The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
Found Probably Guilty on
Two Charges.
TALE ABOUT A MURDER.
II Proved TO Be Utterly Without
Foundation in Fact.
OTHER DISTRICT COURT CASES.

Among the several persons arraigned in
the sixth District Court this morning
was q slick sneak thief, woman who
thrashed a female acquaintance under
the influence of jealousy, boy who stole
clothing. a street walker and an expo.
liceman who drove a fast horse on Reser
v0ir avenue.
william Myers q young man who said
his home was in New York, arrived In
this city week ago. lie said be had
friends here and hofe1 10 secure employ
ment. tie had received some training as
an attendant in saloons. Last summer
be was employed in q saloon at Block
Island. he stated that ne liked Provi-
dence and hoped TO get chance TO stay
here. Ho did exactly the thing to secure
permanent residence In this vicinity
for some time to come.
Last Friday morning he saw a bicycle
standing In front CT one OF the large dry
goods houses on Westminster street. IL
belonged 10 John 4. Gonnors. Ii was too
great temptation for the New York east
slider and he sneaked up to IL. No one
was looking and Myers and the wheel
were soon on their way down the street
After getting q safe distance from Con-
nors he mounted the wheel and rode TO
East Provioence, WI ere he took the train
for Newport He was arrested there and
Saturday afternoon the thief was brought
back 20 this city by Detective NickeIson.
lie added the art of fairy story telling to
bis other accomplishments and told the
detectives that he had overheard enough
TO convince him that "Hpapy Jack"
Mcnamara was the person who had killed
young Hutchins on Angel street. or
course this was not true rs the person
named was IN Jail when the murder was
committed, as was shown in Tbs News
Saturday afternoon. The detectives began
a search TO ascertain what Myers had
bsen doing sincs his arrival in town. 1t
was not long before they ascsrtaiued that
hs was sneak thief of some Importance.
Previous TO the disnppearanoe of the BIZ
cycle the police had been notified that the
room of Joseph 3. Cole, No. d Slater hall
Brown University, had been entered, and
Q quantity of clothing stolen therefrom.
in looking over the room of Myers on
Westminster street the detectives fonnd
tho stolen clothing and Myers admitted
stealing IL. He was arraigned in court
this morning and pleaded guilty 10 steal
ing the bicycle valued at s40. and 10
stealing Coles clothing consisting of four
pairs OF trousers. one vest, an overcoat
and other articles valued at $50 lie was
bound over TO the court of common pleas
and held in the sum of $500 on each
chaiRe. We went out to Cranston this
afternoon to await trial
Teresa Mason met Nellie Riley at the
corner OF spring and Westminster streets
Saturday evening and she proceeded TO
convince Nellie that it was not the proper
thing 10 have anything To do with her
husband. The Riley woman was too near
the place where Mason worked Teresa
was wildly jealous of her husband and
she pounced on Nellie Riley with both
feet. she knocked her down ana kicked
her. The prostrste woman shouted for
h Up and the poles came TO the rescue
and the jealous woman was taken to the
lookup. She was no stranger TO the police
as she had been convicted once before ss
a iailer and brawler. When shs was ar
raianed I'm court this morning she said
that she had a baby. and for that reason
she would plead guilty to making a vio-
lent and unprovoked assault on the Riley
woman so that the sentence would not be
so ssvere. She was fined $40 and costs
Nancy Tully, was sent 60 the state
workhouse for one year as lewd and
wanton person.
Henry Patterson, Is yesrs of age was
fined IS and costs for Stealing pair of
trousers and a hat from Mlcbsel Neary.
George Hose an ex-policeman was fined
e16 and costs for fast driving on Reservoir
avenue yesterday afternoon. Rose tried
to explain tnat he vas trying to get out
Of the way Of n team when he was going
so fast, but II was shown that lie kept
up his speed for long distance.