The daily gazette., 1875-08-30

TIE MkSTERAOUs TALK OF a sTEANGEl
WITH THE PROVIDENCE cHrEr or Po
LICE.
Tuesday afternoon stranger mad
his appearance at the Central Polio
Station, In Providence, and inquire
very anxiously for the City Marshal
He was told that there was no suef
officer in the city, and that the Chic.
OF Police would do as we'll, but he
didn't quite believe this, and repeated
his request. Finally he was made &c
understand that the chief occupied
the same position In Providence as dc
city msrshals In some other cities,
when he inquired of Chief Konwles
If he had heard statements from the
people. de received an affirmative
answer, whereupon he said, "Iwant
70 have some private talk with you. :"
DE was taken into the chiefs office
and given q seat, when substantially
the following coaversation occurred
the stranger abruptly opening II with
II want you to give me $4,000, and
unless you do there will be more than
$2OO, 900 taken out of this city before
six months"
hat do you mean"
Il mean just what / say. We are an
organized body; we are poor and out
OF work and we must work or we must
have our living or something to live
on"
Who are Joui"
That's my business
DO you belong in this city,"
tNn. / aana horn voatar1a-- = 1.
hrst time"
Where did you come froms"
That's my business"
How do you suppose l can give
Tou S5,000S'
You can mako laws 80 ss to give
people that's out of work that amonnt
II you are mind to-"
What Is your businessY1
Il have been farming for the last
three months, working tor Mr.. Gleason
keeper OF the poorheuse In South Man.
chester, Conn. got $40 9 month, and
can t stand that can't belittle myself
80 much as that. Twas an engraver
for calico printing In Patterson, N. J.
four yearsago.
When did you come from Patter.
sons"
That's my business"
Where were you born?"
In Lancashire, England"
The times are not 30 hard as they
were In '57sn
"Yes. they are, q good deal harded,
came here IN "a, and never saw any
such hard times as now."
What is your names"
william Listou-L-i.Sto-u; 1 am
well known in Connections; Mr.. Glea.
son knows me well"
Who do you mean by 'we'en
The people who are out of work
have earned $50 in working 30 long
q time, and laid it all out for these
Clothes that have on; my money is
all gone"
"Yes."
eat." ~
The chief had been watching him
closely all this time, and had made up
his mind what manner OF man he was
dealing with. go he Epate out very
tsmiliarly:
But you're drunk
At THE William admitted that he
had heen drinking, aud began to cry,
saying that 1t was too hard he could
get no work 10 do, after being in this
country 80 many yeaEs. Then the
chief began to question him again
Have you fsmilys"
Yes, have some children
"You have wife somewhere, have
you noti"
Eyes. She is at work earning nor.
ey to pay the taxes on little house of
our own
where is thati'
"If / should tell you, you'd know
u guess you had better stay here to
night; will give you something to
eat, and you'll come out all right in
the morning"
II want you to understand that |
mean what I say; you may desain me
here, but that won't prevent IT we
shall accomplish what we want unless
yon giTs US that money"
He was then put In ecu, and in
the morning his head was clsarer. de
said he was drunk the night before,
was very sorry for what he then said,
and appears to be little cra-ed. he
was permitted to depart, and the chief
did mot allow himself to worry at all
about the strange communication,
though II was rather startling to come
upon one suddenly, even from drlln.