The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20

ment OF costs. Yours Respectfully
wILLIAh Won GoTrscuALK,
Mayor.
PAwrUcKEr, Il. l., June ss, 1895.
Edward c. Dubois, Esq, Attorney General:
Dear sir--I have no objection to your set
ting the Indictment VS.. Joseph walker OF
this city for liquor nuisance on his paying
enc hundred dollars and all costs.
Yours respectfully,
DAVID X. GOLDsMIrH,
Chief of Police.
s'In addition to the above cases your
COMMITTEES report that OF the number OF
persons arrested for violation OF the city
ordinances "a have been discharged with
out prosecution by the chief with the ap-
proval of the Mayor and that IA have been
discharged by order Of the Mayor. Many
of these were old offenders. These last re-
ported facts are from the testimony Of
Chief Goldsmith"
The archives Of the attorney generals
Office were searched high and low, and this
was all that could be found. According
to the report the Mayor and Chief OF
Police recommended mercy to man who
had gone out of the business and ut the
time was dying. Was not the end accom-
plished when they compelled this man to
retire from conducting an alleged illegal
liquor business.
In the case of Joseph Walker, the king
of Dexter street; s100 and costs and the
man driven from the liquor business. Was
that not a victory for law and orderY
Walker boasted at one time that he carried
the city Of Central Falls In his vest pocket.
1t Ii further alleged that through deal
made by the bosses Of the Republican
party that he and another man on the West
Side named one of the License Commits
sioners. Who forced him from his eminence
In the liquor business? Not the Committee
on Police. The report then speaks OF
victualling house licenses In liquor saloons
and the heroic manner In which they re-
fused to grant them. In this point the
committee overreached themselves, "a the
public Statutes forbade them to issue
licenses In these cases.
The report asks how can the members OF
the City Council assist the mayor? The
answer IL simple. Let the members OF the
City Council divorce themselves from play
ing politics and aot like rational men.
Support and confirm the Mayors nomina-
tions for police constab bles, and they will
be assisting him. Just previous to the
msyoralty election the Mayor asked that
the saloons be closed. Did the Board
assist him thenf No, nor they would not
the last election IL public sentiment had
not forced them to act. The committee
says that the drug stores are violating the
law. How do they know thisf Do they
visit them and purchase liquor on Sun
daysS II the members know this to be
fact 1t is their duty to lay the evidence
before the police department.
The whole report savors OF politicians
who are driven to the wall, and who are
making a desperate effort to square them
selves with the public. They even go 30
far in their report as to dictate to the At
torney General how he shall couduct the
affairs of his Office. The report concludes
with the statement that 1t was held back
so that it coutd not be said that 1t was to
influence the election. A shrewder hand
than any one on the committee kept the
report back for il 1t were published before
election, its motives are 80 apparent, that
the ticket would have been buried. The
report will fall far short of what was in
tended, and will react in manner entirely
unlocked for.
The Matron's Mission.
Matron Fits takes some exceptions to
the premature announcement that she Is
Matron Fits says that she and few ladies
have been holding meetings at a house In
that locality, but the meetings can hardly
be dignified with the name of mission.
However, she believes there Is a grand
field in that neighborhood for mission,
and she thinks the churches ought to take
some steps to locate one there.
The Old Folks Concert.
The Euphonic Club, which is to take
part in the Old Folks, concert tomorrow
evening, held a rehearsal yesterday after
noon at the residence of Miss Alice Clar-
ner of Cottage street, Pawtucket. A full
stage rehearsal Of the chorus which Is to
appear tomorrow night will be held this
evening at Temperance Hall. The entire
caste has held many rehearsals in prepara-
tion for the event, and those who are for
tunate enough to be present will be treated
to an excellent performance tomorrow
night.
Duplicate Whist Tournament.
The third sitting in the duplicate whist
tournament between the Y. M. c. A. and
the Christian Doctrine Society resulted in
some very fast playing. The score: Table
No. 1-Y. M. G. A., William Carney and
Thomas Donovan, o; G. ID. g., William
Malloy and John Barry, .. Table No. 2
Y. M. c. A., Joseph Grimes and John
Farrell, 8; c. d. g., Philip Fogarty and
Joseph Kelly, 4. Table No. 3-Y. NJ. G.
A., P. Cannon and John Welch, 4; G. d.
g., H. Riley and Edward Carney, 8. Table
No. 4EY. NJ. g. A, Joseph Farrell and
p. Cannon, 9; G. d. s., William Grimes
and H. Flynn, 2. Total score-Y. M. G.
A., 10; G. d. g., 20.
Received the Money.
Some little time ago the Central Falls
Fire Department assisted at q fire in VAL
ley Falls, and In return the authorities OF
that district voted the sum Of $50 to the
Central Falls boys for their kindness. The
money was received yesterday by George
A. Simmons, treasurer of the Relief Corps,
who deposited 1t with the funds OF the
association.
Doi.gs In the District Court.
CITY business was very quiet in the Dis
trict Court this morning. Four cases from
Manvillc, two Of which were for drunken
uoas ouavvalliu1 and p0va1lfn4. and two