The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-26
MIDNIGHT ALARM
Three Shots Ring Out on
the Night Air.
Policeman and Trolley Conductor
Chase a Suspected Man.
The Man Is Named Small and VIII Be Tried
Tomorrow Morning Other Court News.

sound of three shots fired in rapid sue
cession aroused the neighborhood of Park
Place and Main street. The shots also
aroused every policeman within hearing,
and Officers Porritt, Sweet, Jeffers and
Schneider ran in the direction of the
sound of the shooting just in time to cap
ture a man, who proved to be Frank
Small, who was conveyed to the station
In the patrol wagon.
The cause of the shots proved to be as
follows: Officer Charles f. Hill while pa
trolling his beat in the vicinity OF High
and Man streets noticed man look around
the of High and Baptist streets and
dodge back again. Considering the acts
Of the fellow to be suspicious the officer
followed him, an went through Meeting
street to get better look at him.
AS soon as the man noticed the officer
after him he started to run, and chase
began which lasted thorugh Meeting
street to Main and to Park Place. When
Main street was reached the officer called
on the man to halt, but he only increased
his speed and the officer followed. When
the man turned to go up Park Place hill
the officer fired shot at him.
A trolley car was passing at the time,
and the conductor witnessing the shoot
ing, and having "gun" with him also
drew and blazed away, sending two shots
after the fugitive. The shots went wide
OF their mark, and the man kept on run
ming until he ran into the arms Of the
other policeman attracted by the shots.
The patrol wagon was called and the man
taken to the station.
Small Is well-known to the police, and
about six months ago was caught In
Wright's junk shop with another man.
He escaped punishment by giving sudden
illness as an excuse. He was allowed the
freedom Of the corridors of the station,
and took advantage Of the privilege and
soon located quantity of oonfiscated
beer. He didn't do a thing to the beer,
and when discovered had consumed a con-
siderable quantity.
This morning, when arraigned in court
to answer to the charge Of bejng q suS-
picious person. Small was taken with a
fit, or very good imitation of one, and
his case was postponed until later In the
day. The police say that Small is liable to
have an indefinite number Of fits, accord
ing to the number of times he is ar
raigned.
Small was arraigned before noon and
pleaded not guilty, but complained of be-
ing unwell. He was taken back to a cell
and will be given a hearing tomorrow
morning.
The young man, Albert Chappell, who
capture, was discharged, there being no
hot he tod x.,tA he
former.
Michael Moriarty was next arraigned on
the charge of assaulting Matthew Nc
Guiggan of 81 River street, and was fined
go and costs. From the testimony it ap-
peared that Moriarty went to the old
mans home shortly after 8 o'clock yester-
day morning and abused him, finally
winding up the performance by striking
him over the head with an iron poker, and
cutting his head open over the left eye
for nearly two inches.
McGuiggan went to the station and
made a complaint to the Chief, who issued
q warrant for Moriarty's arrest.
Another portion of the story which does
not reflect credit on the officer concerned
leaked out this morning, and Is in effect
as follows: When McGuiggan had made
his complaint at the station he started to
return home and was met on the way by a
well-known citizen, who noticed that the
old man was bleeding and evidently suf-
fering from his wound. He stopped him
and recommended that he 60 to the police
station and ask for medical attention.
McGuiggan did az advised, and when he
reached the station the only one he saw
was patrolman, whom he describes az an
elderly man, with white moustache who
accompanies the patrol driver with the
wagon during the day. He stated his case,
and asked that he be fixed up, but the only
satisfaction that he received was to be told
that he was drunk, that they had no
doctor there, and the best thing he could
do was to get out
So for the lack Of little attention the
old man came through the streets with q
bleeding head, which plaster and little
water would have remedied.
His description of the officer is sufii-
ciently plain to leave no doubt as to his
identity.
Several people who saw McGuiggan are
positive In their statements that he was
entirely sober, and It is probable that the
citizen who advised him to 90 to the sta
tion will report the matter to the Chief Of
Police