The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-16

had met Christie Martin. who was bar
tender at the Wakefield House, and Quinn
told him he was going TO train DICK
O Brien for prize-hght with another
man He introduced his companion as
Dick O'Brien. He's not Dick o'Brien,'
Martin said. Il know O'Brien, he's in
Housatonic now.
THE GANG STARTS OUT.
Martin wanted Quinn TO go up with
hiri to Housatonic where Martin was go
ing to point out O'Brien 20 him. They
actually went on Friday. but O Brien had
left the town. On Saturday Quinn and
his companion left town.
They visited several places here be-
fore they went. / have Information that
one OF the four men disappeared from
Housatonic on Friday night. The other
man remained there. lie joined Quinn and
the other man on Saturday. Quinn and
his compa nion walked to Glendale, mile
or two from here. TO take the train. The
other man Joined them at Housatonic.
HAT AND SHOES IDENTIFIED.
when the men first appeared az
Housatonic on Thursday they had an ex-
tension valise with them. They went In
bathing there, and Horace Kenney. a
newsboy. and Jim O'Brien saw Quinns
shoes. They were cloth topped patent
leather shoes, and he wore also brown
derby such as has been described Quinn
also went 20 drive with William Holmes,
a grocer's clerk, while in Housatonic
Holmes saw the shoe. and these persons
were all shown the shoe left In the Fos-
burg house and they identified II az e1-
actly similar 20 the shoes Quinn wore.
Now on Monday, Aug 20. the day OF
the Fosburg murder. In the afternoon,
letter addressed to Quinn was received at
the Housatonic postoffice. Quinn had left
word there TO forward his mail to Paw
tucket II. /. II was accordingly sent
there The men who came with Quinn all
said they were from Providence. 1t was
in Rhode Island that bly,. Smith. Pat
terson and Hackett of the wire gang"
were arrested. quinn, who was also one
of the gang. was in Pawtucket soon after
the murder. Where he is now of course
do not know.
AGAIN THE NEW THEORY.
Now as to my theory. Quinn had
worked at the Rising Paper Mill lie also
told OF working In Buffalo and Syracuse.
Mr. Fosburg came from Buffalo He had
had trouble with his help. He employed
both union and non-union help In Buffa-
10 and Syracuse and other places where
he had contracts. lie employed rion-union
help I'm Pittsfield. Quinn had left at least
with ''scabs." Now IL is possible that
Quinn or his companions knew Fosburg
in some other city. Ii is very certain that
burglars would not seek money in the
house o. a contractor They would know.
IL they knew anything. that business
man would use checks instead OF money
$50 that Ia is perfectly clear TO me that
burglary was not tho object or the men
who entered the Fosburg house. WhatcV-
or they took from the house was FOR the
purpose Of disguise ard nothing more.
The shooting OF May l.. Fosburg was a
result of arousing the family too hastily.
Mr. Fosburg was undoubtedly the object
Of attack
oUTNN's SOFT FELT HAT.
There is n current rumor that n man
closely resembling Quinns description in
every eye detail called at At -, farm hou5e after
given "A soft felt hat. IL will be recalled
that one OF the persons seen BY Lawyer
Seneca N Tsylor FOR the dsfenss &C. said
n brown derby hats-but when ne returned
after the Fosburg nnurdersb be had black
soft hat. AT Robert y 3, Fosblrr isiher
an extension bag, such as was seen with
Quinn and his ompapisns IN lfousstonic,
Ms sngTed e, S.,sS PS S%SSrSS a Hgre,s ~. fr1 s1
after the murder. IL IL said 20 be the
same bag.
CHIEF NICHOLSON WORRIED.
~ Is generally understood that the pros
ecution a. greatly worried over the burg
larry theory. II u said that Chief Sichoi-
son paid couple Of visits 10 New York
recently on false trips as 20 Quinn :
vhcreabosts N Quinn could be found.
the story goes that he would he speedily
arrested on some charge or other Bu'
so far as known there IL no clue to
QuInns Whereabouts. bnt chief Nichol-
son still says nothing
For Cuts, tisetrotyees srd psirtinx
Any kind. see J. J. Ryder Co, AZ Wash
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