The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-06-18


They were two of Boston's dishonest
employees and the first to he sent need.
]. Richard Mulrey is 40 years old, mar
ried, and has five children. He is a reg
istered voter in ward q, but lives in
Winthrop. He has been employed for
many years as a clerk in the paving divis-
ion, but was removed a short tirha ago
by Superintendent Wells He was in
a:c:cd and arrested April 10, and tried
and found guilty June 2. He has also
been tried and was found guilty last
Saturday on similar charges, but not
sentenced, and there are five similar
cases pending aginst him. The charge
in the present case and all the others is
larceny from the city of Boston and false
| pretenses Thomas F. Finneran is a
! young man, unmarried, and lives on
Heath street. RoXbury. He is a contrac-
tor, and has done much work for the city
with his father, who is in the same bust
ness. The charge aginst him was lar
ceny and false pretenses.
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There was a strange and unusual
crowd in the courtroom when these two
boodlers heard their doom. There We're
of course, some people there out of curl
osity, but far greater number of those
who knew and felt interest either in the
prisoners, and wished to learn their fate,
or were friends of one or the other of the
indicted ones whose fate might be indi-
Gated by the sentences imposed. Fin
neran seemed to have the most friends,
and in the crowd recognized many, some
of whom he had aided When he was pros
porous and some who had been school
mates and playmates in early days. Be-
fore the sentence was pronounced, sew
eral of those who had known nothing to
the young mans discredit up to the time
the indictment was found, went on the
witness stand and said 50. Nothing of
the kind was offered in Mulrey's case, be-
yond what was contained in the state
ment of his counsel. The blow was Sc
we're one to both by reason Of it's sudden
ness. No laws delay could shield them
They are gone to their just deserts.
OF course it will follow that friends OF
the imprisoned men will raise an indig-
nant howl against their early incarcera-
ton, and an attempt will be made to
create sympathy for them, but it will not
avail. They are booked for terms of i'm
prisonment, have assumed the convict's
garb and will wear it for full term,
minus deduction for good behavior The
suggestion that these men are but tools
of other and bigger scoundrels will not
avail Mulrey and Finneran, but it should
lead to the prosecution, conviction and
imprisonment of these bigger fish if such
are really swimming in the sea of mu-
nicipal rascality. Now that a beginning
has been made the job should be thor
oughly completed. The probe should be
used to the fullest extent, even if half the
political bosses of Boston are obliged to
serve the state in some reformatory in
stitution.
A legitimate result of young Kings |
escapade, and the publicity given to
bank messengers and the cash they
handle, was the robbing of cashier on
one of our principal streets last week.
The attention of every crook was turned
to the fact that boys and frail women
daily walk our streets carrying large
sums of money to places of deposit. Miss
Lally was one of these, and the first vic
tim. The robbery was a bold one, but
others will follow unless greater pre-
cautions are taken. 1t is almost like
Offering a premium on racality to follow
the old system.
A circus, like everything else, has to
keep up with the times. The time was
when we were expected to enthuse over
a mammoth elephant, white elephant,
a baby elephant, a talking machine,
giant or a pigmy, but those things would
not do now. This is the age of the wheel,
and the special feature of the great show
soon to visit this city and New England
is bicycle. 1t is not an everyday wheel
that goes wandering over the paVements
but an inverted bicycle that upon an in
verted track a rider in reverse attitude
rides. AS the whole performance takes
place high in the air, and there Is ap- I
nothing to keep the performer
from taking a header, the "ohs!" and ,
''ahs!" are as frequent as at display of ,
fireworks, ,
George Lowell Tracy, the well known ]
Boston musician, composer of Excelsior, {
IT., Simple Simon" and many highly {
appreciated songs, is at his Winthrop I
residence busily engaged in completing q
the orchestratiOn of a new opera THE
Royal Twins, for whose production early q
The coming season negotiations are now Y
in progress. Those who have heard the
music of the new work declare it by far :,
he best Mr. Tracy has yet written, and
his is high praise. The libretto, which is
he work of George T. Richardson of this
2ity, with Paul West of New York as |
is said to afford rare OPP
)ortunities for a comedian and to con-
ain extraordinary scenic and costume I
possibilities. +
One of the results of the recent amend Il
nent to the theater licenses by the board I
If aldermen is having an unanticipated i
fleet at the theaters now open. The i
demand for boxes has steadily increased II
ince the adoption of the amendment Il
which prohibits the view of any one in
he audience being INSTRUCTED by the
RATS of ladies sitting in front. The la :
lies have discovered that when they sit +
n the boxes they can keep their hats on. c
license or no license, and that's why so r
many more boxes are required. \
Ed E. Rice has adopted a peculiar
method for selecting women for the lead
ng parts in his burlesques. He tries each
.pplicant successfully in one or more :
ublie performances, and then makes
lis choice. For the Girl From Paris" ~