The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-23
Certain Poultry RaIsers Seem to Have Taken
Law Into Their Own Hands.
GIVE THEIR REASON FOR DOING so.
Alarmed BY Shooting al the Gray Place They In
deavorsd TO Cul OF The Supposed Hob
sY The Fight Resulted.

The seekonk shooting affray OF last
Friday night, in which Bud Corpett |
and Frank Strange were wounded ls
still a very complex problem for the town
police to solve. and it looks as IL II
would take some time To settle the al
fair That the feeling I'm the TOWN 10
decidedly against Corbett is maniIest
by the expressions upon all sides ana
the deep interest shown by all OF the
towns people in the present aspect Vi
the case. ,,o.o,,t
is as follows: William j. Morris ana ms
brother, Parker Morris, carpe,toie' -
who reside i'm Seekonk ana WoIh ~
this city, and James IA. COOK, heisn
bor of the Morris boys, ana pro.nei,
who also works in Providence went ~
the yard of William Corpett' reiuaS
night and some one or morc " ~
nartv shot Corbett and Frank Stralge
tho latter n resident of Providence: me
assailants claim that they were Jus'i
god i'm shooting, because both CorDett
| and strange were hen thieves. ino nc
two men shot were unarmeu at ~
| lime The assailants claim that tney
,,aard sbooting AT the house or VIII
| uom I GRAY. near by; that they ran
| n,,t and we're told by Mr.. Gray thal ne
| had lust driven four men away llo,''
! his premises; that they hearu VIZ I 80 -
the woods back of the houses, loloMeu
! the sounds, heard men curs4hs piaS
| and saving that they must nave soiie
| hens that night.
rrbav cut i'm ahead OF the men, anu
| soon found themselves at w Wi,liot" me-,
| Corbett's house, near PACK roiu 80 @
inc 10 East Providence, ana Nery ~ ~,
4 10 laa Z
the state line. They hid III the 'e' sns'uor Nv,
- an omen shed, and two men came UP
ui az - called upon to surrender. one
,vas strange and the other was vi
hatt Neither was willing TO surrehuci
o.ithmIt a struggle. and after the strus
| ole took place lasting nan an n""'
during which time shotgun an"
riee i'm the hands OF some VI tre
sailants were fired four times III Its
| ca,,,e ont OF the feud with a 1Z-cailpi :
h,,IIet hole through his right luhg ailu
snn,e birdshot i'm his right manu-
| St,.an,yo was badly wounded py sho'
| ahout- the right knee ana got an uS ~ ~
",,t on the head: w. J. Morris had NE
right thumb chewed I'm two piaCe9 az,
his forehead bitten bv Stranse. N'"'
vas cut about the head ana iace'
,,,o,,ts xvere issued in Taunton fo
| -, a,roct If Corbett and strange VI
, the charge OF breaking ana ehteilh' III,
| and committing larceny ~ tne MS, Us,
! tire from Gray. who lost TWO men
, that night, and Constable Horton 80. 90
) hy ,-orbett's bedside yesterday altel
!, ps a., Tho nresence OF a News repor
G 80 and informed Corbett OF the War
ro,t but did not read il 10 him. Cor
,,att renIied to the information py say
inr ne Yves ready To go WheheNc. .i "a
1nctor said ne was able but IL hult i, -,
roo much TO sit up, and ne was arc az 4"
he could not undertake the Jour
T,unton vet But the constapIe uu
49,, Informed by Dr. Moore OF Ets
! t,.o,,,Jence that Corbett was al rlsI
and could be moved; still, the coilslap
ID ,referre,l TO use his own judgment an
allow Corbett to rest
a rba question now Is, what is 10
done with the Morris brothers az
Cook? They. IL rs contended' WERE ~
y oescors az the law: nothing on tne
L .,,,ises had been disturbed I'M
N nioht. vet. on the strength OF sVae
= vent of Mr.. Gray. they TOOK the la Ia
!" into their own hands, ana eIt eItell -
)r unon another mans premises . so'l'e ~ =,
or more of them shot him ana anoln
of ,,,hont the slightest evidence, exec
b. h,, Inference. that either or them NJ
lie hsen guilty of doing any wrong nv
l. A. no question as To- the sentiIneut
ne soesonk. Ii is dead against wilma
ld Corbett i'm particular. ana the emu
nj rorbett family I'm general.
ed strange. it Is alleged, does not enJ
ls good reputation, ana u - a,,sa, 80
nd hos been i'm trouble i'm Massachuse'
re and this state. 49,.
as "', Corbett said FAST evening that
on coon AZ possible he should swear ou'
H. warrant against his essa,lanis ior
SO sau,t with intent to kill He had inf
It ential friends i'm Providence VINO v
ne back him, he declares Inc MOI MOI
Nm t,,,a,hcrs say If they have done Wro
I'm thcv are willing TO face the CON
, quences.