The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-16
Affidavits in Support Of ChargesAgainst
Chief Adams Presented.
Town Council Returned Them TO Police
Comm. tee Other Matters.

Z on the part OF the policemen 10 arrest
the one that committed the assault, as
| there was plenty there that saw the
woman who did II.
II was an established fact that all bar
rooms were opened on Sundays and doing
business In selling intoxicants.
| That | saw gambling every Sunday.
! on the 3lst OF May ! saw the man that
! ran the phonograph machine swindle
So 50 from a poor Italian.'
! on the 30th OF May, from 73o p. m.
untn l0:30 D. m, saw FIVE women carried
/ away from the New Summer hotel In a
beastly state OF intoxication.
one OF these women two men were
helping TO go over 10 the dance ball. and
I made n remark 10 one OF the policemen
that the woman was too drunk TO be al
lowed To go 10 the dance hall and ne
said that the policeman in the dance hail
had charge there. on the 30th OF May
a woman who was making herself very
obnoxious claimed that she had been re-
lieved OF her pocketbook in the New
Summer hotel. BY the way, this woman
they had 10 put out OF the New Summer
hotel
on the 7th OF June saw four scraps
from $50 p. m. until lO:30 D. IN.
on the 18th OF June saw five scraps IN
the New Summer hotel
On the 3lst OF May saw II drunken
women
On the eth of June saw Is drunken
women.
on the 18th OF June saw 20 drunken
women
PETITION FOR REVOCATION.
The petition for the revocation OF the
sale OF liquors. and victualing houses at
from giving to the press was as follows:
To the Honorable the Town Council OF
the Town Of East Providence:
Respectfully represent the undersigned,
that the Hope Land company. as created
and organized under the laws OF the state
of Rhode Island. and proprietor Of Cres.,
cent park. so called, s the owner and
holder OF certain licenses issued by your
honorable body. for the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors and the keeping OF n victual-
ing house or tavern at said Crescent park.
which licenses are now In full force and
effect.
That we respectfully request your hon
orable body to appoint time and place
for hearing: TO notify the Hope Land
company OF the same, ana OF the contents
OF this petition. and then and there to re-
woke each and all Of said The Hope Land
company AT Crescent park for the follow
ing reasons, which the undersigned are
ready 10 prove to your honorable body by
competent evidence at said hearing.
Ffrst--lntoxicating liquor is openly sold
upon said licensed premises on Sunday.
SeCond.-Said promises are resorted TO
haoitually by idle noisy dissolute and in
Third The laws of the state against
assault, larceny. common drunkness. va
grancy. lewdness and other matters are
constantly and habitually violated upon
said licensed premises.
Fourth.-lntoxicating liquor is sold and
delivered To be drunk upon the premises
ed premises.
And your petitioners further pray that
your honorable body Will grant such
other and further relief I'm the premises
as the circumstances OF the case shall
seerd TO require
East Providence; r. l.. July Is, 1903.
The action of the council in referring
the matter to the committee again met
with a howl OF protest. Martin L. Read
OF Riverside stepped to the rail and spoke
on the matter He said
Crescent Park is a regular sewer for
the whole state. | am a taxpayer and
own real estate. and IL will never be
worth anything as long as Crescent Park
Is left there
1T is your duty 10 wipe out this dis
grace 10 the town
Mr.. Read also asked II II was GUS
tomary when citizens OF n town elected
a council and then brought petitions be-
fore II 90 pigeonhole them as had been
practically done with this one.
President Martin replied that the matter
was not pigeonholed. but simply referred
TO the committee on police who would
look into the matter.
Mr.. German stated TO the council that
he would be pleased TO confer with the
police committee at any time and TO go TO
Crescent Park and point out the things
which he had taken exceptions to.
Thomas ConEdon spoke az some length
on the matter concluding with the remark
that he was present simply for Justice.
not that he had any hand In the matter.
Rev. Il. A Herring also spoke regarding
the matter
Mr. German called the attention OF the
council to the fact that a certain police
regulation prohibiting officers of the paid
department from belonging 10 nre COM
panies was being violated. He said
either the regulation was a useless one
or Il was the proper thing lie did not
think the police should belong 10 fire
companies Thomas Congdon asked why
and Mr.. German replied that the police
could not attend 90 fire companies and
police worN at the same time and that ne
considered II wise from a political stand
point
The regulation In question was finally
amended By striking out the clause pro-
hlbitlng officers from being members of
fire companies
After canvassing the voting lists 70 be
used az the special town meeting on July
~ the council adjourned
CLUB MEETING
The Ivy Social club held a well attended
meeting last night.
The Improvement committee reported
that the rooms were being redttod and
that when the work was finished the
quarters of the club would be second 90
none
10 was also reported that the Grosve-
nordale lot had been leased from Aug ]
60 Sept ] as n baseball field
The Invitation of the Park Social club 20
participate IN their moonlight excursion
on July "a was accepted The Watche-
moket Fife and Drum Band will escort
the club 10 the boat
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Watchemoket Fife and Drum Band