The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-11
Business Men Are Careless
About Closing and Locking
Their Store Doors.
Officer Lambert Found No Less
Than Five Open Doors
~ During Past Week.
CASE OF YOUTHFUL DHPRAVITY,
Trolley Party by the Employees Of the HalrcIoth
Company-Case Settled Out Of Court
Personals and Locals.


Time and time again the attention Of
the business men has been called to the
fact that the city is full of tramps and
suspicious characters who are waiting for
the first opportunity to take advantage Of
their carelessness. "A sample of this care
lessness Is seen In the fact that Officer
Lambert has found, during the past week,
no less than five places Of business open
after the closing hour. On another occa-
sion the officer found one of the stores
locked, but the key wes very accommoda-
tingly left In the door.
1t is understood, of course, that no
business man does this on purpose, but 1t
must be admitted that It IL extreme care
lessness on their part. II on one of these
occasions somebody had entered one of the
stores and rified It Of an amount OF goods,
there would be . hue and cry raised that
the police were not doing their duty;
moreover 1t would be safe to say the owner
would stoutly maintain that he securely
locked the doors before going home.
A few days ago merchant reported to
the police that somebody had robbed his
store of a lot of canned goods. When the
affair was investigated 1t wss found that
one of the front windows OF his store had
been broken for some two weeks and all
the goods in the window were at the mer-
cy OF anyone passing. In view of the fact
that the hobo element are becoming alarm
ingly desperate 1t would be good policy tor
every storekeeper to take extra caution
when closing up their places of business
for the night and make certain that each
and every door and window In the place
lis securely locked and bolted. At the
same time 1t would be q wise plan for all
housekeepers to see that the same caution
is used In regards to their dwelling houses.
Only few evenings ago an officer, while
lpatrolling his beat, noticed the front door
|of residence on the West Side open early
hn the morning. Thinking that, possibly,
there might be something wrong he
watched the place some time and finally
went up and sprung the catch.
Youthful Depravity.
| The attention of the police has been
called to q case which has astonished all
who have been acquainted with the facts.
a complaint was made to Chief Goldsmith
yesterday afternoon that 7-year- r-old girl
had turned highwayman and robbed
¬ber little girl of q sum of money. 1t
GEMS that little girl of the same age
vas sent to the store by her mother for
ONE light groceries and gave her pocket
nfof MI unit "a q M nnn
bh the way she was met by this young
matator of Dick Turpin who held her up
nd took the money from the pocketbook.
fiicer Coombs was notified of the affair,
nd Immediately went In search of the
oung girl. After considerable trouble he
ppnd her, but the money had been spent.
de girl owned up to the charge, and said
hat she and some other children had been
bout the town having q nice time.
From the story told 1t was apparent that
be children had q gay old time eating
Indy, ice cream and the delicacies of the
Jason. The girl was brought to her
other and she acknowledged that 1.-THE
rl had propensity to taking things that
ID not belong to her. She further said
at she could not do anything with her,
she would 20 out In the morning and
main away until or 8 o'clock in the
ching. The matter is now In the hands
the police who are debating what to do
the case. II she were older the duty of
elpSlice would be clear, but owing to
e extreme youth of the child 1t Is diff
1t question to solve.
Board Of Aldermen.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
dermen will be held tomorrow evening
several matters of an important nature
II come up for action. 1t Is thought
ssible that the Board will take some ac-
IN upon the charges preferred against
rgt. Louks, and In all probability date
the proposed hearing will be set. The
fnmittee on Street Lights, to whom was
erred the matter OF getting n rebate in
price of lights, will make their report,
the full contract will then be acted
an.
The Case Settled.
he case of Joseph Lee of Saylesville
inst David Bloomfield of this city for
DO has been settled out of court by the
brneys for both sides, Frank Jackson OF
violence and Thomas r. Vance OF this
|. Lee was employed by Bloomfield as
nter and alleged that he fell from a
'hS vi WV -, AooOs AOSoiNiHS coNoio
ries. He also alleged that the accident
caused by some portion Of the staging
g defective, claiming negligence on the
Of his employer.
Will Have Trolley Party.
pr some little time tho employees of the
wing room Of the American Hair Cloth
Ppany have been agitating the question
having a trolley party. Finally the
tier number OF those employed there
Together and decided to have II next
lay evening. The committee tried to
car for that evening, but were un-
Ito do SO. The committee then decided
lave II tomorrow evening, and II the
nhcr Is favorable the plans will be car
out. The car will leave from the foot
igh street, Pawtucket, at 8 o'clock.
trip will be 10 Crescent Park where n
time is promised to a'l those who