The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-01
GOODS WERE STOLEN.
Patrolman Doe Captures Two
Alleged Thieves at North End.
Servants Found Man In the Cellar--To
Run on Full Time.

Officer Doe did a good piece OF work
last night In landing two thieves with
their plunder within very short time.
The officer was patrolling his beat on
Charles street about s O'Clock when he
noticed a fellow lodging suspiciously
from one second hand store to anot her.
The dodger had q bundle of stockings
under his arm and two pairs of trousers,
officer Doe found by looking at him more
closely. The officer decided. to have an
explanation as to whore property had
been obtained SO he arrested the chap
and sent In patrol call. Doe had noticed
that while the man he had.fn tow worked
south OF the foot OF Orms street there
was another fellow with the same kind
Of mercha u disc north of Orms street.
He managed to keep the party he arrested
out OF sight Of his pard until the
wagon reached the box. When the pris-
oner was safely deposited in the wagon
the officer went to investigate the second
mans doiDgs and soon had another csll
rung in from the boz at the corner OF
Cnarles and Orms streets.
At the So cond station 1t was found that
the property the men had belonged to
Edwin p. Shaw, whose store Is at 40
North Main street and he was notified
through the officers of the Central
station. On his arrival he said that the
name OF one of the men was Peter Me-
Donough and that tho prisoner had been
working for him. The other fellows
name was William +. Dixon. Shaw said
{ ne goods stolen were In eases packed up
10 be sent to another store. An investi-
cation at Shaw's shop showed that two
boxes Of stockings had been taken and
three pairs of trousers. Shaw found
about sll of the missing proprty at the
second station. McDonough is q porter
and krsw TIE Dest way to get into the
shop and had be used more discretion
in trying to get rid Of his swag 10 might
have escaped trouble over bis thcit.
MAN IN THE CELLAR.
About 8 o'clock last evening some of
the servants In the home OF James Bur-
dick at the corner OF Doyle Avenue and
Camp streets b card q strange noise in the
cellar and going down there discovered q
nun, Who WIN
standing Of the proprieties hsd little to
say. A convenient cellar door gave the
intruder an opportunity to escape before
The badly scared servant could detsin
him. The police OF the Second station
were notified of the unknown visitor, but
the latter probably qaiekly left the
neigbborhood when he ascertained that
be would tie watched.
NORTH END NOTES.
The many employees OF Aliens Print
Works who have had an enforced vacation
Of several weeks are happy over the fact
that the Ills will start mp on full time
next Monday morning.
The Pekin Literary Association will
hold grand ball in Dimond Hall this
evening.
Some OF the local manufacturers believe
there will be a marked increase in tho
demand for labor shortly after the open
ing OF the new year.
The devotion OF the "forty hours" will
he begun in the Church OF the Immscu-
late conception next Sunday.
There will be a cake walk ut the Emnet
Cadets fair tomorrow evening.
4 here continues to he, notwithstand
ing the lateness of the season, much pre-
paration for building in this part of the