The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-26
CORMAN EAGER
TO Be WITNESS

I Judge Lyman claimed later that Nash
had testified that he himself owned the
Peter l.. Hayden OF the First station
| said Menhold told him the flower stand
! was let TO the people who were running
| IT, This was before Easter sunday. WIZ
ness did not report this fact 20 anybody.
| This question was asked apparently 20
/ ascertain whether the chief knew when
! he ordered the stand closed that III ulu
Chief Matthews. called. said that Mein-
] hold and Nash asked him about reduc-
ton OF the license fee for the penny vau-
/ devillo and he favored II, promising 10
| recommend II. 1t was busy time ana
Mr. Luther said IL could come up later.
| The question was never formally brought
/ before the board. Witness never had any
request i'm writing. He did ask for the
production OF the check 10 Mr.. Cristy' but
did't say that IL would affect the license.
Were these pictures brought over at
your instigaton. or was IL by order OF the
police commissiOners?'
Tho chief explained that he suggested
TO Mr.. Luther that the pictures be
brought TO the commissioners room. so
that they could be examined but a com
plant had been made by the mayor. he
Concerning the meeting with Chairman
Luther at Nashs place of business the
following Monday. the chief admitted mat
he had told Nash. You are not response
ble put the responsibility where II be-
longs"
He denied responsibility for the news.
ordering out OF pictures and said: IF
had known what was coming ! certainly
should have discovered IT,
The board smiled broadly at this point.
The chief told OF q visit Mr.. Nash
paid him the following Wednesday. "Mr.
Nash was in a threatening mood and said
"Did you ask Meinhold or anybody to
run In strong pictures?'
mo. sir"
"Did you tell him that certain man
W. In a aap 10
mo. sir"
The chief related I'm detail the history
OF Mr.. Nash's appearance here years ago.
for the purpose Of running a penny vaude-
vilel show. He gave Mr. Nash some en-
couragement After the place was estab-
llshed he warned Nash about complaints
and rehearsed his recommendation OF Mr..
Cristy whom he eulogized as a broad
minded man" he said. Nash's reply was
"Oh. hell he's a minister"
Finally. said witness. Mr.. Cristy was
seen and agreed 10 take the position.
Witness told Mr. Cristy: Your word
will be law" Witness denied that he
had ever tried 20 iniure Mr.. Cristy's repu-
tation. ION the contrary, 1 have tried
10 protect his good name"
Mr.. Baker-"How did II happen that
this memorandum Ga list Of pictures ap-
proved by Mr.. Cristy) wasn't turned over
TO the board with the pictures?"
Witness explained that he did not con-
ceal IL, as II was on his desk. or just back
-ef his dask-hat- he did -Het-eaA- Mr..
Luther's attention to II.
Mr.. Baker-''What was the reason YOU
didn't draw Mr.. Luther's attention to this
list when you did the pictures?"
II had no particular reason
Mr.. Cristy-"You sent me the complaint
OF DR.. Harris because you admit that |
was representing you In acting as censor
for the penny vaudeville pictures?"
I'm a sense. yes"
But you did not send me the complaint
made by this woman"
mo. sir"
Had l Informed you in any way that
had ceased 10 act as censor?"
-Ae,-but- Eta4keA-witif- Chairman
Luther; and then l saw I'm the papers
that you had resigned"
This last complaint was made April
9th; and the story that l had ended my
connection with the penny vaudeville
pace was not published until a week
later, said Mr.. Cristy
The chief was closely examined with re-
lation 10 the check incident and his talk
with Rev. Mr.. Selleck. There was a dis,
crepancy of dates, Mr.. Nash and his cor
roborating witnesses having testified that
the check was asked for by the chief on
the 5th, and Rev. Mr.. Selleck testifying
that his visit to the chief was on the 18th.
Witness was asked, How do you recon-
ellie this?"
II don't know about the dates" he an
swered; and Judge Lyman called atten-
tion TO the fact that the chief was not
responsible for the dates sworn TO by
other witnesses
Arthur u. Holland. n reporter for the
Tribune, who has been stationed at police
headquarters and had already been a wit.
ness for the chief twice before since the
hearings began. was again called and
testified concerning the story In the Trib-
une of April 10. He said that he wrote
only n part OF the story, and did not ask
the city editor where he got his tip wit
ness intimated that Mr.. Cristy had been
very unfair to the Tribune since the arti-
Gle was published: and Mr.. Cristy asked
him II his city editor had not Informed
witness that he had been requested never
again to send Holland to interview Mr.
Cristy.
Here Judge Lyman announced that he
bad two more newspaper men whom he
wished 10 present as witnesses but they
were not present and the board decided
that II would he best 20 adjourn the hear
ing, as Mr.. Cristy would have a number
OF witnesses
Finally. next Tuesday, NJ 10 a. m, was
decided upon, and IL was broadly intima-
expect them TO conclude the presentation
OF witnesses and make their arguments
at that tome.