The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-07
RAID ON "POT HOLE"
Police Gather In Five Disappointed
H0b0s.
A Needless Alarm of Flre-Eoies From
the North End.

A decidedly recherche affair at the
spot Hole" near the North End Burial
Ground, came TO rather undignified
finish about $3.50 o'clock last evening,
much to the cbagrin of nearly half a
dozen down town weary wiilies, who
had all their preparations msSe for q
warm supper. 1t was planned as an Ar
cadian affair on Crawford street bridge,
and the man OF leisure who planned II
got eome.of bis chums to "borrown q
suitable utsnsil for making stew and
others to get the chicken and necessary
favoring herbs. The fellows accom-
plished their task and shortly after
O'Clock the smoke from a fire at the clas-
sic precinct named ascended skywsrd
and pot OF rich chicken stew was cook
Ing over firs. Unfortunately, before
the tomato cans that were to be used in
eating the stew could be brought into
uss, officer Mckenzie saw the smoke from
the fire and made an Investigation, and
the result was a call for assistance from
the Second station. To this call officers
Koch, Gamble and Mccarthy responded
and the five would-be late diners were
taken to the station. They tried to give
Lieutenant Murray some spicy names,
but that official informed them they
were pretty duh chaps or they would
have known the Second district was not
big enough for them. The names given
were Fred Pepper, alias Calvin; "Files, Z"
alias William Riley; Smiley" alias
Thomas Riley, Frank Stearns and Will
liam Brady.
TENANT FOUND GAS IN PIPE.
The alarm of Dire from box 10 at $50
o'clock last evening was caused by a man
mistaking large flame from gas Jet
for q blaze. 1t seems that Michael Nor
risoD. who keeps boarding mouse at
IFS Charles street, had a gas pipe that he
had not been using and that he desired
10 find out whether there was gas In
or not, 80 nc lighted match and pulled
out a plug ana then a sheet Of flame set
ell doubts aside. A general alarm was
rung in, but there was no damage done
by the gas before IL was shut of.
MANY AMBITIOUS POLITICIANS.
Tue Democratic caucus in, Ward 8
proved as was, predicted, very quiet
affair, and while the candidates, who
were uuopposed for ward clerks hustled
out a number Of their friends there was
an opportunity. given voters to talk over
the candidates for Common Council.
There are many of them in the field and
IaAa ha mill ka
hardest fight ever put up in the ward, II
the ward committee don't put his name
on the ticket. incidentally II may be re-
marked that there are other gentlemen in
the ward who think they can put up q
pretty stiff fight for the contest. The
names, and the use of the personal and
real estate voting list in the Wanskuck
district will gave nearly accurate ac-
count OF the candidate from that Sec
tion. Persons who are generally well in
formed on ward politics say the ward
ticket, but that Alderman Mccarthy and
Councilman James Ii. Kelley will be re-
nominated.
VERY WEARY HORSE.
Charles F. Wright, while driving q very
weary steed along Cemetery street last
night, was overbauled by Officer Howard
S. Paine and cautioned to go slower. he
needed the admonition but the horse,
which had peen driven down the river
and back was very weak about the knees
and stumbled when he came to dark
place, and finally fell to the ground.
Officer Paine had kept a pretty sharp
lookout on Wright. and whom the horse
fell Wright was found to be very drunk,
so Paine sent In q call for the patrol, and
Wright was taken to the Second station,
a nd the horse and broken buggy we're
taken by citizens to the owners home.
NORTH END NOTES.
A woman who lives on Vermont street
complains that her husband will not
work nnc - constantly interfering with
his children. A fsvorite occupation OF
this man according to his children's pro-
wider, il to blackcn the eyes of his eldest
son.
The trsiley pole OF electric car No. 254
OF the Centordale line broke in two
pieces, $50 o'clock last evening at the
junction Of Smith street and Gladstone
avenue. Car travel was somew ha, ..deley ed
by the accident.
there will be a pie-eatiug match at
Court Star fair tomorrow evening.
A number men were arrested for
drunkenness by the police Of the Second
station last night.