The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-02

Three Suspicious Characters Taken
Into Custody.
Boys Got Some Cash Notes From the
North End.

Some residents Of Capitol Hill got pretty
nervous early last evening over three
hard looking characters who were prowl-
ing about Orms street One Of the citi-
zens residing on the street went out
shortly before o'clock to look for an
officer and he met patrol driver A. j.
Crowell who was on his way home to
supper Mr. Crowell at once started To
find Officer Doe and when he got his
assistance went TO look for the three men.
Crowell and Doe worked quickly and in
"a very few minutes they had three of as
hard looking chaps as have been taken to
the Second police station in "a long WHILE
In their custody. The patrol wagon was
sent for and the fellows when interviewed
by Lieutenant Murray gave the names Of
John Curran, Thomas Murphy and Daniel
Murphy. The two latter said they were
not brothers nor even cousins many times
removed. In fact Daniel said he only met
Thomas "a few minutes before the arrest.
The fellows claimed Lynn, Boston and
New Bedford as their homes respectively.
One was tall and the other two short and
none Of them would talk much. They
We're not Of the same appearance AS the
ordinary tramp and little consideration
of the stories told by citizens OF the neigh
borhood i'm which the men were acting
suspiciously showed that the citizens who
reported the facts to the police had done "a
good job The capture too was quick
and creditable one
BOYS GOT SOME CASH
The first case of breaking and entering
In this part of the city In some time, took
place Thursday morning, but the pro-
prictor of the store entered did not report
the case to the police of the Second
station. IL was well into tho afternoon
before particulars OF the affair were OBJ
tanned and then il was found that the job
was the work of boys or perhaps of a
living skeleton. The store broken into
was that of Pierce Doran, near the top Of
the hill on Gladstone avenue, just below
Delhi street, and the break must have
occurred between 4 o'clock and o'clock
in the morning. Entrance was effected
by breaking an eight-inch panel in door
that shut off entrance from a rear entry
To the store. Through this climbed the
boys or mighty narrow chested and small
shouldered man. Contrary to the usual
custom of the proprietor there was con-
siderable money left by him In the cash
drawer. The robbers took S. in silver
g. I'm pennies and - in bills and upset
things that were in their way. No clue
has yet been obtained TO the thieves.
NORTH END NOTES.
Yesterday afternoon officer Gilfoil found
Emma Carteron, "A four -ycar-old child on
Charles street, and took her to the Second
station, where later on she was called for
by her parents.
A bicycle thief did "A bold bit of job
at the Doyle avenue school yesterday fore
noon. John Chatterton, whose home Is
at 156 North Main street, had his bicycle
stolen from In :Tont of the school at 10 80
O o'clock.
Wild and untrue stories Of the robbery
Of an old woman at her home In the out
IL
culated last evening. An investigation
resulted In q denial by the lady whom it
was said was robbed, that she had had
any unpleasant visitors.