The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-07
Police ndve New System Of
Detecting Law vI0Iaters.
USE OF SUPPOSED BLIND TIGERS
Little Stations In Various Parts OF the
City Whsn Pairolmsa Try and Buy
Baer From the UnuaTy

For some time. a week OF more. the
staid residents Of Hartford avenue in the
vicinity OF Chattlet street have been
wondering how two able-bodied men
could make a living In little hut on
Hartford avenue. which from the outside
looks like widows store. In the display
window, are a couple OF gingham aprons.
a paper or two OF pins. and few bot
ties OF soft stuff. but for reasons un-
known to the residents the two able
bodied storekeepers do not find time to
wait upon customers, for they don't even
carry yeast cakes.
Folks have begun TO think that they
were burgulars and had located In the vi
cinity to get the lay OF the land. and
some night they look for a wholesale rob-
berry and perhaps murder, but they
don't go very strong on the murder part
for the two storekeepers are too good
natured looking to be set down for muir
derers.
But they are afraid OF them just the
same. for they don't open the shop until
about O'Clock, and close about 5. so this
adds TO the mystery.
Now the people will undoubtedly be
pleased TO learn through these columns
that these two good-na tured looking
storekeepers are not robbers or murder
ers. but real live policemen.
ONLY COMMON POLICEMEN
And what is more the strange man that
II seen about the vicinity and calls at the
store now and again Is also policeman.
but they are not looking for robbers,
thieves and housebreakers, bue~~ are
watching for men who peddle beer and
liquors from wagons.
The trio came TO the little store about
10 days ago. and as near as can be learn
ed, they have landed but one dealer.
and he is an old man from Olneyville. for
behind the drapery that hangs In the rear
OF the little shop Is case of beer or
pretty nearly a case. for there are two
empty bottles in the rack.
These men lay for the peddler of soft
stun, and one of them will hail the driver.
and ask for a rack or two OF beer, and OF
course. all wise" dealers will take their
order for a case, or for any quantity that
they want, but the ''storekeepers" want
II then and there.
They will rubber about the team. and
use all Of the diplomacy possible to get
bear, but as near as can be learned, so
far. they have caught but one dealer.
ONE MAN FOR LOOKOUT.
The man on the street acts as a lookout
stun team is In sight. but the store
keepers were not located at the spot many
hours before the push was on" and now
nearly every soft stun team In the city
goes along Hartford avenue for the ex-
press purpose of getting a look at the
trio, one OF whom is among the best
known policemen on the force. has been
in nearly every station In this city.
1t IL thought that there are stations To-
Gated In each district In the city for Just
such work. and no doubt they are just
as well known to the soft stun dealers as
the one on Hartford avenue.
1t IL also reported that and ex-convict
Is acting as a spotter among the Sunday
speak easys" In this district, and on
Sunday last was thrown from house In
"Shoo Fly Village" where he called and
wanted to get drink.
Among those who fell into the meses
Of the storekeepers net were Dio Cimto
Demagistris who is employed In a Ekc
capacity for the Union Bottling company,
and a young man from the Rhode Island
Bottling company at Silver Lake, named
Lewis Cippolla.
These young men were clled on at the
Six tn District court this morning TO tell
why they were so foolish as to sell beer
from a wagon 20 past members OF the po-
lice force.
Each was fined $50 and costs and SEN
fenced TO jail for ten days on two com
plants. Both appealed and furnished
surety.