The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

A FAKE HOLD-UP.
Jack Martin Invents Story OF the
Valley ST. Robbery.
What He Told the Police Was q Fabri-
cation From beginning to End.

Jack Martin was nearly scared TO
death while being robbed on Valley street
shortly before o o'clock last evening and
the police of the Sixth police station and
the detective department.
Jack Martin is liar and he acknowl-
edged that fact at police headquarters In
City Hall this noon.
There was no holdup on Valley street
and the whole story il the product of
Martins Imagination.
According Ia Martins story he was
held up by two men who searched
him and took his watch and s25 in money.
As soon as he was released, Martin ran
as last as his legs could carry him along
the street until he saw the fireman Of the
Queen dyeing works where Martin Is
employed. The robbery took place in
front of the Fletcher mill With his
friend Martin went To the Sixth police
station at Olncyyille and reported what
had befallen him.
lie told Lieutenant Dairy that he was
walking up Valley street without realz-
ing that anyone was following him In
Tact the street appeared to be deserted.
suddenly he felt someone place his hand
ON his shoulder, and on turning round
looked full at a stranger, dressed In dark
clothes and a derby hat. The man wanted
10 know il he had any money, and Martin
admitted that he had some, without real
lzing that he was 10 be the victim Of n
robbery. In a moment his arms We're
TWISTED backward and before he realized
what had happened he was laying on his
back in the street.
AT this point In the proceedings another
man made his appearance and the first
robbcr instructed his pal 10 search the
PROSTATE man. Martin was held firmly
while the quick fingers of the robber went
through his pockets for the watch and the
money. The victim was paralyZed with
fright and did not have enough control of
his faculties To cry for assistance When
the foot pads obtained all the yaluables,
Martin was told 20 get up and run and
keep running. Martin followed his in
srruetions 10 the letter and only stopped
when he came up to his friend. The rob-
bcrs were not masked and they made no
snow OF firearms. Martinwas only able
T. give general description of his assail.
ants
Lieut.. Dary called the officers of the re-
lief and notified all the patrolmcn Every
place In the district likely to be "a refuge
'pr the robbers was visited and hiding
places Were looked over thoroughly, but the
wu men could not be found The detec-
Ives were notified and Cannon, Merrill
and Nickerson were soon in the searching
party. Nothing definite was developed.
however Two suspects were arrested, but
tie officers were of tho opinion that they
were not responsible for the robbery.
Lieutenant Dary was not exactly suited
with Martins story the more he thought
about IL, but he did not relax his energy
In finding out the truth. This morning
lie came down street and found Martin
on DOuunce street. He had been around
AVN tel ing she story OF his experience
and Nas making lion OF himself, when
Lien tenant Dnry invited him to go to
police headquarters, aud tell his story
there He had the distinction Of a formal
Introduction 20 Detective Parker, who
began asking him questions relative To
his thrilling adventure on Valley street.
Martin was lroceeding z IDLY when the
detective saw faw i'm plc narrative and
suddenly accused Martin of lying. This
5; rt.Cd him, ho hesitatoL saw he was
ought and acknowledged that the whole
ury of the hold-up was n pure fabrica-
n from beginning TO Gnd.
lie is a tnick-set fellow, about 40 years
Cf age ard apparently of ipfCrlor intelli-
gence He loal Dis with Mis- Nc Sor'ey on
At yells avenue and has n reputation for
s.tdtl'ssncss.
Detegtive Parker made an examination
OF the contents OF his pockets and found
pawuticket No. 9i09 issued by toe Hub |
Loan company and dated March IL, He
had pawued his watch for g.. %. IL was
the same tiincpiece that he had reported |
3S being taken by the highwaymen. The !
detective also found half pint-hottlc half !
iull OF whisky and some change amount |
ing TO less than n dollar,
Martin acknowledged that he was a |
regular customer at the pawn shops and |
hooked about everything he could get |
possession of.
When asked why he trrmpel up such |
story Martin replied that he didn't know |
what he did it for He was held at police |
headquarters i'm the hore that charge |
could bc found under which no could be |
prosecuted