The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-25
Captain Baker and PatroIman
GiIfoiI Solve a Robbery"
Prominent Grocer and North End
Maiden Married Yesterday.
several Society Notes and Minor Hap
peninss T%ruthfuliy Reported.
TIE NEWS BUREAU,
NORTH END, 42s BRANCH AVENUE,
Telephone 9Ol-4

William n. Anderson, who keeps a
grocery store at ga Orms street, reported
TO the police that some one entered the
store during the night aud stole three tubs
OF butter, valued at S25. He said
ne found one of the tubs in the next yard
In the rear OF the store and it's contents
scattered over the ground. lie believed
tnat the thieves in their haste to get
away from the premises must have
dropped one OF the tubs. In
view OF the numerous robberies that
nave taken place in the city, recently,
Captain Baker credited tho story, but de.
termined To make a thorough investiga-
tlon, as he always does. About 10 o'clock
the captain and officer William Gilfoil
repaired TO the scene of the robbery
ana proceeded to search the building from
garrett to cellar, to find some clue. When
the officers first entered the store there
S iS% Gray oa eIsanin man wia ns%sd W W,ilo
he saw the officers he disappeared
ana, when asked for, could not he found.
FINALLY the officers reached the cellar, and
found two OF the stolen tubs in a corner.
Believing that young Gray knew more
ABOUT the missing tubs than any one else,
the ofhcers proceeded to search for him
and finally officer Gilfoil located him in a
barber shop on Charles street. When the
young man came out the officer grabbed
him and took him before Captain
Baker, Who threatened to lock him up
II he did not divulge. He wilted and
said that last night Mr.. Anderson told
MIN when he opened up this morning to
prS-those three tubs in the cellar. This
ne proceeded TO do. When he was
carrying down the third one his
foot slipped and both he and the tub
rolled to the bottom of the steps, breaking
the tub and covering the butter with
dirt. Fearing he would be scolded, he
picked up the tub, butter and all. and
threw them over the fence into the next
yard, and thus the robbery was ex-
planned.
There is always something going on in
the North End. Last night officer Bart
lett arrested Michael Early for being
drunk. On the way to the station
he was followed by a large crowd
and Eerly's mother, who called the
policeman all the names she could think
OF. Finally, when Early was placed i'm
the cell, The mother was arrested for
reveling and sent to the Central Station
where she spent the night. She says she
will sue the city government for false inn
prisonment.
George McElroy, the well known At
welis avenue grocer was married yester-
day morning TO Miss Margaret Cox
OF Randall street at st. Patrick's Church,
Kew. FER. Fitzpatrick officiating. The
couple, after n wedding breakfast
served at he home of the bride, took a
'i"ih " boslon anu the berkshire HIS. /
their return they will reside on Candace
street.
The Columbus Cadets fair, in Dimond
Hail, was visited by the Grattan and
Falls cadets last evening.
Inc third degree was conferred on IL
new members at the meeting OF Lasalle
.ouncil, Knights of Columbus, i'm Hedley
Hall last evening. The degrees were con-
erred by State Deputy John III. Drury,
by Miles A. McNsmee. Speeches,
and singing followed an elab-
'rate collation..
James Britt and Peter +. Leddy, clerks
the randall Square Public Market, are
candles at dressing show windows.
yearly every day they have q change that
5 very pleasing TO the eye.
The Emmett Temperance Cadets at
the fair of Court jefferson, A. o.
OF A., in H%ibernian Hall, last evening.
The alarm from box 27s, at I O'Clock
his afternoon, was for a brush fire in the
1oods near Canada pond.
The Evergreen Baseball Club would like
0 hear from any nine In the State under
D years OF age. ddress all challenges to
ames Hanley, % Bernon street.