The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-19
ANEW YORKER
Held Up by a High
Wayman,
And Robbed of His Watch
and Money
On Charles Street Early This Morn
lng-The Thief Captured.
He Has a Bad Record and the Police
Are Happy Over the Arrest.
He Has a Bad Record and the Police
Are Happy Over the Arrest.

On Charles street, near the Corliss En-
gine Company's works, there was COM
mitted, about o'clock this morning,
highway robbery, the perpetrator OF
which was very cleverly and quickly cap
tured by the police of the Second Station.
John r. Powers was the victim OF the
robbery and the party against whom
there II considerable evidence, OF having
committed the crime is John Fellows.
Powers, who resides at 115 West Goth
street, New York city, and carries on the
clothing business, states that be met
Fellows on the street and asked him TO
direct him to Julian street, where friends
OF Powers are said to reside. Fellows said
he would show Powers the way, and
after going few steps Fellows struck
him in the face, threw him down, put
both knees on his chest and yanked
new gold watch valued at $50 from his
pocket, and also took SIS he had on his
person. The blows inflicted by the rob-
ber stunned Powers, and he was for a
time in dazed condition. When he re-
covered his senses, though quite weak,
he managed TO walk TO the Second Police
Station, and tell his story to Lieutenant
Horton, who was in charge there. The
latter telephoned Officer McElroy, who
has the upper Charles street night beat,
to look out for the guilty party. Now
officer McElroy, who is very keen
member of the police force, had, short
time before be received the telephone
message from the lieutenant, seen man
in the yard of Darling's box shop, of
Charles street, and sharply questioned
him, and ordered him to get out or he
would arrest him. The man left the
yard for the time being. When McElroy
was notified of the highway robbery he
at once made up his mind that the man
he had seen in Darling's yard, was the
party who had done the deed, and he also
surmised that the man had returned there
after he (McElroy) had gone to another
part of his beat, so the officer returned TO
that place and found he had been correct
in his surmise, for there was the man ne
had ordered away quietly lying down TO
sleep with the same ease he would have
felt in some fine downtown hotel In a
few moments the fellow was in the Off
GERS care and with the assistance of ofii-
Ger Cavanaugh he was taken to the sta
ton. 80
AS soon as the man in charge of the
officers reached the latter place Powers,
the victim OF the robbery. said: "That s
the man who robbed me. "
The party under arrest gave the name OF
John Fellows,an when searched Powers
watch was found on him as well as lot
of pictures OF an immora. nature, but
none OF the money that Powers claimed
TO have had taken from him.
FOLLOWS IS no stranger 10 the pOllce OF
this city, for, according to the records,
he has done time, and is suspected of
being implicated in many robberies that
took place In the city about two years
ago. He formerly worked for a milkman
named Jenckes, who did a great deal of
business In the North End OF the city.
After his.discharge for failing TO do his
work properly he had lot OF bills printed
in Jenckes' name, and going to the lat
ter's customers collected quite an amount
OF money that he knew was du Jenckes,
and signed tho lstter's name to the re-
ceipts, and he was punished for forgery.
Fellows was arrested by detective Parker
and officer Duffy on the Continental
Steambat Company's wharf, as he was
going TO Riverside, about two years ago
on suspicion OF being implicated in the
breaking and entering of the home OF
James Eddy, on Bell street. A part OF
the goods taken from the latter's place
was found in his possession, and the
police had strong suspicious that the
man was implicated I'm breaks made on
Eddy, Pine and Courtland streets about
the same time. For the Bell robbery Eel
lows was sent to jail for year and half.
A short time ago he was arrested for
stealing an overcoat and for this theft he
worked for the State another six months.
He seems, therefore, TO have been but a
short time out OF trouble before he man.
aged TO get into II again.
Captain Baker of the Second Police
Station brought Fellowos before Judge
Sweetiand i'm the District Court thil
morning, ,on charge OF highway robbery
Fellows pleaded not guilty and was held
I'm $1,000 bail for trial.