The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-17

here at the request OF the chief OF police.
though he never intended 10 serve the
warrant. So that all these things had a
tendency TO affect the mind OF Nash, 10
put " insuch state that IL required but
very little OF more serious nature 10
control his action"
Coming down to the question OF Guild.
Mr. Canning digressed as follows:
''T'hise case, so far the attitude OF one
OF the parties here Is concerned. struck
me as rather peculiar. The chief said he
wanted a full and fair investigation, yet
he did not, at any time. take the stand
which most gentlemen would have taken
and say, Practically | am a defendant
here. and have no objection TO Mr.. Nash
being permitted 10 testify. Why Mr.. Mash
leN the city is a matter for the board
but he doesn't do that. He tries TO
make you believe this man Nash n utterly
unworthy Of belief. a man with whom
no one would care TO associate. Is that
consistent with his statement that he
wanted fair Investigation?
1t shows 10 me that this man. the
chief OF police. takes every opportunity
TO blacken the character OF this man
Nash
These witnesses he has produced either
show that he Is a poor investigator or
Nash Is clean man. repeat that this
is proved when he produces only such
witnesses as Henry Goff Harry Austin
on Benjamin Silvernail Would any OF
you gentlemen take their word on any
thing?
ut shows how desperate he was. how
anxious he was. | don't believe he was
poor investigator"
Mr.. Canning explained the Homestead,
Pa. kidnapping case which he termed
"shakedown" on the part OF the police
Now, about Guild. He was no more
acquainted with Nash than with hun
dreds Of others. You recall what he said
OF his talk with Mr. Pierce.
Now Guild comes in here and tells you
that he received telephone message
coming from commissioner; that he
sat down and considered II and then
called Nash by telephone.
These statements are not questioned
We have proved the meeting at the
Crown. Fortunately
Guild testified that within two min
utes Of his arrival at the hotel he deiv-
cred the message-the simple message
he testified 10 here.
1T Is a very strange story. He re-
manned with Nash fully an hour. yet he
absolutely refrained. he says. from giving
Nash a word Of advice and stated moth
ing to Nash except the message he got
over the wire.
$50 far in my statement Il is a matter
between Nash and Guild. Is there any
corroboration? We have what Nash told
his wife on his return homo. and what
Mrs. Nash and the two young women
heard him telephone to Hartford
Mr.. Canning rehearsed Mrs. Nash's tes-
timony and asked: do not these things
tend 10 confirm Mr.. Nash's story?'
IF the police desired TO make sure that
Nash would be here he never could have
left Providence. The fact that he left In
the way he did is In confirmation of
nkI.
gone openly to the Union station.
III Guild wanted to, he could have pro-
duced the cashier or the directors Of his
bank. with whom he says he talked; but
nobody else has been produced here TO
confirm his story.
Now. Guild has admitted In his testi-
mony that Mrs. Nash was TO call at his
bank Friday morning. but he told Mr..
Nash that he would do all he could for
Mrs. Nash. Why should he offer TO do
this II he knew Nash was to be here?
But then Guild, off his guard. admit
ted that there had been a conversation
with regard TO Nash. leaving the city.
Why that tender OF sympathy. why that
offer. II Guild didn't know that Nash in
tended 10 leave the city?"
Mr.. Canning called attention to the ap-
parent unwillngness OF Guild TO tell the
truth ON the stand, as shown by his re-
fusal to say tina: he had called up Mrs.
Nash. but took refuge In the fact that
she had telepheHed- to him.
Now, some capital has been made of
Guilds position I'm a bank We know
that many men in high position have
stopped 10 do things. Is his story a prob
able. likely, story? Do you gentlemen
believe all he knew of this case is what
he told you? You can't believe II
Counsel for the chief would have you
believe he was sympa thetic and left his
home TO go down 10 the Crown hotel
for no other reason than he has stated
Yet when Mrs Nash telephoned to him
and told him about the man hanging
about the house. did he show any SYM
pathy? No, he coldly said Go TO bed?'
why should Mrs Nash turn TO Guild
IL her husband had not told her what Mr..
Guild had promised him?
Now, Mr.. Nash lays no claim to saint
ly virtues. His business for Is wears has
been that OF a Snowman. We all know
that these games OF chance give the per-
centage to the man who runs them
we nave all known mep who were en-
gagged In business that none Of ne wo,Id
care TO engage in. yet who would sacrifice
almost everything rather than break their
word
I'VE have produced business men and
others who have known Nash for wears
yet they never heard his reputation for
Iuuh ana veracity questioned That liz
the best evidence that It was good.
Was Guilds selection OF the front
part OF the Crown hotel as the place TO
talk with Nash and the going by at that
time OF Detective OMalley. Marshal Steb-
bins and one other all prearranged TO
bring things closer home at that time?
IL looks very suspicious TO me-
The chief OF police takes the stand.
and doesn't utter n word against Nash,
who has been In business here for years.
Why? Because he couldn't: and that is
the best recommendation OF Nash's stand
ing In the community"
Mr.. Canning again paid his respects to
TINS man Austin who went about get
ting evidence for the chief
I'VE have offered here trustworthy EVIL |
dence to show that Chief Matthews did |
offer intimidation 10 Nash. and that the |
thing eliminated in the meeting at the |
Crown hotel
'All the test timony shows that Matthews |
set In motion the parties who finally |