The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-10
A Sneak Thief Visits Mr..
Thurber'S House.
More Trouble For Mrs. Stud
ley and Her Six Children.
Midnight Race--Ball Game in Which
Beer Figured Largely.


street was visited by some unknown
party yesterday while the family was en-
joying a meal in the basement Tho
vititor carried away considerable booty,
though he was n bit careless.
This oarelessness consisted in the leav-
ing OF two gold watches behind him and
also only taking 81. 80 out of possible
SIG that was in pocket book he found.
The thief entered the house by an un-
fastened door and went upstairs. He
ransacked the upper rooms and soon had
poked into his pookets nine solid silv or
tea spoons. valued at 80. But two of these
wore marked. one had the word Ihurber
upon it and the other marked with the
words, f. III. Ihurber. Also one solid
silver Jelly spoon not marked, one dozen
plated silver spoons, valuedsat So neither
kind of spoons having any mark, 81 90
,ne white necktie, one gold collar and
two gold sleeve buttons.
The pocketbook had different places
= In it for money and the thief Was not
very we'll posted, so after searching UuB
part of the book he threw it under bed,
though $l2. 80 remained in 1t. The thief
Is supposed to have been scared at the
cessation of happy table talk below.
1t was several hours before the case was
reported to the Second station police.
WHAT OF THE CHILDREN.
II isa hard thing to be driven out OF
ones tenement on account OF an act of
natural charity to ones sister and her six
children. such, however, Is the case of a
man named MoGee, who lives ut is
Dsnforth street.
The sister is Mrs. Elizabeth Studley
whose husband deserted her. Mrs McGee.
the sister in law of Mrs. Studley says the
latter does not do what is right. There
are, however, six children, the eldest IL
years old. q bright boy who has n
crippled hand.
years old. Four Of the children are boys,
and yet these six children must 20 on TO
The street. The police cannot interfere
except perhaps IL the mother should DO
found to have in the foolish attempt to
drown her sorrow take drop OF liquor
too much.
The four boys will some day have u
reckoning with the state. however, and
one dollar week paid to their mother by
the overseer of the poor Of this city won {
cut very big figure in the reckoning, WAS
the way man familiar with tho case
sized it;up TO a New reporter last night.
Mrs. Studley's husband left her July
Goth and she was put ont of two tene-
ments before hor brother took her into
his home This brother is respectable.
hard working man but he has many To
keep Of his own and there Is little TO keep
them with.
Even Danforth street landlords object
to too many children In a tenement The
case is one where the welfare of the
children is the vital point and the city
ought TO find them being placed in o
charitable institution good Investment.
A MIDNIGHT RACE
9
Q Minsor street, looked out OF tho window
of his home last night at about l2 O'Clock.
he saw two men hanging about tho
street aud another In an adjoining yard.
1t 50 happened that a neiehbor of Mr.
Darling's had not retired either, and the
two had conference on the sidewalk.
As soon as the three men who were hang
ing about saw MIR. Darling and his friend
they hustled.
The chnse was continued through Win
sor across Orms TO Goddard strset where
the strangers managed To elude their pur-
suers.
BASEBALL VS. BEER.
In grove near Pleasant Valley there
was TO have been a game of baseball yes
terday afternoon between two mines uf
follows with lots of time OIL their hands.
1he gangs that were 20 play mold out In
quite widely separated sections.
-
the two crowds. and yesterday the boasts
OF the talk-much members Of each crowd
was TO have been put TO the test IL
wasn't, though, for q keg OF beer pre-
vented ball playing
There was no row. In fact. the leaders
on both sides became too kindly disposed
TO ench other to even contest Mt honorable
and innocent sport When the game was
first talked Of some bright chap, or as tho
fellows considered him bright proposed "a
keg OF beer be the object played for by the
two teams
Some of the members OF the teams
knew how to play ball. but the majority
don't. The suggestion was made that
the keg be got before the game, so each
side might be urged by sight of IL to
greater efforts TO do good work When
put to vote the suggestion was adopted
much to the disgust OF the fellows who
knew how 10 play bali
OF course IL would never do 20 let one
party go alone 10 buy the beer, 80 dele.
cation from each side was sent 20 get the
KEY. The delegation was gone about two
hours The keg was heavy and the dele
cation thought tho equilibrium would Ia
better III the stuff In the keg was taken
care Of iy the carriers in some way.
The result was tine kex was bali einpty
when the delegation returned Now some
what reversing the idea OF the Charlie.
street assessment the men who had car
ried the beer thought they should have
little more Of the remaining half. The)
GOT it and there was no ball game.
True two innings were gone through
With, but only one or two players wer,
nickod out by the lollv leadors and Alta