The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-23
From Neighboring Towns.
AT THE NORTH END.
Hen Thiev.s Cap ured-Child Run Ov.r
by Wheelman.

At about 2 o'clock this morning
Officer Irwin discovered that there was "a
suspicious character on Bernon street and
he notified officer Mccarthy and the two
began an investigation. They fou"f
there was evidence OF disturbance in he
barn of Louis kamercn AT No. 5l7 on tne
street named, so they madc a break for
the barn and soon were satisfied two
men were there Charles Mckenna and
Robert w. Whitten were the intrudeTs,
but Whitien was little too sharp for he
saw the officers coming and got away.
Officer Irwin took charge OF Mcksnna
and Officer Mccarthy weht after Whittan
The latter was IA good runner, but Me
Carthy had not bit Of lead around mis-
feet and the snow showed him just the
way Whltten had gone, even though
there were fences and back yards in the
way, the chase continued in rather an
irregular course to Chad Brown street
and then To Admiral street, where tho
partner of McKenna was captured
The object of the men was pretty cyl.
dent, as thers was evidence that some Of
the fowl in the barn were intended TO bs
used in Thanks sgiving feasts by innocent
parties 10 whom the thieves would nave
sold them. One Of rhe lost duties of po.
lcemeu in the district lately has been the
searching for hen thieves, for this once
popular pastime has evidently grown un-
popular.
CHILD RUN OVER BY WHEELMAN.
Harry Sbapario, a lad ABOUT eight years
old, was run over on Benefit street yester-
day by bicyclist, but 1t is believed os-
capped serious injury. The lad was crossing
the street named 10 go TO school, when "A
man on q bicycle. who, it Is claimed, was
going at u far more than ordinary rate of
speed. came along and knocked him down,
the wheel going over the stomach. Young
Shapario was taken to his mothers store
on North Main street and DIR. Gardiner
Miller called. lhe doctor, after an examina-
tion, did not believe Harry was Internal
ly injured, but deemed him lucky
EXTINGUISHED A FIRE.
Officers MoCnrten and Coyl3 did some
| good service rs amateur Eremen last
| night. They were called To a tenement IN
| "A bo,k in the rear of l3S West Park
! street, about . o'clock last evening ami
| found the rooms full OF smoke. Ihe
woman presumably in charge. was so
drunk that had not the officers been as
| promptly on the scene as they were she
| might have been suifocated. for the smell
| of rag carpets thst greeted the officers al.
mos5 took permanent loan OF their
| breathing apparatus An Investigation
showed that an oil stove had been tipped
! from the old'fash ioned stove on To the
floor and the burning oil had set several
carpets on fire. The burning articles were
! erred. and during all the trouble the
woman seemed TO take but litt.e interest
| in the disturbance
AN ELASTIC YARN.
The sensational story about pistol shots
being followed by cries of murder in the
vicinity OF Fillmore street early yesterday
morning had rather tame ending. The
report is that the pistol shots were fired
at o'clnck sunday evening and the cries
of murder were not heard until 3 O'CLOCK
the next morning. Officer Hennessoy Y
reported the murder cries and they were
given alright. Tan got up in the night
aud hearing a noise in the entry opened
his door. He found q sleeDer there WHO
began crying murder but the man who
lived In che house was so scared he went
back 10 bed and the stranger just boltei.
NORTH END NOTES.
The Irving Literary Clubs fair which
closed last night was pleasant success.
The police of the Second station made
three arrests last night.
Ihe Thanksgiving festival of the Rug
giles street Primitive Methodist church
will open this evening.