The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-10
An Italian Cut Over the
Eye With a Knife.
Action of Police Probably
Prevented a Murder.
Woes Of a w esterner-A Profitable
Outing--Busy Officers.


and Grape streets at Eagle Park, the par
ticulsrs of which nobody in the house
where the affair took place seem TO know
anything abort, that is, they claim they
&c. not, but the cutting did take place, for
DIR. 4. r. Black of Wanskuck dres sed
the wound OF the injured party.
All the parties who live.in the house
are Italians, and one of the men boarders
made woman who also lives there so
mad that she picked upa large table
knife that was near where she stood
while a warm and bitter argument was
going on and cut deep cash over the
mans eye.
There was q great deal of excitement
over the affair, and for a time IL looked
as II there would be quite o free flow OF
blood. When peace spread her wings
over the household again anu Dr. Black
had dressed the wound and informed the
injured man tnat ho would In all proba-
bility after a few days suffer no incon-
venience from the cut, the man, with the
gallant instincts OF his race, positively re-
fused TO make complaint against the
woman who had done the deed.
A SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY.
Upward Of 800 members OF the Roger
Williams Sunday school and their friends
went Saturday on the steamer Peene for
their annual outing. They landed at
Sandy Beach in Mount Hope Bay and
enjoyed the shore dinner, bathing and
grove facilities furnished by Mr.. Dubois.
The excursion was a very successful one,
both for the pleasures enjoyed and the
nice balance of money for school purposes.
HAS DONE GOOD WORK.
Next week the conference of the I'm
maculate Conception of st. Vincent de
Paul will be Ia years old, and during its
years of existence the society has distri
buted a large sum of money among the
deserving poor, irrespective of creed or
race. The society, In order to celebrate
its organization and to get money for its
fall and winter ntets, will holu an open
air concert on the school grounds on
West River street on the evening OF the
25th inst.
THE COWBOY WEAKENED.
A resident of that beautiful city of the
plains, Denver, Col, had tad day OF it
yesterday. Early Sunday morning he
let.go a freight train and began walking
around the streets near the railroad He
passed officer McCarty couple of times,
and the officer did not like his looks, SO
after questioning him little the patrol
was sent for, and the stranger, who gave
the name of Harry Huber, was taken TO
the station. Afterward he went to the
Central, where he was kept all day, and
also received the in formation that he was
about as hard looking chara cter as the
detectives had ever seen. When dis
charged, down town he came up
looking for an explanation OF | lieutenant
Murray, but afteT few minutes talk he
decided TO get out OF the city as quickly
as possible.
MURDER PREVENTED.
Otseers Blackman and towards went TO
house on Smithheld avenue, near the
city line, that is a rendezvous for persons
of unsavory character yesterday morning,
and arrested four persons. II seems that
a man had gone to Fall River and taken
woman from her home to live to the
house in question. The woman's hus-
band and friend came to the city armed
with revolvers, determined to have the
hearts blood Of the home wrecker. IL
was just when the police arrived that the
trouble was at its height, and they took
into custody MIR. and Mrs. Craig and
John Dyer nj Joseph Hughes.
NORTH END NOTES
Memories Of bygone days were revived
on Back street yesterday afternoon when
Miss Annie Brown, one of the Moloy clan.
had little go-ss-you- please debate with
Abbie Tracey and Miss Teresa Sullivan.
VINO are upholders OF the rights and
wrongs CT the Mcsoleys
Officer McElroy early yesterday morn
ing took six fellows who were looking
for chances at opan windows and doors
on the streets between Camp and North
Main streets into custody. He thought II
safe Tor honest people that the fellows
should before they got TOO tired have
sleeping apartments at the Second sta
Ion.
James Ward. ~ years old, 1873 pounds
weight, sandy hair and mustache, disap-
peared from his home, IA Bates street,
last week. He wore dark clothes and
had s15 in his inside pocket when he dis
appeared. His wife is i'm delicate
heslth.
Saturday Mr.. Coleman junior had
row al their home In Hamilton place
that disturbed the slumbers of all the
residents OF that peaceful locality.
Officers Koch and Irwin yesterday
broke upa gang Of fellows who before
dawn were drinking and carousing in
the resr OF the junction OF North Main
street near Mill street.
Patrol driver A. J. Crowell will leave
tomorrow on an IL days vacation, during
which he will visit Bethlehem and the
Newfoundlsnd lakes, Maine, and Frank
lin. n. II.
A woman, whose home is on Common
street, reports that late Saturday night a
man opened the blinds of one OF her
rooms and when she screamed took a
bosty departure.
James Tanner, who was prostrsted by
the heat on North Main street Saturday
afternoon is nearly recovered from the
effects of the stroke, much to the sstsfac.
tion Of his many friends.