The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-28
CENTRAL FALLS
LICENSE BOARD
HEARS HOT TALK

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adopted, Of fatherly protection OF certain
/ dealers.
The hearing on the charges preferred
against against Peter Germaine. Jr3 was cpn- On
] ing heard. The defence produced five wilt
! nesses. including Mr.. Germaine. all Of
whom made general denial or the tes-
| timony put I'm by the prosecution. The at
/ torneys then began their arguments. SIR.
! Fitzgerald being particularly bitter
against the witnesses for the prosecution.
! lie termed Sheriff sherman and the men
! he sent 20 Germain's place "unmitigated
liars low. cheap individuals" dirty
| spotters." etc.
This whole thing. he continued. vas
! conceived IN malice backed by perjury
J and carried through for political effect. 10
But the climax was reached when after
| the arguments had been concluded, NJ. .
Fitzgerald put his hand in his pocket and
drawing ~ out. handed Deputy Sherman
a real lemon Of large size.
The board then went into executive
session, and after a short period. an
nounced that the charges against Peter
Germaine had been dismissed. The boar
not only did this. but II dismissed the
charges against Godfroi Lacroix. Jacques
! Charron and Emmanuel Nadnais Jr.,
without n hearing.
IL will be a source of satisfaction. now
ever. for tho Central Falls public to know
, that the board did have the decency u
withhold a license from Peter German.
Jr., and Godfroi Lacrox for the ensuing
year. Jacques Charron also had sense
Withdrawing his application
-Four other applicants were also given
leave 10 withdraw, viz: Thomas Cute.
John Casey. jeremiah ID. Hevey and Jo-
seph Ledoux.
The applications Of Albert ST. orms.
Joseph O. Gignas, William j. Miller,
James p Welch and Benjamin Pearson
were continued until the next meeting.
church people present, in the interest OF
fewer saloons. to demonstrate against
ing were granted without protest:
Peter Messier. Thomas +. Coleman
John Gilbane, James Robinson, John
Walsh, Calix Defresne.
Farrell brothers, 53S Lonsdale ave-
nue..
Patrick r. Maloney. 52-52ls Cross
man street.
Leo Beauchemin. 1sS-1s5 Washing
ton street, corner Cowden street
Thomas Burns, 162-162h Washing
ton street.
Henry McCabe. 4i9 High street
John Coughlan, Sal Pine and 81
Mowry streets.
John Heaney, IS Central street.
Desire MARCEL, 6l2 Broad street
Alfred st. Onge. 30 Watson street
and 1917 Rand street.
Patrick j. McArdle, 400 Dexter
street. corner knight street.
William j. Kelley. AZ Central street.
William II. Elderkin, 70-672-674-67S
Pine street.
Celestin Riendeau, 1851 Lincoln ave-
nue..
George II. Barrett, 362 Dexter street
and 1904 Cross street
William Ferron. sac Broad street.
Saba M Peter, $500 Washington
street
Tobias Burke, $50 Dexter street and
l-2 Richardson street
John IT, Quinn. 574 Dexter street.
Earl Donnelly 500 Mill street.
James Haworth. 590-592 Lonsdale
avenue. corner Barber avenue.
Mathew f. Tierney, 5S1s 55 Adams
Avenue.
Job Tyrrell. 54S Lonsdale avenue
Thomas Frain. 364 Dexter street.
,orner Cross street.
Edward Kearns, 654 Dexter street.
Ludger Lafond, ~ Hedley avenue.
Henry Keegan. 446-446ls Mill street.
Murdock Ryan 40l l-40S High
street and AZ Cross street
Timothe Blanchette, sos Broad street
and : Sylvan street
William Jeffries. , Watson and so
Pine streets.
Patrick Kelly. los Washington
street. corner Sylvan street.
LIVELY MIDNIGHT FIRE.
Flames completely destroyed the dwell
ling house located at 80 Cross street, at
/ O'Clock this morning. The house was
occupied by Louis Miller, a Hebrew, and
a family OF Poles lived In the upper story.
The lives OF the sleepers in the attic
room were i'm imminent jeopardy, several
of them having considerable difficulty I'm
getting out, as the stairway was cholSed
with smoke.
Joseph Bobola, who lives In the house
opposite discovered the blaze. and gave
the alarm from box 124, at Jencks and
High streets.
When the department arrived the fire
was we'll under way, and was consuming
the building. the smoke and flames being
visible for long distance.
The hremen directed their efforts 40 the
start TO preventing the spread OF the
flames to surrounding buildings The fire
was darting from all sides. and the stable
owned by Folett a Steere. expressmen,
was seriously threatened, being separated
by only a few feet from the burning build
ing
The fremen directed their efforts at the
confning the fire to the building I'm which
10 originated.
Before they finally got the upper hand
% the blaze. however, the lower story was
flooded with water, while the upper stories
and roof were completely destroyed.
The house. which is owned by Mrs. John
McGrath OF 373 Broad street. Central
Falls was an old frame structure which
has stood In that location for over 35
years, and had been moved to its present
location from Mil street previous TO that
time. Louis Miller, a Hebrew. ran n
grocery store on the ground floor, and his
loss on the stock he carried will be in the
Of 5000. He Is partly covered
by insurance. The propertyincluding the
land and house is listed in the tax book
a, sSS00-and II is said the buildings was
worth about half that sum. The insur-
ance will go but a short way in covering
the loss
At $3.50 this morning the same box was
pulled again. bringing the fremen out
again after the labors OF the night
Some unknown person pulled the box, but
for what reason could not be ascertained
a. there was no need for the services OF
tho department when IL arrived
INTEREST STILL KEEN
There Is no abatement OF interest In |
the murder or Natenty Kozd. the Pole |
who was killed Saturday night on Cross |
street officer Devanny. who was first |
upon the scene. stated yesterday that one |
% the men who is alleged TO have COM |
mitted the deed Is well known TO him. as |
ho placed him under arrest for revelns |
Af..s ha Int. ausf Los.