The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-06
WHITES DEPUTIES ON
RAIDS AT CENTRAL FALLS
Four Places in the City Visited at Time When is Alleged
Rushing Business Was Being Done PrOpreors Arrested
and Later Aragned Large Quantity OF Liquor Seized and
Removed to the County Court House in Providence.

spectacle OF raid being conducted by
state officials
The liquor was taken TO the state house
at Providence and during the afternoon
there was a special session OF the district
court at which the several proprietors
who had been placed under arrest were
arraigned. There were three warrants
against jacques Charron. He was
charged with maintaining a nuisance and
In addition 10 that there were two charges
of legal keeping OF liquors. plea OF
not guilty on each OF bail OF $500 for the
nuisance charge and 800 on each OF the
othes was asked for his appearance for
trial next Monday
Peter Germaine had similar charges
placed against him and they were sim
ilarly disposed OF. Joseph Berry faced
two charges OF illegal selling and there
were four placed against Joseph Larock
There were six warrants served on Jo-
sept Vadnais and Godfroi Lacroix and
John Lebeau each had two warrants. All
OF these cases were set down for hearings
next Monday.
Mayor McNaly was informed OF the
progress OF the raids very soon after they
began and he went 10 the police station,
where II is said he had a few words with
one OF the deputies. claiming that II was
an outrage to have the state officers come
into the city under such circumstances.
Very shortly after the raid the mayor
ordered Officer Whipple TO keep a watch
on the Central Pharmack. located on
Broad street. near the railroad depot, In
structing that officer that In case he saw
two or three men enter the place together
TO follow them in and see what they were
doing James ]. Kelly. the proprietor OF
the place, was somewhat indignant that
his drug store should have been singled
out in this way for special attention and
he made the declaration that IL was be-
cause OF political reasons and that some
thing about this would be heard Of later.
AS stated above II would see mthat this
Is but a preclude TO the things which are
10 be done at the meeting OF the board
OF aldermen In Central Falls this evening.
This is the night when II is expected that
Alderman Smith Is 10 make his charges
against the mayor. and II is known that
II the alderman does carry out the plan
he started at the last meeting 1t will be
along the line that the mayor has failed
TO do his duty in enforcing the laws OF
the city and. state.
Alderman Smith himself declines absbo-
lutely 10 make any statement as TO his
proposed intention. but IL is known that
he has discussed the matter with many OF
the party leaders and also that he has
secured legal advice as TO what authority
the city council has to impeach the
mayor.
Mayor McNally declared this morning
that II was all a matter OF politics aimed
at him. He stated that warrants had
been issued against two of the men VINO
were raided yesterday and that II had
been intended to serve them n week ago.
but at this time II was found that the
places which they kept were not doing
business. These warrants had been given
to the day officer who goes on duty at
o'clock, but that the state deputies had
evidentlyheard OF the existence of these
warrants and had timed their raid so that
II would come before the appearance on
the scene Of thelcity policemen. He reit-
Grated his statement that II was all
matter Of politics and that the Republi-
can machine was trying TO injure his
chances for reelection in this city,