The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
OLNtYvILLE.
Dir. Higgins Gets His Team ana
Explode, a Burglary.
Cottage Burned = An Angry Husband
ArreStsd-N0les.

Tbs horse and wagon found by Mr. Wilson In
h,s yard on the "Button Mould plat Tuesday
ni,ht has been called for by it's owner n MIR.
Hicvins whose home is not far from that Oh
Mr.. Wilson. The horse wandered away from
the front Of Mr. Higgins home early In the
evening. and finally got into Mr.. Wilson's
ward. So IL is quite evident tnst Mr.. Wilson
saw no burglars fleeing from his yHrd, as he
stated TO the chief OF police Mr.. Higgins had
a little difficulty regainins his property,
for the chief OF police told Wilson not TO give IL
mn unless he got al order from
him. Yesterday afternoon Mr.. higgins called
upon the chief, aud gave him description OF
the team and he was given an order and this
he handed to young man named Brennan
and told him TO go after the team. Young
Brennan handed the order 10 Mr.. Wilson, but
that gentleman had an idea that he was being
buncoed out of the team ard refused 10 de-
liver up the property. Ii was finally agreed
that Mr.. Wilson and young Brennan should
drive TO the office Of the chief of police, and
settle the matter. This was done, and Mr..
Wilson was paid for his trouble.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
For week or more some maliciously in
clinsd person or persons have amused them
selves Ivy breaking windows IN stores In tho
vicinity of the Olneyville square. On Monday
night three different places were attacked the
windows broken being of large size. the
following night another one was broken ana
last night one was broken in the store OF Mr..
Whitaker. who has been troubled IN this way
once or twice before. Not only do the smash
windows. but will besmoar the windows with
tobacco OF in fact anything that comes handy.
10. Hrah hnSA
fellows, but have been unable TO do SO.
COTTAGE BURNED.
A cottage owned by John ID. OToole just
over the city line in Lyinansville was pr acti-
cnlly destroyed by fire lastnight. The fire had
cen discovered at 80. Mr. o 'Toole drove to the
house of hose 10 ON Manton avenue and that
company responded 10 the call. and remained
MT work until after 10 o'clock. The fire had
gained such Roadway before the hiremen ar
rived, that IL wav impossible TO save any
great portion Of the building. The fire Is sup
posed 10 have been caused by an overheated
stove.
FOR DEFACING A BUILDING.
Thomas Lincoln, who has lived apart from
his wife for some time, in company with
man and woman, drove 10 Mrs Lincoln home
in the rear of ParneIl street, at ii 80 last eve
ming. and aroused her. She finding that It
was her husband at the door refused TO open
Il and this apgered Lincoln and he began to
smash in the windows in the front Of the
house, and was going to teach his wife that 1t
was against the law for a wife to refuse to
admit her husband TO his home. About tho
time that Lincoln smashed the secopd window
Pstrolmen Harman and Dietz pounced upon
him and loaded him in o the c' arisge which
he and his companions had been riding In and
was taken TO the Chaffee street station, where
he was locked up for being drunk, and for
defacing the building. which is owned by
George Bats OF Johnston. He was arraiened in
the police court this morning.