The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07
Clark Held For Grand
Jury on Two Charges.
DANCING in A SALOON
Led TO q Disagreement in Which
Burns Was Laid Low.
BARRETT SENTENCED TO JAIL.

Warrant Officer Jones brought Ralph
Wayland Clark from the jail at Cranston
this morning. lie bad Just concluded
working out fine Of g. and costs for
committing larceny at Newport lie was
taken to tho Sixth District Court and ar
raigped for stealing from Harry Peterson
and Thomas Magll. He waived exam
ination on both charges and was bound
over TO the common pleas division of
the supreme court. Later en- he was
taken to Cranston Jail again.
Young Clark belongs in Boston and he
appears TO be the black sheep of "a respect
able family. His friends and members of
the family have tried TO make something
of him. but he seems determined 10 be
crooked. lie is not unknown TO the po-
lice of Boston. Clark was acquainted
with Peterson and Magill In Boston,
They were clerks In n drug store there
Peterson and MagiIl came To this city aud
secured employment in drug stores in
this city and last June Clark came here
and hunted up his friends. lie appeared
TO be in hard luck and Peterson and Ma
gill took him TO the Blake hotel on Wey-
bosset street, where they boarded, and
gave him the best the house afforded. lie
ndu n gOOu ODAUCt 10 Dut tuat
sort of thing was not In accordance with
his inclinations. On June 26 lest while
Peterson and Magill were absent, Clark
gathered up n dressing case trousers,
desk. satchei, and other things belonging
TO Peterson, and took Magill's vest, coat,
trousers and other articles and left for
parts unknown. The detective depart
Inent was notified and Officer Cannon
was detailed to sec what had become of
Clark. lie was located In Boston, but
before his arrest he went to Newport ana
was nabbed In that city tor stealing He
Will be a compulsory resident Of the town
of Cranston for SOME time TO come.
Martin Francis Barrett. about 90 years
of age was on trial in the Sixth District
Court this morning for committing a
violent assault on Thomas Il. Burns IL
took place on Brook street last Saturday
at midnight
Burns swore that Barrett jumped from
a gateMngL -siruck- -AiHs-aeFess the
face with heavy stick, the force of
which Knocked him down. lie appeared
in court with n large scar on his face and
he said it WAS made with the stick. He
first mot Barrett in n saloon little less
than an hour before the assault and there
had been no cause for the attack.
Edward sherman testified to the assault
made on Burns py Barrett After the
DlOW Bfrrttb hhlu. lntrt are tDfoe oil
va. an kin lick the whole of We. - Wit.
ness said no picked Burns up and they
went along the street Previous to the
assault he was In the saloon looking at
the dancing and listening tn the singing
and piano playing. There was some
-stsaHffeiiHs iH the safooff about uuuuinp.
IL was Frank Brennan's saloon at the
corner of Wickendep and Brook streets
burns was dancing and there was "a crlt-
cism OF his skill. one man Offering to
produce man who could dance Burns TO
standstill There was considerable talk
and Brennan wanted the gang to go out
of the saloon.
Patrick Nolan also told the court how
the assault was committed. He said
Burns face was badly hurt
Barrett testifyirz In his own behalf
said that be lived at l47 Williams street
on the night of the assault bat he had
moved since then. He went into Bren-
mans saloon at 9'l5 O'Clock on the Satur-
day night in question and left the place
at ii :05 o'clock. Mullen, an Ice wagon
driver. bad invited him TO drink. Burns
was doing a.danoing sketch and some one
said II was rotten. This apgered Burns
aud he offered TO bet $40 that he could
beat anything in the ward dancing
Brennan soaked" one man ana then
there was n row. Barrett said that when
he got out into Brook street Burns
made rush at him and he reached for
stake in q pile OF wood lying near by
and he swung the stake ana 10 struck
Burns This was after Burns had struck
him. This stick Knocked Buns down
and shortly after Burns vert up the
street with Sherman.
Lizzie Barrett, sister Of the accused,
stated that She heard boisterous Ian
GuaRe. The stick she saw in her brothers
hand was like a lathe. She saw Burns
strike her brother, but did not ses her
no fafI
the sidewalk and struck the ourbstone
and two men helped him up.
Lawyer Dennis Sheanan tried 10 get
his client clear on the ground that the
fall on the curbing had made the wound
nni that the stick held by Barrett was
too slender 10 do much damage.
Judge Sweetlsnd thought otherwise
and found Barrett guilty. lie sent him
- the county jail for 10 days. Barrett
0prang up aud sald: IL appeal" Law
yer Sheahan said: ssh e-e, " and then
0ctice of appeal was made in form. Bail
Vns furnished pending the settlement of
the appeal.
Michael Quinn and William ghomuson
are I'm n fine fix through entering John
Il. Corooran's variety store, S3 julian
street and stealing therefrom pies valued
at 10 ,ents The store adioins a dwelling
which may DO entered from the store.
The pies were stolen i'm the night time
and that makes Quinn end Thompson
offence burglary. They were in the sixth
District Court this morning and admitted
their guilt Judge Sweetland bound them
over TO rhe common pleas division OF the
supreme Court without bail They will
he out of the way OF doing harm for con
siderable time and for that reason store
keepers In tae Olneyyille district feel
thankful
Quinn IL q hard character according to
the report Of the police Two years ago
he was arrested for committing vioio-t
assault upon an old man and two women
on the street He came near escaping
punisnmebt for that offence, but Mr..
Iougee OF the Atlantic mills called the
attention OF the Mayor and the chief ~
police TO the matter and "a warrant was
issued for Quinn who was sent to Jail.
Thompson is also we'll known In Dlney-
willie. No one will nnd fault with the
outcome of the pie stealing and before
the sentence for burgllry elspses Quinn
and Thompson will bs somewhat older.