The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

Hugh Holland, an ldle person, was
sent to the farm for one year. by
Judge Sweetland. today. Holland is a
chronic loafer and has been before the
court before today.
Susan Fraser, a lewd and wanton.
arrested at No. Al Loughran street yes
terday, was before the Sixth District
court today. and pleaded guilty. She
was placed in charge of Miss Denehy,
ahe probation officer. until Sept. 7.
James Mulvey was arrested on
Broad street, few days ago. on the
charge of revelling. and pleading not
guilty. he gave bail for tr al in the
police court. today. He did not show
up this morning. and his, surety was
declared defaulted.
Nellie Martin, who had previously
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
being a common night walker, and who
was TO have been tried in the Sixth
District court today, retracted pleaded
guilty. was sentenced to the farm for
six months and took an appeal.
James shay was convicted in the
Sixth District court today. Of being a
sturdy abeggar. Shay worked" lower
Westminster street last Saturday night
and Patrolman Costigan after seeing
him appeal to eight people for money,
took him in. Shay got sentence OF
six months at the farm.
Patrolman Muldoon saw three boys
drop piece OF lead pipe on Congress
street, at $40 p. m. yesterday, and
gave chase. The boys were too fleet
OF foot and made good their escape.
Later Muldoon found that the pipe had
been cut from the building belonging
10 tennis club, and located on Con-
gress street.
Commissioner of Public Works Smith
who has been at Hot Springs, Ark,
for some weeks, undergoing treat
ment for rheumatism. returned to
Providence last evening, and this morn
ing resumed his duties at city hall,
MIR. Smith is looking much better, and
says that he is now ready to take up
work again with renewed vigor.
superintendent of Health Chaplin re-
ports new cases OF typhoid fever on
walling street and Potter's avenue. one
new case OF scarlet fever on Duke
street. and two new cases OF measles.
Major Frank A. Cook OF the 26th
Regiment, L. S. ", leaves fer the Phi
llpplnes tomorrow, sailing from Brook
Iyn on the new government transport.
which is 10 proceed via the Suez canal.
Capt Horton Is making good rec
ord in the Second precinct. He is fast
wedding out the Illicit liquor dealers
and keepers of disorderly houses. This
morning he had Catherine Jordan Of
No 81 Bark street, and Eva Stewart of
No Al Ioughran street, before Judge
sweetland for keeping houses OF III
fame Each pleaded guilty and was
held for the grand jury in $1,000.
The officers of the Beverly Engine
and Machine company were in town
yesterday afternoon but declined to
give out any statement as 10 what had
been done toward establishing a fac
tory in this city. The company al
ready has factory at Beverly Mass,
which II had originally planned &c
move TO this city. but it is understood
that ne people OF Beverly do not wish
10 have the plant removed and there
fore plans for their final locating here
are in allegiance. The company was in
corporated at the secretary Of state:
Office last week.
Bernard Holland is a bad egg" III,
has twice done time for breaking ant
entering. Yesterday afternoon ne calle,
at the residence OF VIM j. Tuny. o.
No. 3s Bath street. and asked for food
THIS was given 90 him and then n
went out through the back door OF tn
tenement. shut and locked the cute
door, stole the key. a $40 overcoat an
50 pair OF pantaioons and got out O
the house by crawling through a eel
lar window. Patrolman Galliga
caught him on the next street. and "a
day Judge Sweetland sent Holland I
the Providence County Jail for 90 dayl