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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
PIGEON AND HAWK.
The Bird of Prey Was Driven OF But the
Carrier Died.

Yesterday afternoon while Joseph Pot
ter was loading wood on his cart near
the state prison a pigeon flew toward him
as II for protection. Directly behind the
frightened bird was monster hawk,
which paid no attention TO the presence
OF Mr.. Potter, but was making an effort
10 catch the pigeon, which it did Before
it got out of reach OF MIR. Potter he struck
the hawk with IA small stick Of wood, with
sufficient force 60 stun the big bind and 10
The pigeon, which was of the carrier
breed, was 50 badly injured by the hawk
that it died. On its leg was the letter Il,
and the number. 40. S96
Mr.. Potter with some Of the officials Mt
the state prison found the nest of tho
hawk nearby and this evening a PARTY
will hunt and il is possible that by to-
morrow's sun there will be one less hawk
in that vicinity
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
Near Danger Mark.
WARSHIPS TO HELP.
England Sends Them to Help Enforce
Newfoundland Fishing Law.

Halifax, n. s., April H-War ships
Pelican. Buzzard and Cordeclia, now
stationed at Bermuda, have been ordered
to sail for Newfoundland at the end of
tli' week, 10 aid In the enforcement Of
the Newfoundland bait act, which will
Irove Of great benefit to the fishing in
dustry of the island.
The Newfoundland press adopts an ex-
ultant tone over the anticipated effects
of the act upon the competition of
bounty fed French fishing,n which in
the past has practically prohibited the
newfoundland fishermen from competing
against the French and has resulted in
Ncwfoundlanders having been steadily
uriven out of the European and West
Indian markets hy low prices.
Mr. Chamberlain, British colonial sec
rotary has expressed some fear that the
enforcement Of the act may lead to trou-
be, because he was of the opinion that
the colonial authorities insist upon the
act becoming law, the home government
would hesitate TO exercise the power of
disallowance. Consequently instructions
were cablcd the warship 40 Bermuda To
hurry their departure for Newfoundland
20 assist tho local revenue cutters in en-
forcing the act
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
ARRESTED In BOSTON.
Leon c. Phet,eplac. OF This City in
Serious Trouble.
He Is Accused of swindIins by Per-
sonating Young Rockefeller.

Boston, April l4.-Leon G. phetteplay
of Providence was arrested this morning
by Insf ectors McCausiand and Cleary on
two charges Of obtaining goods under false
protcnses. The false pretense In each case
was that he was John ID. Rockefeller, Jr. +,
n son Of the New York millionaire. He
tried To swindle Bigelow, kenard Il CO.,
Shrevc, Crump * Lowe and Browning,
King * Co, but in every case he had his
trouble tor his pairs, and az last the case
was brought TO the attention of the police
Wnen arrested, Phctteplace admitted the
charges against him. He said he belonged
in Providence but left there because of u
judgment obtained there by Browning
hing ~ Co. He has been in Boston about
"a fortnight. He had u check for 81 on the
Old Colony Trust Company signed by
James y. smith
Phetteplace is a young man and boards
with family ut III Prosl Get street in
this city. He has occasionally feen en-
ploye1 by-tts father w l.. q. Phette-
place an OF dcaler at ll6 South Water
street.
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Searching for Mowry.

Old man Mowry was not To DO found
about the house during the fire, nor after
ward, and it was thought that his body
would be found In the cellar. That no
such find was made led 20 the wagging Of
tongues. and 20 search for the missing
man. Mowry was accustomed To go away
OH long tramps across country in search
OF relics and curios, and ordinarily his
absence would excite no suspicion. Now
il did. The authorizes wished him TO give
an explanation. Mowry, had he killed the
Reynolds family and fired the house would
never have been suspected of the crime,
had not the two men been mp with the
sick horse Had not those men been in
the other barn nobody would have known
of the fire until nothing remained but the
ashes of the house and its occupants and
the fire would have completely wiped out
tho evidence of murder. There were
other features which created suspicion.
Those who had been first TO get to the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

Mr.. Reynolds. Nearby was found the
trunk of the adopted daughter. The position
of the bodies leads the villagers and town
authorizes TO believe that man had been
In the girls room and that Mr.. Reynolds
went Co the assistance of the girl: that
when Reynolds appeared the man struck
him and the girl down. went To Mrs
Reynolds room, murdered her and TO
cover up the three crimes strewed tho
kerosene about and set fire 10 the house
That the assaults were committed quite
while before the fire was discovered Is also
evident.
Whoever set that fire had not only keys
10 the Reynolds tenement but TO the barn
He also had time in which 10 fix both
plans TO his entire satisfaction for after
the oil had been poured out and set fire 10
all the house and barn doors were closed
and locked and the murderer and incen-
diary retired To the neighboring woods 10
watch for the first signs of the success OF
his scheme to hide his crimes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
MRS. BATES STORY.
She Put Revolver That Killed
Daughter on Center Of Table.
OIL Had Been Spilled on Latter
Dress and Flash Ignited 1t.

East Weymouth, Mass, April 1i-It
developed today that Mrs Bates, the
mother of Lucy Bates, whose act of sui
eide I'm shooting herself yesterday caused
so much excitement here, placed the re-
volyer in the center Of the table where 10
was found, the position Of which was one
of the facts which led 20 the theory of
murder. 1t has also appeared that the
kerosene which was found on the girls
clothing had been spilled there and that
the fire probably resulted from the flash
of the revolver, which, Mrs. Bates says,
was lying on the edge OF the table, almost
in touch of the girls left side. When she
entered the room she saw. it there and inn
pulsively pushed IL away from the body
The officers were at work on the ease all
night, but nothing startling has develop
cd from their efforts. In order 10 clear
up the ease entirely Judge Humphrey
has ordered Medical Examiner Frazer 20
hold an autopsy this afternoon. In the
Quincy municipal court this morning
Thomas Cronan and Daniel Carroll, the
two mon who were arrested yesterday
morning in connection with tho case, were
arraigned on charge Of assault but they
were discharged without an examination.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
HIS BILL DISMISSED.
Henry c. Clark Loses his Suit Against
Educational Corporation.

A decree was entered i'm the case of
Henry G.. Clark VS. Rhode Island Hospital
Trust Company and the Evangelical
Education Association of PHILADELPHIA In
the appellate court today dismissing the
bill of complaint.
Mr.. Clark Gained that nm oral agree
mcnt made with him by the late samuel
Lewis allowed him To- deduct one-half tho
costs of repairs on land on the Dorrauce
street plat leased by him from bis rent.
He asked for reformation OF the lease
which had he claimed inadvertently
omitted the mention of the allowance for
repairs and also the restraining of suit
begun against him in the common pleas
division of the court.
When Mr. Lewis died he left this prop
erty with the trust company In trust for
the Evangelical Association and allow
ance for repairs were made until lS93
Tho respondents claim that Mr. Lewis
never intended to bind his successors in
title and that the Evangelical Association
never approved of the allowance for ~
pairs.
c. Frank Parkhurst was attorney for
the respondents.
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A Startling Find.

When the people broke into Mowry's $
half of the house at , o'clock this morn.
ing that can was found in his main liV-
ing room and it was empty. Somebody
had the forcthought to take that can out
of the house and to preserve it,, and today
IL stands as an important link in the chain
of circumStuntial evidence which Is surely
Co lead TO the connection of man 20
whom suspicion points above all Others,
"the man with the exclusive opportu-
nifty. The fire was discovered about ?
o'clock and long before the house was
destroyed the big barn, not 300 feet away,
was ignited and became heap OF
backcncd ruins. With the barn was lost
"a horse and quantity of hay. BY the light
of the early morning Mrs. Roynold' :
wounds could be- better judged. One of
the cuts had been inflicted with a sharp
pointed instrument, like dagger This
weapon had entered the face at the nose
and near the corner of the right eye and
~ had como out near the ear.
After tho last of the raftcrs and beams
had been consumed there was found i'm
the cellar. and directly under what had
been the floor of Mrs. Reynolds room. an
old-fashioncd bayonct, which Is believed
60 have belonged To old Mr.. Mowry's :
collection of curiOs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
An Attempt al Suicide.

Perhaps about mile from tho burning
property Mowry stood on little bridge
spanning u brook and placing the muzzle
of the pistol into his right ear he iircd
The shock tumblcd him oft the bridge
into the brook. When ne was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Inman his clothing was
almost dripping wet and this was five
hours after he had fallen into the brook
That hc shot himself there Is not the
slightest doubt and that he did not Kill
himself j. mystery. He must haye had
very poor weapon. There was NO
marks of powder I'm the outside. but the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
C0unterleiIers Arraigned.

Boston, April II. --.Ioscph Ferrish, alias
Frcucci, % years CID Camilla Labadassa. ~
years old, appeared before United states
Commissi )ner Fiske this morning Ecing
clargcd with having I'm their possession
counterfeit money and dies for the MAX
ing OF the same They pleaded not guilty
and were held i'm $1,000 each for their ap-
pearance tomorrow at 10 o'clock for cx-
animation.
The Providence police have been asked
10 arrest the husband Of Camilla who IL is
supposed lives there
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

up" Then Mowry said he put on old
clothes and they marched him back into
the woods. He went into the barn and
didn't know where the robbers went
The three robbers who stayed behind set
fire TO the house about O'Clock. Mowry
said he saw the blaze. The robbers did not
speak aloud while he was with them and
he could not tell any of them If he should
see them again. 'Oh, IL was terrible!"
he exclaimed
Plainly Insane.
While he was talking it was plain to be
seen that Mowry was insane. The vacant
look in his eyes, the utter lack of all
sense of responsibility and the total abb
sence of realization of his own peculiar
position in the tragedy all betoken the
ovcrthrown reason.
3 Deputy Sheriff Inman said that when
he reached tho scene of the murder at
O'Clock all tho doors and windows Of the
house were locked ana the place was
saturated with kerosene. Mowry was n
great liar and had been known AS such for
years. His story of the robbers Is "a yarn.
Another very suspicious feature was that
George Plumb and Antoine Allen asked
Mowry to come TO the barn and play whist
with them. This was at q o'clock in the
evening, and Mowry said that he would
do SO. One of the men went over to the
house To get the cards. Mowry went i'm,
shut the door, came out and gave him the
cards and very quickly slammed the door,
He would not let his friend look into the
house. According TO Mowry's story he was
I'm the house from p. m, until the rob
bcrs came to the place. II that were So
then he must have been in bed. But both
beds were undisturbcd and both beds
were found covered with kerosene
soaked shayings so that he is trippcd
badly on that point.
For a long time Mowry has been woman
crazy. He could not keep away from the
opposite sex and at all picnics and fairs he
had them swarming about him, either for
the sport of the tables or for his money.
An Inquest Held.
The remains Of the victims are at
Harrisville and an inquest was held by
the coroner this afternoon. The villages
OF Oakland and Harrisville are close to-
gcthcr and the scene of the crime Is about
midway between them. Nearly all the
population has been at the fearful place,
and groups of villagers stand nc street
corners and discuss this greatest tragedy
ever committed in this quiet community.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
Closing Arguments Made.

The closing arguments In the case Of
Sarah Houghton against Corliss steam
Engine Company were made this after
noon. A motion 20 direct verdict for
the defendant made this morning by
Judge Hayes was denied by Judge Rogers.
Frederick G. Hayes made the argument Tor
the defendant aud Charles n. Page Sr,
the closing argument for the plaintin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
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BENJAMIN BARKER DEAD.
Widely known Lumber Dealer Dies at
His Homo In Iiverton,

Eonjamin Barker, a widely known
lumber dealer, died at his homo in liver
ton today, aged 75 years. He was at one
timo agent for the Olean Lumber Com
pany of Olean, y. Y, whose interest he
managed until 1870, when he went to Fall
River and was largely engaged i'm supply
ing lumber for mill construction. His
country seat in Tiverton was one of the
finest farms In this section. A widow and
three children survive him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

The fire was discovered by George
Plumb and Antoine Allen of Oakland,
who were doctoring "A sick horse in barn
within 800 feet of the house. Plumb is a
butcher and Allen is a store clerk. Plumb
looked out of the barn and saw that the
north side of the house was all ablaze.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
A CONDUCTORS DEATH.
Found Asphyxiated in His Room at
D0rcbeS er.
His Roommate Was Unconscious But
Will Probably Recover

Eoston, April li.-Frcd Bryan, an cleo
trio car conductor, was found dead in bed
and his roommate Charles Kilburn was
found unconscious from asphyxiation by
gas at their lodging house in Dorchester
this morning. The gas had been left
slightly burning when the men retired
last night and air In the pipes is thought
To have cxtiDguishcd the flames He was
26 years Of age. Kilburn is 2S. 1t is
thought tho latter will recover
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
An Inquest Held.
C0unterfelters Didn't Come.

Chief of Police Baker was notified by
Boston authorities last night that "a gang
OF Italian counterfeiters had left that
town for Providence. The chief ordered
his detectives to hunt them up hut u
search Of the several Italian quarters In
the city failed to verify the suspicious Of
tho Boston police.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
AWFUL TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds and Their
Adopted Daughter Murdered.
SLAUGHTERED BY A MANIAC WHILE THEY SLEPT.

heir Shavngs Saturated With Oil
Set eNeighbOrs Responded in Time Rescue Mrs Reynolds
Burning Building but She Died From Frghf Wounds
in Five Minutes Remains of the Husband and Adopted Daughter
MOwry Who Occupied Part of the House
the PerperaOr of the Shocking Crm Is Believed Be Insane
Shot Himself Head but Was Seriously WOunded Now
in Custody--Tells Tale of Masked Robbers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
sHave They Got HIM?

II Is reported in police circles that one
Of the men who did the "holding up" in
Goodchild 4 Gline's store on Friendship
street saturday night has been arrested.
This report Is not confirmed nor denied
by the police ofiicials
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
Finding the Charred Bodies.

When the condition of the timbcrs
would permit, Demucl Sayles got into the
cellar and with Others explored for the
bodies Of the missing people Ia front Of
the cellar, and near what had been the
east front door. was found the trunk of "a
body. This was identified as the body Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
Rightly Named.

The peoples choice Formosa Tea sold
by Nicholson, Thackray a. Co., az 2Sc.
per H., two pounds for ~ cents, also
Perfection Java Coffee NC 2jc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
IrregularS Have Now Ad-
yanced Beyond Kipuri.
Turkish Troops Driven Before Them
in Onward March.
Porte Sends Commune alton Threat.
ening Declaration of War.

Larissa, April IA. Trustworthy reports
received here yesterday confirm the state
ments that Greek irregulars have captured
Baltino in Macedonia. The Turks lost
forty men killed.
The insurgent chief Davelis occupied a
strong position in the mountains near
Krania. His force later was attacked by
"a Turkish battalion from Velimisti; but,
the Turks were repulsed with severe loss.
The Greeks then assumed the offensive,
cut up the Turkish detachment, captured
eighteen mules, convoy of provisions
and large quantity of ammunition and
made prisoners OF fifteen Turks.
After this success the Geeks advanced
To kiuri, on the road to Grevena threaten
ing the communications of Turkish GEN.
trail force at Elassona, with Janina, the
Turkish headquarters in Albania. In all
the skirmishes and fighting since cross
ing the frontier the Greeks only lost five
men killed and had 10 men wounded.
Fresh troops continue to arrive here from
the south. A third brigade was forlne,l
today in order to assist In the defense OF
the frontier. The enthusiasm of the
troops Is unabated.
In Macedonia the weather is wet and
cold. but I'm Thessally fine weather pre-
walls, permitting the military authorities
vance into Turkish territory or to defend
the frontier in the event of tho Turks
assuming the offensive, which is looked
upon here as being more probable.
Dispatches received here today from the
Greek expeditionary force say that the ir-
regulars have passed Kipufi, driving the
Turks before them and arc rushing on for
Grevena where "A strong Turkish force,
some reports say an army corps Is
stationed.
There are rumors here of ministerial
changes; but there are no signs of any
relaxation in preparing for war and there
will be "a feeling of relief when hostilities
commence.
A Threat Of War.
London, April 14.-The Evening News
publishes dispatch from its special corre-
spondent at Athens today saying that the
Turkish government has formally in
formed the Greek government that any
further raid of irregulars into Turkish ter
ritory will be regarded by Turkey as a
declaration of war upon the part Of
Greece
Greeks Reach Grevena.
London, April IA special dispatch
from the Turkish base of operations says
that the Greek irregulars have succeeded
i'm advancing as far as Grevena rallying
ing communications between the Turkish
armies at Elassona and Janina
Says Greeks Wcre Driven Back.
Elassona, Macedonia, April IL An
officer sent by Edhem Pasha, TO krania,
with intruction TO ascertain the exact sit
uation in that vicinity confirms the state
ments previously made that the Turks
have driven the insurgents back across the
frontier. inflicting loss of 30 killed on
the latter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

Gentlemen passing along Westminster street
should not fail TO notice what Is going ON at
No. Jqs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
Says Greek. were Driven Back.

Elassona, Macedonia, April IL An
officer sent by Edhem Pasha, to krania,
with intruction to ascertain the exact sit
uation in that vicinity confirms the state
ments previously made that the Turks
have driven the insurgents back across the
frontier. inflicting "a loss of 90 killed on
the latter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

burning house who in their valiant
efforts To rescue the imperiled people
risking their own lives to save Others got
into Mowry's part of the house before the
flames reached the old mans promises, had
time in which TO observe that neither OF
Mowry's beds had been occupied last
hight, and that nothing had been dis
turbed, SO that the theory of robbers en-
tering and ransacking the house would
not hold
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
Poured Oil on the Bodies.

He found kerosene and poured 10 over
the dead bodies, saturated the bed cloth
ing, sprinkled the fluid over all the fur
niture and placed kerosene saturated
shavings all over the premises. He placed
Kerosene on ali his household belongings
and then went TO the barn about 2OO feet
away from the house. and poured kerosene
all around. Then he set the lire and
house and barn were leycled by tho
flames The fire was started about 3
o'clock. Mowry took the pistol with
which he had threatened the girl and
went out of the house by the back on
trance going i'm the direction of the
woods.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

He called Allen, who had dropped asleep
and both went over to the house. An
alarm was given and other neighbors re-
sponded. They found every door fastened
and broke in two of them.
Evidence Of Horrible Butchery.
The first room entered was that of Mrs
Reynolds. Here there were evidences of n
most horrible butohery. Some blunt i'm
struncnt had been used TO smash i'm Mrs
Reynolds head, and her slayer had scat
tered her blood and brains ali over the
room. Depite the terrible character of her
wounds Mrs. Reynolds WAS still alive,
and she lived five minutes after she was
taken out to the roadside. In the mean
time efforts were being made TO get at the
other inmates, but the rapidity advanc-
ing flames drove the villagers back and
the unfortunate people were left To their
fate. That they had already been slenccd
either by the blows of the murderous wea-
pom or by suffocation was too evident, for
not a cry was heard from them. There
was time however, to get into the apart
ment of the aged rcclusc and there very
important discovery was made. Every
where had been sprinkled shavings
and these, with the furniture had been
liborally doused with kerosene that the
destruction OF the house might be
accelerated.
The rapid combustion of the house meant
the concealmcnt of the greater crime of
murder and only tho Almighty knows
what else The vessel from which that
oil was poured was "a n-gallOn tin can.
last night 1t was seen in the Reynolds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

inside Of the ear plainly showed it. The
wound was bleeding at / o'clock this
afternoon and the doctor who examined
him said he was crazy without a doubt
He probed for and found the bullet I'm the
ear. How long Mowry remained in the
water Is not known. It's chill helped to
revive him from the stupor superinduced
by the bullet in his ear. He crawled out
of the brook and made his way TO place
in the brush back of Leander Buffum's
ulucg
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Captured in a Barn.

He was found in the barn about 0
o'clock this morning by the man who
occupies the premises and who reported TO
Mr. Buffum 10 whom he has not spoken
for more than year that Martin Mowry
was in his barn and that he was crazy.
Mr. Buffun placed Alowry in team TO
take hin. home. He had not heard of the
murder, but the terrible news came to
him before he started with tho maniac.
Then instead of taking him homo he re-
ported the fact to Sheriff Inman, who
took the crazy man TO the lookup at Har-
risville. Sheriff Inman said thar he was
satisfied that he had the murderer.