The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-15
TOO BIG FOR THEM.
Would-Be Highwaymen Conclude
Not TO Make an Attack.
A Drunken Brute Mulcted-Laie Notes
From East Providence.

Yesterday there were rumors about that
another attempt at highway robbery had
been made and that, too, in broad day
light, and people began 10 get nervous.
The cause OF the rumor was as follows:
Charles 8. Campbell reported that at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning he was driy-
ing the Phillipsdale team to the city,
ana when opposite the site Of the old
zinc works on Massasoit avenue, a man
stepped up to him ana asked MIN for
some tobacco. Campbell replied that he
had no tobacco. The man said, "Ycu
lie, and 1 will clean you out of everything
you have" At that Campbell, who Is a
very large and powerful man, started to
get out Of the wagon, which by the woy
was covered one, and hid the driver
from view. just then second man np-
peared from the bushes at the roadside,
tnt when they saw what sort OF man
they had TO deal with they changed their
minds ABOUT the cleaning-out process and
fled. They showed no weapons, and II
does not seem to be much OF a highway
case. C,mphell says one OF the men was
about feet IL inches tail ana dressed In
shabby dark clothes. The other was
anout feet inches tall, and wore
shabby light clothes.
Yesterday afternoon a man named Fred
Williams was seen in the vicinity OF War
rem avenue and broadway, acting IN a
curious manner. Some of the neig ID bors
saw him trying to entice little girls TO
n Ia a.
TO Them, and some of them said he talked
improperly. Special officer Willard Bar
rey was notified, and started in pursuit
OF the man. He had quite q chase, but at
last located him on Walnut street, and
arrested him. The man was found TO bc
badly intox icated. lie was retained until
ttis morning., when in the Seventh Dis
trlct Court he pleaded guilty to indecent
exposure, and was tined IS and costs.
Last evening the regular meeting OF the
Womnn's Missionary Society was held In
the vestry OF the Second Baptist Church.
The meeting opened with singing and
prayer. \ letter was read from Mrs.
Whitman asking for vacation Offering,
and 1t was decided to raise as much ss
Mrs. Rhodes, then road story entitled
"Dencon Bsrlow's Prayer" Tho meet
Ing then adjourned.
MIR. Albert b. johnson, son of Rev.
N. Il. Johnson, arrived home from
Europe yesterday morning. MIR. John
sun is a tutor at Brown University ana
has been spending the summer in Paris.
oF
Fire Company, No. /, was hello In their
pCrlors last evening. One substitute
memter was voted in. The committee
VINO bad the matter of increasing the
mem bership OF the company 10 100 mem
bers made favorable report, but the
waiter was continued TO the next meet
ing. A resolution was offered to increase
the number of hosemen and laddermen
from ten TO twenty and this was also
continued TO the next meeting. The com
pany voted to attend the firemen's muster
TO be held in Boston SeLt. %.
Miss Mary Felts, graduate OF the
high school of the class OF '96, Is teach
ing school at shamrock, II. ].
MIR. and Mr.. Alonzo Havermau of
Antwerp, N. y, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Dewitt Brown OF Taunton
avenue.
Mir. Wilbur =. Leete left yesterday for
the Theological Seminary In Fairfax
county, Virginia.
Mr.. Charles w. CIrey, formerly OF this
town, is principal of the Wakefield,
II. l., grammar school.
Mrs. n. Is. Hall of Turner's falls, Mass. !,
is the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. Sam {.
Waldron, Taunton avenue.
Miss Grace Cleveland, a graduate of
Brown, OF the class of '96, and daughter
OF Rev. A. A. Cleveland of this town, is
teaching school in North Attleboro.