Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-28
ALONG THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
CENTRAL FALLS.


stolen from the vest of John Lafiame
where he is employed at the place OF
Samuel Vadmais on Broad street. The
case was reported 10 the police, man ar
rested and upon being tried wss acquitted,
there not being sufficient evidence to con-
vict him. The story Of the watch for the
past six weeks and its return to the
owner by Patrolmen Sylvestre is a most
singular one. The watch was given up as
lost until few days ago, when II was
learned that boy named Gendron Of
fered to sell this same watch for IS In a
place on Broad street within few feet of
where II vas stolen. II was next heard OF
at another place, and again near Wash
ington street. Two other boys who
had the watch .were locked up and the
timepiece was next purchased by Gendron,
who is well known as queer character,
for the small sum of 80 cents. He lives In
shanty In the woods between Broad and
Washington streets, where one LOOK at the
interior would furnish sufficient evidence
that the man leads a peculiar life. He
| pretends to eat and sleep there, and on
| Washington street, within few minutes
walk from his house, are his wife and
children. A rickety bedstead, q single
| chair, poor stove and an old trunk with
several odd articles constitute
the furnishings OF this famous shaBty. In
! his OLD Fashioned trunk was the gold
watch In "A bag with revolver. A few
days ago the shsnty was broken into and
strange 10 say nothing was missed but
this watch. This was the story as told by
G,udron. He protested to the police and
Others who saw him hat he did not have
the watch, but hen the boy told where 1t
WAS DH thea C,tlarDd that ~ was ~ lolen
! irom zoe truhk. IhIs made matters much
more complicated, and 1t was told to the
police. Officer Sylvestre went to work
with renewed efforts yesterday morning
lie visited the Gendron shanty and learned
that the boy who stole the watch resided
on Broad street. To his house he went
and there gained more valuable informa-
tion. Here is another peculiar part OF the
story: While Gendron and the boy who
works for him were at dinner, the shanty
was again broken into by pulling OF the
staple OF the door. The same old trunk
was broken into, and when they returned
from dinner there was the watch In
the top OF the trunk where 4,
was stolen from. The trunk wal
thoroughly examined by the police when
the robbery was reported the first time
At noontime when Officer Sylvestre wen
To his dinner the watch was handed tc
him and the Gendron boy told all tn,
facts, but how that watch got back In ths
trunk is still mystery. The watch wa
In good condition and when the owne
received 1t he was more than surprised
and pleased.
stole the Lumber.
Considerable lumber, the property o
the sewer contractors, was stolen las
night and carried away while the watch
man was at the upper end OF Clay street
The Adams VIII.
Both factions OF the heirs OF the lat
John Adams have petitioned to the Pro
bate Court for an administrator Of tn
, tober llth.
| Personal Mention.
Frank Lavelle left yesterday for tw
weeks trip In Canada.
Doane and Jewell made great haul o
good sized fish at Lebanon yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Butterworth, VIII,
were recently married here, now reside q
Newark, Nj.
InterestiDg Items.
Messrs Crane and Flynn are at Taunton
today.
Franklin ID. Freeman shipped to New
York yesterday canine valued at 81 200
The work on Central street, which Il
completed, is a valuable addition to the
main thoroug hiage Of the village.