The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-14
NORTH END NE WS
A Fall River Man Is Robbed While
He Slept by City Sharps.
An Alleged Shoe Thief Arrested for
Drunkenness This Morning.
THE NEWS BUREAU
NORTH END 42s BRANCH AVENUE,
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A man named Oswald ChampiouX, who
halls from Fall River, made the acquaint-
ance OF two men on Washington street
last night, who induced him To believe
they were dearer TO him than long lost
brothers could be. After they had shown
him some points OF interest down town,
and their friendship had grown stronger,
the two new friends OF Champioux be-
came little tired, and all hands went
TO Emersons barn, 101 North Nam
street, and after awhile went TO sleep.
When the visitor to these plantations
woke up he found that his overcoat,
un dercoat and shoes had disappeared,
and with them his two companions OF
the previous evening. He reported his
loss TO the police, and shortly after a
man, who gave his name as Charles Toole,
but whose right name Is believed 10 be
Tuell, was found with the clothing of
Champ.oux on him. He was arrested
and locked up. Both Toole and his com
panion are said TO be hard characters,
and to have done many a similar job, but
this is the first time they have made this
section OF the city the scene OF their
thefts.
Champioux is apparently hard work
ing man, wore good clothing, and claimed
he came to this city looking tor work.
Patrick Kelley, who, up TO this morn
ing was unknown TO the police of this
section OF the city, was arrested for
drunkenness and locked up. He Is not
very definite about his residence, and he
IL now liable to q more serious charge
than that OF drunkenness. Just after his
arrest today, Reuben Volpe, who is the
keeper OF shoe emporium on Charles
street came into the Second Police
Station and claimed to identify Kelley as
a man who visited his store about three
weeks ago with the alleged intent OF
buying pair OF shoes. Volpe said
Ill. o .LA nd han IN.
out the door, forgetting, or wilfully
neglecting, TO pay for them as is custo-
mary Patrick, when Captain Baker
heard the merchants story, had TO SUBJ
ject his foot-gear to the latter's inspec-
tion, and the, result was Volpe said the
shoes and man both left his premises
without his leave. The shoes were not
new ones when volpe had them, and
today they showed the effect OF having
walked in rough paths.
Officer Mclaughlin OF the Wanskuck
day beat will begin his annual furlough
tomorrow.
Bad places in the road bed on Branch
avenue west of Charles street are being
repaired.
The members of the Ruggles Street
Baptist Sunday school had an outing
today at one of the shore resorts.
Driver Kennedy of the hose carriage at
Engine No. f6 house is happy over the
arrival Of a 15-pound boy at his home.
Garfield Lodge, X. of p, will meet this
evening.
A number of devotees Of athletic games
went TO Rocky Point today TO witness the
Scottish games.
Men are at work stringing the wires for
electric lights on Charles street north OF
Branch avenue.
horse belonging TO a man named
DAILY who resides on Smiths Hill ana Is
peddler dropped dead on Hall street
last night.
A large gang Of men are at work on the
new Ruggles street school. Brick is being
laid for the first story.
Engineer Glasco of Engine Company
No. 16 is spending his vacation at the
White Mountains.
The Charles street dump is well crowded
early in the morning by industrious
scavengers and nearly everything is grist
for them that comesto the place.
Miss Josephine eastman Is enjoying a
weeks vacation with friends at Block
Island.