The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-15


utes. The storage room for vehicles is
big outlay, for most boarders have
extra vehicles. The storage Is usual
ly on a top floor or basement or both
and is reached by elevator service,
which is expensive to operate. Car
riages and harnesses have TO be washed
daily and hot water is required. This
demands a boiler and engine plant,
with the further item OF coal. Other
incidentals mentioned like harness
oils, wheel grease, soaps and sponges
help swell the bill. The item OF
sponges in stable boarding $50 horses
is more than a mans wages per year.
What may be fairly regarded as a
natural and logical ebullition Of re-
sentiment against a seeming rehec-
ton upon the administration OF JUS
tice in Massachusetts was witnessed
in Boston recently, when some per-
sons not known to the public took
pains TO intimate 20 certain newsdeal-
ers that they might be prosecuted for
selling or offering for sale a book
dealing with the evidence and argu.
ments in the famous Tucker trial.
1t Is quite true that there existed at
the time OF the trial and afterwards
wide difference OF opinion respect
ing the finding by the jury Of a verdict
OF guilty, and the competency OF the
evidence upon which that verdict was
based. But as all the legal steps
were taken by his counsel to estab-
lisb and maintain the rights Of the ac-
cuscd and 10 correct any possible er-
rOrs that might have crept in, the
public settled down TO believe that
justice had been done, and that the
murderer OF Mabel Page had been
caught and punished. The fact that
the Governor refused to grant the pc
tition Of over 100000 persons for com
mutation OF the sentence strengthen
ed this belief, and there seemed to be
disposition to forget the gruesome
details of the great mystery.
But recently this book appeared up
on the news stands with its suggestive
title of Not Guilty" and its elaborate
and searching analysis Of the legal
and medical evidence and the argu-
ments Of counsel At once there was
a revival of the controversy respect
ing the guilt or innocence of Charles
L. Tucker; and doubtless those who
protested against It's sale honestly felt
and believed that its circulation was
inimcal TO public policy and public
order.
The publishers promptly seized the
opportunity to innamC public sentiment
by Offering a reward for the arrest
and conviction of those who had been
intimidating the newsdealcrs. Since
then those indignant citizens have
ceased their activity Meanwhile the
book had been driven from one hotel
news stand, while one or two other
dealers refused to handle It,
The man who wrote the main por-
tion Of the work is DR. Frank Harris,
who was medical examiner for Suf-
folk county CBoston) for over twenty
eight years. DR.. Harris has been
one of the most brilliant of the
literary set which organized the fa-
nous Papyrus Club. In that select
group of wits and pundits were Frank
Underwood, first editor Of the Allan
tic Monthly; John Boyle O'Rcilly, the
poet; Or. Robert Dwyer Joyce,
George Makopcace Fowle, George
Parsons Lathrop, Alexander Young,
Henry Rogers. Edgar Parker and
Fred p. Vinton, the artists George f.
Bahbitt, Jack Wheelwrght, f. J.
Stimson, Judge Robert Grant, James
jeffrey Roche, Arthur Hooper Dodd,
and many others who won fame and
gave lustrc to Boston as centre of
art and literature.
The doctor was an expert medical
Witness at the Tucker trial. and for
his part in the case he was dismissed
from office. His treatment of the
other experts is caustic but extremely
fair The legal evidence was analyzed
by an eminent lawyer, and the book
was put together" by a trained news.
paper man. II makes an interesting
story, but its publication is frowned
upNh bN many H'Nplt dS HllSNultN-
GUS and sensational revival of case
that should be regarded as finally
closed.
The authors Justify their work by
contending that they are able TO dis
pose of a lot of slanders that were
circulated about Tucker, and that II
was upon these and upon the brilliant
forensic effort of the Attorney Gen
eral and not upon the evidence that
he was convicted.
These are important days in Ad-
vanced Vaudeville, especially at the
fremont Theatre Announcements are
being constantly made of the addition
of this or that star of international
reputation to the already remarkable
list of performers. and glance at even
a partial list clearly demonstrates what
high standard has been set and is