The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
Report of Capture Of Mr..
HutChinS' Murderer.
MR.. PARKER WAS AMUSED
H: Believes Crime Was Committed
by an Expert Crook.
PROBABLY FROM OUT OF TOWN.

A senseless report that the murderer of
young Hutchins had teen captured and
that be was in the custody Of the police
spread like wilohre this morning. The
report went so far as to give the name
of the murderer and that the extra reward
OF $1,000 offered by Gov. Dyer. added to
the $500 offered by Mayor Baker had done
the business. Ths murderer had quar-
relied with his mistress. who in the spirit
of reverge, had communicated with the
police stating that a well known crook
had confessed to her that no was the au-
thor Of the terrible crime. her cupdity
was appealed 10 by the big reward and
she wBs TO get revenge and reward at the
same time.
Whsn the name OF the individual was
mentioned certain number of citizens
were sure that the right man had been
captured, b cause he mad figured in sew
eral cases of robbery. One was for robbing
mau who lived in a big house on Bene-
fit street aud he had been concerned In a
case Where man had teen found dead
under suspicious circumstances The
man had been murdered and robbed. For
neither Of these cases could tho individ-
ual named in the rumor be convicted.
But he was a common thief enough to
steal bicycls ana fer that he was sgnt
10 prison at CranstoD. Unfortunately
for the truth of the rumor the fellow re-
ported To bs given away by his mistress
| Tor the reward and revenge was still at
| the prison at Cranston when the murder
on Angel stre.t was comm itted, conss-
| quently he could not have been the muir
uerer. This individuals time expired
the next DAY, "Wednesday, and his mis-
tress OF wife or whatever she might bs
| instead OF exposing her man actually
went to the jail to piy money out that
| the man could be released in the quickest
| Iossibl3 time.
Out of this circumstance the senseless
| story OF this morning grew. and when
| Detective Parker was asked about IL he
| smil d and remarked I'VE have whole
| barrel of better mat rial TO suspect than
! that. We have known that the individu-
al mentor Y was In Jail and We have To-
| Gated a hundred otl er crooEs like him
who might by some hokus pokui got
into this business.
81 here is absolutely no clue of value
pointiug To the mui derer Cf young Hutch
ins. We ara in the dark as much as ever,
but something NAV happen 10 start the
pur suit in this right direction.
"We are not oking for amateurs or
bicycle thievas or cheap robbers of any
kind. We are not wastlr time and
energy In that way. The man VINO went
into the hot $, son Angel street wss
mast ir at the work. There are not so
maly men who know how 10 do a ssfond
story job Of this character as Is popularity
believed by the public. This crook YVES
experienced. He koew when he got t.
the house, what TO do If he was torn red
and where TO go TO IN abe good his escape.
"He did not bungle In any articular.
He was skillful second story burglar and
house breaker, consequently We ale not
looking for u wIole lot OF fellows who
have teen reported TO us. Tie men who
do tte kind OF work liz thas at tl e An
gell street house are known to electives
all over tte country. They have their
distinguishing na"ks As matter of
fact the robbers like to lie known by
their particular style among the mr. ewes.
III n man slatt in 10 he u pickIocs ct
tte caances are thai he will spend n. ost
OF his time cul'ivaunf that line of bust.
ness. lhe same vita tie stop-lifer, the
Lousebreaker and so on through tie
whole Gu taiogue f skillful crime.
Tney learn their business muth in ths
same fashion that a respeotaDls man
learns a trade. and tho chances are that
they will not leave their partcuilar work.
or coarse there are exceptions. but that
Job ON ANGEL sreet cannot be rsckoned
In that class.
Mr.. Parker continuing his conversa.
tion said 81 bslleve that the murderer
came from out 81 town and that he was q
master at mis- work. Those II lows are
known to heads OF police departments
with almost absolute surety, just the
sma AS dinmond broker OF experience
knows where valuable stones ara locat.
ed or where rare wares and curios are
most likely to be found.
The prompt offering tf the big reward by
Gov. Dyer is meeting with general com
msI dstion ard there L. n feeling that the
large fmo1nt of Tonev VIII lead II the
appreh sion OF the murderer. Unfor-
fupufQiy hCwavor. second story
crooks genfrn'lv 10 their work tlore
thnreh hy rad cling tho nr ssi sinilitv nf hainr