The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
BARBER SHOP ROBBED
Detectives Arrest Michael j. Mulvey
on Suspicion.
Other Thefts Reported-Acted Strangely.
Noes From The 'Norls End.

The barber shop of Joseph Mortis
the corner of Charles and Hawkins streets
was entered the night before last and
two clipping machines and four razors
were stolen. Detectives Merrill and Nick
erson were detailed To find the thieves and
they arrested Michael j. Mulvey on sus-
picion. Mulvey had skeleton key In
his possesson ut the time ol his arrest
Yesterday and tho night previous
seems To have been good time Tor thieves
here, considering the hard lines thieves
have had in this section for sometime
past. Nelson kaube who boards at
Houghton street just this side OF the North
Providence line reported 10 the police that
some one had stolen his gold watch FROM
his trunk between the hours of II mid
night and u O'Clock yesterday morning.
There was no evidence of anv one getting
into the house from the outside with
in the time mentioned. Detectives Merrill
and Nickerson Investigated the case.
Some coyetous person took fancy 10
nine pretty rabbits that Alexander Grant
kept in his burrow at ll3 Camp street ana
stole the rabbits. The animals were stolen
between 5. 80 o'clock and e. 80 o'clock yes
terday morning.
HE ACTED STRANGELY.
Officer Dennis Mccarthy got interested
In the peculiar actions of "a man who was
on Randall sq uare at about l0l5 o'clock
last night The man was acting In very
suspicious manner and seemed To keep
out of the way Of everyone and To effect
his purpose would dodge in and out OF
lanes. The officer made up his mind To
arrest the fellow and started out To do SO,
but the chap ran This only made the
officer more anxious than ever To get him
and he succeeded il was IA hard job to
hold the fellow at the box, but he was
al.
made three attempts To get Tree ON his
trip TO ths station. When the wagon
reached the latter place Lieut.. Murray
saw that the man, who gave the name OF
John Burns and said his home was at
Apponaug, was suffering from the effects
of excessive drinking. In short time
Burns had "A violent attack of delirium
tremens and "A physician was summoned.
Later on Burns recovered from his Illness
and was taken down street this morning.
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE.
There was very large assemblage of
the friends of the Irving Literary Club
at What Cheer hall last eveving To hear
passing comments on the things of the
day by lnterlocutor James j. McGovern
and Bones Gene Mccarthy, James III.
Dodd, James +. McGehearty, William
Mccormack and Tambos Daniel Il. Sui
livan, Charles a. O'Donnell, Vincent l..
McCann and Joseph r. Flynn. The fact
of these gentlemen being in good health
having been ascertained at varied inter
walls for a couple of hours they made some
excellent hits and gave far more than the
usual number of novel jokes and some
statements OF local flavor were particu-
larry pat
Miss Velma Brown, little miss whose
training was excellent, previous To the
raising of the curtain, recited "Thc Min
strel's Story" and sang the verses Of
My Old Kentucky Home" the COM
pany beginning Its performance with the
singing of the chcrus of this old, but ever
popular, melody.
The end men made their bow to the
public with the song, 1.-The Black Four
Hundreds Ball, which was well sung,
and the chorus in this number as well
as Others on the program, gave evidence
of good training and was decidedly sat
isfactory. The other numbers We're: "A
Bandits Life" William NJ. Virgin;
Don't Tell Her That You Love Her.
Patrick O'Donnell; Don't Yer Leave
"Bonny Eloise, James A. Fitzgerald;
"De Darkey Cavaliers, - end men;
Lovely Eyes of Violet Blue" Leo Null
holland; tenor solo, Farewell, ~ John
+. sullivan; "Hurrah for Life at Sea"
Mr.. Virgin tv Gal is "A High Born
Lady, " Eugene j. Mccarthy song and
chorus by the company.
Seldom have there been given so many
well sung solos by young men as was
the case last evening and the audience
was not at all tardy in giving to the
vocalists the warm approval they SO
richly deserved.
IT. was altogether one of the biggest
nights in the history of one of the best or
ganizations that has ever sought the
favor of North Enders.
The second part of the program con-
sisted of irish character sketches by
Messrs. Willis and Killion; banjo and
guitar duets, Light Guards March and
Limited Express Galop, by Messrs Clin-
ton Emerson and G. o. Rhodes; buck and
wing dancing, James III. Dodd, and i'm
presentations by George f. MoFadden.
The evenings pleasure was brought to
close with dancing Music for the
minstrel performance and for the dane
ing was rendered by Reeves orchestra
Alexander McCabo being the director and
the chorus which was us follows, showed
ba ayanlIant atfaptS of his tpnt