New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
Politics ~ RHODE ISLAND.
NO CONTEST FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
IKELy-A QUEER CASE FOR THE SHERIFF.

IIKELY-A QUEER CASE FOR THE SHERIFF.
Providence. r. l.. Feb % (SpeciaD.-The Repub-
ucan State Central Committee have called the
State Convention 20 meet In this city on March w.
At this writing there semes TO be no propaDiHty
OF any contest In the convention for any position
The present State ticket will be renomnated by
reclamation. II rs understood that Aram j. Pothier
ex-Alavor OF Woonsocket who has been spoken OF
as a probable candidate for 1.eutenant-Governor
but whose claims to that honor VIII not De preSseu
Will act as chairman OF the convention Delegates
to the st. Louis Convention Will not be chosen al
this time but wifi be selected the State and dis
trict conventions In April The drift OF political
talk H. to the that the Rhode Island delegates
VIII support the candidacy of Thomas b. Reed In
common with the other New England Delegates
Governor Mckinley. however. has strong follow
Ing In this State. and his nomination would BE- es-
pccally satisfactory TO the manufacturers
singular case IS now interesting the Sheriff 3
department and the newspapers 1t IL that Of Mrs.
Clara Nalois for whose arrest the charge OF
numbering her father. j. ". b. Roesser. warrant
was issued some months ago. She was living with
her parents on "A farm in Sctuate. Early one morn
ing the old man found dead In his bed, and the
pistol with which the deed committed was lying
on hts body \ warrant secured for her arrest,
although her friends assert that K clearly a
case 81 suicide Mrs. Vaols Immediately dsap-
peared. and has not yet been placed under arrest.
She has however been IN constant communica ton
with her friends and with tho newspapers: In fact,
she made an appointment with reporter TO meet
her I'm Pawiucket and there gave him page inter
View on the subject Of her case. Believing that
she could d. ballci. she presented herself 10 the
Judge OF the Eighth District Court this week and
offered 20 surrender hersclf but Il found that
the Deputy Sheriff who had he warrant was alb
sent f. another part OK the state She also told
TIA, a. District Court Judge could not accept bal,
IN Il murder case Mrs. Naiois particularly
ANXIOUS 10 be placed trial but she has terrible
dr,aI % being Imprisoned FOR several months. or
even w.eks IN the mean time. therefore tho Sheriff
with tho writ and tho accused. who Il anxious to
meet her accusers In court, playing hide and
seek with each other all the State The affair
IN some q It's aspects has become almost rid!cu-
lous
meeting % tho tribe OF Narragansett Indians
vi. held 1t the OIL stone church In Chlrlesiown on
Thursday when George q Ammons. the tribal
chief. dfTo-ci from his position on account OF
getting drank AMI appearing ln prix" rings as L
pI.il-st The Indians also took measures again 10
pf.s-ut their petition - Ia" General Assembly for
compensation for n" SHORE lands which they assert
We're reserved by the treaty with Roger Williams
which reservation has been entirely grOrci 10y the
state. According 10 the recent census, there are
only li2 Indians remaining Ia the State out OF the
on. powerful Narragausctt tribe
The Board ~ Canvassers and Registration report
that me registration for the year 1870 foots up b.
o. against 1874 last year The total gain Is I'll
- which only lt'ie more than third. or iSi Is
I'm The Thru and Tenth Wards. which are the Demo
cratic rtr1ngh0ils. These figures DO not represent
must bc added the list Of real estate and personal
PROPERTY voters.