The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-19
Police Officials Made a Raid
Upon Unlicensed Peddlers
in Western District.
Harry Miller of Dexter Street
Claims That He is the Victim
of a Conspiracy.
CHOOSE-UP BY THE POLICEMEN
Reception and Election Last NIght-Returned
10 Mis- Home-The Queens jubilee
Broke His AnkIe-Local Notes.

Broke His Ankle-L0cal Notes.
Yesterday afternoon, as announced In
the late news in the TRIBUNE, two men
we're arrested in the western district for
peddling without a license, and upon their
retracting their plea OF not guilty they
were sentenced to pay fine OF slO and
costs. The announcement of this simple
fact is of no great moment In itself, but
the intentions shown by the police to put
an end to this practice is source OF great
joy to the inhabitants of the city.
For some little time the housekeepers In
the western district have been complain
ing about the nuisance these peddiers
created at all hours of the day by the au-
dacious manner in which they tried to
force the sale of their articles of merchan-
disc upon them. Not alone that, but In
many instances great many OF the women
have been subjected to abuse when they
refused to purchase from these itinerent
peddiers.
As soon as formal complaint was made
to the police of the condition of affairs the
department set to work Immediately to
put an end to this practice. Some few
weeks ago three peddlers, hailing from
Providence, were captured and were COM
PEELED to settle handsomely for their ex-
cursion into this city.
Altogether this makes five men who
have been arrested for this offence, and in
all probability the women Of the city will
not be troubled again, in this respect, for
some time to come.
Another matter W hich Is becoming de-
cided nuisance, and one which may prove
dangerous In some cases, Is the large num-
Der OF Italians who are selling fruit from
baskets.
Every pleasant morning q drove OF
Italians arrive in this city, each one carry
ing large basket upon his back loaded
with bananas and other fruit, and scatter
about the city In all directions. As rule
the fruit Is not in the best condition,
being, what some people call, the refuse Of
the early morning fruit mart auctions.
Buying this fruit at low price on account
of its unhealthy condition they are enabled
to sell it at a reduced price, thereby in
juring the market OF the home merchants,
and in many cases causing sickness.
In this case the police are powerless to
act in as much as there is no law to pre-
vent them, unless the city Health Officer
follows them around and condems the
fruit 1t seems, however, that some one
ought to move in the matter to so instruct
these peddIers tina. they will be compelled
not only to carry healthy fruit, but that
they be compelled TO pay for the privilege
of selling TO the citizens of the city.
Refused the ESQ Check.
AT the regular meeting of Ballou Post
last evening the matter of accepting the
$50 check forwarded to the Post by the
Town Treasurer of Cumberland came up
for consideration. 1t might be said that
the members of the Post have not been in
the most pleasant frame of mind since the
subject was brought forth by President
Currier OF the Cumberland Council. When
the Secretary announced at the meeting
that he had received check warm dis
cussion sprang up, and it was voted unani-
mously that the check be returned to the
Town Treasurer with the compliments Of
the Post.
One proposition for membership was re-
ceived and referred to the proper commit
tee.
The Miller License.
At the meeting of the License Commits
sioners held last Saturday evening Harry
Miller, who applied for q license on Dex-
ter street, was given leave to withdraw,
and, according to the statements made by
Mr.. Miller to TRIBUNE reporter last
evening, he feels that he Ii the subject Of q
conspiracy. Mr.. Miller was for . num-
Der Of years employed % bartender at
Hunts Hotel on Dexter street. Some few
weeks ago he left that place and prepared
to open q liquor store next to the place
where he had been employed.
Mr.. Miller stated to the reporter that he
saw the License Commissioners and they
told him to 60 ahead and fix up the place
as it would be all right. In other words
some one or all of them practically told
him that he would be granted license.
He was much surprised on Monday to re-
ceive a letter from Charles F. Gooding,
Secretary OF the Board, that they, the LII
cense Commissioners, had given him leave
to withdraw. According to Mr.. Miller's
statement the application and the money
for advertising the same, had been In their
hands about one week. A peculiar phase
of the matter is that the License Commits
sioners did not advertise the application
at all, but simply refused to receive 1t.
The TRIBUNE reporter then went and in
terviewd the secretary of the Board, Charles
T. Gooding, and in answer to questions
put to him said that they did not advertise
the application for they had looked into
the affair and they came to the conclusion
that Mr.. Miller was not fit person to have
a license, nor was the place suitable for the
granting Of license, although the said
place has been a licensed saloon heretofore.
When asked II there were any remon-
strances against Mr.. Miller having a
license. Mr.. Gooding refused to say, in
timating that they were license Commits
sioners, and could do what they pleased.
There IL quite history attached to
this move, and Mr.. Miller expressed