The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-08
AT NORTH END.
Difficulty Over an Alleged
Horse Trade.
Tools of WOrkingmen Were
Stolen on Labor Day.
second Station Officer Who Will
Make a Great Detective.

Some mon have great ideas Of business, ns
was exempihed by a transaction to when
Householder Michael Nancy was party. Mr'
Nancy $ story is as follows:
He was driving along Ruggles street with n
prime specimen Of horseflesh attached, when
the rope that bound the steed 20 the light car
riage in which Mr.. Nancy was was suddenly
grabbed This surprised Mr.. Nancy, but not
ms much as did the ordinations of the two
Armeninns who had hold OF the horse TO the
effect that they bad bought the animal
Now, how the Armenians came TO have the
impression that the horse was theirs was be-
cause thoy had shortly before met horse
trader named McGinn, who. pointing to the
,orse in the rear Of Maney's team, struck "A
,argain with them for its possession. Mr.,
Nancy had given no one any authority TO sell
nis steed.
II was hard work for Mr.. Nancy 10 con-
ince the Armenians that McGinn had no
light TO sell the horse, and Nancy claims he
was roughly handled before he clinched his
rguments.
TOOLS WE'RE STOLEN.
whi,-a@rtain men who work hard as many
avs in the year as they can get labor and are
At present in the employ of Contractors Hart
we'll, Williams & Kingston, who arc engaged
in the erection of building on East avenue,
were enjoying Labor day, thieves stole their
tools. The same thing happened 60 employees
of James McGrail, who are engaged in build
ing house at the corner Of East avenue and
Lewis street.
The thefts were not reported TO the police
until yesterday. Mean as tho theft of such
necessary articles always is on such day, IL
has even meaner features.
HE.wAS A GOOD GUESSER.
One OF the Second station police officers Is
more OF a luminary than his badge, and as for
Sherlock Holmes, he could give that famous
detective cards and spades and beat him then.
A shoe repairer came Into the station last
night with bundle and said: "Theso shoes
belong to ons OF your men," There's lots OF
us here" said the officer who is bound 10 be-
come one of the best in the detective line,
land don't know.who they belong to; but
let us see them" The ropairer handed the
shoes to the officer, who very critically cx.
amined the lines of the soles that showed the
appearance of wear, laid the shoes on the
floor and then said "Those shoes belong 20
Officer -" As the officer TO whom the
shoes were said 10 belong has not n Trilhy
foot. his name is omitted. IL was given,
though. Some time after the officer who it
vas stated owned the shoes came in and con.
armed the detective genius.
NORTH END NOTES.
The police of the Second station made four
arrests yesterday. One was an ordinary
drunk and the other three were of persons
who were acting suspiciously.
A number of local merchants are beginning
10 feel the tide Of trade strengthening
There was an interesting, IL slightly noisy,
dispute between relatives at Tooleville Monday
ivening.
The excursion held by the Emmett Temper.
ance Cadets netted handsome sum,
Mr.. Frank iGoodwin, prominent member
VI the No-Name Social Club has returned
from visit TO friends n New York.