, 1870-07-14
Arrest OF the Wife nnd SonA-An Arn-
Ateur Detectives

Proridenee July 10Y Despatch TO the St0 Yort Ford
The late excitement created~in this commu-
nifty BY the mysterious disappearance, and the
finding, under circumstances which strongly
pointed to murder, Of the body Of William P.
Angel, Of North Providence, Last winter, fol-
lowed by 3 long and tedious inquest. is again
revived by the arrest Of the Angel family,
with the exception OF the daughter. Ellen, and
the arrest OF Pagan, tho Irish laborer en-
ployed On the farm at the time OF the disap-
pearanee- Public opinion has remained the
same as during the inquest-that Mr. Angel
came to his death in his own house, and
by the hands OF inmates Of Lis family. Tho
inquest, unfortunately for the anxious public,
failed to bring out any evidence sufficient to
guarantee an indictment against any OF the
suspected parties. When Ange1rs body was
taken from the reservoir where it waa found
there were marks Of violence visible and sew
cral holes in tho flesh, which at the time were
thought to have been caused BY pistol shots.
The examining surgeons failed to find any
bulleta, and on the probability Of the wounds
having been made By stabs from some sharp
instrument they came to very indefinite
III. Angel having. been seen on the night Of
the alleged murder within half mile of
his residence, and going in that direc-
ton, giyes rise to the belief that
he reached home all right; and although
somewhat under the influence Of liquor, he
mad many times previously, IN an equally in-
toxicated condition, travelled correctly the
highway leading to his promises, During the
Inquest at Centtedale there we're two points
not quite clear, and 1t is upon the facts in con-
nection with these uncertainties that parties
who have interested themselves have been en-
1eayoripc to work. The interesteGness in
caused no donbt bv t1e rawar1s offerst1 IN he
Toun TnnnciI ~ North pror;Ja1nn nwa,;n1
$500, and Governor Padelford, in behalf
son maEnc tho coTonla;nt caua-
;no tbe arrest ~ ,ho eg;rA', g,n,;,r ;. ~
David i. Rro,En nj ths c;tr ,Lo ~ -.
reaI estate broker h,t ias hse,, ."t;,,<1 80 ~ ~
amnteur detective in workinr m tho case ." THa H
warrant for the arrest was Issued at Brown'e
and on saturday morning about o'cIock'
Constable J. s Miller and Officers Randall
Wilcox. and Il. B. Nickerson. nresented them.
selves at the home OF tho Angels, about four
and a half miles from Proyidcnce, and made
known their business. The parties wanted
were Mrs. ysehti Angel, wife Of the murdered
man William, the elder son, aged about %;
Daniel, son aged about IS and Fagan, tho
Iaboref Mrs. Angel. in her eccentric waT.
said she was "Ho' glad they had come, and ale
would Immediately dress for the tids. While
rhe was dressing two Of the ofticers went into
formed Of the turn Of anairp, seemed greatly
surprised, and the youngest appeared ae1tated.
While The Angel family were getting II roadi-
neee, Officer Wilcox went to the farm of Chas
Gould, about three-fourths Of miie furthsr.
snd surprised and arrested Fagan. The pris.
one1s we're all brought before Justice Eddy.
and all pleaded not guilty, except Mrs, AuCeil'
who said, s.Put me down guilty. or not Eullty'
1 don't care which: shan't employ any coun-
sci, and you can do what you please about the
natter.''
Daniel cried bitterly as the parties were Or
dered to the city to be imprisoned last night.
However, Hon. Edward T. Knowles. an az
Mayor and brother-in-1aw to Mrs Anse1l &C.
cured the release Of Mrs. ANGEL and William
on bonds of $1,000 for their appearance for
aynmir ation mo xyaak fron, fc,rnorror nv,