempted, yet the customs and minor de-
tails bespoke Eye olden times" and their
surroundings, the whole, In connection
with the excellent supper served, making
an enjoyable and pleasant evenings enter
tainment. The tables were prettily set,
and the good things in the eatable line
were disposed of in short order. A short
program of exercises and social hour of
pleasant intercourse filed out the balance
of the evening.
Notes About the City.
Miss Emma Cling OF Fall River, is visit
ing Miss Ella King of Lonsdale avenue.
Miss Durfee of Prudence Island Is the
guest of Mrs. Henry Perry of Rand street.
The Joint standing Committee on Edu-
cation meet this evening at the City Hall.
The Misses Clara and Mamie Demers
will take part in a concert at Attleboro
this evening.
Arthur d. Horton and wife of this city
have returned from a pleasant visit to
friends at Anthony.
John Riley, Frank o. Small and Corne-
lius Williams will be arraigned I'm the
upper court tomorrow.
Friday evening Rev Arthur Rogers OF
this city will preach the Lenten sermon at
Emmanuel Church, Newport.
Warren Wilmarth, grandson OF Jabez
Wilmarth, deceased, Is quite Ill at his home
on Pacific street with the pneumonia.
From the remarks of Councilman Cow
erthwaite, ne is very much OF the opinion
that committee ought to be appointed to
regulate the affairs I'm the City Engineers
department.
Miss Nora Little, a domestic at one OF
the residences on Broad street, fell on the
steps OF the house Tuesday evening and