The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-15

This was the substance OF the testi-
mony elected at the morning session:
but nothing whatever was introduced TO
rebut the assertion Of Nash that, by
direct threats or suggestion, he was
driven from the city through the agency
OF Police Inspector Shea of Fall River
and OF Joseph l.. Guild, who. as he claims.
after a talk with Commissioner Pierce,
the man who sat at the hearing" took
the trouble to- talk wsth Nrsh an hcur at
midnight simply 20 tell him that II was
reported at police headquarters that he
might run away.
Chairman Luther as usual, was the
first OF the commissioners TO arrive. at
$40. and he stood In front OF the .chiefs
headquarters with Chief Matthews and
his counsel Judge Richard r.. Lyman.
for 10 minutes while a horse was being
put through its PAGES by a sales agent
City Solicitor Albert a Baker arrived
promptly AT 10 and was followed a minute
later by Col. Harold J. Gross and Rev.
A. II. CIisty
Col Gross wore an even more vividly
red pink than had adorned his lapel at
any previous hearing.
Commissioner Pierce sported a white
vest with black. white-dotted tie and a
white handkerchief protruded carelessly
from the upper pocket OF his black frock
coat.
While the horse was being inspected by
Commissioner Luther. the commissioner
remarked, sotto voce, TO the News Demo
crat representative: This IL what we
were out driving for yesterday" refer
ring to the story OF his buggy ride with
the chief.
John B. Nash and mis- attorneys ar
rived at 1906. with Frank Fanel stem
ogTapher for Mr.. Cristy. Mr.. Rice. Mr.,
Cristy's attorney. was absent, owing TO
having a case In court.
Harry S. Austin OF Riverside was tho
first witness. He had known John Il.
Nash 10 or IL years as J. B. Nash, and
also as Bell. In Wilkes Barre. Pa. AS a
mechanic he had fixed electric wires for
Mr.. Nash and had tapped the Narragan-
sett Electric Lighting company's wires
by Nash's instructions and without the
companys knowledge. ~
Witness also knew Mr.. Meinhold, Nash's
manager, but as Howard. He had heard
Meinhold instructed to "be careful today
as detectives are watching what you do"
Witness told OF games Nash conducted
at Crescent Park UP 10 the fore part OF
last spring, and OF games conducted there
in the season OF 1904 by Eva Mckay, Julie
Epstein and several others.
"A person couldn't win on the electric
games" he said "A person couldn't win
on the electric striking machine because
1t could be changed by moving a switch"
Witness helped set up the machine and
knew It's workings.
A hand-striklng machine was produced
and Mr.. Canning objected. declaring thot
there was no question that such games
of chance are played openly at all such
amusement places as Crescent Park. and
that money Is lost.
Mr.. Lyman interposed Necessarily
fa Loaf nd hot Hf alafn Ia
ceny 20 take a mans money under such
circumstances.
MIR Baker: "I think on the whole Ia
advise the examination TO continue. al
though there Is a question I'm my mind
I don't call that gambling"
Witness said the man who operated and
controlled such machines was working for
Nash lie Rad seen Nash poy the man.
Witness Illustrated how tho machine
was operated so that player could not
win and that a set Of prizes was put op-
posite numbers at which the machine
would not stop. "A mn could win a dollar
III they wanted him TO. but not other
wise" witness ssId. He had seen Nash
"boostlng' the machine
Mr.. Pierce What do you mean BY the
word 'boostingT" Witness explained.
witness told Of baseball tivoli" and
said no one could win at that either. He
also explained IN detall the 'nSh. pond
game. a wooden FISH was produced and
the commissioners examined II with great
interest
Witness also named certain pictures OF
an Improper character that had been
exhibited by Nah.
Mr.. Canning: ''where did you get that
exhibit. machine. or whatever you call
it7 I never saw Il before. Did you run
any games ~ Crescent Park yourself?"
Yes. sir"
What games7"