The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-05
Discharged HostIer Arrested
For Incendiarism.
A Mans Brutal and Unprovoked ID
Treatment Of Children.
Attacked and Seriously Injured Them
While at Play.
TEE NKws BUREAU. oLsEYviLLs.
NO. Hartford Avenue.

No Hartford Avenuai
Peter Burns of Providence began work
as hostler at the Elm House on Hartford
avenue, Johnston, July %.
Last Saturday morning he asked his
employer, Miss Matilda Parridie, for a
day off, which was granted him, and he
left the premises. In the afternoon he
returned partially under the influence OF
liquor. L. ii. Hill, the bartender, told
him he had better go 10 his room ana
havea sleep before any one saw him.
He went up stairs but came down In
few minutes and as he did so entered the
store room and stole bottle OF beer.
Miss Parridie detected him I'm the act
and followed him to the barn where she
found him drinking out of the bottle.
She accused him OF being thief and
ordered him to leave the premises and to
leave quick. He obeyed her command
and boarded Hartford avenue car for
the city at 4:1S O'Clock. How far he con-
tinued on the car is not known but
short time afterward he was seen by the
bartender standing in the front door OF the
barn and then he disappeared from view
inside. A few minutes later cracking
sound was heard in the barn and as the
bartender entered to investigate at the
front door he saw the coat tail OF Burns
as he hurriedly lctt by the rear door.
The cause OF the cracking was found
to be the burning of the straw in
one of the stalls. The blaze was
extnguished by few buckets
of water and very serious fire was
averted. Sergeant e. p. Holbrook was
Notified and upon his arrival he was
requested to remove Burns from the
premises for drunkenness, he having re-
turned soon after the fire of the hotel.
Later he was arrested on charge of set
ting the fire to which he pleaded not
guilty and will be given a trial Aug. IL
in the Eighth District Court.
Fire Marshal Fiske yesterday began an
investigation OF the affair and is today
gathering evidence TO oe presented at the
trial.
MILLS WINS HIS SUIT.
In the Eighth District Court this morn
ing verdict for S13 and costs was given
in the suit instituted by John A. Mills
against Thomas Prior for damages sus-
tanned by his team being collided with by
runaway team owned by Prior.
The suit has attracted considerable at
tention in this vicinity, ss the question
involved was as to the responsibility of
the owner OF runaway team for damages
that might be occasioned by it. George
Farrell for the plaintiff;P. Ii. Mullolland
for the defendant
BOYS INJURED.
Patrick Durkin, aged years, and Farnk
Mulligan, aged 6 years, with number of
small playmates, were enjoying themselves
in the yard at No. Hannah street this
morning, doing no harm, when Andrew
Mclaughlin, 30 years old, came along
and, for what reason no one appears to
know, threw stone at the children, hit
ting the Darkin boy on the head, cutting
a deep cash that later necessitated the at
tention of a physician. The Mulligan
boy, who was on the roof of a low she'd
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the street in the excitement fell to the
ground, breaking his leg.
The police were notified and McLough-
lin was placed under arrest.
The Mulliagn boy is not quite o years
old and Is said to be bright little fellow.
" While the doctors at the hospital were at
work on his leg the little chap laughed
asked by one of the attendants how old
he was he answered, "I'll be when
school opens again. The Durkin boy is
older
ACCIDENT TO A PAINTER.
William Rogers, employed in painting a
house for v llliam Darling at 81 Chaffee
street, fell from the staging at IL 80
o'clock this morning, fracturing his left
leg below the knee and sustaining inter-
nal injuries. He fell distance of about
30 feet. He was removed to the Rhode
island Hospital.
NOTES.
The funeral OF old Mrs. Murphy, ia
years DID, OF Oak street, occurred at St.
Mary's Church at 9 o'clock today. Burial |
was at st. Francis Cemetery.
Mr.. James Walsh of Bowdoin street is |
,pending his vacation in New York
The mem bers OF the St Theresa's Ly- |
,eum will go TO Silver Spring for days |
putting Thursday.
Mrs. James Morris, the Misses Ellen and |
Edna Brundrett, Miss Sarah Woobank and |
Miss Susie Sly have leased cottage and |
ire summering at Conimicut.
Mr.. q. f. Aldrich is exhibiting buckle |
berries picked in Scituate that measure 2l4 |
pches In circumference