The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
AT NORTH END.
Dead Man May Have Been
William FitZ.
A Transfers Spite Against
Bicycle Riders.
Ten Arrests Made by Second Station
Police Last Night.

The man killed by the Boy State express
near the Smithtield avenue bridge yester-
day afternoon may be VIII Fitz of Eliza
beth. n. j., for lotter from T. titz
OF that place was foind on his person by
Medical Examiner / erkins.
It is possible that the dead man
may have found this letter in his wan
derings for the letter read as follows:
Dear BrotheI--I received your letter to-
day. I came on the O'Clock mail. |
am now looking ex (here the line Is
blotte1) getting claims for Friday. L
could not read it until came back from
Peters. | am catching the ? O'Clock
mail. You be careful how you uso your
money. 1t is no use spending 10 foolish.
can't say no more now. The postman Is
coming BE sure and answer this as soon
rs you receive il and write plain. They
had TO redirect the letter from New York
postoffice. Goodbye. Your brother,
Il. FITZ.
p. S. BE sure and write when you get
this. will write you long letter when
hear from you again. 4. FIJI
Elizabeth, Aug. ~.
The lettor was addressed to william
Fitz, at Hartford, Conn.
The dead man had no money and the
letter would indicate that William Fitz
had recently come into possession OF quito
large sum.
10 one Of the three men that tho un-
fortunate man was walking with, he
said that he had come from Pennsylvania
and this Is probably correct The polioe
have been unable to find by telegraph any
y. Titz at Elizabeth.
The victim of the accident was one OF
three men who left Woonsocket yesterday
forenoon. Ono of the men was Finn and
al L In nh of h.. nt fvyn N
just before the accident
He stepped out of the way OF freight
train on track No. when 10 was 100
feet south of tho cemetery bridge, So
called.
He did not notice that the Bay State
express was coming right along on track
No. on which he had stepped. In con
sequence be was struck by the express and
his head and other parts Of his body were
badly crushed.
TROUBLE LATER ON.
A very ugly tenmster showed his
hatred OF bicyclists on Gladstone avenue
yesterday afternoon. A wheelman was
coming down the avenue and the teamster
was driving up. The latter drove so close
TO tho cur bstone that the rider or the bike
was tipped from his wheel on 10 the sice-
walk and that the wheel was not smashed
was no fault of the teamster.
The latter thought the joke good one
but ho may think differently by ana by
when he firds tnat the wheelman took the
NUM- ber of the vehicle and has lodged u
complaint at the City Hall
HORSE RAN AND FELL.
A horse attached to wagon owned by
Thomas Dolan, the Gladstone avenue
painter, ran away from the corner of
Charles street and down Branch avenue
yesterday afternoon. Tho horse preferred
TO run down Charles street TO flight on
che avenue When near the Corliss
works the horse fell down and was
slightly bruised. The wagon was not
damaged.
NORTH END NOTES
There were 10 arrests made by the police
of the Second station last night. Seven
of the arrests were on charges Of drunk
enness and three on charges of being sus-
picious characters.
A bicyce rider made too sharp turn mt
the corner of Randall street and the
square yesterday ana ran against an cleo
trio light polo. He fortunately escaped
uDhurt
The Sailors Pride management islook-
ing for games outside New England.
James j. A. Nolan of New York. who
has been the guest Of James IL. Nolan the
past two months, will leave for homo to-
night. He has made many new friends
here who wish him continued success In
the Fordham, which is his special pride
Rev. c. A. Lockwood of Mount pleas-
ant will have charge of the services at
the Providence Gospel Mission. s29 North
Nain street this evening.