The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-15
NORTH END Ne VS.
Second Attempt at Breaking
and Entering Unsuccessful.
Death OF an Old Resident OF This
Vicinity.
THE NEWS BuHuAu, ,
NORTH END, s2s BRANCH AVENUE.
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Joseph Smith, who lives on McDon-
ough street, Johnston, can not be said
To have made very successful or brill
liant effort TO celebrate his 18th birth
day, for he is minus a pair OF shoes and
stockings, is under arrest for attempted
breaking and entering, and is suffering
from a very sound thrashing given TO
him by one of his natural guardians.
Yesterday was the anniversary OF Jo-
seph's birth and the day will probably be
long remembered by him. A week ago
yesterday he and another lad, a little
younger than himself, went to the dry
goods store OF Thomas +. McCready on
Randall square and by means OF a rear en-
trance got into cellar and then went
up pair OF stairs, from which an open
window could be reached and entered
through the window into the store. The
two boys located the till and rifed it of
about s3 worth of change that the pro-
prietor had left there to begin business
with, Monday morning When the rob-
berry was discovered the next morning
Mr.. McCready and those TO whom he
confided the story of the affair believed
that the deed had been done by some
boys of the neighborhood.
Mr.. Read, the owner OF the block, who
had given some thought TO the robbery,
made up his mind he would look little
more carefully after the rear alley way
near the store than he had previously
done, and this forethought on his part
resulted in the probable termination of
Smiths career as q novice at breaking
and entering. The entrance TO the back
stairs referred 10 was closed from Saturday
night until this morning.
Joseph Smith, though, did not know
that his effort of the past had caused so
much attention on the part Of Mr.. Read
or Mr.. McCready, so he made up his
mind to visit the place again. lie was
evidently anticipating week OF pleasure
in which trips down the river, shore din
ners, cigarettes, etc, would figure as re-
suit of money to be lily gotten. So having
left his home in Johnston and induced
another boy to accompany him he set
out for Randall square. and when the rain
was pouring down its hardest he and his
companion took off their shoes and stock
ings and tried to enter the dry goods
store. Smith found this harder TO ac-
complish than 1t had been on the previous
Sunday. The back stairway was locked
a wall had TO be climb bed, and then the
window by which he had got into the
store on the previous occasion was closed
SO his journey had been fruitless and the
coming week seemed TO have a very or
dinary outlook. This did not end the
trouble for the shoes and stockings of
himself and fellow faborer had been
been taken by thiN and
worse than all, landlord Read was wait
ing lOr HlHl Inc Iatter locked tne TWO
boys in his Office and went in the Second
Station to inform the police of his cap
ture. Smith climbed through window
of the office and ran for Johnston while
Mr.. Read was at the station, and a lady
who resides in the neighborhood kept
the other stranger from escaping.
When home was reached Joseph got a
beating for the loss of his shoes and
stockings, and later on was arrested by
detective Reardon. This arrest was more
OF a surprise TO the boys father than the
loss of the shoes. The boy who was pre-
vented from escaping by the lady referred
to Is said to be Peter Cunningham, and
is not the young man who was with
Smith on the previous Sunday. There was
very little change left by Mr. McCready
in his store Saturday night.
A number Of young people enjoyed a
picnic at LIMERICK yesterday.
Mrs ID. +. Mccarthy left this morning
for visit to Canada.
Some young men who like to play ball
went To Pawtuxet yesterday. They
divided their numbers into two teams
which were called the Athletics and the
Atlantics. The former won the game by
a score OF s TO @. The victors are not
however, they want to do it
again.
Mrs. Mary Ann Devenish, one OF the
Oldest and most respected residents of