The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-16
Continued from page One.


"Eash's mental state of depression pre-
cedng the 20 of May shows that ne Was Vas
cause he knew he had 20 back up a false.
hood, or because his record was sucll il tIas
ne did not want TO face the questions
that would be asked him.
why did he engage lawyer? lie knew
.5ust how far and how short ne could go.
He has recently been married. he mas
a good business here. He didn't want
his record brought out here. / don
blame him. hut am looking for motive
and find It in his own mind and no.
where else.
''if we concede that there is anything
an the Fall River situation. which l 90
mot, we have Mr.. Shea's WORD; ana ne
who is Joseph L. Guild?" Here conn-
bel paid a warm tribute 10 Guilds char
hcter and standing. and added;
And you are asked 20 brand such q
hnan as a perjurer upon the unsupported
word OF this man Nash. i cannot believe
Eentlemen. that you will DO THIS.
"The story Mr.. Guild told Is alto
gether probable. His act is just the
kind OF act you would naturally ex-
beet a man OF his stamp 10 do. Men
ktill more practical would perhaps have
taken a different course. 1t appears
now that II was an unwise thing for
him TO do II. Some people viii prob
ably always suspect him.
There Is no evidence TO connect
Frank A. Matthews or any OF his
Friends with this case. The only pos
,sible suggestion, and that is darklv
made. would trace IL to Mr.. Guild ana
ito a member OF this board. is there
ANY reason why a member OF THIS
board should carer
"The chief of police has absolutely
denied every imputaton against him.
las 10 the flower stand. it was the part
of wisdom on his part TO order It's
discontinuance.
Frank A. Matthews desired that
Nash should be here, as this board Wei
knows and as Mr.. Cristy well KNOWS.
He summoned Nash and urged That
ne be- -put-or- the witness -atand that
nirht. III that was n part OF the
plot. what a long shot the chief OF
police was playingl is the chief OF
police so full OF guile that he hgured
all this out?'
Members OF the board smiled at
counseis use OF the word guile. evil
IDENTIFY remembering the name OF the
witness who had figured prominently
IN the case.
..Now. the chief of police had been
damaged by Nashs affidavit as much
as he could be. He desired to snow
Just what this man Nash was ana lsi
and he earnestly desired that NaSn
should appear and testify. and that
no one interested In Nash should seek
TO have him leave the city =
..The chief objects most strenuously
10 excusing Nash of contempt. II
the board does SO, what does IL 90
1t discredits the CHIEF, IL dlscreu,tS
Josenh Y, Guild. II discredits Bartholo
NEW shea and II discredits some MEM
ber of this board =,
.syou may purge him by fining him VI
and then let him testify. We don't fear
him we are prepared TO meet everything
he may say.
"I know that all the evidence is before
this board believe with my client tha'
he ~ absolutely guiltless OF any wrong
doing from beginning to end
IT believe I'm the wisdom and justice
Of the members OF this board. that they
cannot reach any other conclusion thar
the one l suggest, and that public opinion
will coincide with their verdict"
Judge Lyman spoke so minutes and was
followed by Herbert A. Rice, attorney fol
lev. A. B. Cristy who said:
''rt Is the friends. IL seems TO me, OF tn
people who have been drawn into thu
hearing who have done the damage.
Now. gentlemen, there are men wh'
are rot angels; and yet they are not al
liars. We are not all above reproaeh
Sometimes I think the greatest offender
are more particular about their word tina
unany eminent and useful citizens.
81 say Nash may have done grea
ashamed. He has been cutting away froi
former associations; and when he come
here and tells his story In such a mani
way. / believe his story l wouldn't
here to argue IL did not believe It,
he told the truth. he should be purged {
contempt.
''In weighing testimony. you must col
slider the position OF the man who give
tt, and how n will affect HIM"
n
ffe flower stand episode. He said: "YC
may discuss II all night. but you cann
get around the facts. They are too plain
Mr. Rice referred at length TO Il
persons who at divers times follows
him and his manager and peered into h
house. but not until after the affidavit
were made "when he came back nj
told the truth that the police depar
ment IS having me trailed the m'
were called off, and they haven't bee
seen since.
when Nash was asked why dor
you go TO the police? he said. I kne
there was mighty little protection l won
get He knew that he was up again
it."
Referring TO Inspector Shea. Mr.. RI
said: "Shea told victorine Tell Ma
and tell Il from me that the best lawy
or nxer he can get is none too good (
the chief Nash didn't confer with vi
torine or anybody. His story is su
ported. Mr.. Victorine backs up eve
telephone message. every letter
merely uses the word could instead
the word would Do you think IN
victorine confined himself 10 his wo
could In all those Conversations II
absurd. Now let us see why Victori
veered from the truth on this point on
That was due 10 the fact that Vctori
and Shea were long friends and victorl
knew that II he testified that Shea us
the word would Shea would use !
Sob admire him. He He'd and he n
for a friend. Now what does Shea sa
lie comes IN here. and does he hack
Mr.. Nash? Why yes. He comes
here. He was deeply Interested.
came here repeatedly and had con,rs
4ions with Capt. Cannon. Wasn't Sh
close TO the front7 OF course he was
"Now let us see some % the earmar
fn these Interviews How about
word samples That word was u.s.
Shea Acknowledges that he told Na