The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-02

Is days. by Judge Sweetland, today, for
I an assault on Mary j. Doe.
Eugene r. Reilly was fined SIS and
costs in the Sixth district court. today,
for scorching on North, Main street,
last evening.
Ats O'clock this evening The closing
exercises OF the junior department OF
the ". NJ. c. a. will be held at the
Association building.
Beginning this morning and during
the obstruction in Mill street. the
Gladstone avenue cars will go via
Dorrance and Francis streets.
Alfred f. Searl. OF No. 124 Lexington
avenue. was struck on the back by
James Cronin's moving wagon on Res
erve ir avenue. at 1850 o'clock, last night.
Scarf was knocked down, but not SER
iously injured.
Mrs. Il. c. Champln and her 5-year-
old daughter, Edith Of Narragansett
Per, were struck and knocked down by
Auburn car, No. i5S. on Weybosset.
near Mathewson street, at 1856 p. m,
yesterday. Neither was hurt.
Edward F. Tindall. while riding an
bloomer car, on Elmwood. near Potters
avenue. at 1880 last night. was struck
by a tree and Knocked off the side step.
His head was cut He resides at No. 43
Purchase street. East Providence.
James l.. Dudley spoke on boys
clubs and what they are accomplishing
at the meeting of the w. c. T. u, at
81 Sabin street. this afternoon,
at o'clock. Mr.. Dudley represents
the New England Association Of Boys
Clubs.
One OF Shepard & Co.'S. horses at
tached TO a delivery wagon, slipped on
the car track and fell at the corner
Of Westminster and Courtland streets at
$50 o'clock last evening. Both shafts
were broken and the horses hip was
badly cut.
Patrolman Blood found a Dayton
wheel on Crawford street, at 10 o'clock
last night, and Patrolman Lee picked
up a wheel on Westminster street, at
$40 o'clock, this morning. Roth bikes
were sent to the central station TO
await claimants.
AT 1915 last night, as Charles Hulls
moving wagon was hurrying a party
back from the circus, one of the hind
wheels got caught in a car track. on
Elmwood avenue, causing the wagon to
be Slowed. Several people were thrown
out, but none were injured.
Edwin Brown and Reginald Cotes
were before the Juvenile court today.
for assaulting another boy Tsael Waldl-
roter. on Westminster street two weeks
ago. The assault was a simple one
The boys pleaded not guilty and were
held in s100 each for trial on June eth
Just before o'clock this morning
Patrolman Keene sent out an alarm
from box 129 for a fire in Bassett's
cigar store and pool room, in the Root
block. on Westminster street The
blaze was i'm the cellar, and was ex-
t.nguished before any material dam
age was done.
John Howarth. Kleber Hall and Rich
ard Doyle. the IL years old High school
pupils who tried to be funny with the
people who were waiting on Westmin-
ster, near Walker street for the circus
parade TO come along and who slam
med Blinds and gates in Walker street,
yesterday morning. and who were ar
rested on the charge of revelling, were
fined s. and costs each. in the police
court, this morning. They were re-
leased last night to- appear today, and
this saved them from passing the night
behind the bars.
The cases OF Edward White and John
Hern, charged with engaging in a box
ing contest which had not been licensed
by the city council and William Jen-
nings. alleged TO have attempted to set
fire 10 building at the corner OF Elm
wood avenue and SnS>gue street. were
TO have been heard i'm the Sixth dis
trict court today; but Gen. Brennan.
their counsel. had an engagement in
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and all three cases were continued for
two weeks. with the understanding that
the accused would then waive examin-
ations and that their cases would be
sent 10 the grand jury.
John O'Neil. 6s years old employed by
the Nicholson File Co. as an engineer
for 80 years. was tried I'm the Sixth
district court. today. for an alleged RS
sault on Joseph K. Reilly. young man
The latter was talking with another
person. relative 10 damage that had
been done 60 his wheel. Reilly said
that o'Neil took up the quarrel and
the lie being exchanged. OMEN swung
his dinner pail and cut Reilly between
the eyes. making a permanent scar
The AFFAIR happened on Valley street.
on May 18th. Mr. ONeil said that he
merely demonstrated with Reilly for
bothering an old man. and that Reilly
hit at him and he swung his pail in
eeif-defense. O'Neil put IN a strong de-
fense and a reasonable double being
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