The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-27
BAD ENDING.
Bolster on Pleasure Bent Was
Beaten and Robbed.

Adfer Bolster keeps boarding house
1n washington village, but on Saturday
evening last he came 20 this city on
reasurc bent The pleasure. however,
ended most disastrously for Bolster. as
win be realized from the following tale
OF woe ,
On saturday evening he was enjoying a
I5acchaDaiiall feast In North Malh
III reef saloon when 90 his dismaN ne
found thal ne had missed the last tram
TO Washington village. anu SVala LIS -. 49,,
reach that haven Of rest unul Shh1tN
,norning IN the meantime the boafalng
house was without a keeper What was
10 be done2 ,.
solved the difficulty, however, by secur-
snk a buggy ana Il driver. and Bolster
was dispatched ostensiDiy for Wsshlns-
ION hut az one OF The ROADSIDE hottls en
route the driver and his passenset
stopped Tor refreshments. AZ that TINE
both Bolster and the driver We're some
what thc worse for liquor according to
1he story of the hotel keeper Bolster
states that after leaving the hotel ana ana
proceeding short distanse noWh us
road the driver stopped and pickeu up
pedestrian This was long after niiu-
night but his Snemory oi succeeding
events S. vague and inuehnlie.
lie remembers only that he iouhd MN
self on the ground and that ne was SUE
ferng from Intense pain some one Was
kicking him. and he begged them TO take take
what he had and leave MN aiohe, ~ ~
slirnly remembers also that he found ms
NAV into a shed and fell. When he
awoke yesterday morning ms clo'lgs
were covered in blood fror cuts on MS
head and face He was minus his sold
watch and S22 IA money. Dazed ana ul11g
from the loss Of blood he FOUND MS way
10 the nearest house ard was lpiu tiat
fe was on the Apponang road In the
close vicinity Of Lakewood lie was as
sisted 10 the home OF constabie reue ~ r
fck ~ 'fate Atlantic avenue. Lakewood.
Officer Tate did all ne could 10 dress
the wounds OF Bolster and make hlIr as
comfortable as possible. Deep cuts Were
found on his head and face ana Ihree
teeth We're so loose that the suilertr
easily extracted them with ms nngers.
The constable and Bolster starteu ~
search OF the place whore the assault ana
rohbcry was thcught 10 have occurred,
but Bolster becoming faint. was unapie
10 proceed. and was taken 10 a physlcldh u
for treatment OF his wounds. Later IN
The day the constable found pool on
blood and evidences Of serious strusSie,
together with wheel tracks, showing
where the buggy had turned around ana
headed for Providence again. PARTS %,
blood stained beer bottle were louh9
near The place Of assault. which showeu
what the weapon had been Ine case is
now being investigated by DeucuVes
Parker and Merrill. The latter recov-
cred the stolen watch yesterday
Owing to the accident 20 the steamer
Sbinnecock last Saturday at New YORK
the Joy line has been compelled TO make
a change in its schedule which Will re-
main in force until the dlshDleu sieanti
has been repaired. Beginning tonight
the steamer fremont will make three
trips weekly, sailing at $3.50 o'clock Mon
slav "Wednesday and Friday evenings
and carrying freight and passeftserS- S-efi
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday even
sngs the steamer Seabord Will sail, but
will carry freight only.
tool house belonging to ]. Wilson
McCrillis. contractor situated on
Rhodes street. near Allen avenue. was
entered Saturday night, and sheet lead
vaiued at SIS was stolen. PatrOlmar
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