The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-09


to Nash shortly after talking about the
case with Mr.. Pierce. and Nash has de-
clared that II was in consequence OF the
revelations that Guild made to him. pre-
sumably as the result OF Guilds confer
ence with the IMAM who sat at the hear
ing" that he Ned from the city, fearing
business ruin and Imprisonment.
Guild has denied usipg Mr. Pierce's
name in talking with rash. and denied
conveying any thres:s to him.
AS HIS examination has not been con-
cluded and Commissioner Pierce is not
the man 10 let any shadow Of doubt
surround this midnight conference, so far
as his name has been brought into 1t,
the sitting tomorrow Is likely to be ex-
ceedngiy interesting.
T. Commissioners Gross and Luther. who
had not been directly accused. took oc
casion yesterday TO bring out strongly
that they have had no connection with
certain phases Of this case.
1t Is within the power OF Commissioner
Pierce TO directly question Guild as TO
just what he claimed Mr.. Pierce told
him, whether that was all he told him.
and whether he had suggested that Nash
be seen and told OF the rumor In police
circles that Nash was about to fee the
city.
Except by the unsupported testimony
Of Mr.. Guild, II has not yet been shown
tnat he either saw or talked with Com
miss ioner Pierce at all
II was noticed yesterday that Mr..
Pierce took the greatest interest In the
case and whispered suggestions TO the
city solicitor at one stage OF the exam
instion. II Is believed that more will
be heard OF this phase OF the hearing
before the end is reached
Both sides are busy getting their wit
nesses In line for the hearing tomorrow
which, II must be remembered. is still
on the question OF purging Nash of con-
tempt for his course in fleeing from the
city.
Chief Matthews has a large array of
to give evidence important to the chiefs
side OF the case, while Rev. A. b. Cristy
has number of witnesses. and the at
torneys for Mr.. Nash VIII also present
It now seems likely that the fur will fly
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock when the
hearing is resumed.
So sharply did the testimony OF John
=. Nash conflict yesterday with that OF
Joseph L. Guild. assistant cashier OF the
Westminster bank,in which PoliceCommis
Solicitor Albert A. Baker was moved to
say, In the redirect examination Of Guild
Some one here is falsifying by the yardh
Mr. Guild is the man who induced Nash
TO meet him on the night OF May at the
Crown Motel and who. Nash claims, and
Mr.. Guild admits. told him he had talked
with Imam who sat st the hearing" as
a result OF which talk, Nash declared,
he concluded tc and did flee the city.
Mr. Guild der,ed in the most emphatic
terms that he had told Nash anything
which should have induced him to leave
the city.
He asserted that. after hearing from
Commissioners Pierce that there was a rli-
NOR that Nash contemplated flight he left
his house, after arranging by telephone to
meet Nash at the Crown hotel, met Nash
there and talked with him about an hour.
but gave him no advice. and then went
home.
II Is due 10 the chief OF police TO saw
that no testimony was presented yester-
day connecting him directly with the at
tcShpts to intimidate Nash and to Com
missioner Pierce TO say that Guild de-
clared thilt all the information he had OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Pierce was contained in
his simple statement to Nash that there
was a police rumor concerning Nashs in
tention TO leave the city.
Mr. Guild said he had asked Mr.. Pierce
TO telephone him the result OF wednes.
days hearing. introducing the subject
himself. and that he had never previous
ly been on more than business speaking
terms with the commissioner
IL was brought out so noticeably at the
trial that the News wireless" report OF
the proceedings OF last Friday was accu-
rate on vital points that the official stem
ographic report of Fridays sitting was
questioned. The question arose in this
way:
Mr. Nash was testifying as 10 Mr..
Guilds alleged authority for his state
ments OF May 2. and said Guild told him
IL was a IMAM who sat at the hearing"
This was the Identical language he used
last Friday. az caught by the News
wireless" report
Mr.. Cristy asked him to repent this
statement, as he had noticed that the
copy of the testimy supplied him said
Guild claimed to have obtained his
information from a man who was at
the hearing" quito a pointed differ
ence
Mr.. Nash repeated bis statemcnt tfrst
II was from "a man who sat at the
hearing" and Mr.. Cristy said that was
the way he had taken the statement OF
last Friday In long hand.
Guild later testified that he had used
that language I'm talking with Nash.
Another error In the stenosraphic
record was detected by City Solicitor
Baker and Chairman Luther.