The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
NORTH END NEWS.
Stolen Jewelry Recovered by the
Police and Two Boys Arrested.
Higney Died at Hospiial-A Young Liter
airy Chap Gets Into Trouble.

The gold watch and garnet stone ring
that were taken from the home of Mary
Ashworth, 124 Park street on Thursday
afternoon have both been recovered py
the police OF the Second station. The
goods were found in one OF the lower
class pawn shops, and two boys, who II
is alleged committed the theft have
been arrested. Their names are Harry
Marley and John Carroll. The young
lads, who are neighbors OF Mrs Ash
worth had lot of fun with the small
amount of money they raised on the
watch and ring.
AN oLD-TIME SAILOR AsrRAY.
Janitor Luther OF the Second police
station, aud a number Of patrolmen en-
joyed their half holiday yesterday by
going to Shawmut Beach, and they
had a grand bake, but, alas, there were
no oysters. Mr.. Luther is very partia
to oysters, and he says the best he ever
saw grew on sort Of bush along the
Pacific Coast years ago, when he was a
follower of the seas. He admitted last
night that the bako was a bit late, and
miles, but one of the day patrolmen says
Mr.. Luther and officer McKenzis went
out rowing on the river and got lost.
SO long were they gone that sail boat
mad TO be sent for them, and 1t was with
difficulty the clans were kept warm
until the two men were recovered.
officer Mckenzie says the buoys give
more trouble than the boxes on his beat.
HEAT ANp HARD WORK BROUGHT DEATH.
Francis Hingey died at the Rhode
Island Hospital yesterday afternoon. He
was removed to that institution from his
home at the rear Of as Webster street last
Thursday night where, having been over
come by the heat, he fell distance of
20 feet over a balustrade just as he was
about to enter his teuom snt after hard
days work. His neighbors and fellow
employees speak in the highest terms of
Mr.. Higney as a faithful, quiet and earn
est worker. DIR. Marston ana Sergeant
Hartnett of the Second station, who were
with the deceased for several hours after
his fall. had from the first no hopes OF
his recovery. Higney, however, rallied
for time after beng taken to the hos
pital, but as stated in last evenings
NEWS, he began to sink rapidly in tho
afternoon.
A STRANGER IN TROUBLE.
Henry Hart, young runaway from
home at Fall River, got so anxious 10
hear the news from home that he stole
morning newspaper. The young lad had
read though the political pot pourri furn-
ished by the correspondent of the news
paper from the city of willing ward
workers and had burst into tears when
he read that the Fall Rivers, those heroic
lee ders in the baseball field, had gone
down before the slow New Bedfords. His
sobs in quiet alley on Charles street at
tracted the attention Of Officer McElroy,
who thinks the only gang that can play
pail is the local police nine. and Harry
was locked up.
Messrs. +. n. Prendergast, Thomas
King and r.. L. Hughes, the committee
on the Csrnation CluD outing, deny that
the b. q. A. ball nine defeated the
Carnation nine by score of 3 to 2, but
say that the score was 10 0 in favor OF
the latter nine. The information con-
corning the tirst-nsmed score was obtain
ed from a heretofore reliable authority,
and that's why IL was so published.
John 5. Lyons, 80 years old, is reported
missing from his home on ConcaDnon
street since the Sd inst.
The Irving Literary Club will have its
annual field day on next Thursday.
The lower part of the Nicnols street
road bed is being covered with crushed
stone.
William Slattery will leave for New
York tonight, where be Will spend a
two weeks vacation.