The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-14
Many Witnesses Testified Concerning
Gano Street Tragedy Man
Said to Have Kicked the Other.
1nplaiint against William ]

'RHpidfnt against william III 4,
w; or the murder OF Edward F..
Ea, n, was discontinued in the
Sixth district court. today after Chief
Baker and Coroner Lincoln had held a
! consultation. and Immediately Walls
was re-arralgned before Judge Sweet
land on another warrant, accusing him
of feloniously killing and Staying Pat
terson, the same being manslaughter.
Walls, by direction of his counsel, Gen.
John NJ. Brennan, pleaded not guilty
and counsel asked for a hearing there
and then. The state was agreeable and
the hearing proceeded.
Amos r.. Maynard testified that he
was in the house at "a Gano street on
the afternoon of Sunday Oct. 29th, and
that Patterson and Walls came in to-
gether. Both were drunk. Maynard's
cousin asked nm TO put the men out,
and as he tried TO do 50 Walls struck
the witness on the head and knocked
him out. When he came to his senses
again the two men were struggling near
the stove. Maynard said TO his cousin:
open the door and l will put them
out" The door was opened and the wit
ness pushed the men out. The last he
saw of Patterson and Walls they were
in the yard. Walls fell on his knees
when he was put out.
A ROW WITH PATTERSON.
! In cross-examination Maynard made
| a detailed statement of the people who
! were in the house ON the day of the
tragedy and who they were. Patterson
and the witness had an alteration in
I the house, that morning, and shey ex-
| changed blows. Maynard had met Pat
terson and Walls down town the previ-
Gus night. and left them on good terms.
! Sunday morning witness met Patterson
near the railroad bridge in East Prov
idence. and Patterson wanted to show
the witness several points" and squar-
ing off. slapped Maynard i'm the face
two or three times. Maynard struck
Patterson In return, and Patterson trip
ping over a brick, fell. Maynard was
sure that Patterson did not hit his
. head on the brick. Maynard remainyd
with the party drinking I'm saloons for
quite a while. and then Maynard and
a boatman went down TO the store to-
gether to drink a pint of rum. Witness
now said that il was Walls who struck
him when he, Maynard, was trying TO
put Patterson out.
The very last that Maynard saw of
Walls and Patterson after he put them
out Of the house. Patterson was on his
feet and Walls was down on both
| knees.
SAW WALLS KICKED.
Frederick l.. Maynard. younger
| brother OF Amos. substantiated the lat
/ ter's version Of the scufIle in the house.
/ When the two men got together Walls
got Patterson by the throat and held
/ him there until Patterson got black in
/ the face Walls was made to release
| Patterson When the two men were put
/ out. the Witness returned 10 the house,
1 found the mems hats in the kitchen.
/ an don returning to the yard Maynard
| saw Walls down on the ground and
| Patterson was kicking the respondent
| I'm the face. At that time there was no
! blood on Patterson's face. AS Patter-
son kicked Walls the witness heard
/ Patterson say; Take that. and that,
I and that" =.
! In denomination the witness sag
! that Walls wanted Patterson 10 go out.
| Patterson said: 'It don't lie i'm your
/ carcass to put me out Walls said:
! "Tu show YOU" and slapped Patterson
, tvv1 or three times on the face. Then
| came the fight which resulted In the
! men being put out. Maynard said that
he had served two years at the Sock
/ anosset school for truancy.
FIGHT IN THE KITCHEN.
Mrs. Alice Bennett saw the scufIle in
/ the kitchen Walls had Patterson $