The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-06
POLICE TALK OF
THOSE TROUSERS.

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such Importance that a detective was
sent 10 North Adams yesterday to look
into the doings OF the four men who have
confessed 10 the burglary at the 2ylonite
works.
Four men stopped at the boarding house
sof c. w. Gallup, on Holden street. ana
Mr.. Gallup ~ certain that one OF them
was named Quinn. The men did not give
their names TO Mr. Gallup when engag-
ing board and rooms. but during the
short time they were at his home he
heard one of them referred TO as quinn
several times. One of the men was
very heavy fellow. while another was
young and boyish in build and action
One of the men applied at the home of
Mr.. Gallup, and asked the latters wife II
he could secure breakfast and "A lodging
for the night Just the date she does not
remember. ard has no means OF ascer-
tanning. but she thinks II was the Friday
night before the murder. She informed
him that he could have the meal. and af-
ter eating IL he went out. returning I'm a
short time with three others. After being
Informed that the entire party could be
accommodated, they went 10 the room as
signed them. where they spent most of
the day.
MOVEMENTS OF WIRE GANG.
of which was very heavy. apparently be-
ing filled with tools OF some kind. The
men declared that they were going to
the fair I'm Cummington and Charlemont.
and appeared TO be anxious to locate the
trains OH the various roads. They kept
very mucn TO themselves. and never spoke
unless addressed. They paid their bills in
fun for the time they were at the home
of Mr. Gallup.
He Is confident that he could identify
the men II they were placed before him.
The burglary at the Zylonite works oc-
CURED during the week. and a considera-
BILE quantity Of brass and copper was
taken.
LATEST FROM TAUNTON.
Jonathan Smith. Fred Patterson and
William Hackett of the wire gang were
taken to Boston from Taunton this morn
ing BY Keeper Carrier. on writ of ha-
beas corpus. 10 testify I'm the Joslyn case
before the grand jury.
Among the visitors To the Taunton
court house yesterday afternoon were
Mrs. Smith, wife OF the Smith now con-
med In Taunton Jail on several charges.
and Mr.. bly,. the informer of Pawtuck-
ct Both, with many others. testified be-
fore the grand jury I'm the wire thieving
cases
Speaking about the gang in connection
with the Fosburg murder, an old detec-
\ tive said that IL was the height OF nom
ssnss 70 attempt to got any information
out Of these men in Taunton jail.
A PICTURE OF HACKETT.
Yesterday afternoon William III. Burhn,
ab barber woh was employed at the Bur-
bank House shop. at Pittsfeld, last sum
mer. was shown a picture of Hackett one
OF the wife gang, and readily recognized
II AS a photograph OF one of four men
who were In the barber shop on Aug. 10.
last, and whom he shaved. He said this
man was the only one of the four who
had much to say, and that he WAS very
man stated that the purpose of the men
in coming TO Pittsfield was To form
young mems Democratic club.
After leaving the shop the four men
went into a saloon, where one of the men
was introduced as a boxer, who they said
was matched TO fight I'm New York the
next night, Aug. IL, thus accounting for
their presence here at that time.
Bruhn was show pictures OF Patterson
bly, and McCaughey, hut could not tell
positively whether they were the other
men. although he thought Paterson might
have been one of them.
SAW GANG IN PITTsFIELD.
A prominent business man of Pittsheld
yesterday stated that on the Sunday I'm
August on the night OF which Miss MAY
street car.
Two or three seats back of him were
three men. two Of whom conversed In a
When they passed the Fosburg house
one OF the men asked:
IT'S this the house?' -.
The other replied:
"shut up; do you want anybody 70 hear
This man stated that he was sure he
could identify two of the three men, and