The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-07
A WARM RECEPTION.
II Was Given Bailey When He Went
to Collect a Bill.


Frcd Bailey Of Cambridge, Mass, and
Hyman Cohen of Al Hawes street had
about as exciting time yesterday after
noon as was possible In civilized and
prosaic community. Mr.. Cohen tran sfer
red his business abilities and household
| goods from Cambridge to this city some
two years ago, and soon after purchased q
van and began moving families. Mr..
| Bailey claims that when the transfer was
| made Mr.. Cohen owed s2i on bill for
| furniture, and 10 was on this account
that tho former came here yesterday. He
! went To Hyman's residence, but that
| gentleman was out, and after some ar
guing Mrs. Cohon promised to pay the
| bill, and gave her watch AS security To
Bailey, who went down street When
Hyman returned home he was yexod and
loudly did he proclaim the fact that his
| wife was easy" much 20 hcr annoyance.
| Some time after this Mr.. Bailey got back
from down street and there was moro
| war. Bailey had brought with him an
oxpr essman named Fred Coffrin, but this
did not prevent Bailey getting a warm
| reception. Mr. Cohen tore the collar of
| the Harvard village man, and either he or
his wife struck the man over the left eye
| with something hard, presumably "a stove
litter. 1t Is claimed by the Cohcns that
Bailey drew revolver on them.
Officer Gilfoil heard Of the trouble and
y.
Bailey and the expressman locked In
Cohen's home and tho Cohons were ap-
parently SO innocent they did not know
| how he or his companion got there.
Bailey was interviewed and he said he
had been roughly handled after giving up
the watch he had taken as security and
also receipt for 81, on which basis an
agreement had been reached To compro-
mise the claim Of S2i Mr. Cohen denied
In the most terse and emphatic terms
that any one had molcsted Bailey, but
the officer saw the torn collar and blood
covered face and took no stock In the
yarn that the oxpressman had done the
mischief. There was conference between
the parties and Mr.. Cohen obtained the
privilege of keeping the receipt by paying
the g.
Mr. Bailey returned 90 Boston and the
North End will probably not be visited
by him in some time.
III WAS QUICK WORK.
Officer r. J. McElroy did a credtable Job
early last evening He found that the
blacksmith shop OF William Potter at 500
North Main street had boon broken into
and he at once went on the trail OF the
thief. The discovery Of the break was
made at 80 o'clock and inside of half an
hour the violator OF the law was on his
way To the Second station. The officer
started up North Main street and he found |
one John Connole looking rs If something
was troubling his peace of mind. Con-
mole was sharply questioned and his an
swers not being satisfactory, officer Nc |
Eiroy arrested him. The captured fellow |
admitted that he had broken into potter's |
and also that he had stolen q wringing |
machine.
At first Connole was indisposed 60 tell |
where Inc secreted the property, but final |
ly he weakened and Sergcant Hartnctt |
and officer McElroy went and got the /
stolen property. Connoe was locked up
and another case of good work was placed /
10 the credit Of the stations hustlers.
MICHAEL NOT FOUND.
There was great deal Of excitement
at 2g9 Gladstone avenue yesterday after
noon which was due To a visit TO the /
premises of officers Gilfoil and Irwin ard
10 the fact that the whereabouts of one
Michael DOherty have been unknown for
some weeks. Mr.. Doherty had tenement
In the house right across the corridor from
the room in which an old woman was
found dead a year or more ago. The
neighbors had not seen Michael recently
and they got bit nervous and reported
10 the police that he might he dead in his
roorls. The officers named were sent TO
look over the apartments Michael pays
rent for, ard they effected an entrance by
cutting ont pane Of glass and raising "A |
sash. The big fellows climbed i'm and
ma ie n search but did not find Michael.
They only found an unopened letter 10
him bearing the postoflice mark of March
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