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No Counternomination Is Expected At Saturday Afternoon’s
Convention, Though Those Who Favor the Selection of a
Straight Democrat May Express Their Views and Let It Go
At That, and Then a United Party Will Enter Upon the
Campaign of the People Against the Republican Machine,
The Democratic state central commit
tee is very busy preparing for the con
vention to be held Saturday.
It has already been decided that
Chairman Fitzsimmons and Secretary
Gaskin shall be the temporary officers
of the conventlon; but not until this
evening 18 it expected that who shall
be the permanent officers of the con
vention will have been decided.
The man to nominate Col. Goddard
as a candidate for United States sena
tor has not yet been selected, either.
There {8 no doubt but that the nom
ination will xnctlcally be unanimous,
as it is sal that there will be no
counter-nomination, although those
who believe that a straight democrat
should be the nominee, may volice that
opinion and let it go at that.
On the whole, the proposed nomina
GOVERNMENTS
REPORT ON CROP
GONDITIONS
Wuhllr.r!(on. Ma{, 10.—The erop report
ing board of the bureau of statistics of
the department of n:riculture from the
re‘porn of its agents finds the area under
winter wheat remaining In cultivation on
)u( 1 to have been about 29,625 000 acres,
This I 8 6 per cent. , or about 1,718,000 acres
less than the area reported as sown last
fall and 1 per cent, l::r than the area of
winter wheat report as hirvested last
year. E
The average condition of the growing
winter wheat on May 1 was 91, as com
pared with 92 on May 1, 196, and 85 the
mean of the May averages for the last
lo‘{nrn.
he average condition of winter rys on
May 1 was 03, as compared with 9 on
May 1, 1906, and 89 the mean average of
the May averages of the lan 10 years.
The average condition of meadow mow
ing lands on May ) was 92 against 93 on
May 1, 1906, and % the mean of the May
averages for the last 10 years.
The average condition of spring pasture
on May 1 was 91 against 92 on May 1, 1905,
and 89 the mean of the May averages of
the last 10 years.
Of the total acreage of n‘prmc plowing
contemplated, 64 per cent. s reported as
actually done up to Moy 1, as compared
with 72 per cent. at the correapnndlng{date
la'n“YOQr and alO year average on May 1
o e
Of spring planting 52 per cent is reported
as having been completed May 1,
Miaa RUGSELL
aUES FOR 510,000
FOR LOSS OF HAND
Before Judge Baker and a jury there
was tried today the case of Agnes
Russell s%aln-t the Riverside Worsted
Miils. he plaintiff is suing to re
cover $lO,OOO for personal injuries.
While working at a spooler she was
injured by having her hand caught In
the gears of the machine, whhfin she
claims was not properly guarded. So
serfous was the injury that her hand
and wrist had to be cut off.
Clarence A. Aldrich and Benjamin W,
rimes are counsel for the plaintiff
and Walter B. Vincent and Alexan
der I. Churchill represent the defend
ant.
The plaintiff was non-sulted
BOMB EXPLOSIONS LAID
TO ANARCHISTIC PLOTS
Paris, May 10.--The police authorities
are seeking to connect theé recent bomb
explosions with a wldo::r.ead Nihilistic
organization. This has led to a number of
unconfirmed reports that the bombas were
intended to be used on the occaision of
the opening of the Russian ‘!ran‘hmont -
day to blow up distinguished Russian per
aonnfu. The police belleve ther are on
the train of an extensive revolutionary
organigation. '
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THE PROVIDENCE NEWS
VOIJQ xx ]x.. NO. 13().
tion of Col. Goddard s meetlnf with
expressions of general approval from
the rank and flle of the rarty. those
who have brought about his cand:dacy
say they believe his nomination will
?roduce the largest Democratic vote In
he history of the party, as a large
number of Republicans will desert that
party and swell the already large Inde
pendent vote,
The peorle are rapidly awakening to
the fact that an opportunity to secure
self-government is at hand; and it is
believed that the corrupt and tyran
nical Reguhlloan machine may be over
thrown, horse and rider.
Whatever action the convention shall
take, it Is the general belief that it
will he heartlly endorsed by the Dem
ocrats and Independents throughout the
state, and that a united party f{ropt
will be ?reumted in the campugnzt
the people against corrupt Republican
misgovernment.
IMPRESSIVE OPENING
OF RUSSIA'S FIRST
ELEGTIVE ASSEMBLY
St. Petersburg, May 10.—A parliament exists at last in Russia.
The dream of millions dead and millions living of an elective assem
bly to represent the Russian people has beeen realized at last.
No disturbances marked the impressive ceremonies attending
the historical event.
The tone of the speech from the throne was conciliatory. It
expressed the emperor’s wish that relief be given to the peasants in
their present unfortunate conditions and called on the members of
parliament to put their hearts into their work and to co-operate with
him in solving the present problems of Russia in handing down a
united and prosperous empire to his successor.
St. Petersburg, May 10.—An ideanl May day like a happy augury greeted
the uprising of th* curtain for tne new act of the great historical drama
Russin’s struggle for Hberty.
Never did the showy northeryd eapital of FPeter the Great present n
more bhrilliant picture than for the inauguration of the Russian parliament.
Just a suspicion of haze hin‘ over the gulf softening the outlines and giv-
Ing the scene a touch of falryland, o
The city, spreading. out over the numerouns green isiands in the river,
seemed swimming in n flood of light. The broad, swift-flowing Neva, with
arms outstretched to the sea and the interiacing canals were turmed to
nzure by the reflecting blue of the heavens, while the golden domes of
the churches, the apires of the admiralty and the St. Peter and St. Paul
fortress and the shining minarets of the palace seemed to float above the
mass of yellow bulldings.
Benldes, the metropolis was dreased bhride-llke awailting the coming of
her lord. The yellow fmperial standard with the double-headed engle flew
* from the winter palace, flags by order of the police, were diaplayed from
every house and streams of multi-colored pennants fluttered from the
yachts and shipping in the harbor.
Even the t(iny passenger bonts which thread the rivers and canals, the
street cars and many cabs carried the Russian colors.
The banks, stores, schools and some
of the factories were closed in honor
of the occasion, but there was no gen
eral holiday, the government specifi
cally dlscourlslng a suspension of
w«»ri& in the industrial districts, owing
to fear that crowding the workmen
into the center of the city might pro
voke collisions, disorders and perhaps
bloodshed.
AWE INSBPIRING
There was something distinctly awe
inspiring about the day, with visions
of chains falling from another branch
of the human race and the Russian
people taking up the march of modern
civilization. ‘'he representatives of
the Russian millions and the Russian
emperor were at last face to face and
the result was to determine the fate
of the nation and country stretching
from Germanx to the Pacific, to the
Polar seas and to the burning sands of
Central Asia.
Notwithstanding the mutual distrust
of the government and the people there
was not lacking the hope that the
foundation of a sincere understanding
between the emperor and his subjlects
would be laid strong and decw today.
It was the attitude of mutual suspl
clon which constitute the great, jar
ring note on this occasion. It could
not be concealed. It was apparent
everywhere,
MANY TROOPSE MASSED.
The city might have been in a state
of slege, 80 heavy was the array of
troops. Not only were detachments
of infantry, cavalry and gendarmes
stationed at strategic points, but large
reserves were massed In the court
vards of the publie bulldings.
“WITH THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE."
CANNOT FILE
DEMURRERS [N
AMENDED FORM
Presiding Justice Swetlaned denied to
day the motion of the plaintiff in the
suits of Alfred Hazlett, recelver of the
American Bank of Beatrice, Nebraska,
against Providence Mutual Investment
company, Mary E. Woodhead, Mercantile
Trust company and Thomas A, Woodhead,
for leave to file amended declarations.
These suits are actions of assumpsit to
recover from the defendants as stock
holders of the Beatrice bank.
Recently the cases were argued In the
supreme court on demurrers flled by the
defendants.
The supreme court sustained the demur
rers. Judge Sweetland In denying the mo
tions to allow amended declarations to be
flled says:
“In Hazlett vs. Woodhead, 27T R. 1. 50§,
the court following the Nebraska cases
held that the stockholders’ llability and
the amount of such liabllity should be de
termined by proceedings in equity, In
which this defendant, as stockholder,
should be made a party, together with all
other stockholders.'
His honor then reviews court proceed
ings in Nebraska and reaches the c?n
clusion that: “As there is po allegation
in the declaration of any proper judicial
proceeding to which this defendant was
a party, instituted to enforce the defend
ant's llabllity as a stockholder, the plain
tiff's motion must be denied.”
John N. Butman and Robert W. Bur
bank were counsel for the defendanls,
Early in the morning the palace square
resembled a field camp, two regiments of
guards having bivouacked there all night.
At daylight battallions of police took pos
seasion of all the approaches to the pal
ace for the distance of a third of a mile
and all day no one was allowed to pass
the lines without tickets.
The draw of the Nicholas bridge, from
Vanaili island was opened and the palace
bridge, which rests—on-—pontoons, was #i
lowed to swing down the current so as to
permit the fmperial yachis bearing their
majesties and the court from Peterhof
to pass up the river to the landing stage
in front of the winter palace.
A flotilla of police patrol boats, several
low-lying torpedo boats and a number
of oared galleys cleared the river so far
as the palace of all moving craft,
OPENING CEREMONIES.
ILike all great state functions in holy
Russia the ceremonies began with re
ligious services. At 10 o'clock In the
morning the whole city reverberated with
bells and chimes from St. Petersburg's
myriad of cathedrals, churches and
temples, summoning the people to thanks
glving. Only those who have heard the
booming of the bells of Bt. Jsaac's cathe
dral striking base to the tintinnabula
tlons of the other belfries can appreclate
the savage splendor of the wild clamor.
Not only at Bt. Petershurg, but at the
Kremlin of Moscow, bells were rung and
Te Deums were celebrated, thus glving
the occasion the solemn, religious as
well as civie significance necessary to
impress the Russian masses,
While the bells were still ringing the
Imperial yacht Alexandra, with the im
rial standard at the fore, moved ma-
S:utlmlly up the river, Adlpping her
flag In answer to the salutes and cheers
from the emperor's warships lying at the
Baltic works.
Instead of g)nwoedln‘f to the winter pal
ace the yacht -togpo At the landing of
the quay, below the Nicholas bridge and
in front of the Teuchtenberg palace, for
merly the American embassy, where the
emperor, the empress and the dmu:er
empress entered a launch and, attended
by a launch on each flank, moved on up
the river. The members of the court
made the remainder of the journey to the
winter rnlnce In carriages, escorted hy a
troop of horse guards,
CZAR'S SALUTE OMITTED.
The emperor's arrivel was not heralded
by the customary salute of 301 guns, and
for that reason the passage of the FIVEF
hardly attracted the notice of the thou:
sands of -Peotutnrn who were walting
along the islands in the river.
Without halting at the winter palace the
launches m..'fi the river and their
maJjesties landed under the T—lm walls of
the BSt. Peter and St. Paul' fortresses,
which th? entered by the Imperial water
terrace, driving hurrlodlgfly to the im
mense cathedral Inside the walls, where
repose the hodies of the Romanoffs,
Continued on page Filve,
PROVIDENCE, R. 1.,, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1906,
ot JOHN VILTORINE
S l
Talked About “Fixing” and Told
of “Putting It On Nash.”
Inspector Shea Followed Victorine on the Stand and Told
Story Almost Diametrically Opposite to His
John Victorine, until recently Fall River manager for John B. Nash, today under
oath laid bare the connection of Police Inspector Bartholomew Shea with the incidents that
culminated in Nash’s flight after the midnight interview with Joseph L. Guild, following
the latter’s talk with Police Commissioner Lewis J. Pierce.
He strongly corroborated in many essentials the story told by Nash on the
witness stand, and added his link in the chain of evidence intended to show that
Nash was driven from the city as the result of a deep-laid plot conceived in the
interest of those who desired his absence and carried out in part through police
agencies.
'rhe. first part of this morning’'s session
and considerable of the time before ad-
Journment for lunch was taken up with
wrangles among the various attorneys,
Judge Lyman vigoriusly maintalulng his
contentlons In behalf of Chlef Matthews,
and Messrs, Comstock & Canning and
Herbert A. Rice for-Mr. Nash and Mr,
Cristy respectively, as earnestly contest
ing every effort made by the chief's at
torney to force their hands.
City Sollcitor Baker maintained his im
partial attitude as the legal adviser of
the police commission, but his decisions
happened as a rule to be adverse to Judge
Lyman, being consistent, apparently, with
the policy of glving such latitude in the
conduct of the case as shall secure the
fullest possible knowledge of every phase
of the case.
WCorinml'-slbner Luther arrived at 9:37.
Mr. Gross followed at 9:42, and 10 minutes
later Mr., Pierce came into the board
room. ¢ ! ;
Mr. Luther arrived early to en‘)):y a
smoke and had used up two clgars before
his colleague arrived.
Col. Gross, looking fresh and rosy after
his hurried trip to New York, wore a
crimson pink.
All the commissioners were in excellent
humor and seemed ready for a long slege.
They went into consultation immediately
on the question of adjourning the sitting
to the Bertillon gallery room, which is
larger than the commission’'s private
room, where the hearings have been held.
No decision was reached on the lubg’ect.
as there was hardly time to bring about
the change today.
The commissioners algo considered the
advisability of adhering more strictly to
the rules of evidence and allowing less
latitude to the lawyers In examining wit
nesses.
Assistant City Solicitor Cram appeared
this morning to assist Mr. Baker, and
Herbert A. Rice acted as counsel for
Rev. A. B. Cristy.
In the northeast corner of the roomn
were the representatives of the Rr@u.
The commissioners sat in the northwest
corner at a table with the ntonorrrapherl.
Chlef Matthews, with Judge Richard E.
Lyman, his a.ttnrnéx. had the southeast
corner and the southwegt corner was oc
cupled by Rev. Mr. Cristy, John B. Nash
and Mesars. Comstock and Canning, his
legal representatives, Mr. Rlce entered
his -ggearanoe for Mr. Cristy and took a
seat beside him.
On the west side of the room, between
the commissioners and Mr. Comstock, sat
Messrs. Baker and Cram.
Mr. Canning made the announcement
that his side had rested its case on the
completion of Mr. Nash's testimony on
TuesdaY and would put on witnesses in
rebuttal today if it became necessary.
They would also be Mr. Cristy's wit
nesses, Mr. Rice explained.
The hoard announced that it would take
5; recess from 1 to 2 and would adjourn at
- Judge Lyman said: “It seems to me
that we have been treated most unfairly
{n n;u:‘ matter and the board has been s=o
reated."
He exonerated Mr. Canning, but sald
Mr. Cristy had made charges, and for him
to say now that he had made none was to
{‘uglle with terms, as hs wrote mmathln’
e sald was charges and the board ha
prooeeded to hear evidence on that point.
He Insisted that Mr. Criety present any
evidence he might have now In support
of his charge against the chief of police.
Mr. Rice suggested that, In view of
Nash's hearsay testimony concerning
what was sald to him by others; he and
Mr. Canning thought it Incumbent upon
the chief of police to put in his evidence
on that point,
Mr. C'omstock sald: “Suppose Mr. Nash
got an _"l'_rr“ nt telegram that some of his
family was sick and dying and he had to
g 0 away, It would remain for him to
come here and purge himself. JHe has
done this.
“We have the right to put on witnesses
in rebuttal, but we are willing to let the
case rest where it in”
Mr. Baker attempted to stop Mr. Com
stock, but he insisted upon continuing.
Mr. Plerce: 1 understand you are here
merely to purge Mr, Nash of contempt.”
OCYes. "
Mr. Lyman: “Is your position such that
vou'd care to express an opinion on the
question of the chief's alleged connection
with the disappearance?"
Mr. Comstock: ‘I have strong views on
that point, but don't feel called upon to
express an opinion.”
Mr. Baker explained the status of the
case with relation to the testimony of
Victorine, Nash's Fall River manager
which, he saild, was based upon double
hearsay.
Mr., Comstock: ““May I ask a question?
I don't care about Shea's connection, The
fact is that our client was warned.”
Judge Lyman; ‘“We understand that,”
Mr. Rice explained how Mr. Cristy's
case was prejudiced by Mr, Nash's dis
appearance, and his object in having M».
Nash appear and purge himself of con
tempt,
He repeated Mr, Cristy’'s letter of May
4, demanding that the hearing be re-open.
ed and repeating his charge of the day
before, that Nash had been intimidated
and driven away by those acting in the
interest of Chief Matthews, but making
no charge and asking the suspension of
Chief Matthews for the reasons stated,
Judge Lyman: “May 1 enquire—7"
Mr. Rice: “No, I don't want you to in
terrupt my argument.’
“Mr. Cristy has made no charges. What
he sald relating to intimidation of Nash
has been substantiated. On Tuesday last
Judge Lyman tried to put the coat on his
cHent, That e imfustice to hts—Titent.
It later the coat should be found to fit,
then let it, We're now only taking the
messurements.'
Judge Lyman-—'l must insist upon ex
plaining right here. Mr. Cristy did make
charges, and 1 appeal to the board.”
Mr. Baker—‘'Mr, Cristy said he charged
the chlef and his friends with Intimida
tion. Then he wrote this letter, which
modified this statement to the effect that
this Intimidation was ‘presumably’ by the
friends of the chlef.”
Judge Lyman—*ln view of these state
ments I'd like to ask you, Mr. Baker, to
say whether I've tried to fit the coat to
the chief or assumed the position of de
fendant."
Mr. Baker—“l don’t propose to intervene
between counsel. The record decides that
question. Suppose you let Mr. Rice con
clude, Mr. Lyman. It isn't of any im
portance.”
Mr. Lyman—*lt {s of great importance.”
Mr. Rice—"l'm confining myself to facts
and documents before me."
He explained how Mr. Cristy came to
make the charges of intlinldation, being
without counsel, and read the charges
filed by Mr. Cristy last Tuesday, which
did not directly attack the chief.
“It Is true,”” sald Mr, Rice, “that Judge
Lyman should be uneasy, because certain
facts have been brought out that would
place his client in an unenviable position.
We are not prosecuting charges against
Mr. Matthews, We are simply purging
Mr. Nash of contempt,
“We have shown you facta that should
induce you to go on. If the board wishes
to know the truth, 1t will go on. It is not
up to us to take the initiative.
“If Judge Lyman wishes to square him
gelf, why he can do so.”
Judge Lyman-—"T think T had better wait
a moment. I might be tempted to say
something.”
Mr. Baker-'"Take a glass of water.'"
Mr. Lyman--" 1 can say this: ‘I think
there has been double dealing.” ™
He recited Mr. Cristy’'s charges of last
Tuesday and appealed to the press that
his position that charges were presented
was correct,
“1 knew at the time they were merely
Interential, and that when the proper time
came they could squlrm out; and now
they put the burden upon us and insinu
ate that we have put on the eoat. For
ONE CENT
Mr. Rlice to come In here—l know, Mr.
Rice, yvou wouldn't have dared to come
here and take that position if you had
been here.”
“Mr, Cristy is an educated man, a
clergyman, with a fine command of Eng
lish. He knew what he was doing. Mr,
Matthews must, for his own reputation,
put In evidence, Frank A. Matthews,
‘uneasy.’ No; I've been in consultation
since, and he hasn't been uneasy.
Mr. Comstock—""Was he ever?"
Mr. Baker here intervened and suggest
ed that {t was needless to pursue that line,
Mr. Lyman: *“Why, If no charges
were preferred against Mr. Matthews,
did Mr. Cristy re%uelt that Mr. Mat
thews be suspended? This I 8 the first
time such a request was filed.”
Mr. Rice: “Don’'t you know that
he hdld ask verbally?”
"No.”
Mr. Baker: “I'd like to ask just one
question. Have you any witnesses?”
Mr. Rice: *“No.”
Mr. Baker: “Then the board will call
Mr. Victorine, if he is present.”
Mr. Canning announced that Mr.
Victorine was on his way and would
soon be on hand.
Mr. Comstock: “We want the right
to rebut ovorythlns and everybody.”
Here the board adjourned for 10 min
utes; and Mr. Victorine arrived at 11:20
and the board resumed its session.
Mr. Victorine, sworn, told Mr. Baker
his name was John P., aged 34, now
manager of Nash's Flare at Hartford,
but formerly in Fall River.
“How long In Fall River before last
September?”
“t 18 my home.'’ b
“Did you know of any chuges filed
bg Mr. Cristy against Chief Matthews
a ony.xt April 1477
. e...l
“How did you first hear of them?”
“Through the ruper."
“Did any one talk to you about the
charges?"
“Yes, Inspector Shea was the first
one, in front of the place of business
in Fall River. He stopped at the
door and talked. 1 was u.mdlm‘ in
a vestibule.”
“DIAd he remain on the sidewalk or
come In?’
“We met about half way."”
“What did he say about these
charges?"
“He asked If the same peonle ran this
place as ran the place In Providence. 1
sald, ‘Yes." 1 don't know the exact con
versation; but the substance was that it
would be better for people not to get
mixed up in such charges."”
“Any further talk?"
“T met him every day.”
“Did he come to your place at any othea
time?"
“Yes, casually."”
“Did you, after talking with Mr. Shea,
telephone to Mr. Nash? If so, when?"
“After the first time?"
“Did you come to Providence?”
“Yes, within two, three or four days."
‘“Before you came to talk with Mr.
Nash, state what conversation you had
with Mr. Shea."
‘“l've already stated it.""
“Where did you see Mr. Nash?"
“At his house."”
“You telephoned first?"”
X"’
“Did you get him?"
.JY“"D
“What time was that?"
“About 1 o'clock.”
“What talk d4id you have with Nash at
his houre?"
“I told him I had heard from somebody
who ought to know certain things—the
subsiance of whal Shea lold me. 1 told
him it would be better from what I had
heard for him not to be mixed up in such
“.m.n
“Was that all?”
“Yes, at that time.”
“Where was the next Interview?"
“Well, T rather think the first inter
view was at the store, but the second
was at his home "
- “"What conversation there?"
“It was practically advising him, on ae
TOMORROW
FAIR AND WARMER.
count of what T had heard, that I thought
the best thing he could do was to get
away—let the matter drop, be sick."
“Did you tell him what you had heard?" -
“Yes.”
“From whom?" .
“Inspector Shea.'
"“"Where was the next interview with
Mr. Nash?"
““At his house."
“What did you tell him?"*
“All the conversation bore on the same
matter up to the time I sent him a tele
gram.”
‘?OI
“You sent a telegram dated May
“About that time.”
“Did you send that telegram?"
(producing it).
lIYQ'.l' .
“Why aid you send it?
“l overheard a conversation on
Thursday evening, somebody sald——-"
Mr. Lyman objected.
Mr. Vietorine: “Somebody n. 1% it
was the wisest thing he ever diq. he
simmons was only for the first day,
Then 1 sent a message.” )
Mr. Pierce: “The gnlnt I want te
get is, that wouldn’'t have any bearing
on his going away."”
Mr. Lyman: “Now we've arrived at
one of the strangest conclusions. Now
Is this man to be turned over to Mr.
Nash's attorneyvs so they can I)ut ‘nto
his mouth the very words Mr. 2%ush
has already useqd
“I want to ohject to all this, in all
fairness and decoency, My Mutthews is
here on trial, whether loglcahy or not.
To the public he is on trial’ ‘
Mr. Comstock: “Judge Lyman pre
sumes this man is to commit perjury.”
Mr. Lyman: “Well, way don't vou
rut him on? This procoodlnfi isn't
Ikeldthat of any other court in the
world.”
Mr—Baker: “It is, but it is compe
tent for this board to proceed in ite
own way to get at the evidence ar.l
to allow pretty broad latitude in the
examination of witnesses,
“The board wants to get at the fac: =,
You all will hnve a right to cro:-
examine this witness, and If vou failed
to do it, I would do it my;;lf. Mr.
Rice has no relation to Mr. Nash.”
Mr. Lyman: “Not on the record, no,
Now, Mr. Baker, If that is the way you
feel, it isn't any 3"‘"’ for ma to af
any questions, Nash hes report
what he pretends Mr. Victorine tol
him.”
Mr. Bake
hir
No, supposge 1 examine
~ Mr. Lyman
test.”
Mr. Comstock: “1f we are not to he
permitted to cross-examine a withess
we'll withdraw.”
Mr. Baker continued the examination
of Victorine.
“Did you telephone any message at
:lhe very beginning, telling him to back
own?
“I didn't.”
“What was it you sald?”
“‘lt would be very foolish in vour
line of business to antagonize the po-s
lice department. 1 feel, or have heard,
that they've got some pretty strong
tabs on you. You'd better drop it just
where you are. "
Witness sald Shea told him it was
best for Nash to “get a good lawyer
and fix the matter up.”
Asked about Shea questioning about
plctures In Fall River machines, he
said this was a long time before this
trouble had started.
Asked If he told Nash he didn't want
to tell him over the ?hono what he
had heard, witness sald “yes.”
“Did you tell Nash it would be well
for him to get counsel and ‘get off as
onlr as possible? ™
“1 did, In substance.”
“Did you tell Nash Shea sald ‘they've
something on you and will certainly push
It if you back up the affidavit? *
“1 sald they could.”
“Did you say that you heard it was
right from the front that they would—'*
“He didn't say he was a particulas
friend of Capt. Cannon or Chief Mate
thews; but 1 knew that."
“Did Shea tell you they sald Nash had
to give up $3OO for some girl scrape, and
some charge would be made?"
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