The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-25
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AT THE NORTH END.
Hacket Taken 10 Taunton Nc eMahon
Thrown Out OF His Wagon.

Thrown Out OF HIS wagon.
William Hackett is at present Mt Taun'
ton, Mass, having bean taken 20 that
place by Stats Detectiys Hodges of Massa-
,husetts. Hackett is in trouble over the
| theft OF some wire ana il Is probable he
will spend sumo months ia jail. He made
two trips To this part of the city in the early
part OF the week. both of which were III
advised, the second particularly SO.
team was driven into the heart Of the
second police district. namely, Randall
square, late Monday night. There was
somtthinR suspicious about tho outfit 80
ths tbrse men who had. charge of IL were
| interviewed az the Second station by
Lieut. Murray. Though the inen wore
very poor Jlothes and Inc wagon they rode
q had the words Patterson, Elsa Dealer
Paw tucket, upon II, the men seemed
brighter than ths usual run Of tIainps
but there was no charge against them
SO they wero LEI 90. They claimed they
had sold sl2 worth of fish that day, but
the fa,t was they had stolen and disposgd
of about $50 worth ef copper wire. The
officers Of the station were warned the
next night to look out for the team.
Officer Heunessy found the team on
Shawmnt street and Hackstt in charge of
IL. Preparations had been made TO dispose
of the 300 pounds of wire in me team for
! n good deal less than It's real value. $50.
The officer took liackett and the team
in charge. Mr.. Patterson. who owned
the team, was notified, and came hastily
TO the station and said that Hackett had
hired the team from him, saying he
wanted a covered wagon 10 take n trunk
from six miles down the Fall liiver road
to PawtucKst The prics Hackett was TO
pny for the use Of the team was 81 80, ard
his failure Co return il had made Patter-
son anxious. Detective Cam on was
given charge of the case, and he found
tnat one lot of wire which had baen dis
pos Of the first night the police saw the
team was taken from ntac Fall River
and the second lot from kehoboth.
MCMAHON Thrown OUT.
A horss attached to an express wagon
l2S East street, Pawtucket ran away on
North Main street near the city line yes
terday afternoon. The horse dumped
Mcmahon out of tie wagon md soon
aftsrward cleared itself and ran down
North Main aud Randall streets TO
Charles street. where it was stopped hy q
citizen. Mcmahon was not very badly
hurt but his W .gon was smashed. He
CLAIMS tho hoIss was frightened by an
electric car.
PERSEVERANCE WINS SUCCESS.
well known young man OF this section
had an interesting experience tho other day.
He went TO Boston 10 see IL IL rained ss hard
there as IL did here the early part Of the
week. He wss convinced that il could rain
in Boston and on his return journey stopped
at Massachusetts, town where lie last fall
met two handsome young ladies. Though lie
Is one Of the strongest kind Of temperance
men he could not locate the house 10 which
he had seen one of the laGies home and been
invited by her mother TO come again, for the
young man has many attractions OF manner
that appeal to mothers who have the welfare
of daughters at heart. But stranger than all
he could not recall either girls name though
that OF one of them was so full OF copsonants
| that once II got into the memory y would
| seem hard to dislodge. Considerable perse-
| verance in his search. however, crowned it
with success, for he found couple Of piclkets
| he had knocked of fence near the house on
| his former visit. The next time be goes TO
| the place IL will not DO hard to find one OF
| the young ladies for ne has her portrait and
though he may not carry il "next his heart, Z"
a sample showing of it will induce any young
man of the village who does no: let jealousy
ge, the better Of civility TO n stranger over.
come the duties OF hospitality, 10 lead Mr.
to the young lady's residence.