The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Sole whisky, Drank II AM was Caugh'.
Fire at Arctic.

Fir: at Arctic.
Another burglary, which was not dis
covered until Yesterday afternoon, was
committed at Phenix some time between
midnight Monday and daylight yesterday
morning, and the thief who was dis
charged from the state farm only two
weeks ago, would have probably never
been suspected if he had not tried to drink
the contents OF three gallon jug of
whisky.
Yesterday morning Officer ID. A. Pierce
was sent for by family who live in the
old village at Harris and when he ar
rived at tho house found Levi Cham pagne
lying in Dir unken sleep on the floor of
the kitchen closet and the place drenched
with whisky. The family asked the officer
to take tho man away, and after he had
succeeded in arousing him the master OF
the house. who appeared To be greatly ex-
cited, called the officer into another room
and showed him jug partly filled with
whisky which he said that Champagne
had brought to the house about 3 o clock
i'm the morning. Otiicsr Pierce at once
suspected that the man had stolen the
iiauor, but when he went back to the
room where no had left him, he had dis
appeared. The officer took possession of
the Jug and started out TO find its owner
and the thief, but until late yesterday az
ternoon was he able to find any one
who had missed the liquor. He final
! ly visited II. y. Outlets saloon
at the corner Of Main and Provi-
dence streets, and met with no
better success than at the other saloons
until Mr. Outlet remembered that this
morning his cellar door was found open,
and that Champagne was in the habit OF
visiting the place occasionally. lie at
/ once made an Investigation and found
that three gallon jug of wbiskey was
missing from the place where 1t had been
left in the cellar. he had no difficulty In
identifying the.jug in.Ofiiccr Picroes pos
session a. his property, but he was un-
| able to iden tifv all OF the whiskey be-
cause it was not there. a search was inn
mediately made for Champagne and he
was finally found in Morrison's saloon at
! Arctic Centre and placed under arrest.
| Last evening he was arr aligned before
Judge Warner on the charge Of breaking
and entering, and on his plea of guilty he
was held to await the action of the grand
jury. Bail was placed at $500, but he
could not secure any bondsman and was
committed to the Kent county Jail at East
Greenwich.
The high wind last evening did consid >
erabe damage i'm the valley and limbs
were stripped from the trees, blinds blown
from their fastenings and the clock on the
Jeffrey of the Phenix Baptist Church
stopped.
A slight fire occurred at Sinnotts block
ut Arctic Centre about 80 o'clock last
evening, and il it bad not been for the
prompt work of the firemen the building
and probably some of the adjoining build
ings would have been destroyed. At about
~ 80 the largo awning in front of the
shoe department was discovered To be on
fire and an alarm was Immediately rung
In TO which the hremen responded
promptly, and soon had the blaze under
control, but not until the awning had
been destroyed and the front Of the build
ing badly charred. The fro probably
caught from an electric light wire, which
is fastened 10 the front OF the building.
Last evening officer Cursor arrested
EdYard Cassidy at Arctic Centre aud
started 10 carry him To the police station
Mt Centrevillo when the prisoner showed
fight and when opposite st. James
church suddenly struck the officer a
savage blow in the face. He was soon
convinced that he had better 60 TO the
station pcaccably ana this morning he
WAS taken 10 East Greenwich and ar
ragned before Judge iilicy on the charge
Of drunkenness and sent to the state
farm ut Howard
4. III. Quinn of Lippitt and Miss Agnes
| g. Hcaly Of Providence were united in
/ marriage at ST. Mchael's church in
| Providence. yesterday. Rev. Fr. +. 4.
! Carrigan of -. Peter and Paul church
/ of phenix officiating assisted by Rcv.
/ Er. Mctirath OF Arctic Centre and Rev.
! Fra. Mi chael and Joseph McDonouoh Of
! Providence. Robert i. Quinn acted as
/ groomsinan and Miss sadle j. Healey as
/ bridesmaid. The usbers were Hugh Fin
neRan and James Duffy, of phenix. and
James barkin and James sullivan Of
! Providence. After the ceremony we'd
| ding breakfast was served at the resi-
/ dence OF the nridc's PARENTS and Mr. and
! Mrs Quinn left for bridal tour through
/ the south. On their return thcy will
reside at Riyerpnint