The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-01


William L. Blake of Auburn has been
granted pension of IS month.
Joseph Perry was fined $40 and costs
in the police court today for revelling
on Lincoln street yesterday.
George Titcomb was fined $40 and
costs by Judge Sweetland today for
driving a pair of horses in an over
loaded lunch cart.
Thomas Murray and James Lovett
were fined IS and cost each in the po-
lice court today for revelling on Foun-
tain street. yesterday.
Emma Hall. alias Vaughn. alias big
Emma" was fined SIS and costs in the
police court today for revelling on
Cranston street. yesterday.
James Lewis, coiored. was fined $50
and costs, in the 9Th district court to-
day, for carrying a concealed weapon.
pistol. which he said he had just pur-
chased.
Grace Dolan, a night walker was
sentenced to the farm for months by
Judge Sweetland today. She took an
appeal and furnished surety to prose-
cute tine same.
Annie Muvey pleaded guilty in the
9Th district court today to- the charge
of being a common railer and brawler.
and on her promise OF good behavior.
was placed on probation until Dec 7th.
Frederick Bowalter pleaded not
guilty in Judge Sweetland's court to-
day when arraigned for a simple as
z sault upon John -McKenna, and was
required to give 5000 bail for trial next
Friday.
Helen Atkinson waived an examina-
tion In the 9Th district court TO the
charge that she stole S4s from William
G. Webster. dean of the Rhode Island
Law schaal, at their boarding house
on Waterman street. and was held Z.
the grand jury in $780, Bail was fur
nished.
Richard r. Clinton. colored. was TO-
day held In 500 for trial next Friday.
Clinton was arraigned in the 9Th dis
trict court, charged with an assault
with knife upon Alice Smith. Alice
was not badly cut. Clinton claimed that
ne acted in self defence. in that Alice
was seeking to lam him on the head
with nat iron.
The central precinct officers rounded
up the hoboes. last night, gathering in
five who were bothering people. They
were held as suspicious persons and to-
day were railroaded out of town. being
sent in different directions, that the
gang might be well broken up. These
are the kind OF people who keep cheap
lodging houses going.
The Cammarian club of Brown Uni
versity announced the election Of fif-
teen new members today by pinning
the ribbons OF the club on the following
fifteen juniors: Il. 8. Chase, r. +.
Greene. A. o. Gift. T. III. Guild. r. w.
steere. w. r. Harvey. c. s. Hoyt. r.. E.
Clarke. w. l.. Clarke. M. J. Linden. f.
T. Gross. l.. washburn, H. II. Tucker,
H. A. Coffin, H. N. Davis.
The picOpockets and sneak thieves
who arrived here on Wednesday and
who evidently are following the big
circus which was at Newport. this
week. made good hauls. Among the
later complaints is that OF Perry G..
Sweet. who lost diamond stud, valued
at $175. while at Fields Point, William
II. Gavitt, Of Greenvile. lost a wallet
and $40 at Roger Williams Park.
The new honorary society at Brown,
Sigma xi. this morning announced the
result of the first election Of new men,
bers as follows: Resident graduates.
Clinton II. Currier. George Herbert
Sherwood and Millet T. T. Thompson.
Seniors: Arthur Z. Norton, Charles II.
Porter. Samuel c. Raiford and Martha
Wilbur Watt. c. II. s. Weaver. 's2. Of
Chicago will give a complimentary
dinner at the University club today at
8 p. m. to the members of the baseball
team.
William Corcoran and Frany To-
wan were convicted in Judge Sweet
lands court today on the charge OF be-
ing sturdy beggars. They had been
holding up people on South Main street
and on this particular occasion they
had drunken sailor in tow. who, re-
rasing TO give up dime. was about 10
be assaulted. when Patrolmen Toole
and Sullivan appeared on the scene
and took them in. Corcoran went out
for ak and Towan for is months.
Frank sasEerson was to have been
tried IN the 9th district court today
on the charge Of breaking and enter
ing: but BY request OF counsel. the
case was continued until June 18th.
Michael Mcconnell was to have come
up for sentence today. having been ad-
judged guilty Of an assault, last Tues
day. As there was a MISUNDERSTANDING
as 10 the date OF continuance. fur
ther one was ordered until next Tues
day. Mcconnell had raised cloud OF
doubt a. 10 whether he had ever been
convicted OF an assault. and II was 20
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