The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-13


ular. There will probably be many night
bathing parties so long as there is moon
light.
PEPPER AT THE GLADSTONE.
At exactly 1:3O o'clock Sunday morning
the bell of room No 2i6 an the Gladstone
Hotel rang violently. The night clerk.
watchman and bellman responded. At
the entrance OF the room in their night
clothes were Mrs. A. p Gwathmey and
Mrs. J. +. Gwathmey, now of New
York, but formerly OF North Carolina.
The elder Mrs. Gwatbmey is forty,
blond and very beautiful. The younger
Is thirty, also blond and beautiful:
they are apparently sisters.
"a minute ago a man standing on a
chair looked through the transom." said
the younger Mrs. Gwathmey who was
greatly excited. "IIe ran that way
she said pointing in the direction of the
top OF the rear stairs on the second floor.
"He wore "A coat with the collar turned
up. a white slouch hat. and had no
shoes"
Almost al the same instant Harry Rus
sell. one of the hotel employees, saw n
man dressed in exactly that way peering
over the top of the first staircase When
the man saw Russell he ran up the sec
ond fight OF stairs and disappeared
The cries of the women aroused the in
mates of rooms Nos. $50. 252 and pa, which
are occupied respectively by Miss Marie
Giles. Mrs. Harry Krafts and Mrs. J.
Kent Mason. all OF New York. Other
guests appeared and the whole floor was
soon in an uproar
Meanwhile Finley ~. McIouth and John
J. Marrim, employees OF the hotel. and DIR.
Albert Warren Ferris, Mr.. Thornton and
George Whitcomb, guests who were in
the office and were notified that what APP
peared a the time TO be a sneak thief had
been found i'm the house, ran to the la
dies lavatory on the second floor.
GUEST SAYS IT'S AN OUTRAGE.
Harry Russell. who saw the man at the
top of the first staircase and saw him
run into the ladies' lavatory on the sec
ond floor, locked the doors leading to the
yard. The man was Gagged, with the hotel
guests and employees waiting for him to
appear .
Fifteen minutes passed and no one ven-
tured inside the room. Finally DR. Ferris
placed his hand on the door as If to en-
ter
whats wanted?" asked a voice in
side, and smooth faced man of twenty
five, wearing n coat with the collar
turned up. but no white hat, appeared
saying: ''rhis is an outrage and demands
an explanation. What's the mattery 1 am
a guest" n
The guest for such he was, disappeared
Into a room short distance from No.
2I6
To Mrs. j. Kent Mason the younger
Mrs. Gwathmey said: I'VE were about 10
retire when, on looking in the direction
of the door, j saw a smooth-faced man
at the transom. The face disappeared
and Immediately there came a knocking
at the door
81 opened H. and as did so. a man
dressed I'm n dark coat with the collar
turned up, n white slouch hat and wear
Ing no shoes. ran down the stairway
which IL directly opposite my door. OF
course 7 was much alarmed. and | rang
the bell violently, and screamed"
FRIGHTENED LADIES LEAVE
The Mesdames Gwathmey left for New
| York. yesterday. The suspect also left.
| Jim White, the night hall hoy at the
| Gladstone, SAYS he recognized the man
and he was hiding his face as he passed
him. II knew the man as n guest of the
house" he said, but did not know his
name or his room. lie has left the house.
| or at least I have not seen him lately"
NUGGETS OF NEWS.