The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-20
NE WPORT NE VS..
Funeral Of the Murdered
Man Today.
The First Murder Case in Local
Courts in 10 Years.
Mayor-Elect Waters Requested to
Drop Police Detective Richards.
.Spsciul 10 The Neips.

NEWPORT, Dec. 20. = The funeral OF
Daniel Hunter, the victim Of Saturday
nights cutting affair, took place from the
residence of Mr.. James Hardy on Victoria
avenue this afternoon, and later from the
First Presbyterian Church, of which
he was a member. The attendance was
large, ell the men employed on the Van
derbilt villa attending in body. The
remains were placed in vault until his
brother arrives from Scotland. There
have been no new developments in the case
and il will probably be some time before
the murder case will be tried in the lower
court, as the coroner desires legal assist
ance at the inquest and 1t is understood
that the attorney general cannot lind the
time this week. The case against An
thony, for an assault upon E. l..
Doucette with knife, will be
tried in the District Court tomorrow
morning. This is he first murder case to
come up in the local courts for 10 years,
and ii will attract much interest. The
impression that was around, on Tues
day, that Mr.. Doucette was i'm
plieated in the affair, is fast
losing ground and the general opinion
now is that Anthony is the guilty party.
afternoon and looked as clipper as ever,
seemingly not troubled in the least.
Covered With Tags.
.sold hats and "growler" have come to
tagged by the local express companies,
and sent on their journeys around
the world, but yesterday veritable
"growler" put in an Appearances dog
and to be tagged. For several years this
dog, the property of j. w. Owney Of
railway mail cars and has made
one trip across the Atlantic.
When he landed here yesterday he had 80
silver tags attached to his collar and 1t IS
said that his owner has taken 300 from the
collar on previous trips. The animal
created much amusement here, but could
not be induced to leave the mail clerk,
Mr.. j. Frank Waters.
Wanted Him Dropped.
Mayor-elect John Waters yesterday
who stated that they wished him
When he Inquired the nature of
the request he was told that they
wished him to "drop" Detective Richards
when he was Mayor. Mr.. Waters in
formed his callers that he considered
Mr.. Richards q valuable man and
would do nothing of the kind. There has
has been much speculation as to what the
mayor-elect would do with this position,
but all doubts have now been set at rest.
Baseball.
The annual meeting OF the Newport
Baseball Association will take place on
the second Tuesday in January, when
directors will be elected who will
at once begin signing men for next
season. The association have as fine en-
closed grounds as any city in New Eng
land and are on a good financial footing,
prepared to pay good money and intend
TO have only first class players. They
mean to open their grounds with two
games on Decoration Day.
Local News of Interest.
The Unity Club are rehearsing for the
performance of Shakespeare's "Twelfth
Night" 10 be given on the evening of
Jan. /. The principal parts will be taken
by Messrs. A. O'D. Taylor and A. +.
Squire.
Local bird fanciers have lost several
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