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

Walls came TO Providence Saturday
evening and called at Patterson $ resi-
dence. 35S Wickenden street. TO see
HIM Mrs Patterson informed him that
her husband has gone down town to a
theatre. and Walls said that he would
find him. Both men returned to the
house little after midnight. somewhat
the worse for drink, and remained until
s O'clock Sunday morning, when they
started out TO get more liquor. Nothing
was seen OF them until about 1.30
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when they
We're returning from q Trip 10 East
| Providence, and both were very drunk.
Instead OF going to Patterson's house
| they stopped cne block away. at Amos
| Mayrards residence 81 Gano street.
| Walls married a cousin Of Mrs Patter-
| son. and he is a brother-in- law OF Mrs.
| Alice Bennett who is living with the
| Maynards and whom he said he wished
10 see. Walls had a had reputation
with the Maynards. having. they as
serted. beaten his wfe until she left
him and Mr.. Mayr0rd had left word
before he went away that Wells was
not 20 be admitted 20 the house. Imme-
diately after the intoxicated men forced
their way into the tenement Mrs. BEN
nett told Walls 10 20 out and May
nard's son requested that Patterson
should also leave Patterson declined 20
90. and said he would Ike 20 see young
, Maynard nut him ont and as he be-
came belDigerent Walls pushed him
, towards the door. and. 10 accelerate
Paiterson's movements, rave him two
( or three light cuffs upon the face.
6 THE FATAL STRUGGLE.
Patterson turned and struck savarel ely
: ait Walls, and In an instant the two
men were upon each other and fighting
'. hard. They struggled through the back
a hallway, and thence TO the yard. and
. Mrs. Bennett closed and locked the
door. That was All any OF the members
q of that household saw Of the fight A
II Mrs. HincKley, living m the adjoining
a house, heard scuiile, and looking oul
:. Of her window, saw Patterson on tn,
, ground with Walls leaning over him
She pulled down her curtain b-caus'
she did not wish to see the struggle
i Nearly half an hour later sCmebod,
- carri q word to PattersCn's house tha
q he was In a dying condition. and vii
e person went TO Maynard's and induce
r them TO take the unconscious man IN
n Patterson was then breathing heavily
He lived about an hour. but never re
covered consciousness.
SEARCH FOR WALLS.
As soon as physician. who had bee
sent for arrived he declared Patterso
o 20 be dead. Somebody notin d Patrol
man Yeaw. who sent IN an alarm to TN
Third station. and a search was b gu
T, for Walls. The only trace that Coul
p. be found OF him was that he went on
r. of the yard to Ives street. He disap
!, ! Deared one minut. later. Patterson
body was taken go tndert8lIer Mona
ie hans morgue and there Medical Ex
l. aminer Palmer viewed &c. There was
is long cut on the left forearm, which ap
peare1 20 have been made with a keen
edged weapon. The left side of m
le forehead was badly bruised. the lci
check and eve biackencd and the ski
was abrad-d on the edges and Just IN
rs der the jaw bone. and also on bot
-. sides Of the thrsat. which wound
strongly bear out the police theory tha
TN the unfortunat man was stangled.
ut Dr, Palmer found the windpip. CON
40 siderably compressed Patterson vpe ,
y. small stature. weighed 40 pounds an
=" was not physically stroug. WaV IL uea'
as ~ SIX feet tall. weighs about 100 pound
a ana has The muscular development of
a. practical hl7cksmuh and Patterso
was as child In his hands
BROUGHT TO THIS CrTY.
o2 Deputy sheriff Perry of Nansao
IN happened 20 be- In Provi nee ON aiiei
A. business and was in the Citv ma
when the alarm clma from the Thi
~ station that Walls was wlntcd. f|
T. knew Walls very wen and ~ Vs.
,s through his prompt work that th m
Il gitive wus oDnr y n1ad in afarsc.
= last evening a telephone meassg. vr
~ sent 90 Mansfeldani C1nsfah'or vhi,
l. den and Fisher at once siglf on M
l. hum Walls had been tO bis brardir
a, house and had supper. and. leqrnir
that Perry was looking Tor him war
70 Perry's house, and there ths officer