The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-30

found him. He was held until Detective
Parker and Cannon could arrive. and
they brought him back and had him at
headquarters at 10 O'Clock last night.
A DRUNKEN BOUT.
Walls was wholly unconscious. or
pretended TO be, of ihe charge on which
he was taken lie said he was native
OF Altoona. Pa. and came here SIX
years ago. He was In the employ, as
blacksmith. Of the interlocking switch
department OF the Eastern division OF
the Consolidated road. and last week
was working in Clinton, Mass, lie
made his HEADQUARTERS at Mansneld,
but his wife lived IN Boston. Walls
said he and Patterson drank while
down town Saturday night and that
after breakfast Sunday morning, at
PattersOn's house. they used up pint
of whskey. Then they Went TO Sulh-
vans place; in East Providence ana
drank five or six beers. He said that
his mind was perfectly clear and that
he remembers that he and Patterson
stopped at the Maynard tenement, and
that soon after they entered 1t the
three MaynN / boys pitched upon him
and gave him a tough argument
He declared that he had had no
trouble with Patterson. never hit him
7rrrri ftr-vtr- u ~
After a while the lighting became so
fierce and the crowd being too mucn
for him he left the house. and did not
see Patterson again. After leaving the
house he boarded a car. which carried
him toward East Providence. He made
a change. came down town and took
the 4:0S train for home. After he had
made this statement he was asked II
he was sure he did not hit or choke
Patterson. He replied that not onlv
was he sure of IL. but that nothing
could have induced him to hit his
friend. Then he was told that Patter-
son was dead The Information SEEM
ed to daZe him.
STORY CONTRADICTED.
Walls was taken to the Central sta
tion and locked up. He had a bad cut
over his nose and another over his right
eye. His shirtsleeVes were smeared
and spattered with blood and at the
back were stains which. because of
their location. he could not have pro-
duced in wipng his own face Either
he was so drunk that he realizes little
that took place at the Maynards, or
else he has taken a desperate chance
i'm concocting a defence. for the wit
nesses of the beginning and ending of
the fight in the house fatty contradict
ed him, and one person, at least, saw
tersons face as the dying man was ly-
ing PROSTATE in the ward.
At Mansfield last night j. l. Vernon.
Superintendent of the department Of
the Consolidated road in which Walls
was employed said: Walls has worked
for me a little more than five years.
For the first two wears he was as good
a sort of fellow as ] would want
around Then he went West. and when
he came back there was with him a
young woman. whom he introduced "a
his wife. soon afterward they separat-
ed. and since then he has been going
TO the bad. Some time ago he straight
! ened out and | sent him to New Lon
! don and gave him charge of that Sec
! ton. After n while I learned he was
drinking again. and | brought him
/ here.
1T appears that he was mixed up IN
a drunken brawl i'm Providence a couple
ot months ago and was stabbed. He
mad TO lay Off a week. / am sorry that
he was mixed up I'm this affair. as he is
a good worker. q we'll appearing fellow,
and had good prospects ahead OF him IL
ne remoined straight"
RLEA OF NOT GUILTY.
Walls was arraigned before Judge
SWeetland this morning upon a war;
Iant charging him with murder He
Niu t''' KNOW what to say and as ne
sun hestated 10 plead when pressed to
90 so the Judge put him down as mot
RulllN, and continued the complaint
unuI November IA for a preliminary
THE AUTOPSY.
An autopsy was made by Medical Ex-
amlner Palmer which was concluded
shcrlly after one o'clock this afternoon.
Dr. Palmer says that death was caused
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