The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-03
NORTHEND
Frank Currelli Has His Left
Ear Cut Off.
A Young Thief Sells His Fathers
Furniture.
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At II O'Clock last night there was bad
cutting ARRAY on Charles street. An
Italian, named Frank Curelli, had his
left ear almost entirely cut of by man
named Joseph Martell. The two men 1t
seems / ad q row I'm a barroom that at
trscted much attention and then they
separated. Marteli went his way but
Curelli found out the direction he was
going, and later in the evening laid for
him and attacked him with a kaiie. The
latter instrument was so cleverly used
that only the tip and end OF Curelli's ear
was left on his head. The portions Of
the ear cut off were not found. Officer
Giblin arrested Msrtell and he was ar
raigned In court this morning on the
serious charge Of mayhem.
Daniel Healey claims to have been as
saulted in the barroom OF Bernard
D Reilly on Powder Mill street about 500
O'Clock last evening by the bar tender.
He received a bad cut over one OF his
eyes, had his lip split, and his face
otherwise marred and bruised during a
quarrel in which il is not yet known
whether he was bameless.
Repairs were made at the street rail-
way switch on Mill street this morning
and as soon as the weather will permit
the rails al the curve on Randall square
will also be put in proper condition and
the free electric display now seen there
when car goes over the curve will be at
an end.
Young Jimmy Stanley has seen enough
OF life during the past l2 years to recog-
nize the importance OF the merchants
calling, but he does not seem TO have
very good ideas as to whom property be-
longs. 1t is probable little Jimmy will
have better knowledge OF the proprie-
ties when he gets out OF his present diff
culties. Yesterday afternoon while his
parents were away Jimmy struck a bar
gain with the driver of wagon, who
purcbR second hand furniture, and de-
liivered TO him a bedstead and two pill
lows, for which the dealer gave him a
small sum Of money. The parents had
no desire to discpose OF the merchandise
and when they missed it began to ask
their youthful heir some rather unpleas-
ant questions. After making untrue re-
plies until his Imagination gave out
Jimmy told the truth and his parents
had him locked in the Second police sta
tion.
Officer McElroy OF the Second station
put sn end TO some thieving scheme at
Tolleville early this morning. AT 200
o'clock while pstrolling Hawkins street,
which Is q part Of his beat, he noticed
two men acting very suspioiously and
looked after them pretty sharply. The
men after a time discovered that the
officer was watching them and soon
after they started running at a lively
rate. The offic er followed them I Trough
Ledge and other streets and had almost
overtaHen them when they reached the
end OF the city's dominion and crossed
into North Providence. In their fight
the would-be thieves dropped two good
sized empty bags, in which they doubt
less intended to put their Ilunder. The
officer took the bags to the station where
they will be kept as souvenirs OF a night
in the early year.
The cottage meeting connected with
Asbury Memorial NJ. T.. Church, viii be
held at the home of Sister Handy, All
North Main street, this evening at 7:45
p. m. Sister Handy has moi. .been able
to be out for long time on account of
sickness. Brother George Baker will
have charge of the meeting. All are
most cordially invited to he present.
John III. Martin, foreman in the team
ing department OF &. u. Darling &
Company, is one of the newly appoint
ed policemen. He has many friends who
are well pleased at his appointment.