The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-08

ed on the window sill and lit match.
Aided by this illumination be made sur
vey of the kitchen and discovered the ue-
tective With borrited yell, the ike OF
which Mr.. Parker SAYS he never neard be-
fore or since, the negro dropped nn,,rs from ,me
bounded after him and in his haste struck
his head violently against the WINDOW
casing Though stunned for an instant,
he was quickly in pursuit OF the neelng
robber. The chase was through Shinbone
alley and Walker street, where the negro
stopped for moment TO nre
at his pursuer. Two shots from the detec-
tive's pistol were given in return but the
detective didn't stop running and finally
captured his man on Jackson street near
Washington The fellow made not the
slightest resistance. On the way to the
station MIR. Parker asked his prisoner
several questions but received no answer.
At the Central station the questions were
repeated with like result. Finally the
prisoner pointed 10 pencil in MIR. Par
ker's pocket, and when that and piece
of paper were given him he wrote his
name and address. BY this time the de-
tective was convinced he had captured
deaf mute but he was undeceived the
following moment, when he found that
the prisoners speaking and hearing APP
paratus were in good working order.
The fact is that the fellow was 90 tadly
frightened at discovering the detective
in the kitchen when he liz the match
that he had become PARTIALLY paralyzed
and it was not until his fright had left
him that he gained control over his vocal
organs. This marauder was Noble H.
Grubb and he confessed that he had COM
mitted the previous Iobberies, his pre-
vious employment by DIR. Gottschslk
having made him familiar with the house.
lie received sentence of seven years i'm
prisonment.
1t is seldom that jury remains in de-
liberation 50 long as that which tried the
Lingane case. The Gossiper recalls one,
however, which took even a longer time.
1t was the one before which Congdon was
tried for the murder of Wilcox In the
Warwick Cove, short distance from
Oakland Beach. The trial was long one
occupying twelve days and was stub
bornly contested throughout. Col >.
r. Colt was the Attorney General at that
time and he had the assistance OF Col.
Frank >. Arnold. The counsel for the de-
fence were ex-Attorney Willard Sayles and
A. j. Cushing, Esq. IL WAS In the trial
of this case that the precedent OF per-
mittlng a jury to visit the scene OF a
crime was established. Judges Stiness and
Tillinghast were on the bench and when
the jury retired it was locked up in the
upper story of the old court house in
East Greenwich, where the trial took
place. The jury was out about two days
and during the progress OF It's delibera-
tions the story got about that some of the
friends OF the prisoner were attempting
TO communicate with the jurors by means
OF a window. Mr.. John III. Collingwood,
who was then the sheriff, took addition
al precautions TO prevent any one reach
ing or communicating with the jury.
Unlike the Lingane jury there was no
stubborn man on this panel, for the II
men eventually agreed on verdict OF
guilty with recommendation to mercy
and Congdon was sentenced to II years.
Imprisonment. Congdon lived but few
years, having become an imbecile in a
comparatively short time after his convic-
tion.