The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-01
EVERY EvENING-oNE CENT.
ASSAULTED HIS FATHER
Benjamin Howard Sent to Jail for
the Offence.
Sentenced for Assault on His Daughter.
Oiher Cases Heard.

Benjamin Howard a well known char
acter on Christian Hill was srrsigned be-
fore Judge SweetIand in the Sixth Dis
trict Court this morning on the charge of
assaulting his father Themes Howard.
Benjamin is 40 years ola and weighs
nearly 200 pounds. The police say Re
makes his home with his parents and
VIII work only when he Is really obliged
to. Ben went TO his home In the rear OF
Westminster street near Dean street last
evening for his supper. After looking
the table over he came to the conclusion
that the bill of fare was not in keeping
with his taste and so informed his aged
mother and father. Mr. Howard senior
spoke up and told his son that the fare
was quite good enough for them and that
IL he did not like IL he couIo go where
he could get better. Then the son as
saulted his aged father. He wks sent to
jail for 15 days.
John Riley a wiid-eyed fellow was sent
TO jail for 10 days for assaulting his
daughter Katie. The family live at 226
Chestnut street and on Tuesday evening
Riley went home under the influence OF
liquor. He began TO abuse his daughter
who is about 20 years olu. He gra bbed a
coffee pot rom the stove and said he
would scald ner and was about to hurl
1t at her when the handle of the pot came
OF and the contents went over his hand
scaldinG him quite badly. In court this
morning he tried TO make Judge Sweet
land believe his daughter had struck him
and exhibited the scars on his hand to
prove his statement. When be- picked up
the coffee pot the girls mother rushed
from the house for an officer and while
she was gone Riley broke open door to
a room where Katie had taken refuge
and dealt her q heavy blow on the fore
head. BY this time Mrs. Riley had re-
turned with sn officer and .tse old man
was taken into custody.
Peter McDonough ana w. T. Dixon
pleaded guilty 20 stealing a mum Der of
articles from Ellen X. Shaw. Dixon
was fined $50 aud costs and McDonough |
sl5 and costs.
Ellen welch was sent to the State work |
house for six months for being Q common
night walker.
William Riley for stealing a loaf of |
bread from Joseph Brennan was finea 81 |
and costs.
Harry Curtis. colored, was fined $50 and |
costs for assaulting Charles Hicky.
The cases OF Tnomas Miller and George
Burn ham for maintaining liquor pui.
sance have been sent to the Court of
Common Pleas for settlement.
The. case. of Matte Provincel for shoot
ing Fred Dsnforth was called and the
probabilities are that the case will be
settled out OF court as the witnesses were
told TO collect their fees and not To come
to court again.
W. E. Pratt was fined s2O and costs for
selling impure milk. lie took an appeal.
The case q Bradford W. Bennett, an
other milk man, was continued for one
week.
Robert Clapsaddle was hned S15 snd
costs for stealing ice from George =.
Holmes.
Fannie Mackay was found guilty OF be-
ing common night walker and was sent
70 the State farm for six months.
Patrick HigDey, who was taken into
custody Sunday on the charge OF selling
iquor Sunday at the Roger willisms
f:otel, waived examination, and was held
or the action OF the grand jury In the
um of $1,000. At the close of the session
Il court aeHe=etf fffgneyiV friends
'ame to his rescue In the way OF giving