The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-08
NEWS OF 0LNEYVILLE.
A Bad Accident Caused by a Horse
Becoming Frightened.
A MANS HAND BADLY INJURED.
Court News, Including an Assault Case
and the Usual Minor Matters-General
Notes Picked Up About the Town.

A party Of four men, while returning
from BILLY" Young's hotel up in the
country, met with an accident which
nearly resulted fatally for two of them.
IL was between and z o'clock when they
started for their respective homes in
Olneyville, two of the number having pre-
ceded the others about five minutes. They
had reached a point nearly one mile above
Hughesdale, when they were met by a
man and woman, evidently Italians. Just
as they were passing, the woman, dressed
In all the gaudy colors peculiar to females
of that race, suddenly lifted up large
white apron which she wore.
The horse becoming frightened quickly
SHE'D of into a trench along side of the
road, throwing both occupants from the
team into pile OF rocks which lay close
by. One of the men named Albert Aspin-
wall, was very seriously injured, having
received ugly cuts about the face and
right shoulder The other person,
Hartley. was shaken up quite badly, but
two following, were nearly thrown out
likewise, their horse showing signs OF
fright at the same object, just after the
above took place.
The team occupied by Hartley and AS
pinwall was hired from Mathewson's
smashed up, as was also the harness. In
order To convey tie injured man to the
doctors Office on Delaine street, IL was
necessary to hire an express wagon from
an Italian nearby where his wounds hay-
ing been dressed, he was taken to his
home on the same street. He was en-
played as bartender at the Fleming House
on Broadway.
A Hand Badly Bruised.
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man named Frank Smith, in the employ
of A. B. Pitkins, on Cove street, had his
left hand very badly bruised while NOV
ing machinery at the firms storehouse,
corner of ID and Lester streets. IL seems
that the roller under machine that he
and two other men were moving being
too large. allowed IL to become overbal-
anced at the end which Smith was sup
porting.
1t toppled over on to another piece near
by, catching his hand between the two,
tearing the flesh at the palm and back
thereof and breaking the carpal bones
The fellow was rendered almost uncon-
scious and IL was necessary for one of the
other laborers, Ross Clough, to accom-
pany him TO Drs. Edwards and Payan's
Office, where the former dressed the in
jured member after which the fellow was
taken to his home in the vicinity.
Court Notes.
This morning in the Eighth District
Court, John Mcdonald spinner at the
Weybosset Mills, was arraigned on charge
Of assault on William Simms of Thornton,
at the instance of the plaintiff. The at
tack was made at the above place, during
the month of October, while the man
Simms was returning from a wedding.
McDermott, in company with another
fellow named Gormley is said to have as
sailed him, knocking him down, the latter
robbing him of his money. Gormley es-
capped while being taken To the station at
Johnston, McDermott being tried for
drunkenness the fine for which he paid.
He has been working steadily ever since,
but it is reported that Simms was endeav-
oring to bring him TO settlement, by his
producing certain amount of money,
which he refused McDermott pleaded
not guilty. and was put under 800, TO ap-
pear next monday, John Donnelly acting
as bondsman.
Briefs.
Yesterday eight of the prominent young
men of Johnston visited the Chepachet
Hotel at Chepachet and enjoyed a chicken
dinner.
Samuel Groves, formerly chief engineer
of the Rough and Ready fire department
conclusion of the brain brought on by a
fall, thought to have been caused by an at
tack of vertigo. He is a very heavy man
and was working about his house. ii Rye
street, when the dizziness seized him and
i'm the fall which followed he fell on his
head causing concussion of the brain. He
is milkman and is known by everybody,
who regret to hear of his present condi-
ton.