The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-30
FOUND In A DITCH,
Woman Who Had Been Drinking
Pound Unconscious.
THREE Ribs Broken Cylinder Head Blew
Out-Late North End Notes.

I Cries OF "murder' were heard on the
Blackstone boulevard near Laurel avenue
at about l0:l5 o'clock last night a1d Mr..
Lane resident OF the ,neighborhood tele.
phoned to the Central police station.
Lieutenant Horton telephonod to Lieuten.
ant Murray at the Second station and tho
latter with Officers Irwin and Kirby went
en- their bikes TO the scene and Officer
Paynesgot there later on his steed. An
investigation showed that tlvo men ana
one woman were In the vicinity hut the
presence OF the woman was not discovered
for some moments. The police got re-
markably close to the men three of whom
were oolored and two white Three of the
men, however, discovered that the officers
were after them so they started running
away and as they had a good lead they
paid no attention to Officer Twins de-
mand that they stop or TO the pistol balls
that the officer fired from his revolver.
Two OF the men were arrested and there
in ditch thatiwas six feet deep and three
feet wide was discovered u woman who
gave the name Of Murphy. Near the
ditch was house in process OF erection
and IL was there the men first took the
woman. She was unconscious when
found and it was evident she had taken
considerable liquor
Tho woman was taken to the Central
ytation but there was no evidence found
by the doctor that was called that the
men had abused her though IL seemed
evident from the cries that she was in
fear of harm from the men.
Harry Blake, colored, was one OF the men
arrested and the other was Arthur Halsey
They were both under the influence OF
liquor and suspicious looking characters
THREE RIBS BROKEN.
Patrick Early, 80 years old, who lives
nj fol ie
team yesterday afternoon and broke three
ribs besides cutting his neck and head
The fall was due to misstep and DR.
Charles L. Marston attended him and rem
dered surgical aid.
CYLINDER HEAD BLEW OUT.
There was lots of excitement in the old
mill of the Fletcher Company on Back
street ut $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The cylinder head uf an engine blew out
and Engineer Charles II. Mathewscn and
John Fineran were In the engine room at
the time. Mathewson WAS very much
frightened and jumped through a win
dow. He received a few cuts from broken
glass Mr.. Fineran was uninjured and
no harm came 10 any one else in tho
establishments The accident, which re-
called the serious one of many years ago,
Will cause the shutting down of the mill
for few days.
AM BILIOUS SCORCHER
Herman Gertz, q youth who peddles
vegetables during the day, and while ho
drives "A slow nag has day dreams of cent
ing the worlds bicycle record just as
Michael, the Welsh lad, did the other day,
Is poorer than he WAS Herman, though,
had the wrong idea Of a cycle track for
he insisted on practioing on Gladstone
avenue, near the Second police station,
where there are many small children al
ways playing of an evening, and last
night he came very close TO causing a
couple Of funerals The officers at tie
station saw him and twice they ordered
him to stop, but he. confident OF sue
ceeding Michael. just as kid" Mccoy
thinks OF one day wrestling the champion
ship of the pugilistic ring from Fi:zsim-
mons. laughed and paid no attention to
the orders given him. The members of
the bicycle corps at the station formed a
hollow square on Woodward square and
Herman was In the tolls in little whilA
He had not recovered from his dream
Wien he got into tho station, and told
Lieutenant Murray that be could not stop
for tho night nor attend court in the
morning. So he was locked up. but
friends came in little while and no was
let go on his leaving his bicycle and
promising to be at court this morning.
Herman's sport last evening cost him