The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-16
NEWS OF OLNEYVILLE.
Another Hearing in the GaIlows
Bridge Matter.
THE BILL WILL HAVE TO BE PAID
An Escaped Prisoner Caught--The Harris
Avenue NJ. II. socIai-Court Notes.-The
News In Brief.

The committee appointed some weeks
builders OF the Gallows bridge at Thorn
ton had exceeded the appropriation. met
yesterday afternoon at the council cham
ber, for the purpose OF making an exami-
nation Of witnesses summoned for the oc-
casion. AS there was but one OF the
building committee present-John Walch
very little was done beyond the ques-
tioning of six men, who are supposed TO
know something about the affair Simon
Simmons and Frank Tillinghast were
both absent the former being delegate
TO the Republican State Convention in
Music Hall.
IL is evident that the tune of investiga-
tion is To he played in the same key, or on
the same string throughout, for .yester-
days work was but repetition OF what
has for SO many council meetings past,
made everybody very decidedly tired OF
life. The committee consisted or Council
men Hughes, Waterman and Colwell:
MIR. Walch was put Oh the witness stand
and cross-examined with the same results
as of yore
OF the five others who were under fire,
two made statement that were aware OF
contract which called for n smaller sum to
erect the bridge than was appropriated,
one OF them Mathewson, who now puts In
"A bill of $1,000 himself. irrespective or
charges for hauling steam drills, steam
derricks and several other steam appara-
tus, the other man by the name of Har-
ris The end of the matter will be that
this fusilade of investigation will. when
tie disagreeable smoke has cleared away,
amount TO nothing more than big
bluff"
An Escaped Prisoner Caught.
Yesterday about noon a man named
Hugh Smith, serving time in Cranston
made his escape from the Jail. He, with a
number Of others, was working outside
the prison walls under the supervision of
one of the officers when he effected his
freedom, but IL was very short lived. Last
evening about ) o'clock Sergt. Holbrook of
Johnston was notified that a person at
tired in prison garb was seen in house on
the killingly road. He, in company with
Officers Moan and Fenner, visited the
place specified and captured the fugitive
after short chase.
Smith was arraigned three weeks ago
in the Eighth District Court for revelling,
and fined IS and costs, which he was un-
able to pay, being, in consequence, sent to
work it out, making about twelve weeks.
He realized that he had made a mistake
in boiling.
Since noon yesterday, Smith travelled
around through Scituate. thence to the
place in which he was captured. He was
taken back this morning TO Cranston,
where he will work out the remainder of
his present sentence, after which he Will
be tried again for breaking Jail.
The Harris Avenue NJ. r.. Church.
At the Harris avenue church last night
n very pleasant social was held, it being
the occasion of the annual tea party,
served by the Ladies' Aid Society. IL was
given from 5 TO =. NJ, followed by
very interesting entertainment before a
l.. l. l...I
gals Return" winding up the program,
which was as follows: Medley
No. 2. Kings Daughters; read
ing Miss l.. Smith; solo, Mr..
w. French reading, -Four Wolfs and
the Cat +. Coker; quartet. Messrs.
Morris, French, Gillin and Robertson;
recitation, Miss A. Lippman; bass solo,
James Morris: recitation, "A Mothers
Song" Miss j. Robertson; duet, Misses
l.. Bragg and A. Kearsley; reading, Miss
Sarah Woband. Committee of arrange
ments, George w. Amison, p. Robertson
Court Notes.
Last evening, in the Eighth District
Court, James Dolan was tried for revel-
ling Saturday night and fined s. and costs.
While drunk on the evening mentioned,
he became engaged in fight and succeed
ed in making IL extremely disagreeable
for two or three, causing them to make
IttrttN, stbu was pitShiuS luSo
who had attempted TO stay with him.
when Officer Gardiner of Thornton arrest
ed him. He paid his fine aud costs and
went his way.
Briefs.
The grocery team of Patrick Rogers,
grocer on Julian street, broke down yes
terday on Manton avenue, one of the
wheels collapsing
This morning Sergt Holbrook served
MI har of IN phntfnrg
Kelley and Railroad avenues on the Ly-
man plat and Dye street in Merino.
While going up Plainfeld street yester-
day afternoon, one of the wheels of the
Pocasset Warp Co.'S team broke down,
necessitating the securing of another.
The Brown Brass band in tally-ho
coach passed through the square yester-
day afternoon about o'clock, advertising
the entertainment in Infantry hall last
evening
The maintenance Of q tarig sys-
tenn for the protection Of american labor