The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-09
A HOLD UP.


stood directly In front of him with tn.
other two on either side. All three were
short OF stature. They wore dark clothes
and light overcosts and the face of each
was covered by a black cloth mask.
Kingston saw that he was cornered and
that escape was impossibls, 20 when thsy
told him TO hold up his hands he obeyed
without hesitation and stood very
quietly while two OF the men held him
by his arms and the other went throug h
his pockets.
All they found was about IS ana, evil
IDENTIFY very much. disappointed. by the re-
suit OF their search they announced their
intention OF appropriating his coat. 10
this plan Kingston agreed, saying that he
would willingly remove the garment II
they would loosen their tight mold upon
him.
Kingston 10 by--no means little man,
and he Is not uncertsin with his lists, snd
30 when the two men took their hapds
from his arms, he struck out with his
right, knocking the man on that side to
the ground; with his left he staggered a
second man, and Kicking the man In front
OF him in the abdomen, Kingston turaed
and ran. Ii was done in a moment, and
before the desperadoes knew what had
happened Kingston was running up
Crsnston street at full speed. second
later he heard the three men behind him
and then, suddenly, he heard the report
of a revolver, followed almost Immediately
by sharp pain In his head.
When Kingston recovered conscious
ness, nearly half an hour later, ne was
literally covered with blood, which Was
still flowing from two wounds in bis
head. He managed to crawl to his home
on Cutting street, however. and DIR.
Mowry was summon ed. He found King
ston suffering from two very severe
wounds. One was q long furrow that
had lsid the skull bare for some inches.
This was evidently done by a bullet. The
other was a jagged cut that looked as IL
IL had been done by the butt of a revol-
YER. The scalp was at once sowed mp by
DIR. Mowry, and opistes were admiuis-
tered, but Kingston Is still in a critical
condition from the loss of blood and the
shock that his nervous system received.
In the meantime Town Sergeant Big
bee was notified and he went at once to
the scene of the robbery. There he
found hat the men had entered Kpierim's
store by forcing open q window that had
kofn n;
they had clam bered over the ice box into
tho store. They had then opened two
doors, one on either eide tf the store,
to give them ample opportunity to make
their escape II flight should be necessary,
ana they had then proceeded to bora into
the safe. A hole fully half an inch in
diameter had been drilled completely
through the door, slthouRh the safe stood
facing the street not three feet from the
window OF the oaice in which the gas
light burned, and were apparently Just
In tho act of pumping in the powder
when they received the alarm tnst some
one was approaching.
From the appearance OF the place and
the actions of the men 1t is the opinion OF
the polics that the men were prspared to
begin their work at 2 O'Clock, but were
nj hat time frightened away by Mrs.
O'Connor and Ger dog. Less than an
hour later, they returned, however. and
succeeded in ubtsining an entrance to
the bake shop without attracting the at
teniion of the occupants OF the tenemeut
above. Two of the men then went To
work, while the third stood as an OUTPOST
at some place where he could bave visw
OF the streets in ell dirtc iuns. Tue ap-
proach OF Kingston had alarmed them,
and thinking by his actions he suspected |
that something was wrong O bout the |
place they put after him aud robbie him |
At the point OF their revolv.rs, thereby
highway robbery, and fear.
ing that he right give the alarm In time 1
TO enable the police to get trace of them |
they attempted 10 put him out OF the
way. Their bullet, however, failed to /
reach a fatal spot and their blow only |
him. but they left him lying in |
he road and took advantage OF the op-
'ortunity given to make their escape
rom that locality.
IL was most daring deed and the po-
ice believe that 1t was the work Of at
os1t semiproft ssionals, as they do not con-
consider 1t possible hat any novice would
rave gone SO deeply into crime, while the
wrath OF old criminals at being twice
frustrated in their attempts TO force the
ate might have made them desperate
nougn to resort to just such methods to
void ca pture.
AT T:3 last evening George West. who
$ clerk in the store Of the Kpiorim
Brothers, went into the store, lit the gss
n the office and I that time everything
vas In its proper place. At 1880 last
light the night watchman in that part
4 the town found the doors locked.
mi everything ss 1t should be.
Wren Mr.. West went into the Office
his morning ne found meat cleaver near
he III 20 loor and n roir NJ oyo..,I. -.