The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-27
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Smith, Arrested For Assault, Gains He
Was Himself Attacked Notes. =

George III. Smith, teamster, does not
deny that last night he was guilty OF AN
assault on edward Thompson and Mary
j. Thompson, colored. who reside In
North Providence. but he claims the
couple demanded and tried 10 take from
him some money at the corner or
Douglas avenue and Eaton street. Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson's story IL enurev
different and they bear good reputn-
ton. as did smith up TO the time or his
arrest last night They claim they We're
returning from "a visit Co friends ana
when they reached the Junction named
three men came out of the bushes,
which are very thick there. Two or the
men tried TO drag Mrs. Thompson into
the bushes, while the third began "a
fierce attack upon Mr.. Thompson. The
struggle. Mr.. Thompson said, when he
with his wife reported the affair AT tho
Second police station. did not last very
long The assailants. when they found
their purpose Of quickly carrying out
the scheme had failed, became fright
ened and disappeared into the shrub
berry out OF which they had come. The
assault took place about 10 o'clock. and
after II was reported Bergt. liartnott
began an investigation and arrested
Smith. The latter was ldentihcd by Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson. and he admitted
the evening. but denied that he had two
companions with him. He said he was
alone when he frst met the Thomp-
sons, and told the story OF attempted
robbery. There are some peculiar
things connected with the affair, and
as Thompsons face was cut, Smith was
held for assault ana "a searching inves-
tlgatlon begun The spot where the
trouble took place In lonesome one,
but IL In policed ns we'll as circum-
stances Will permit.
The police OF the Second station made
two arrests last night; one Of the par
ties was drunk and the other was
charged with an assault.
The lot OF the oycllst who chose RAN
dali square as "A boulevard 60 ride over
yesterday or this morning was not an
agreeable one. and many riders did
some unintentionally good trick riding
and others took unpleasant headers
The trolley party OF the Violet club
on Friday evening promises 10 be large
ly attended.
A resident OF down town brought up
| n lively specimen OF horse flesh 90 the
square about o o'clock last evening, and
made things very disagreeabIc for
young women who were crossing the
highway from their work nj the screw
factory.
Con Fitzgibbons, n gentleman who al
ways husbands his energies and In well
known 10 the officers OF two stations
on account OF his love for the open air.
was very drunk yesterday. lie recov-
cred quickly. but then he had the mis-
fortune 90 fall into "a nt, and his body
involuntnrly worked. Officer Martin
was near by and he went 10 the sick
mans assistance, as did Officer Gilfoil.
Before the officers arrived. Con fell sud
denly face down. and when he was
picked up his face was mass OF blood.
IL was evident. too that his stomach
was out OF order. so the driver OF a
soda water team who came along and
heard OF the trouble Con was In. gem
arously poured some plain soda down
his throat, while the two officers held
the sick mans head In position. by
and by the Central station patrol came
along and Con was lifted into IL.