The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-14
A BOYS QUARREL.
1t Occurred in East Providence, and
One Boy Is Dead.

A quarrel between Henry III. Allen and
John +. Bell last Friday morning resulted
in the death of the former at midnight
yesterday.
The circumstances of the case as learned
by NEWS reporter are as follows: The
dead boy. Henry II. Allen, was employed
as an occasional errand by at Purvere' S
fish market in Watchemoket square and
on the morning in question was busily
engaged in carrying parcels when Bell,
who in company with several other boys,
was standing on the sidewalk in front of
the market had some words with Allen
and struck him several violent blows in
the face, whereupon Allen ran into the
market and Bell returned TO his home not
dreaming that anything serious would re-
suit from the blows
Allen suffered no inconvenience from
the blows until Monday morning, when
his face commenced TO pain him, and also
began to swell very badly. Later he
called at the Office of DIR. Hunt, on Warren
avenue DR.. Hunt made superficial ex-
animation of Aliens face, but did not dis
cover any wound, with the exception of
something that resembled "A cold-sore on
the right side of his mouth, but saw at
once that erisipelas had set in, and sug-
gested n course of treatment, but did not
prescribe, rs the family were not his pa
tients. Allen returned home, and the
family physician, DR.. Waldo III. Stone, of
Providence, was summoned, and upon his
arrival found the boy unconscious, but
could do nothing for him, and in this con-
dition the boy remained until the time OF
his death, which occurred shortly before
midnight last night. At the time of his
| death his face was swollen To an enormous
size and badly dscolored and the left eye
entirely closed. The features were al
most unrecognZable.
Chief of Police Adams stated to "A rep
resentative of the NEWS that he was en-
| tirely ignorant of the whole affair until
Yesterday morning, the boys family hav-
| ing entered no complaint, although they
| felt thai some action should be taken in
| the matter.
Chief Adams, upon learning Of the cir
| cumstances, called on DIR. r.unt and also
on the attending physician, DIR. Waldo Ii.
| Stone of Providence, who stated that the
boy died of erpsipelas in the face, super
Induced by blow on the right jaw, aud
accordingly Chief Adams gave orders for
the arrest of Bell on "A charge OF assault.
Bell when questioned seemed quite iDdif-
ferent, and when asked why he had not
called on the sick boy said; Il did not
know of his being sick until the morning
before he died. and then | had no time as
had to 20 TO work.
Bell is employed by the Providence
Journal people and lives in tenement
block on Valley street with his father.
Allen resided at the time of his death on
Brown street with his father, who is EN-
ployed IA salesman by w. w. Whipple,
egg and poultry dealer at l3i Canal
street. Mr. Allen is Frustrated 10y the
death of his son and is under medical at
tendance at the present time.
The Allen boy was ID years old, strong
and hearty and previously had hardly
known n sick day. lie was honest and in
dustrious, and is spoken well of by all
who knew him.
Thomas Bell. father of the assailant, is
employed 10y the city Of Providence, and
is well spoken of 10y the police as "a poor
but honest, hard-working man, who has
been quite unfortunate of late, he having
lost his wife but a short time ago.
This morning at y o'clock Bch appeared
on n charge of assault and pleaded not
guilty Bail was fixed at 500, Matthew
| c. Dwyer, OF the Providence Journal Com.
pany, becoming his bOndsman. Bell will
appear for trial next Friday at y. NJ.
aud i'm the meantime an inquest will be
held There H. a possibility that Bell will
I've called upon To answer 10 grayer charges
than assault.