The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-17
Stabbed Because a Dog Had
\ Been Stoned.
The Examination Showed No Poison
In McMahon's Stomach.
Remains Brought From New York and
Buried In Island Cemetery.
Special to The News.

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NEWPORT, Dec. l7-Few crimes OF q
0erious nature are committed In Newport,
and when there is such one the city by
the-sea is wild with excitement. Late
Saturday night there was most
was not generally known until
yesterday noon. William G. Anthony, q
cab driver, keeps dogs. They are vicious
dogs. Late Saturday night he came home
and was told by his children, six in num-
dogs. Anthony, who was semi-intoxi-
Gated, started for Mr.. James
Hardy's boarding house and told
that gentleman that his boarders
had been stoning bis dogs. The boarders
denied this, and one of them, Daniel
Hunter, got into an argument with him,
which epded in blows. Another boarder,
II. l.. Doucette, separated the men
and put Anthony out Of the house. Then
1t was found that Doucette had been cut
In the knee and Hunter seriously injured.
He had cash 10 inches long on the left
eide of his back, from which his lung,
projected. They were pushed back by an
officer aud later the man was removed to
the hospital. Every time he drew breath,
the wind would come out Of the
cut In y his side. Anthony was
arrested and when srraigned yes
terday morning, pleaded not guilty.
lie was later released on 5000 bail. EARLY
this morning Hunter was resting COM
fortabIy, but the doctors did not think he
would recover. The police radc thorough h
ssatca tor the knife, but could not find it.
Anthony is Of respectable family.
No Poisoning.
Some morths ago the body OF James A.
McMahon was exhumed, the stomach re-
moved and sent TO Professor Woods OF
Harvard for examination as to
whether or not 1t contained
poison. Professor Woods has for
warued to Medical Examiner MacKay his
report in which he states he could find no
traces of any poison. This exonorates
Mrs. Charles X. Taplin, formerly Mrs.
A. on, who was accused OF poisoning
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. False Alarm.
Shortly after midnight this morning an
alarm OF Il 0 wss sent in from box 81,
calling the department 10 Hazard avenue
In the heart OF the summer colony.
This naturally called many people out Of
their beds To see the FIRE, but the most care
full search failed TO reveal any signs Of
fire. THIS is the second time that such a
thing has been done In Newport. The
other tine the person who rang the box
was caught and punished.
Brought From New York.
The remains OF the late Augustus Whit
ing, summer resident, arrived here from
New York, also the bodies OF several OF his
children who had died in their youth. They
were taken from Woodlawn and are to be
inferred in the Island cemetery. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Davis and Mrs. G.. l.. Reeves,
the latter and Mrs. Davis, daughters Of
decessed, accompanied the remains.
News Of the Day.
Mrs. William X. Vanderbllt's marble
palace is TO have a rival in the one now in
course of erection for Mr.. q. s. Scott of
philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Pangborn returned
TO New York Saturday.
Torpedo boa. Cushing leaves today for
Washington.
Miss Lizzie Anthony is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Charles X. Thurston, of Prov
1dence.
Mr.. H. p, Girard is confined to the house,
being threatened with pneumonia.
Messrs. J.J. Rooney and q. c. Crandall
are on trip to New York.