The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-22
NORTH END NEWS.
The Notorious James Gilmore Again
on the War Path.
James Santa Cut Several Times at His
Shop by John Giner.
TnE NEWS BUREAU. J
EosTH END. tz6 BRANCH AVENUE
Telar,hone alll.a


The notorious James Gilmore was on
the war path last night, and as usual he
began the conflict by an attack on his
wife, whose home Is at IS Smithfield ave.
nue.. For part OF the time for the past
four weeks his residence has been there,
cut for quite little while before that,
something over year, he was q laborer
ment by Judge Wilbur at Cranston.
Last night he was drunk, a not unusual
occurrence for him when he is at Liberty,
and he went home and raised disturb
auce, and his wife claims he struck her.
She was in mortal fear OF him, and when
he got tired uf abusing her he tried to
clean out Smithield avenue. In this he
was unsuccessful for Officer McGovern
appeared on the scene and with the as
sistance of Officer Payne got him under
control. The wagon was sent out from the
station and Officer Koch came with It.
Gilmore was landed all right, but on his
way to the station he took what he
thought was good opportunity to get
his hand into his pocket. Oficer Koch
knew his man though, and the fellows
hand did not reach his pocket during
the ride, but the officer got big, ugly
looking knife that Gilmore had in his
pocket, and with which he no doubt In
tended to carve the officer.
Gilmore Is the man who drew razor on
Officer George W. Boss, who now patrols
the upper Smith street Deat, but who at
the time patrolled Washington street
The officers face was terribly. disfgured
by the welding of the razor in Gilmores
hands. The latter had at that time gone
to the place where his wife was doing
housework and created a disturbance. He
has many times threatened to do her seri-
Gus harm and when he is at liberty she
has seldom quiet moment. He was
locked up for drunkenness last night.
There was very exciting scene at 75
Back street about o'clock last evening
and the outcome of the affair will be
watched with great deal of interest. by
the residents OF that locality. Ii seems
that for some time previous to last week
Mary Valor and her husband had not
been living happily together. Mary, ac-
cording to the testimony of her neign-
bors, is hard working woman, and her
husband, Thomas Valor, never did what
was right by her. Last Friday he dis
appeared and as one of her friends said
she had just made up her mind she was
well rid OF him and that by working hard
at a laundry she might be able to make
I nep 6apPy place sd Tor ys Sssr
daugter. She had engaged en- old lady,
who could do little else, and who needed
something to do in order to earn little
money to Keep soul and body together q
little while longer, to be companion to
her children and look after their wants.
When Mrs. Valor arrived home last
evening from the laundry she found her
husband there and was told by him that
he came to take the boy away. She re-
meHstfated with him AND wanted to know
where the led was to be taken, but he
refused to give ner any information, but
instead, she says, struck her severe
blow. He then took the child and ran up
Back street and left for some unknown
place. The police were appealed to but
could do nothing toward the recovery Of
the child, but II, after an investigation,
the evidence of an assault on Mrs. Valor
is sufficiently strong, Thomas may be
arrested on that charge.
There was a cutting ARRAY at the shop
Of James Ssnita, 395 Branch avenue,
about $3.50, the particulars Of which seem
to be much mixed up. James claims that
one John Giner entered bis shop, and
after few words proceeded to use knife
pretty freely, and inflicted few slight
cuts on his arms. The injured man
would, it is said, make no complaint to
the police against Giner, and the trouble
has been smicably settled between the
parties.
The now famous McSoIeys and Maloys
OF Back street, after an armstice OF few
weeks, resumed hostilities again last night.
The trouble this time Is said to have been
over hens but the varying stories of the
parties leave the subject matter OF de-
bate little bit unsettled. There was also
! about as much difficulty in deciding who
began the dispute as there was between
question OF whether the shield was OF
gold or silver long ago, and it seemed to
depend on which side one believed. Mr.. Nc
Soley went to the station and told q tale
of oppression and annoyance, the burning
wrong of which not the damp drizzIe
outside had extinguished In his walk
from his home. Soon after, Mrs. Maloy
went to same reservoir, into which so
many streams of misery flow, and told
story that dark.ned the we'll lie hted Office
of the lieutenant. The police officer on
the beat was told to see that there was no
dIstur bance, and he did SO. There was
the same amount of stern, rugged invec-
tive INDUCED in by the mem bers of the
two families as during the recent wer be-
tween them. The language OF the parties
oa such occasions is rough, 1t Is true, but
their vocabuaries are varied, and there Is
never any necessity for coming q new
word, but the term in the combination Is
often dangerous to the ear drums OF by
ISLANDERS.
The Goth day of June is the date fixed
for the annual banquet OF the Irving Lit
erary Club.
Kenneth Mckenzie while going home
from his school on Camp street was
struck on the head by a stone thrown by
some member of another gang OF boys
than the one with which he was at the
time. The injury, though painful one,
was not serious.
At 3l7 North Main street there is a very
ordinary looking three-tenenient house,
and the nationalities that find shelter
from such storms as that OF last night are
also there. On the first floor resides q
family whose home was originally In the
land of artists and cathedrals; on the Sec
ond story ceside former subjects OF the
Europeau SOyereipn who was yosterdav
crowned, but who would not sorrow
much IL a crown WAS taken off Of him in
steso of put on, and on the top story
lives man whose skin is very much
darker than that OF any OF the other ten
ants. The latter was very.much in evil
dence last night, for he was drunk, and
wanted to occupy all the tonements, or
else pull the house down on all the dwell
lers therein. He caused his neighbors
a good deal Of anxiety early In the even
ing, but a Second police station officer
finally induced him to cease wandering
from his own dreside, and finally quiet
reigned.
Officer Gilfoil will have n "a days' vaca-