The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-11
Large Attendance at the
Simple Service.
BURIED AT SWAN POINT.
Police Have as Yet Absolutely no
Clue TO Murderer.
CORONER TO BEGIN INQUEST.

The funeral of William q. Hutchins
who was shot and killed by burglar last
Tuesday evening, was held at noon today
ut his late residence. 100 Angel street.
The service was conducted 10y the Rev. f..
&. Moore pastor of the Central ConRrega-
tional Churh. and the Rsv. A. nj. Lord
yastor of the First Congregational
church, and consisted simply of the SER
vice Of the church for the burial OF the
dead, the most Impressive and solemn
that could be held.
The house was crowdod to overlooking
with the manv friends of tho family
and tt o ~ " no had been associated with
Mr. Hutchins In the business world. by
special request Of tho family there were
no floral pieces other than thoss given by
the family, and OF tness there were a
number of choice and handsome pieces.
Representatives from the Narragansstt
Wheelmen and the Jewellers A Association,
OF which the dt ceased was a member. re-
quf sted the privilege To attend the SER
vice. and it was simply because the house
could not accommodate them that they
ala not
Swan Point Cemetery The honorary
h. arers were George kilton, Edward Il.
Sheldon. Rogers Young and Bert Rice.
So general is the alarm on the East
ids" about burglars. housebteakers ard
uurderers that the slightest thing out Of
he o, mmon line seems TO excite sus-
picion aud apprehension. IL an article Is
nislaid or missing the conclusion is
Jumped at that 10 mas been stolen ard
the detective force Is notified OF the 90.
currence. Something of value was mislsid
in Mr.. Henry Richmonds mouse on
Bowen street and the supposed loss was
reported to the police. Subsequently the
missing article was found in the place
where it was put. OF course the finding
was a source Of satisfaction. In another
house the presence OF n strange cat, un-
seen at the time. caused ripple of ex-
citemant ON Williams street ana the pO-
lics werc also notified OF the strange
sounds heard in the houss.
There is of course a great deal of non
sense associated with the general appre-
nension in the locality adjacent to the
place where the terrible murder was com
mitted. The probability of apprehend-
ing the murderer OF Young Hutcbins Is as
remote today as ever. Not o single thing
Of value has been developed. All sorts of
reports have been received but they have
no bearing on the prime matter. Most
of them have been Investigated but they
were fruitIess.
There Is not q tangible clue in sight
At S:05 o'clock on the niQht of the muir
der, a stranger about feet 3 inches i'm
height and wsiohiER about 10 POUNDS,
stopped at the ladder fire station on Olney
strset. He appeared To be with party
of ladies and gentlemen who were in
specting tne a parat $ In the fire station.
subsequently ~ as ascei tanned that he
was alone He actt Il nervously and took
look at himself in the mirror ms If he
wanted 10 know in what shape his per-
sopal appearances was. AfCpr a short time
he left the premises as IL be was going
north.
This was before the firemen heard Of the
murder When they read the descrip-
tion given by Charles III Croft OF the
stranger he saw In this locality shortly
after the murder was committed the Gloss
resem blance To the man seen in the fire
station was commented on. lt was
deemed CT sufficient i'm mportance 10 report
60 the authorities but thus FAR tho man
answering 10 the dI scription. wearing a
soft hat and dressed in IA rk clothes, with
partly grown black beard, and 10 dark
mustache has not been found. He was
apparently bound In the direction II
Pawtucket and was in alm ost n d direct line
for that city from the Hutohius house
on Angel street.
This.Tstranver IL the most suspicious
person heard OF thus far, but the finding
Of him will be atout as easy as finding