The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
OLNEYVILLE
HAPPENINGS.
Young Woman and Her False
Friend.
Enticed TO This ty ana Then Robbed
Other Matters,

Other Matters
A young woman giving her name as
Jennie Smith called at the Chaffee street
police station last evening and informed
Lieutenant Diary that she had been treat-
ed in IA contemplate manner by young
man. ,wht IN she supposed was her friend.
Her story was TINT the young man had
for NUM- ber OF months been in the en-
ploy of concern at Hyde Park, Mass.
and worked in the same room with her.
he became very attentive To her and told
her his home was in Providence and that
his parents We're well to do. He was not
obliged to WORK, he said, but having
straycd from home did not care TO ask
his parents for money, so he earned lit
tie and tnen came to Providence. After
his return To Providence he corresponded
with Miss Smith ana she answered his
letters. He then wrote Miss Smith TO
come to Providence as he had secured for
her n good paying position. He said she
could make her home with his parents,
The young woman, having tho utmost
confidence in her newIy-found friend.
camo to the city yesterday afternoon and
was met at the station by the young man.
They boarded n Brook street car and
when they reached the square the young
man escorted her into liquor saloon.
Miss Smith was indignant but the
young man apologized. Then taking her
hand bag from the taDlo he requested her
TO follow him. She was about to do so
when he told her his home was quite
distance from the saloon and he would
| get carriage Just wait a moment and
will hail one" and left. The young
lady has seen neither him nor the hand
bag since. In the hand bag Were Sll and
| a check for her trunk. Fortunately for
Miss smith she had friends in Thornton
who called for her and II her false friend
has not left the city he will be taken into
custody as he is well Known to nearly
every policeman in the department.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Patrick McCabe, a fireman employed at
the Riverside mills, mad narrow escape
from an instant death at o'clock this
morning. Mr.. McCabe was busily en-
gagged at his work, while gang Of car
penters were at work putting OH n new
roof on the fire room, and in so'ne unex-
planned way the carpenters knocked from
its fastepings IA heavy steam pipe, which
was suspended from the beams of the old
roof. 1t fell, striking Mr.. McCabe on the
back of tho head. he was picked up
unconscious and DR.. O'keefe was called,
and dressed his wound, which is bad
one. Mr.. McCabe was taken to his home,
AZ Pope street i'm carriage by an attacbe
of the Office Of the company. DIR. O'keefe
does not think Mr.. McCabe's injuries will
be fatal.
GENERAL MENTION.
The high wind OF last evening did con
siderable damage in this vicinity About
40 feet of the fence, corner of Westminster
and Messer street, was laid low. The
flag pole on the Manton avenue grammar
school was blown down and wrecked, as
IL fell across an iron fence and fire alarm
pole at the corner of Regent and
River avenues was broken off, but is
being held up by the many wires.
John O'Connell is confined TO his
homo, 81 Willow street 10y sickness.
Thc Dyervlle mill will shut down sat
urday night for the purpose Of putting in
now machinery and the making of extcn-
sivc repairs
John McDeedc was arrested at his home
on Fllery street by Patrolman \. y.
White AT D O'Clock this morning on war
rant charging him with assaulting n
pciphcor.
Couclave 13 and Court Olneyville OF
Forestcrs Of America, the Young Men $
Poquot. and Regent Literary and Social
Clubs were the guests of the fair commit
teu OF Court sheridan last evening.
Miss Annie Barrigan and Frederick
Hardy will sail for Europe tomorrow
from Boston. Miss Barrigan going To
Queenstown and Mr.. Hardy TO London.
She sails on the Canada. ~
Captain Leavitt with other officers of
the Chaffee street station was called Ia
the Supreme Court this morning ana
during the absence Lieutenant A. Frank
Mowry of the knight street station was
in charge.
James sheridan has returned from a
southern "trip.