The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-01
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OF THE
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O'BRIEN CASE.
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Times on the pr vious evening. Ibe item
referred 10 in The edit rial stated that
Officer o. Rrien had to be taA.n home IN
the patrol wagon, owing to nm attack Of
paralysis shortly after r. II call and that
some citizens said O'Briep was drunk
Ibis was followed by the story of an in
terview with police ofiiciBl who deni q
In guarded way thLt o. 'Brien was drunk
ana also a uisserta ION OF a medical ma
trre on paralysis and of the nature of
PREVIOUS attacks of the same kind.
The plaintiff was tne first witness called
and he { stifisd he was fer - yenrs a
membfr. f ire Pawtucket olics flrce and
tn Y Q knew "a I'd HAD talkeo with David
q. Il ack, one of the publishers Of the
Ilmts Mr.. o. Bfisn denied that on Ian
IL, loT, he was drunk when he report d
FOR roll call at p M, and said he WIS
siok anonot under the inilaeDce ofintoxi-
cants.
Mr. Carroll asked witness If he was not
scffeiing from the effects of some iDiu
received while uerforming his duty as "a
police officer MIR. OsIeld, cCunsal for the
defendant, objected. Mr.. Carroll said he
wished To show toe man was iiiospGcitated
Tor other ork. Judge BoswOrth said ! o
could not see how Il man incapacita teu
for all other work could be u policeman n.
Mr.. Carroll said Pawtucket politicians
had ben wanting to get rid of O'Brieu
was made.
On cross-exam nation to Mr.. Osleld
witness admitted hs WAS discharged from
the police fierce in April, 1891 on charges
brought by Mr.. BLACK, one OF tho defend
ants, and Mr. Read. The charges con
sisted OF gong into saloon and taking
drink wtils nn duty. Witness denied
taking the drink. but said he went i'm to
tell the barkeeper that his place had been
left open the night before.
On redirect witness said To Mr. Carroll
that Mr.. Black had told him he brought
the charges to weaken ths testimony of
witnesses IN the ,w suit brought by wit
ness against the Times Publishin0 Com
pany. On rscIoss examination Mr..
- I3risn admitted hs had bten under the
influence of intoxicants number Of times
whie member Of the police force, but
never while on duty.
Mr.. O'Brien was the only witness
c' He'd by Mr. Carroll. Chief Rice was
the first witness called for the defend
ants. lie testified he saw O Brien drunk
once in 1894 and somewhat under the in
iiuence OF liquor on other occasions
MIR. Carroll Membsrs or the Pawtucket
police force do not have TO be mem bers of
total al stinence sotisties. do thew
No, was the response of the chief
David q. Black testified that on the
night ~ January he saw Officer % Brien
DIR, NIX ON the street. MIR. Carroll asked
Mr.. Black who was with him a. the
I lme. anu t1e reply was no one. A fur
ther question 10y MIR. Carroll as To the
street he saw O'Brien on brought the
reply North Main street " MIR Black
admitted that he preferred the charges
against Officer O. Brien after going Co
watch the saloon on purpose u catch
ID BrivD, as he believed Le bad the right
20 do To protect himself In the present
law suit. When witness saw Mr. O'Brieu
drunk on January IA, 1897, he did not
report it to the police nor publish state
mont apont II in his Taper.
Lieutenant 90 police. who was
private on the force on January 1897,
q Brien was drunk on the llth
and the first witn,ss called by the
plnintin was James a. Niokorson, cap
tain of the nOlice force at that time, and
he swore o. 'Iirien was not DRUNK, as he
was close to him ana could smell lquor
m him had no taken any, tut that on
he contrary. % iIrien's face showed
,yoidence Of great suffering.