The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

Boston Journal.
susannah Burt OF this city has been
granted widows pension of IS a
month.
Walter Greene was sent to the farm
for six months. by Judge Sweetland to-
day for being an idle person.
Edward Twiss was sencnced to the
state workhouse for six months by
Judge Sweetland, today. for failure to
support his family.
David Patton. formerly with c. II.
Rogers, at Norwich, Conn. is now with
Brown & Sharpe's force of machinists
She's a seraph in hat.
Margaret Mcdonald was adjudged to
be insane. in ehe Sixth district court.
today, and Judge Sweetland ordered
her committed to the State hospital for
the ingane.
John Banigan pleaded not guilty to
the charge OF failure 10 connect his
premises with a sewer i'm -he Sixth
continued one week. Witnesses were
5000 for trial next Friday.
Overcoats and wraps were very much
of necessity last evening and the air
was decidedly chilly. The minimAm
temperature was 46 degrees. and it was
the coolest night thus far this season.
The complaint against Edward Me-
Bride. for carrying concealed weap
on. was in the Sixth district court today
continued for one week. Witness eswere
paid and discharged and sentence will
be passed when Mcbride again comes
frlto court.
Henry l.. Dempsey who for the past
% years has been the postmaster at
saltwater, has resigned. and he assigns
as his reason for his resignation. the |
increased demands upon his time for |
proper attention to his duties at the |
saltwater mill where he is at present i'm |
charge. Mr.. Dempsey will probably be |
succeeded by f. A. Garrity as postmas-
ter.
Thomas Dowd, an old man, was ar
raigned in the Sixth district court, to-
day, for an assault upon his wife Cath
crime. The Dowds live on Hawes street.
and at 2 o'clock this morning Dowd
beat his wife, and blackened both her
eyes and severely kicked her i'm the
side. A year ago Dowd was up for as
saulrng man and did time for it. To.
day he got 60-day sentence.
Frank Lauson was tried in Judge
Sweefland's court, today, for an assault
upon George T.. Haupt. the riding
school teacher. Lauson was intoxicated
hst Monday and Mr.. Haupt di-
rected another man to saddle some
horses. This enraged Lauson. who
struck MIR. Haupt i'm the face with
bride, smashing his glasses. cutting his
face and blackening his eye Lauson
was held for the grand jury in $500.
The torpedo notilia attached no the
torpedo station at Newport win leave
for New York on Tuesday, September
IS. and at Tempkinsville the senior
officer OF the feet will report for duty
TO Admiral Sampson. The fleet Will con-
sIst Of the Dupont. as the flagship. in
command OF Lieutenant Commander
Chambers; Porter. Lieut.. Oliver; Nor
ris, Lieut.. Capeheart: Winslow, Lieut..
Gillis; Mackenzie. Ensign Walker. and
Stiletto. Ensign Ridgley. AS soon as
the Dewey exercises are completed the
fiotilla will return to the torpedo sta
tion.
Yesterday the following recruits for
the 10th Regiment were accepted. at the
North Main street recruiting bureau:
Robert Ward. Baskerville. Mass: WILL
fam Martin. Worcester. Mass: Joshua
Carter, sFishervllie. Mass: Patrick w.
Coffey. Boston. Mass; Henry Slater.
Smithfieid. Pa; Charles c. welch.
Providence; Joseph Deplaine. worces-
ter. Mass Charles Oils. Worcester.
Mass; Hermisdas Bachand. South
bride. Mass: Frank T.. Hall. Gardiner.
Mass: Frank J. Ameedy. Gardner.
Mass. Company #. Second Massachu-
setts Volunteer Infantry; James Smith.
Worcester. Mass; Joseph kagassey.
Worcester. Mass. for 43j United
States volunteers.
Robert Birney was tried In the Sixth
district court. today. for an assault up
on James Duffy. This affair occurred
on September 18th. and in the melee
Mr.. Duffy was struck on the head with
an earthen cuspidor with such force as
&c shaItfer that receptacle and TO cut the
old mans scalp very severely. Birney
claimed chat Mr.. and Mrs. Duffy came
for him with a hatchet and an axe.
and that as Duffy was striking at him
ne threw the cuspidor In self-defcnse.
Duffy raid that ne had nothing in his
hands at the time of the assault and
that his wife was not In the yard when
khe assault took place. The court found
Rir,iey probably guiky and held him
Rxnr the grand Jury In f1f0