The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-26
AT NORTH END.
Effort of a HalfWitted
Firebug.
..6::s,
A Story of Cruelty That Was
Not True.
The Sailors Prides Will Swips the
AttlebOrians.

A very strange and imbecile attempt was
made 10 set fire TO barn in the rear of
ll9 Admiral street last night The barn
is on the Gould estate and is hired by
photographer William Ii. Potter.
shortly after o'clock man with
bicycle Failed a boy who was standing in
the doorway of 1l9 with the remark Say.
did you know an attempt had been made
TO fire your barng"
The boy whose name was Butterworth
confessed his ignorance of the scheme and
showed immense interest in the infor-
nation.
Then the man with the bicycle held up
n partially burnt bag and said: II found
that on the threshold of your barn. "
The boy then went TO the barn and found
the door had been burst open. An exami-
nation of the threshold showed il had
been saturated with kerosene and a lot
of small sized pieces Iof paper had been
placed over the saturated wood.
The police of the Second station were
promptly notified and the barn was most
carefully searched for other u aces than
the doorway where Kerosene might have
teen placed TO do effective work. Ii2ut. /
Murray led the investigating party but
hone of the dangerous fluid was found
Dor was there any other signs OF an at
tempt to prepare fire in the interior.
The partially burnt bag that tI . man
With the bike had found was examined
put no kerosene was found on IL. The
object of forcing open the door and only
putting Kerosene on the threshold are
hard TO account for save on the presump-
tion that the ono who made the attempt
TO burn the barn was not very brainy.
An Investigation of the case is being
made but there are no new developments
In the case as yet. No one was seen near
the premises previous to the discovery
made by tee wheelman on whom any
suspicion could rest.
HIT BY A CORN COB.
story of wild and cruel deed was
brought to the Second police station yes
terCiay afternoon by couple of men. The
story was told i'm "A nervous way and IL a.
most took the breath away from the ofl-
ciaI on whose ears it fell.
The yarn, for such subsequent develop
ments proved the thing to be, rather tnan
true story, u sea serpent tales and GER
tain romances are described, was 60 the
effect that Reuben Cohen lay stretched
on a cot in tenement on Halves street
aud mis- life was slowly ebbing away
The reason for the ebhing was that big
rocks had been thrown at him, So the
narrator said.
Questions asked by the police led TO n
Il
section OF the district in charge. When
found the officer was told three lads two
OF whom were named haZardin and tho
other Robinson, had attempted To stone "a
man to death.
The officer hurried TO the home of Mr..
Cohen and found that gentleman uncon-
scious. His friends told about rocks, bic
as lsrge-sized paving stones, that had been
thrown at Reuben. It was claimed "A
couple OF these had struck the man, one
hitting him on the chest and the other on
the side of the head.
The friends OF Mr.. Cohen had changed
their minds about the Kazardin boys. a
mistake. il was claimed, hau been made
III accusing them of firing ths rocks IL
had all been the work OF Robinson.
Now the officer believes in getting at
the bottom facts of any case he is sent to
investigate so ne interviewed the kn7nr-
dins and Robinson. After much talk tho
boys told the officer trey had been swan.
ping bites on an ear Of corn they found,
and one Of them broke off piece Of the
cob and threw it Mt MIR Cohen This
was all there was 10 the rock throwing
saTn.
CHAMPIONS TO MEET
There is one particular aggregation OF
star ballplayers at least that is happy.
namely. the Sailors Prides The reason
for their good feeling is that Manager
Ihnlts hs -Nblal ~ khllo WITH
the Attleboros for Saturday, SEPT. 4tf,
on the home grounds OF tho latter clah.
The game will be one OF unusual interest
for the sailors Priues are very anxious TO
Jueet the lewelry men and both teams are
strong ones. 1he battle cannot be too
warm for the North Enders and the
Attleboros are never interested In horse
car methods.
NORTHIND NOTES
There will be n cottage PRAYER mseting
NJ the home of MIR. Jonks, 21l smith street
this evening, at 7:4a under the auspices
of the Gate OF Heaven Mission. The meet.
ing will be In charge OF the superintsu.
dent OF the mission. Bro James Taudyin.
George II. Nelson, n prominent momltr
OF the Pekiu Literary Association is
visiting friends in Bristol
The police OF the Second station made
three arrests last night. one Of the
parties arrested was drunk and the other
two were suspicioui characters
we'll known bartender Of this section
has made such record for himself as al
aquatic swimmer generally the use of the
wofd aquatic would ba unnecessary, but
people might doubt the good faith of the
challenge. IL 10 was omitted. that friend
has offered to back him 60 'he extent of
slW 90 swim an agreed distance with any
one In the city. The BARTENDER has no oh.
iecfior % having tie match take place I'm
S'ltrnie river.
Ofii,sr McChr;in 81 the second station
a1d sergeant Dilmnrtin Of the Third
s1tion have returned from "a visit 20
frisuds In New York