The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-11


There was talk with victorine about
the woman serapeT
Yes"
10 give up 1900 and you thought you
would. do him favor by letting him
IT don't remember naming any price"
Were you interested 10 have him not
mo, sir"
Are you acquainted with the chief
Of police. Capt. Cannon and Detective
Yes, ] know them all" ,
"Did you ever receive any letter
Never. only a telephone message
asking me 70 appear here TO identify
cross-examined by Mr.. Canning;
HOY many years have you known
About ever since rye been a de-
sHow many times have you conversed
"Two or three times a year"
Your relations with him are friend
"How long have you know Capt Can
Eight or 10 years. having frequent
You regard him a, one Of your
1est and most Intimate FRIENDS In the
Susiness2'
.iou visit himr
Ssn't il fact that while vietorine
Eases as 20 what he was testifying tor
-Didn't some one tell you outside of
%weii. newspaper man spoke to
Mr.. Canning here called attention 10
me contradiction and demanded that
the board force the witness 70 say
which OF the two statements was true.
mat. A newspaper man said, Victor
me has put IL all over you"
Mr., Baker: Who was the man
There he is. there" pointing 10 one
DID YOU you talk about this case and
Hne evidence while at dinner
"Hsve YOU talked with Capt Can
aYes. about every day"
when did you beginT
when this last hearing was nrst
Upened, when I was called as wit
ness. mean OF this case, not or the
Witness told OF q visit he made TO
this city last Saturday evening after
the News had told Nsshs story con,
Ss Ssesans cans. h,% for the 'n purpose @ Of getting
copy OF the paper ,s. s.,,-
II came here principally TO see
oertain man. but I didn't see him"
ITO fnd out how they got this
Who first told your -
men here who called me BY. phone.
What time did you leave faii
got here about a quarter of T."
where did you seek himF
.T,ere. In this building"
did you seek any one si'er
Not finding him. what did you do?"
II went back home.
You knew these hearings were Sc
non nrss would i Know what was done' How
could you expect him TO tellG"
HE could surmise. -.
When did you next see the captain
when came UP last TUESDAY ..
-.Have any conversation with ,himT
Yes, went all over the case
well. what conclusion did You ar
rive at regarding the testimony IN the
News Saturday, 49,. a,
.T came to the conclusion that W
was so. that Il came from some one
you told Captain Cannon what you
,xere roing to testify 20, didn't you, tell
mig ham considerable stuff about the case
| 20 that he could tell II 10 the chaef7'
l mo. sir."
"who else did you talk wfth1''
"Have you had any talk with the chief
about this case?'
' "No. sir"
.THave YOU talked with his COUNSEL"
Yes. / thought ne was newspaper
man"
Have you made any request of this
yboard to purge you OF contempt
You want w 70 understand that YOU
did not understand what you testimony
would be?'
The newspaper said Shea and Guild
syere the men and I knew this board
Avould give the opportunity 20 square my
self"
"At whose request ala you come here
east Tuesday
deputy marshal at Fall River
"You never made any statement as 20
what you'd say7"
Never"
s"Yet in all your experience YOU know
Il Is customary for counsel 10 learn what
~ going 90 be testified to7"
''It isn't In Fall River"
why didn't YOU testify May 77''
Because Meinhod told me. Shea. you
won't have to testify"
Ibid you report here Thursday OF las,
,meekg"
Yes"
''And sn't n a fact that you knew Metn.
hold admitted that he had gone by the
nnrne OF Howard"
az had heard 50. but didn't know"
isn't n a fact that men in your busi-
mess have a sort OF brotherhood 80 that
when ono is attacked all the others DO
ali they can 70 help ham7"
'If he's straight and honorable yes"
You've read everything that's appeared
about this case?"
Yes"
Yet you didn't krow VINO thas Mr..
Cristy was?
mo. sir"
1T requires q pretty strong man 20 buch
ehe police department OF any city?''
IF a man N right he'll buck anything y
We'll. what you've said about Nash n
wss ell hearsay7'
Yes"
Your idea OF man 20 sctue q cas, o,
thds character was what you termed q
sdxcrs7'
Witness appealed against the uarcasrr
and was told 90 answer end not arx1r,
questions. He answered, "Grafters cal
chem hxers''