The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-04

the thought of what she will become
makes one shudder.
THE SIMPSON sTABBING.
The dastardly assault upon Miss Mamie
Simpson at Crescent Park last Sunday
night was aired in the Seventh District
court at East Providence yesterday af-
ternoon.
Victor Hilgren, who last Monday plead
eu not guilty to assaulting Miss Simpson
with dangerous weapon, was given a
hearing.
After listening to. the testimony the
court found Hilgren probably guilty and
bound him over in $1,000 to the grand jury.
AS the prisoner could not give surety
he was committed to Jail.
Miss Simpson was on hand, her injuries
having almost healed
She testified that about s:45 D. m. last
Sunday she was standing near the fish
pond" Crescent Park talking with
friends. James Thornton and Miss Alice
Eaton. when somebody came up behind
her and struck her on the back
IT seemed to her as II she was struck
by whip. but she placed her hand upon
her back and found that she had been
stabbed.
COWARD WAS LAUGHING.
She turned and saw Hilgren standing
few feet away. lie was laughing at her.
she told her friends that she had been
stabbed and the man at once took alarm
and ran.
AI,er making her complaint and seeing
hilgren captured. Miss Simpson came to
Providence and was attended by DR. Mar
| tin 5. Budlong OF 60i Westminster street
| Attorney A. j. Gushing appeared as
| counsel for the accused man and cross
| examined Miss Sampson pretty sharply.
He could not shake her evidence, how
| ever.
| DIR. Budlong testified to attending Miss
Simpson. lie found that she had been
cut py some sharp instrument upon the
| right shoulder.
| The wound was about two and one
| quarter inches long and an inch deep. 1t
Is nearly healed.
Upon being shown knife that II is
| presumed Hilgren threw away. the doctor
said the wound might have been inflicted
| with IL.
Miss Eaton corroborated Miss SimpsJA' is
testimony.
Fred II. Nichols Identified Hilgren as
the man he saw running away during the
| excitement.
Policeman German. VINO captured Hi.
gren. told about making the arrest
officer Gibson testified TO taking the
prisoner TO the station and on the way
4
The next day knife was found there
Henry Simmons testified that he saw
Hiisren stab Miss Simpson.
HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN.
Lawyer Cushing asked him how he rec.
ognized Bilgrcn.
Witness said that a little while befor,
the stabbing he was knocked down by
I.ilgren and remained unconscious about
two minutes
Mr.. Simmons thought he had good rea.
son TO remember the nrisCNsr
This closed the hearing.
THE STATE PARK PLAN.
| Alderman James +. Freeman said yes
terday that he Is very much pleased q
see that the News Is agitating the state
park scheme.
He thinks. however. that some NOR,
attractive site can be secured than Cres
cent Park-Field's Point, for instance
Still, Mr. Freeman would have In,
state take Boyden's resort rather thar
have no metropolitan park.
In regard 90 the question of economy Ir
this connection Mr. Freeman feels tha
economy In matter that would be o
sucn value 70 the state would be n pen
NY wise. pound foolish" policy.
III we stop on the question OF econo
N.Y." said the alderman cor wait until
Rhode Island is out of debt before we a.
this thing. we shall stand still and stand
Ing still II degeneration"
Mr.. Freeman also believed that ther,
should be system ~ state reservations
such as Massachusetts maintains.