The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-31
STRONG
Defence
PUT IN
Case Against Druggist FseIe)
for Alleged Violation Of Liquor
Law still Pending.

The trial Of James Feeley, the Potter's
avenue druggist under indictment for H.
legal sales OF liquor was continued today.
Before Judge Wilbur and a jury the time
being occupied I'm putting in the defense.
During yesterday afternoon the state
closed its case introducing the testimony
OF the officers and persons sent To get
evidence regarding the place who told Of
seeing liquors sold and drunk there and
served by Feeley himself.
For the defense large number Of la
dies who are customers OF the druggist
and who were universal i'm testifying that
so far as they knew the place was not a
bad place and that they had never known
OF Illegal sales OF liquor there
Mrs. Bridget Murray OF 7S5 Potter's :
avenue who said she owned several tene-
ments IN the vicinity OF the drug store OF
Mir. Fceley told OF frequently visiting the
place to telephone or for prescriptions.
She said she had heard no bad reputa-
tDn attached 10 the place I'm the 2S years
she had lived there.
I'll. Il. Brown. a singer al the Church OF
the Assumption living In the neighbor-
hood stated he had often visited the drug
bought no liquor there and had never
seen any sold there.
Mrs. Harris trained nurse said she
had been in the drug store at all hours OF
the day and night To get prescriptions iill-
ed but had never seen liquor of any kind
sold there. She said she could have got
tt on a prescription she supposed.
The witnesses introduced included a
large proportion OF the neighborhood
alb ut Feeley's drug store and many 9TH
ers who had moved away and among the
latter was Mrs. Stewart who had been in
the store To do errands.
When Attorney General Stearns COM
mCnced to cross examine her and asked
her occupation she stated she was a
cook ~ one OF the well known down town
restaurants That's the place | get my
lunches" remarked the attorney general
II guess I'll have TO let you down easy.
You can step down" and she did smiling
10 think that her cookery saved her from
n rigorous raking cross examination.
AS far as could be ascertafned from the
male witnesses who admitted going to
the back room OF the store on Sundays
ana evenings their chief reason was tc
telephone or TO talk with Feeley on
business.
one witness named La Croix giving his
residence at Babcock street said he went
their TO get glass OF beer but II was re-
fused him and he had to go elsewhere.
Joseph r. Michaud said he had bought
brandy there, when cross-examined said
he took IL awaw. II don't drink he
said, "only water and soda may be-"
James Horgan. sexton OF the Church OF
the Assumption across the way said he
was In the drug store about every day
for different things. He had never seen
violations OF the liquor law though.
He admitted on cross-examination that
his church duties would prevent him from
noticing the store for long periods and
much might happen when he was not
around.
Mr. Turner for the defense asked
Were church services ever disturbed by
this store?"
Never" said Mr.. Hogan.
HAS the church an organ, asked At
torney General Stearns
1T has" replied the witness.
That will do, said the attorney general
The case is still pending.