The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-09
NORTH END NEWS.
A Young Rioter Has to Pay Dearly
for His Alleged Fun.
TBE NEWS BUREAU.
NoaTu END. S26 BRANCH AVENUE
ToloDhono AOl a

For many nights the police OF the sec-
ond Police Station have heard disagree
able reports concerning the actions of a
gang OF boys who have made life tiresome
for respectable citizens that find 1t neces-
sary to go past the corner OF Darling and
McKenna streets. Last night while Pat
rick Fencssy, whose home is at SO, the
latter street, was returning from mis-
work at about O'Clock, one OF the gang
threw O rock ut him which fortunately
did not hurt him much, when IL struck
him. One OF the gang named "Joe"
Garland was arrested Tor reveling and
the gang is 10 be broken up even IL up
to this time the mem bers have been pref
ty foxy in keeping out OF the officers
way. The arrest OF Gartland was made
by officers McGirl md Curley.
This morning Garland as fined s. and
costs and his father paid his fine.
Richard Stevens, young lad whose
home is ut rodney street, was accidentally
struck by a stone thrown by newsboy
and intended for rival. The meeting OF
the rock and Richards head caused Sc
we're scalp wound, which was dressed by
a physician.
Chief OF Police O'Connor of Chicopee
and Chief of Police McCapn OF Merrick,
Mass, called on Lieutenant Murray OF
ing. They were on their way to Boston
and the lieutenant gave them a warm
greeting nd.conversation aiurally turn
ed to cases they had had all three worked
together on. The most notable of these
wss the case OF Holmes, former stable
employe of this city, who was executed
for the murder of bis wife at Merricx or
Weet Springfield about four years ago.
Though no relation, so far as known, OF
the many times murderer that went to
the gapows on the.samo day that the OFF,
GERS visited here, the crimes for which
the former resident of this city was pun
ished, was diabolical enough TO have
been conceived in that vile brain. The
Merrick Holmes got angry because his
wife remarkd that she might leave home
and he also got drunk and then gave her
a terrible beating, and took her body,
In which II was claimed, life was not ex-
tinct, down to the cellar of his house
and dug hole and buried her head
down. He then claimed she had left
home, but n setter bull dog dug the earth
away from her feet and Holmes was con-
fronted with his crime and after while
confessed his guilt. Lieutenant Murray
assisted the chief OF police, O'Connor .in
securing evidence about Holmes in this
city and Chief McCann led the murderer
to the final drop.
Two bicyclists collided on the Stevens
street bridge yesterday afternoon, but
fortunately neither rider was seriously
hurt.
A young man was arrested by the police
OF the Second station this morning on a
charge of having pawned pair of trous-
ers that he knew was STOLEN with local
wnbroker. The party who stole the
trousers and gave them to the young fell
low who pawned them has, 1t Is under
stood, left the city.
The baseball cranks belonging TO The
Pekin Literary association are anxious
to arrange series of baseball games
with the No-Name or Bon Ton social
Clubs, the latter preferred. All challenges
should be addressed to Captain Il. Slat-
terry, Gladstone avenue.
While the recent storm did good deal
for the vegetable raisers in this vicinity
tfxss wouIG not be loathe TO see little
rain before the season is much furthe..
advanced.
Randall square and Charles street are
fast becoming rivals of Broadway in the
affections OF bicycle devotees.