The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-17

Police officials well acquainted with
criminals believe that the murderer of
William q. Hutchins, who was shot by n
burglar at his htme on Angel street. has
been caught.
There Is no way appearing at PRESENT
to fasten tie terrible triAs upon him, as
there were, no Witnesses and but an i'm
perfect glimpse was seen Of the man
after the fatal shot was fired. Unh IS the
trapped into telling the story OF that fear.
ful night, it will never be known whether
he is the murderer or not
Deputy Sheriff Frank Wall at the
state prison is of the belief that Frank
Wilson committed the AnRell street
murder lie las believed il from the
first, because it was such job as Wilson
wonli be likely TO do.
He was one of q trio Of tough persons,
tho ether two teing Brown, who escaped
from the prison hospital several weeks
aao and made his way 10 New York,
where he WAS captured and returned TO
Cranstun prison, and fellow named
Hill, who Is now In the Worcester county
jail serving a long sentence.
Brown, Wilson and Hill are ferrors.
Willis they were at large IA cases Of house
breaking anu robbery were reported on
the East Side FINALLY they were all cap
tursd. Brown was ihe most celebrated
of tho trio and he was sentenced To stats
prison for five years. lie had not been
in confinement long before he made his
de sperate and successful break for liberty.
tho oircum stances of which are still fresh
in the mind Of the general public.
n 20, mi I'M nyf Ia
and his senteGce expired on February Ii
last. Hill was nabLed In Massao husstts.
While these men were in prison there
were no reports Of house break ing on the
East side, but since February IA at least
six cases Of daring work have been re-
ported TO the polics. wilson was at large
and the police were looking for him.
He was the kind Of fellow who would
get into q second story slick enough, and
he was the sort OF desporado WHO would
fire on n man II his personal liberty was
threatened. IL IL said by skilful thief
catohers that the man who shot young
Hutchins did needless thing in tie at
tempted house robbery. That would be
true with "A really smart criminal, one in
possession Of all his powers buuWilsonIs
lame and is incapable Of swift movements
If cornereu.
When he dropped from the top Of the
porch at the Hutcbins house anu saw the
determined stand taken by young Hutch
irs he concluded that be was in a tight
place, and without further consideration
of the situation, fired. not so much with
the iuea Of killing the man Ms wounding
him and preventing him from interfer-
ing W itb his escape.
AT that time Wilson bad on suit of
dark clothes, the same garments he wore
when he was released from jail on Febru-
ary a. lie had n derby hat and dark
nysrcoat. Thess outside garments tally
with the mesgre description already
given Of the murderer.
When wilson was taken into the jail at
Crauston this morning lie were n suit 'f
light clothing and light hat. lie had
made "A complete change from the time
10 had teen last teen by the prison
officials which was but about two weeks
before the murder was done.
IL wilson wasthe man, be has done
the very thing that the officials hoped he
would do lie has broken into another
house and he was captured red handed.
The robbery was in Fred Padley's house
on Hill street. Pawtucket. ana Wilson
was captured by the Pawtucket police.
When he fell Into tho clutches of the
officers he gave tie name OF james Wolf.
and as suoh ne was arraigned and sent
to jsil to await trial. On his arrival at
Cranston Deputy sheriff Wall saw that
an important capture had been made,
because from the very start he felt that
the man had killed Hutchins.
lie sent word TO Pawtucket that the
prisoners name was Wilson and that be
was notorious The Providence officers
were informed nf the capture tf Wilson
and Dstective Merrill saw tte man. When
the trlsoner saw the detective there was
n remarkable change In his oountenance