The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07


Washington Star.
Michael Lowe was fined $40 and costs
: in the police court today for revelling
on Aborn street yesterday.
John +. Mischeier was fined $40 ana
costs by Judge Sweetland this morning
for fast riding on bicycle on Francis
street.
ID. w. Brayton, OF No. Ill Canal
street, reports that three boxes Of to-
matocs and a quantity of berries were
stolen from his place Saturday night.
A thief, anxious for a quiet siesta,
stole hammock from the back porch
OF c. A. Herlihy's residence. No. 81
Dartmouth avenue. last night.
Prof. Delabarre's resldencs. at No. 3
Arlington avenue, was found insecure.
yesterday Two windows were open.
Nothing was missed from the prem
ises.
Thomas J. McCarty and George Earle
were fined 81 and costs and James Muir
ray IS and costs in the police court this
morning. They were apprehended for
revelling on Wilcox street.
Electric car No. 49O, on the Broad
street route. struck Greens's four
horse moving van at the corner Of
Broad and Public streets at O'clock
last night. One of the horses was
thrown down and was quite severely
cut.
Herbert Kennedy reports that some
pies, cookies and ground coffee were
stUfen from fris place No. u.-sf9- Eddy
street, one day last week and that the
shop was entered again last night
but that on this occasion nothing was
stolen.
Antonio Silva. years old. residing at
No. GA Wickenden street. jumped
from an ash bin. yesterdaya fternoon.
and striking on a piece OF glass. sus-
tained a bad cut on his foot. near the
ankle. He was sent to the Rhode ISL
and Hospital.
James Gibbons was sentenced to the
state farm for six months this morning
on the charge OF being common
drunkard. As he had been arrested and
fined three times within four days he
was quite entitled to the degree con-
terred upon MIN.
Edward Mcbride, a milk man, while |
driving on Tockwotton, near Gano |
street. was run into by the east bound |
Taunton avenue car, No. SOS, at 5:35
this morning. McBrides horse received
a cut on the shoulder and thill of the
wagon was broken.
Joseph silva, at work on the Empire
Theatre on Snow and Chapel streets,
fell, this morning. and received q se- |
we're confusion. The hospital ambu- |
lance was sent for. but Silva was not |
thought to be injured to the extent that |
IT was necessary to take him to the
for treatment.
James McMahan was summarily
dealt with in the courts today. He was
nned 81 and costs in the police court
for drunkenness and got 2O-day sem
tence to Jail in the Sixth district court.
Yesterday he assaulted his wife, Sarah.
1T their home on Hewitt street, cutting
her scalp open with a stove door. which
he wrenched off and threw at her.
The police OF Pawtucl1et yesterday
arrested five men for the alleged lar
ceny Of five mammoth copper rolls from
the works of the United States finish
Ing company. The rolls each weighed
$50 pounds, and are engraved for use
In the printing OF calicoes The pIunder.
which is valued at $780, was found hid
den in the woods a short distance from
the works.
The police made a raid upon house
on Angle street last night upon the
theory that 1t was the resort Of ais-
reputable people. This morning Annie
4 Jones was held in $1,000 for trial ON
Friday for keeping a dsorderly house.
md Minnie Williams. Clara Johnson
md Jennie Robinson were held an s2oo
zach for trial on the same day as lewd
IND wantons. The women were all COL
bred.
Mr.. r.. N. sewell OF the News stan
reached the half-century mark on iife's
yesterday. and the event was
made the occasion for a gathering OF
bis friends at his cosy home on Plain
Held street last evening. The guests
Included. besides relatives. prominent
business and professional men and
members Of the press, who were most
hospitality entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Dcwell.
The reports from the several city po-
Ice stations sent 10 the Central station
lt 1:3o o'clock THIS morning Indicated I
IN unusually quiet night. for quite fire.
|uently at the close OF a pleasant sun
lay among the thousands who return
rom down the river. there are a good
many who require police attention.
There were but rs arrests recorded
vocn the morning reports came in and
line Of these we-e made In one resort
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