The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-16


the town council was held In the council
chamber The meeting was not fraught
with the excitement eNpeated, but there
were some interesting developments
which were watched with keen interest
by the large assemblage OF citizens VINO
gathered I'm the council chamber. as well
as crowd who thronged about the lobby
near the entrance TO the room.
The council was called TO order az 20
with President Benjamin Martin presid-
Ing and a full board i'm attendance.
Several petitions for licenses We're con
sidered. including two for amusemenJs at
Crescent Park Upon recommendation "t
the proper authorities these licenses We're
granted.
The consideration OF current bills was
then taken UP and such as were properly
audited were approved and ordered paid.
President Martin then announced that
n any one present had anything 10 say
that the council was ready TO hear II and
Harry d German stepped forward ana
presented affidavits on the charges pre-
ferred against the chief of police by him
and requested an immediate hearing. The
matter was referred TO the police com
mittee without reading. with instructions
10 report at the next meeting on August
g.
Accompanying the affadavts was a pc
tition asking that a hearing be held ana
the licenses at crescent Bark De TtNcheu
II was also referred 10 the committee II
was signed by four citizens. but as the
council withheld all the documents the
signatures have not yet been learned.
GoRMAN's AFFIDAVIT
The affidavit OF Mr. German. which the
council. through its president. refused 10
give TO the press was az follows
II Is needless 10 state how many drunk
en- men 7 saw on these same days
On Sunday, the Slst OF May at 430 y.
m. an Italian was assaulted by being
struck in the mouth. and there was no
attempt made by the police TO find his as
sailant
on the soth OF Nav there was a boy
dead drunk being carried by three other
boys 10 the cars. and the conductor OF
the car would not allow him To be put
aboard, so n policeman told them 10 car
ry him over and lay him on the grass.
IL Is a fact that liberties were taken
with women I'm the Gave OF the Winds -
That the Hope Land company had in
their employ bartender who was a
special policeman.
That boys were allowed TO hang about
the New Summer hotel.
That intoxicants were sold over the
bars Sundays.
That the police did not keep order.
That places were allowed 10 run with
out being licensed.
That the chief OF police had not been TO
Crescent Park ION Sundays) from May
30 10 June "a, 10 see what was being done.
That the police at Crescent Park were
under the direct charge OF Manager Dex-
ter
That by Special Officer Read being
given orders not 10 make any arrests at
Crescent Park there was a direct action
against the best interests OF the town
he tch
j saw gambling carried on on the 30th
and 3lst Of May and the 7th and l4th days
of June.
Space will not allow me to state in what
names.
In the building known as the Moorish
Palace bunco games were carried on on
the 30th and 3lst OF May and eth and 14th
OF June | will state a little bit OF how
they were carried on. You paid ten cents
admission. and when YOU got I'm you saw
q few wax agures, and then you would he
told II you paid an additional ten cents
you could zee a nude woman. then you
would be asked 10 come .Eto the game
You put down 25 cents and threw a bail.
and II you didn't win. you could try again
and they would put down s. against your
25 cents. and keep going up To any
amount, and then the capper won and
you lost; and this same Moorish Palace
was never licensed
have heard obscene talk by both wo-
men and men all over Crescent Park For
hours at a time in the evening policemen
never Travelled between the COW stand and
the railroad depot
Gentlemen, II Is too great task for
me to write out all the evidence that I
have about Crescent Park. but at an
early date ! hope that YOU will give me
the opportunity to tell all know
HARRY p. GORMAN.
Riverside, r. l.
To the Honorable Town Council:
In making my affidavit wish - state
that 81 only refers OF course. to the time
previous 70 my petition being iled that
Is. for Decora tion Day and the three fol-
lowing Sundays
on the S0th OF MAY there was a nshi I'm
the New Summer hotel ard I ran out
20 get policeman 10 20 IN and stop a.
and the policeman absolutely" refused 10
even 80 and see N there was n fght
On the same sunday az $50 p m there
was a fight In the New Summer hotel
At D. m the same Sunday there was
another nght on the same Sunday there
was q man relieved % a sum OF money IN
the same place.
At 1880 p m the same sunday eve.
ming there was another fight when the
rnarager shut the door 80 that ne couId
strsighten the hght out n was te-
tween colored people and after the
crowd was got out on The outside \ white
woman. made q remark 20 one of the
colored ladies" and AZ that the coiored
lady" struck the white woman and
Knocked her serseiess Some OF the men
N the party carried her 20 the Cow
stand" and tired 20 revive her. bur n
was impossible 20 do 80. 80 they carried
her over 10 tho IA iles' room and there
were Eve policeman standing within -
feet when this al happened step
ped up 20 the policemen and said. 1T
4 pretty good when five policemen stand
inr around cannot see an assault, like