The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-16


What connection did Capt. Cannon
have?"
II sent him to woonsocket, he did
very little In the city"
WHO had charge of your witnesses?'
Different members OF the police de-
partment"
You've talked with Inspector Shear"
Every little in relation TO this matter"
Mr. Lyman: Were Meinhold's affi-
davits true or false?" (Rued out as
having been covered)
Were they connected with the police
Department."
mot 10 my knowledge"
Mr.. Baker: did you employ anybody
to follow any person."
81 dad not"
'Do you know OF any of your friends
doing so?"
mo, sir"
Were you in any way, directly or in
directly connected. with the witness
Guilds seeing Mr.. Nash?"
None whatever"
did you know OF any plot concocted
by the police department whereby Nash
would be sent TO jail?"
II never heard OF any"
did any one ever arrange anything
with you with reference to getting rid
OF Nasf?"
IL did not"
Did you instruct detectives To watch
the Crown hotel while Nash was there?"
II did not"
Mr.. Canning: did you arrange for
Marshal Stebbins OF Springfield TO come
here to serve warrants?"
II did not"
Has there ever been any such service?"
Il do not know"
Odd you employ any one to shadow
Nash?"
ssNy.
Have you made any inducements OF
protection for witnesses appearing here
and testifying?"
i have not There has been no prom
ise whatever"
III anybody had done anything to
rrighten Mr.. Nash IL wasn't with your
consent"
Against my wishes. / feared nothing
from Nash. l was prepared to prove
,hinss against him. and nothing would
have pleased me better than TO have had
him go on and testify"
Mr.. Cristy. Were you aware that in
formation was given to Rev Mr.. Geisler
mat my summons was not legal? Were
you aware 1t was given Rev. Mr.. Coul-
tas?"
Yes. esir. He called me UP by phone.
i drove TO his house. He told me he had
been summoned by mail and some other
things He asked II that was the legal
way, and said II was not"
Anybody else?"
Yes; Rev. Mr. Wood OF Pawtucket Z"
Did Sheriff Ham summon all your
witnessos?"
He did not. summoned some my
self and MIR. O'Neill some. Capt Cannon
might have summoned one"
Mr. Cristy; mo summons were served
on Mr.. Nash for Thursday Why?"
Because | relied upon your assurance
that he'd be here"
(This was the afternoon OF the dav
Nash disappeared)
Col Gross: Did you know that n
supposed conversation took place In
my once a few days previous TO the
II think heard OF f."
You didn't send any one to watch
me or Mr.. LutherT'
Il did not"
You didn't consider II was out OF
order for the chairman TO call me and
ask II I'd meet some gentlemen"
II merely ask these questions to set
place" said Col Gross. The intsp. ook
charges. don't see how the chief
could have known, as didn't Did
Mr. Luther shook his head.
Here the chief made private ex-
WHICH ne requested the
newspaper men 10 refrain from taking
We have no more witnesses" said
Mr. Lyman.
DO you rest your <case7" asked Mr.
we haven't any case. according to
He's through" said Mr.. Baker 'Tf
there's any proper evidence in the line
OF sur.rebuttal later. / wouldn't stand
on techpicalities"
The chief was then excused from
the witness stand.
Nora A. Johnson OF Camp White was
sworn. She had known John J. Nash fve
seasons. She also knew Austin, who call
cd 90 see her two weeks ago last Satur-
day about testifying "He asked me II I'd
talk before "A detective. / said / would
not"
did he have any conversation with re-
gard 90 pay?"
''He said you won't lose anything Mr.
Mathews Is "A fine man and he'll pay YOU
well. lie put his hand In his pocket. pull
ed out a roll and said there's quite n little
bocdle there and haven't yet got my
weeks pay"
Mr.. Lyman "was Il good money cr paa
money!"
IT was good money all right"
VIM. III. Mason, a Journal reporter Of
Riverside was sworn. lie saw ned
known John r. Nash several years and
that Nashs reputation for truth and We