The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-16
NORTH END NEWS.
Things Were Pretty Lively in Police
Circles Last Night.
A Wife Beater Created Much Excitement
on Powder Mill Street.

About midnight there was considera BILE
life on Orms street, for the police OF this
district are keeping their eyes peeled for
suspicious characters, OF which there are
apparently quite number in the city at
present. Officer Blackman was at the
corner OF Candace and Orms street at
II :55 O'Clock last night, and he saw two
men who appeared not to have much
business on their hands. The men, to
prove the truth of an old saying, did not
wait for the officer to accuse them OF any
wrong, but started on rapid gait
through Goddard street. A bicyclist vol
unteered to assist the officer and rode as
far as the foot of Orms street and notified
officer Mccarthy, who was on duty there.
The two men saw the bicyclist pass them
and became suspicious and changed their
course after they had gone pert of the
way down Orms street, and in this man
ner escaped.
Matthew O'Brien, 10 years old, whose
home IS at Hamilton place. was Knocked
down on Stevens street Inst night by a
bicycle on which Albert Naylor was rid
ing. Mr. Naylor was going along at only
an ordinary rate OF speed, but Thomas
ran out in front Of the bike and was
thrown to the ground, but not seriously
hurt.
officer Mccarthy found telescope
valise on Sbawmut street last evening,
which was filed with women's clothing.
Michael Lombardo, who resides at %
Peter street, went home very drunk last
night and got mad at seeing that his
wife had an ice water pitcher on the
table, instead of one suitable for carrying
beer. He picked the pitcher up and struck
his wife. whose name Is Iavora, over the
head and face with ii and cut her quite
severely. Officer McGronty was summoned
to the scene, but Mrs. Lombardo refused
to enter a complaint against Michael, be-
cause they nave four small children and
money is hard enough TO get for neces-
snrles, the mother thinks, without pay
ing any of it out for tines. The neigh
bors of Mrs. Lom bardo were Indignant
because she die not prosecute her brutal
consort.
About 100 persons took part In the
moonlight excursion given by the mem
bers OF tho Jefferson Street Baptist
Church, and they all. had a jolly time.
party Of bicycle riders left Tor short
spin last evening, under the leadership OF
Thomas J.'Riley, n well-known local de-
vctee of the-bke. A II went well until the
corner of Printery and Livingston streets
was reached, when Riley's wheel slipped
and the whole party fell in bunch. The
riders had their clothing well covered
with dust and mud and Riley Injured one
of his wrists md broke pedal on his
machine. The other members of the
party say They'll not SO out with Riley
any more ~
There was more excitement among the
residents of Shawmut street late last
night than they have had since the edict
cf tho late Gar Of nll tho Russias sent
them from their homes ia his empire. A
drunken man who had got badly mixed
up as 10 his place Of residence was the
cause of it. This individual went to the
tenement OF Nellie Scotsman, which Is in
house No. 10, and .ooS of his coat with
the evident intention Of going to bed.
The police OF the Second station were
nctihed, and officers Little and Coyle
wore sent TO offer the drunken fellow
hotel accommodations. He was not
pleased with the offer. but was forced
to accept 1t, aud was locked up for the
night.
A citizen who hires barn I'm the rear
of 3s Gladstone avenue. whom he went to
put up his horse last night, found that n
man bad Laid down In one Of the stalls
and refused 20 move, claiming he In
tended to stay there all night. A police
officer changed the mans plans and put
bin In cell az the Second station.
Mary FLYNN. whose homo is ut IL
Powder Mil street. went to the police
station last night and told Lieutenant
Marray that Ter husband had assaulted