The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-28
OLNEYvIlLE.
TuK NEWS BuRRAr,
IRONS BLOCK. ROOM No. y.
Resisted the Ulcers.


Tom Brennan has for long time been
n notorious character out this way
as one OF The "hat-roof toughs."
has been out against him for common
drunkenness. Last night he was making
himself a nuisance generally around the
first district polling place of the Lenth,
when patrolmRn tceney caught slgnt Oh
him and started after him.But Tom had no
mind TO avail himself OF the free board
and lodging provided by the state
and SO he started TO run with
the officer in pursuit. He was caught on
Manton avenue and made determined
resistance, hut was finally ovorpowered
and taken into custody by the patrol.
man and Sergeant White. A crowd OF
two or three hundred had followed the
chase and offered all sorts OF insults and
threats TO the policemen which certainly
will not help Toms case any.
Election Notes.
Well. the fight over the aldermanic
seat in the Tenth is over, and Darcy, !. e,
West has won. il was hard
and bitter struggle, and neither party
left a stone unturned to help its cause.
Now the victor will have his
chance at helping govern the
city, while the vanquished Will
UPSIDE into innocuous desuotude,
round to make another fight for the SUI
premRcy THE NEWS offers its congratu-
lations to the firm OF West, Darcy * Co.
The first district OF the Tenth saved
Mayor Olney. 1t was close call, for IL
McGuinness had made the gain here
which was predicted, it would have been
all day with the Republican mayoraity
candidate.
Another off" Ifthe Socialist vote Of the
Third and Tenth wards had gone to Mr..
McGuinpess he would have had about the
same plurality over Olney, which Olney
has over kim. Truly, the Democratic
strongholds, like the solid South, grow
less sure with every election.
George j. West ran way ahead OF his
ticket.
There was ballot stolen in the first
district of the Tenth yesterday.
The thief was Frenchman and
he was evidently given good
money by some one. lie succeeded
in getting away with it, but halt his coat
WAS left in the officers hands.
The warden ordered the doors OF the
polling place on Florence street
closed yesterday as soon as
the count began, and would
admit no one except reporters and
officers. There is no question that this
greatly facilitated the count, which was
long and slow at best, for the crowd
NOAlu nave bctb " nolby ohu anu thS
place outside the railing is very small.
Bot at the same time the point was raised
by good many that he had no right to do
this.
In Court This Morning.
John Butterworth said he wss not
guilty of keeping dog without license,
and the court will try TO determine next
Monday whether he was or not.
John Carmody, Jr., admitted that he
had neglected TO provide the requisite
permit TO keepa dog, and for this neglect
paid e10 and costs.
Manufacturers Lodge.
]. U. q. r. hetd we'll attended meeting
last evening. The second nomination for
officers for the ensuing year were made
and the election takes place next week.
he third degree was conferred on two
memh hers.
John O'Connell, the popular gents fur
nisher OF the square, was elected district
clerk in the Eighth Ward yesterday for
the fifth time.