The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-22
A "PEELER" FROM HOPE
How a Slick Italian Got Away With
out Paying.
The "Peeler" Had Billy But His Arm
Appeared 10 Be Paralyzed.


"Bull Town" yesterday as If p. I.
Barnum's show was there. Perhaps all
of the readers of 1HE NEWS do not know
where Bull Town is. IL is about one mile
from Arlington, and while ii might not
be called thriving place, it is peverthe-
less respecta bic ana sort OF mind-your-
own-business locality.
But about the excitement. Just after
dinner yesterday a large, wen dressed
Italian called On policeman Jerry McGann
Of Hope village, and wanted the police
man to bring him to "Bull Town."
Jerry, Of course, is always on the look
out for the nj N bic penny, and agreed to
bring the weIl-dressed Italian to Bull
Town for just sl.50 of Uncle Sans lawful
currency. Jerry hitched his gray mare to
an express wagon. On the way to Bull
Town the Italian, who, by the way, could
talk the best OF English, entertained
the Hope policeman.
When Terry hauled up in front OF Ent-
whistles grocery store in Bull Town the
Italian jumped from the wagon and start
ed on the run. Jerry followed, for be
Hdu NJ iuth VI lhtcs
Terry, TO use the expression of a little
s-year-old girl who saw the whole affair,
was "orful skinny and could run like GO"
for he caught the Italian In q iiGy.
! This was not far from 5:l5 o'clock. Just
at this stage OF the game a new resident
| of Bull Town stepped from a Knights
| ville car ana was somewhat astounded
to see fracas in progress on School
street, which is the street that the new
! conner lived on. Terry was holding on
to a great big Italian with one hand,
while in the other was brand new billy
| or black jack. At the same time the lit
tie man was shouting, "Giye me a
| S1.5O." The answer from the Italian
was, 81 will when get my money"
This, of course, did not suit the little
policeman from Hope, and when he
invited the Italian to get on the wagon
and be driven to the police station the
| Italian laughed so that he could be
heard ell over Bull Town. Then they be-
gan to "mix up" and it was plain to be
seen that the policeman from Hope
was afraid of the Italian. OF course
the new resident saw ell of this
and was rather excited, but he soon
returned to his usual placid state of mind,
for the policeman from Hope In the name
| of the law commanded him to assist in
| placing tho Italian under arrest. This
was a predicament for the new resident,
for under one arm was a huge paper bag,
| which contained five and three quarter
pounds of cornod beef, two pounds CT
| pork chops and two quarts of stra berry
tomatoes, while in the other hand he helo
| n IL cent basket OF grapes, and his little
27 months old girl was hanging on to the
basket OF grapes. The new resident knew
that IL he took a hand in the gamc the
little girl would follow suit, and he also
saw his wife standing on the the steps Of
ber cottage, so TO get out of the scrspe,
he replied: you'll please excuse me to-
Gay. as Pvo got lame arm" At this
time, the new resident began to mind
| his own business and start for home,
winch was not more than 10 feet distant.
lie had not gone mUre than a few feet
when he saw the italian begin to step
! back and the Hope policemen following
| AL the time holding the fellow hy the
| lappell Of his coat, end his billy in his
right hand. Pretty soon the Italian broke
away and began TO run backwards, ana
| the policeman close onto him with his
billy higher in the air, then the Italian
reached around TO his hip pocket, and
that settled IL. The policeman lodged as
| IL shot, and then the italian whirled
around and ran. When the policeman
found that no was no; injured. and the
| Italian was only blutiing be made for
him again, and caught him. Three or four
time he made an ,attompt to strike him
in the head with the billy, but for some
unknown reason hts courage failsd him,
and finally the Italian broke away again
and started ike deer toward the city,
while the mol cem,n went back alter hi.
horse. TIE ltslisn hid behind tree and
there he stayed uniil he saw Mr.. Police
man from Hope, ride out OF sight, minus
sL50