The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-08
NORTH END
EXCITED.
Anna WOlfe's Thrilling
Tale of a Hold Up.
PROVED A FABRICATION.
Two Thieves Quickly Caught by
Palr0.man Little.
PROVED A FABRICATION.
SHOTS HEARD BY A SERGEANT.

IL looked early last evening as II old
times had returned at the Second station.
Thrilling tales were reported of highway
ROBBERY and bieaking and entering. but
all mysteries were exploded even to the
torpedoes whose noise inade Serst. RoDlee
start out on murder investigation. 10
was big night for Officer Thomas II.
Little, too, even though his name might
make that seem impossible for he had n
thief safe in n cell In the station when n
man came 10 report his property gone,
and MIR. Little was scarcely back 10 his
beat after one Important capture until he
made another.
One of the first To start the excitement
was Officer MoElroy and the bold deed he
reported stopped the clock over the police
Telephone duty system. though the
ClCck was put up for the first time fully
repaired anu IL was thought rejuvenated
after several days vacation.
Anna Wolfe had approached Officer Me-
Elroy apparently greatly .exclted, but she
tOlu cool story ana tie officer as was
perfectly natural, took stock In IL; {that
was his business. The womhn's story
was that while going along North Main
street in her wagon. which was loaded
with fish, at the corner Of Woodti inc
street, she. had IA startling experience, Ior
two men approached hsr team. Ono of
them. she claimed, caught the horse by
the bride and the other got upon the
steps TO the wagon anu caught hold Of
ner. while the first. seeing her horse was
gentle animal, let 60 tho Bride and also
grabbed her, and she was pulled of the
wagon seat and with oaths told TO clear
out. The two men had driven the team
anu tho fish it contained in the direction
Of Pawtncket. The woman was ques-
TlnnA6 ma nd
then he went 10 the box and sent In the
message tnat stopped the CLOCK. at least
the yaracious officer who was doing
station duty, says the clock stopped then.
There was n few minutes worry at the
station. Iii xhway robbery on one of the
main tboroughfares Of the district and
such noble plunder IA horse and wagon,
not TO speak OF the fish, even though the
fast Gay was about over, was unusual,
and when things unusual Mt the SEQ
ond station it's looked into. Lieut.. Muir
ray promptly sent the officers story fly
ing over the district and the alarm was
set for every police telegraph box. The
story was "A strong one and Lieut.. Muir
ray, as he passed 10 over in his mind, re-
membered that missing or stolen team
had teen reported from the Central sSa-
tion an hour or SO before, so she deter
mined To telephone for description of. the
team, for there seemed to bo some con.
neetion between the two stories as the
horse and wagon were very much alike
according Tn Officer McElroy's report the
one that had been taken down town.
A telephone call OH the Central station
only confirmed tho tally, but said the
officer in. .charge had found tnat missing
team. Officer Blake was detailed to look
1t up and he found 10 had been put UP by
"a woman ut Darlipgs stable and the
officer took the owner who was "a Mr..
NJ Her. and another man TO the stable
and they identified the horse ana wagon
as the formers property. They also
identified the woman and the men said she
had neen with them on the wagon, and Mr..
Miller volunteered the information that
sbO was another mans wife. The team
with tho two men and women started for
the North End.
Ihe highway robbery story was spoiit.
the woman was simply fairy tale
maker. 1t Is probable that she and the
men quarrelled over her actions earlier i'm
the evening and they made her leave the
wagon ana get to Attleboro the best Way
she could, but officer McElIoy says he
thinks that her too generous gifts of
language should te taken as an excuse
for any lack OF gallantry ON the part OF
the men.
Officer Little. while patrolling rs beat
on Charles street, saw a man coming to
ward him with two horse blankets up-