The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
The Last Town
Meeting.
REINSTATEMENT
Discussed in Clinton-Do-
minico Sentenced.

clinton, Nov. 26.-The last town
meeting, called to appropriate $500 for
roads, has produced a difference of
opinion. A communication in local
newspaper, signed Road Commission
err was printed last night, criticising
a statement made by Thomas L. Walsh,
who made the motion appropriating
money under the call.
To the correspondent of The Spy MI,
Walsh said, this morning: Il have no
responsibility in the matter one way
or another. 1 made the motion simply
as an accommodation to one of the road
commissioners, who expected to attend
the meeting up to the last moment, and
who could not. In speaking of this
money, people seem 70 forget thdL IL
was appropriated in obedience to the
request of the road commissioner,
operating through the seiectmen, and
not by any request of mine.
Il understood when l made the APP
preparation, and l understand now, that
the appropriation was iustifiable, and
that the money is actually needed, But
whether it is or not / believe that the
fire Of condemnation, if anything IS
~
the 115 voters, who were public spirit
ed enough to attend to the meeting, but
against the more than 2500 voters who
did no..
LAS far as the communication critics.
ing me is concerned, l want to say That
its writer's lack of knowledge OF the
subject is only equalled by the com
munication lack Of the name OF the
man who wrote it.
Il have been informed that it was
written by David l. Maynard. If So l
am afraid I have been doing Mr.. May
nard a double injustice. l had suppos-
ed the role of anonymous letter WRITER
was out of his line, and l did not give
him credit for the frankness with
which he expresses his OPINION, Wheh
he signs Road Commissioners,
81 will admit that Mr.. Maynard can
be nothing less than the whole thing,
and I would willingly show him the err
ror Of his way but a controversy with
the road commissioners is impossible.
Until Mr. Maynard ceases being
board. and becomes an individual, !
simply cannot argue the matter with
him"
At a meeting of the board of select
roer y Yesterday afternoon, Corporal
John A. Cannon, recently Of Company
X. was appointed a member OF the
police force. The appointment IS SUP
ieet to confirmation by the board OF
selectment of Lancaster and the. me-
tropolitan water board.
There is little doubt but that Corporal
Cannon will be satisfactory to poth
bodies.
Corporal Cannon is a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cannon, who reside at ~
Front street He was among the hIsI
TO enlist for the war IN CUBA. ne
served in Company X with distinction
At Santiago he was made lance cor
poral and before the company lett Cupa
he received the full promotion LOT
good service He was one OF the most
popular men in the company ana re-
ceiyed the endorsement of the other
members of the company when the APP
pointment was talked of. He is a mem
Der of St. Johns Temperance Society
and of various other organizations.
officer William F. O'Toole found Jo-
seph e. Kirby. on High street very
drunk. this afternoon. He brought nm
to notice headquarters Kirby is Ia
borer. and is in the directory as board
ing at 151 Oak street.
John Higgins, a weaver, also found
High street a pleasant parade grounu'
and was arrested by the same otlcer'
for the same offense.
At AIS o'clock this afternoon Ofncer
Michael Smith found a fellow on Chesl-
nut street. who was visiting the houses
and asking for money. The Fellow was
half-intoxicated and insolent He had
been operating on Mechanic street ana
annarentlv intended to canvass the
town. He was locked up, charged WIN
yagrancy. He gave the name OF hugh
Moran. Gov,
Judge c. c. Stone, in imposing sen
tence upon Copico Dominica, IN the as
trict court this morning, sternly repHed
in resnonse to an appeal for punish
1nent by fine, made by the prisoner
attorney. Evans: These cutting AFT avs
are exceedingly frequent, and the ac-
tors in them are seldom causnU'
believe severe treatment should be
melted out when the guilty ones can De
ascertained.
I'm this case l believe tlne VIII hot
be punishment enough. ne eVl .C1sli',
shows that the prisoner beat the PLAIN
tiff about the head with dangerous
weapon. and with very little proVoca-
ton Under the circumstances, II IS
strange the man was not killed.
Judge Stone then imposed sentence
of three months in the house or correC-
ton. The sentence would pfopaply
have been even more severe haq Iot
DR. George J. OFT testified that FaVa-
than was at first supposed.
The story of the assault was fully
told in The Spy of Mon Jay morning
The accused beat Favaran UNCONSCIOUS
with a rock because of feud that pc
gan in Italy
William White and Richard Freeman
proved cool characters and lawyers IL
a small way in the district court, WheL
hoe nd m a charge
ing q. horse. They examined witness
es with some skill, and after the state
had mt in its case, White coolly asked
for an adjournment until next TUESDAY
TO procure counsel and witnesses.
"Whv didn't you ask for more time
before the evidence was hearu asheu
Judge Stone. .
rant of the law, and dian / hho" we
ought to- replied Freeman.
With some reluctance the postpone
ment was granted by the court.
THE evidence against the men was
nnreIv circumstantial. and not many
circumstances. Hiram Grove, VINO
owned the stolen horse, SAID IL was d
black horse that weighed about wv
nounds. Daniel Maroney, VINO look
care of the horse, said it was stolen
Wednesday night, that it was a black
horse weight about 900 pounds, with
one white hind ankle. 1t.
Thomas Sawyer Of Groton was dT lily,
ing in the neighborhood Of Bare HI III
district Thursday morning about z.SV
a. M. When he saw the accused drlv,
ing a horse hitched to a carriage ana
insd;oe anothkr horse by bride and
civ This other horse was black,
looked 70 weigh about 900 pounds. a
witness who was with Sawyer said this
horse had a white hind ankle; .ofhte,er
Hammer of Harvard testified to the
arrest. -