The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-29
BAD men
COME
TO GRIEF.
Rounded Up by the Police after
Robbing Lee Sings Chinese
Laundry.

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before the 9th district court, to-day.
| They would have IL that they were des-
| peradoes and that they just dropped In
| on the tenderfeet OF Providence to show
the latter what really. truly bad men
| Texas can raise.
| AS toughs they were not much or a
| success. In fact, they wouldn't pass for
| hard 'uns in a 10-cent melodrama per-
formance. They were certainly dirty.
ragged and unkempt; but that didn't
make them what is generally accepted
as typical bad men from bad state,n
how!
Lee Sing runs a wash foundry at No.
327 North Main street. and perhaps as an
aid In collecting bad bills and maintain
ing peace in his establishment, has Kept
upon the premises fully loaded great
big Colt revolver, such as were used in
the Civil War.
Monday Lee Sing retired at midnight
happy In the knowledge that he mao
taken revenge out OF ana buttons OIL oA
sundry Mclean shirtee.
He silent soundly and while he did, MS
place was entered by two young men,who
proceeded to attach themselves 10 Vari-
Gus articles belonging 10 him, inciuoins
the big gun, a coat and vest, pair oA
shoes. a lot OF cigars and other properly,
all of the value of s2i25.
When they were about to depart with
out the formalty OF leaving their carus'
Sing woke up and stared at the intruders.
Tbe larger of his two callers was equal
"a the emergency, and addressing the
Mongolian said, Lee, it's all right. your
nIace has been broken into and 1 am
detective sent to watch the shop.
sing said, "Allee lightee," and then SAID
.Damn." for he quickly discover MS
losses. .na
Sing sung the story in one verse, anu
Il was a long one, TO Capt. horton ~ @
he could give no description OF ,he
.S,a,,as THAT made him sad and worried
the police. .u,o
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning TWO
voun9 men entered James III. Reagan's
saloon at No 1877 Prairie avenue ana
called for two beers Reagan pulleu the
beers and as he placed them upon the
bar. saw the taller of the two men uraw
a big gun from a holster, placed IL on tie
bar and heard him tell what daring deeds
he and the gun had done together. lie
also showed Reagan various scars upon
his hands reminders of wounds he had
received i'm war-li1e exploits in Texas
Reagan was more interested in the pos
sible direction of a shot discharged from
the business end of the arsenal before
him than he was in narratives OF bear
ana Injun hunts and bade his custom
ers TO drink hastily. Upon their depar-
ture he placed no restraint
AT 10:4O o'clock Patrolman Con- DAILY
took a stroll through the grounds of the
Rhode Island hospital, and discovered
two young men fast asleep in the grass
and under the cooling shade Of friendly
tree.
Pausing TO reconnoitre, he saw that
the larger rnan of the two had pulled
aside his coat tail thereby disclosing TO
view a belt and holster in which was a
big gun.
con. DAILY Is no fool He wasn't taking
chances. even IL the hospital was close
by lie stealthily abstracted the gun and
as the sleepers did not move, hied him
self to a police signal box and called the
hurry-up.
When the reinforcements arrived the
enemy We're surrounded, the signal for
attack was given, and by "A quick coup
the hostile forces We're bagged.
At the Fifth station they gave the
names Of William Smith %, and Philip
Griffin, q years old. Where they belonged.
or where they got the gun they declined
TO tell.
Presently there came merry tinkle on
the telephone bell and a warning of the
Lee Sing break was given. The descrip-
tion OF the property was found TO tally
with that of the gun, belt and holster.
and with a coat and vest and pair OF
shoes which Sing had lost, and which one
of the prisoners had on.
Still the tough boys declined to talk
Bad men don't do that sort OF thing. it's
said.
However. when they were arraigned In
the Sixth district court. today for break
ing and entering. and for larceny. they
each pleaded guilty.
Smith said that he was from Dallas.
Texas. Perhaps he was, but Chelsea
would hit him better.
And where do YOU reside?" asked
Judge Sweetland OF Griffin.
Wherever lay my head" proudly ex-
claimed the would-be tough.
80? Are you guilty or not guiltyp"
Guilty." exclaimed both
well, | will bind you both over IN The
next grand jury in $1,000 each"
And William and Philip will be cornnul-
sory residents OF Rhode Island for MANY
days TO come. william will get n hair
cut and Philip much-nceded bath right
away.
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