Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-15
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
A Prisoner Tries to Bribe
Sergeant Loukes.
an TME DISTRICT COURT.
Bslloa Post xst Last Eehs ssd Ar
RANGED For Memorial Day.

Sergeant Lcukss, the gcniai night of1csr
stthe police station, distinguished him.
self inavery eommsndabls msonsr yes
tsrdsy afternoon. He was Informed that
. young man was going abost the city
trying to sell q pair Of gold bowed spec
tacles much below their vaiue and aroused
the suspicious of number Of people that
he had not got the spectaoies by any
honest means.
The sergeant started out after his man
and It was not long before he had him To-
GATED. He shadowed him about from
house to house until he had heard the
fellow tell prospective purchasers half
dozen different yarns about the glasses
and he thought 1t was time to make the
arrest.
Sergeant Loukes took the peddler into
custody and started toward the Cross
street police station with him. The pris-
oner made no physical resistance to the
officer, but told him that IL he would al.
low bim to go he would give him his en-
tire stock In trade, which consisted OF
,quire of writing paper and envelopes,
quantity of cheap jeweiry and the specta-
cles.
When he found this would not work he
pulled q large amount OF money from his
pocket and offered to add that to the In.
ducements already held outfit the officer
would release him without taking him to
the station.
ButSergeant Loukes was impervious to
bribes and lugged his man along, watch
ing sharply to see that he did not dispose
of any OF the large amount OF silver he
had In his pocket, as the quantity OF SD.
yer money he displayed justified the officer
in thinking portion Of 1t at least might
be counterfeit.
Upon arrival at the station the fellow
was searched, and on his person was
found large amount OF money, several
pairs of the gold bowed glasses and a
small quantity of cheap jewelry.
Bills of sale of this stock of merchan-
disc wer also found ur on his person. They
purported to be from firm In Cleveland,
Ohio, and one of them was typewritten.
The fellow, who gave his name as Louis
Abramwitz, of New York was a young
man about 24~@years old with a smooth
face and an equally smooth tongue.
He claimed that he had just come from
New York, but there were many varIa-
tions In his story which clearly prove to
the CO utrary.
He evi 1ently carried the stock OF writ.
ing paper merely as pretext to get into
peoples houses, after which th6 would
offer the spectacles for sale, telling people
that herhad found them In the car and
that he was willing to sell at any price.
After. one pair had been disposed of in
this manner he would go on to another
house, where he would tell similar story.
He had apparently been doing q good
business.
hefinslly confessed to Sergeant Loukes
that he had purchased the glasses at
twenty. five cents per pair and wae selling
them for Whatever he could get. This
morning he wac arraigned before Judge
GOff on charge OF peddling withort a ii.
cense and was fined $40 and costs.
Ballou Post Meeting.
BallOu Post, G. A. r., met In Grand
Army hall last night. Important changes
were made In the bylaws Of the post
and arrangements we're perfected fOr the
proper observance of Memorial Day. The
line OF march adopted In the same 90 last
year. All the city officials OF Central Falls
and the town officials Of Lincoln Will be
present and participate In the observance
OF the day.
District Court.
Business was quite good in tho District
Court tkts morning. There were four
cases before Judge 'Goff. One man was
fined $40 and costs for peddling without
q license, two men wsre fined 81 and
costs for drunkenness and another was
fined 50 and costs for drunkenness and
revelling.
An EntertRinnent.
Court Contra, A. o. F. Of A., will give
social entertainment In It's hall on High
street tonight.
Considered Claim.
A meeting OF the joint standing Com
mittee on Claims OF the City Council was
beld at the city hall last night to consider
che claim Of J. A. Rlount for 81 900 dam
ages caused by his team being frightened
and running awGy through alleged care.
lecsnesss Of one Of the city's employees on
May. 8.
A Trip Ts Maine.
The Camp Comfort Fishing Club started
yesterday afternoon tor Q ten days fishing
expedition to Moosehead lake. 4 mum.
Of city officials are In the party.