The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-02
Important Meeting Of the
Board Of Aldermen Will
Be Held Tonight.
Charges Have Been Preferred
Against Sergeant Of Police
Merrill s. L0uks'
DEATH or MR.. MICHAEL LYND.
HuckIeberry Party Met With IN Accidental
Scorcher Injured a Young Lady-Returned
to Her Home-Notes Of Interest.


The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Aldermen will be held this even
ing. AS many matters OF interest are
awaiting the action Of the Board, the ses-
sion In all probability will be an interest
ing one. AS many OF the previous meet
ings of the Board have been of the sensa-
tional order, or rather matters OF q
sensational nature have turned up at these
meetings, 1t is limited that the meeting
this evening will be not allowed to pass
without something of this nature coming
to the surface. 1T Is intimated upon good
authority that charges will be preferred
against sergt. Isouks, Of{icer Hardness and
Special Officer Borden, . copy OF the same
having been forwarded to City Clerk
. Crawfo
The charges are signed by James Nc
Carthy, father of Lawrence Mccarthy, the
boy who was taken to the police station
by the Sergeant and his men, and who, 1t
is claimed, had bought liquor at the Law
saloon one evening last week. False ar
rest and imprisonment are named In the
document, the claim being that not only
was the boy detained at the station, but so
also was his father, the signer OF the
charges, who had gone to the station to
see why his boy was held against his will.
The evident object of the police In secur-
ing the boy was to get his story OF the
alleged liquor sale for.use as evidence In
A. e~p aaI1 In ~
liquor to a minor.
While the boy was held prisoner In one
room without cause, as alleged, the father
claims that Harkness, acting under the
Sergeant's orders, would not allow him to
depart from another room at the time he
was ready to go.
The charges were sworn to before
Thomas w. Robinson, notary public, of
Pawtucket, who n the attorney for Nc
Carthy, and 1t is ,etated that civil and
criminal actions will be brought.
1t is also intimated that charges OF an
other nature will be preferred at this or
the next meeting Of the Board. Some little
time ago petition was presented to the
Board by the New England Electrolytic
Copper Company to close up Blackstone
street. At the time strong opposition
developed and the matter, has been allowed
to lie dormant since thatltime. Those in
terested for and against the project have
been waiting for decisive answer by the
Board. The matter may be brought up
this evening.
The scorcher Again.
Victoria Lavelle, young lady residing
on G street, was knocksd down Saturday
evening on Dexter street by an unknown
bicycle rider and severely injured. Miss
.Iavelle had been down on Conant's ex-
,cursion and was on her way home at the
time of the accident. Near tthe corner OF
C.street she went to cross over to the other
side of the street and was struck by the
cyclist, who was scorchipg down the street
at fast gait. The girl was rendered un-
conscious by the collision and was taken
into the house of q Mrs. JAWS. 1t was
fully 80 minutes before she was able to
speak. The right arm was terribly bruised,
and 1t is thought that she was injured in
ternaily, as she complained, Of severe pains
about the hips and sidea. Later she was
taken to her home on G street, and medi
cal assistance was summoned. The bicycle
rider did not wait to ascertain the extent
of the Soung lady's injuries, but mounted
his wheel and rode of.
EifYh Ward RecublieAu Club.
An important meeting of the Fifth Ward
Republican Club will be held this evening.
Sometime. ago the members 81 the club de-
cided to erect building Tor their own
purposes. Plans were drawn up and
several shares In the new building were
sold. Since that time the building ,0om-
mittee have made other arrangements with
the recent purchaser of the bnilding In
which the club has headquarters, and the
result Is that the club, at the meeting this
evening, will abandon the idea to erect
b1ilding. Arrangements have been made
whereby the club will have more suitable
quarters.
splk He Finger.
A painful accident happened Saturday
afternoon to driver Of an Oldtown Zee
cart named Todd. He was delivering Ice
to a family on High street, and In reach
ing into the cart for piece of Ice the fore
finger OF his left hand came In contact
with the sharp prongs Of the Ice tongs,
cutting quite cash In It. He was attend
ed by DIR. Howe, who found II necessary
TO take two stitches In the wound.
Agreed To 60 Home.
Yesterday afternoon man called at the
police station and made complaint to
Chief Goldsmith that his sister had left her
home ION Pleasant View and had gone to
reside I'm q house on Central street, near
the "Bowcry." He requested the Chief to
send and officer after her, as he wanted her
to return home. Acting Sergeant Sylves-
ter was detailed TO bring her TO the
station, which he did. The brother and
sister held consultation and finally ad-
justed matters 30 that the young woman
agreed to return to her home.
Did Thcy walk Home?
The Crescent Baseball Team of the West
Side, went TO Kingston Saturday TO play
q match game with the crack team OF that
placs, and owing TO the fact that they