The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-20


John Devlin was fined $40 and costs
yesterday morning for evading fare on the
steamer Connecticut
Charles IT, Friday was fined 500 and
costs by Judge sweetland, today, for
purpose of sale.
Thomas Lyons was fined 50 and costs,
by Judge sweetland. yesterday morning.
for selling badges upon the public strets
without having license to dc so.
Doctors John and Robert Millar. Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey l.. Wellman, and Mrs.
Lyons have arrived from the south and
are at the Narragansett hotel for the
winter.
John N. Clarke. % years old. was held
I'm 5000 by Judge Sweetland. yesterday, for
trial next Tuesday on the charge OF steal
ing a gun and several articles of cloth
ing from his father. Elisha Clark.
Elizabeth Dunn, 10 years old. belonging
I'm Fall River, was taken from disorder
" house on Summer street, Wednesday
! night, and yesterday Judge Sweetland
placed her on probation, as lewd and
| wanton until Dec. 9Th
Samuel Wicker, % years old, residing at
81 Gladstone avenue and employed In
the casting shop of the Brown & Sharpe
Mfg. Co., was sent TO the Rhode Island
hospital. this morning. A casting fell upon
| and broke one of his legs.
william III. Willis was arrested on
warrant. at 5;45 this morning. by Sergt.
Rowe and Patrolman Schiller. accusing
| him of revelling. Willis was taken from
house in the rear OF Thurber's avenue. He
| pleaded not guilty in the police court and
was held for trial tomorrow morning.
Howard S. Titus was fined IS and costs
In the Police court yesterday for revellng
on Broad street, the previous night and
in the Sixth district court was fined s.
and costs for throwing glass into Plain
street. While being conveyed to the Fifth
station he broke liquor flask on the
side OF the hurryup wagon and dropped
the fragments on the thoroughfare.
John Pagan. an old soldier of the Civil
War was found dead in a closet at a
| lodging house at s Steeple street late
| Wednesday afternoon. Medical Examiner
Palmer, who was called, decided that
death was due 70 natural causes. The
deceased had been in the city only a
short time on leave of absence from the
state Soldiers Home in Connecticut
Charles Phillips and William Collins had
dispute in Lizzie Smiths house. 4O2
North Main street, at o'clock this morn
ing. Phillips left the house and went "a
Pryor's saloon, 416 North Main street ia
avoid trouble, Collins followed him and
punched him several times. Finally Phil
lips swung a beer glass and cut Collins
Ilp open. Both men were taken to the %
station and Collins lip was sewed up by
Or. Randall. Collins refused TO make 2
complaint
A suburban car OF the Warren and Bris
tol line, which left this city at S:15 o'clock
Wednesday evening I'm charge of Motor
man Paul Keller and Conductor j. T.
Clarke, struck one Of a pair Of horses
which were standing I'm front Of Read &
Childs grocery store on Pawtucket ave
nue. East Providence, killing the ANNA
instantly. The accident was due to tn
careIessness OF the owner, Manuel Veter
I'm leaving the animals unhitched and toe
close 10 the tracks.
John NJ. Sullivan was tried in the 6tl
district court. today, for assaulting hi
wife. Margaret, and Michael Cronan
boarder. From Johns story everybody II
the house but himself was drunk an
nghting: but the evidence disclosed tina
It was John who carried the load an
who was desirous of doing up the house
hold. John had just got out of jail for as
saulting his wife. 1t has been common
habit OF his to bite people. For each o
these two assaults the court imposed
sentence OF 80 days in jail.