The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-14
Threats of Murder Prove
FabricatiMS.
A Man ina Doyle Avenue Gel
lar Discovered in Time.
Alleged Assault Near Mill Street
Last Nlght-North End Notes.

report was brought to the Fourth
station list night that an Italian named
Theodore Mercoti, who resiied at S6)
Charles street, was insane and had
threatened To kill his wife. Ii seemed q
ltile singular that such report should
come by so roundabout course. The
officers CT the Second station patroling In
the vicinity Cf Ioolvili, were crdereS +. 10
keep sharp look out for Meicoti,. bot
after couple OF h urs, IS they corli
zee nothing wrong about the mans
homo, constable jos pa Testa was asked
10 accompany the officers TO the house.
He did So and found Mercoti neither ir-
sane nor drunk, bgt that the trouble VAS
caused by relatives OF his wife, Who do
not love him. he latter visited the
mans home in the afternoon and thon
went anu told their untrue stories at tire
knight street STATEN, la which pelice
district they reside.
MAN IN THE CELLAR.
The fortunate discovery Of the dwellers
In the home of I h0mcs a. O'Gorman at
27l Doyle avenue Saturday night that
there was o stranger ia the cellar prcba-
lily saved the family the loss Of some val
uable property. just he ore O'Clock Mrs.
O'Gorman thought she ncsrd nose in
the cellar, so she called a servant ard two
noishbors and the partj OF four women
went into the cellar. They were feeling
kind OF brave and the sefvait made a
remark just as tho party reached the BOT
tom of the cellar stairs. that IL there
was man within reach of the stick she
carried IN her hsnd she would knock his
brains out There was q moment Of sil nee,
which was followed by a nan stepping
out from behipd a box and addressing
the servant He wanted to know II the
weather wss such that he might go oct
side without running the risk of having
lis black suit spotted by the rain. The
man was very courteous but Mrs. O'Gor-
man, who bad been engaged in boiling
the cellar door which had been carelessly
left open, screamed and as Tor the servant
who had made the brave threat against a
possible intruder, she st6rted running
upstairs aud old not stop until the attic
ceiling prevented her going any further.
The other three womeo followed suit and
the man in the cellar unbolted the door
and went out. A man who resided in the
neighborhood was called. wnen the women
got ,ver their fright but the man by that
timo was probably in ratucket.
WOMAN CLAIMS SHE WAS ASSAULTED.
Two young men, who were going home
last night about IL o'clock heard the
screams of a woman coming from one of
the alleys west of the Junction OF North
Main and Mills streets. They stopred to
more accurately place the noise and then
saw man come out of'the alley and walk
up Constitution Hill.Soon after a woman
came out of the same alloy shouting and
citizen, who ives on the sidewalk on
North Main street, asked her what was
Nhe natter. She replied that the fellow
who had gone up the hill bad tried to
choke her. The two young men stssted
IN pursuit Of the alleged asssiisnt CT the
woman ana they got pretty close TO him,
but he suspected he vas followed and re-
versing his course somewhat, went :nto
dark alley, which has several outlets
through which the fellow could easily
elude his pursuers, 30 the young men
gave un the chass. They returptd to the
FACE where tne woman had been, but
she, too, had disappeared.
STRUCK BY A FALLING POLE
Thomas Morris, On employe of the
sewer department, while at work at the
co.ssr of Livingston and Printery streets
Gle Otng out a catch basin, was struck
by - .lling telephone pole and bacly in
jured about the head and shoulders. He
was taken TO MS home in team by a
citizen. Ii Is stated that short time be-
fore the accident happened two men had
stood on a vacant lot foot or so from
the sidewalk.
INJURIES RESULTED FATALLY.
Harry Ward, the unfortunate cripple
who was thrown out'of his wagon In
Livingstone street on last Friday after
noon, died at the Rhode Island Hospr al
at 4 p. m. Saturday. His funeral took
place from the residence OF his son, 6S
oNACtt, ~ " NiSAN WIS
noon. Mr.. Ward WAS Go years old, ana
the injuries he received to his head by
the fall, together with the shock, were
too great to be overcome by medical skill,
though for a number of hours after his
removal to the hospital il was thought
he would recover.
INTERESTING EXERCISES THIS EVENING.
This evening the auditorium OF the
Fourth Baptist Church, at the corner Of
BaC on and Scott streets, will be dedicated.
u number OF improvements have lecn
msde IN the church, the interior of
which now presents very handsome APP
pearanoe.. A steam heating apparatus
has been put In and place has been
made for the choir IN the rear of the plat