The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-12

street. had little tiLs yesterday morning.
the details OF which was given IN the
news this morning.
That.was chapter one, and now comes
chapter two.
James. the head of the Conway house
hold, or at least IL supposed 10 pc the
head, was arrested late In the afternoon
for being drunk. instead OF e,a se.,
ting a moving van TO take his housenoid
effects to whore the landlord was not
quite 30 particular about his rent
Then ne proceeded TO become intoxi-
Gated.
Usually when Jim gets thus affected
he is light-hearted. but yesterday ne
must have tackled q new brand, TOT as
soon as he was landed In cell AT the
Chance street station ne began 10 dwell
on his condition In life and TO his next
cellmate talked suicide. tired of life ana
other unpleasant thoughts. :. 60,
His ceilmats. who was an ola rounu,
sr." simply advised him 70 go aheeo
and hang himself IL he wished. give an
undertaken a Job and the newspaper
conway evidently took tho fellows ad-
vice. for at 8, o'clock Sergeant Fot,er,
who was on duty. and In aocoroance
with his usual custom OF going tnrousn
the cell room every few moments. saw
a pair of suspenders upon the moor Oh
Conway.s cell Conway lay on his BUNK
IN the cell and as the sergeant SUPPOSED
cold In death.
The sergeant had In his hand heavy
pair OF straps that are used 10 put on
prisoners who show a desire TO snake
off this mortal coll and ne knew 'na,
~ no gave the man a sound whack with
the strap II there was any life In MIN
ne would show It. IL he was oead the
sergeant would be somewhat sorry Tor
striking dead man.
nxA "A
nj that and he found Conway all alive.
He wanted TO know why he was treated
In so harsh a manner.
The sergeant found that the suspenocrs
had done duty too long In regular ser
vice TO be used as hangmans rope.
for they were not strong enough TO hoid
Conway's weight Further. Conway Is
I'm condition TO appear In the police
court and listen TO the old. old story.
81 ana costs for drunkenness.
His fine was paid this AFTERNOON
CAPTURED BY PATRoLMAN.
Patrolmen Blerne and ]. Fl. Smith OF the
Chaffee Street station did not prevenN the
breaking of a window I'm the barber shop
OF Earnest Williams on Plainfield street
at II o'clock, last night but by their vigil
ance prevented the persons who broke IL
from getting into the place and also ar
rested two young men as susprcious per
At lil5 O'Clock Patrolman Smith tired
the door of the shop and found every
thing in proper order.
A few moments later Patrolman Bierne.
who was on the other side OF the street,
saw the young men standing In the ooor
of Mr.. williams shop, and they were act
ing In a suspicious manner py ooosins
back and peering out.
AS soon as the two men left the door
way. Patrolman Bierne went 10 the shop,
and found that a window had peen
broken, so he dashed after the men, ano
at the corner of Plainfield and ATWOOD
streets they started TO run. But as the
pol,ceman was close upon their heels he
called upon them TO stand, wnlcn tney
did and they seemed 20 know that the
window had been broken, but said that
they did not DO It.
They were arrested. one or the men
lives on Judith street and the other on
Howard street.
AUTOMOBILE ABLAZE.
There was considerable excitement on
Stokes street for n while yesterday. and
II looked as IL the Rhode Island Automo-
bile company would be machine out.
For some time the company has been
axpertmenting with kerosene, which they
desire 20 use Instead OF gasolene and the
cost of fuel will be reduced so per cent.
Kerosene seemed 10 run the machine well
enough when the wheels were lacked up.
So yesterday the experts deemed 1t wise
20 give the hud good trial, and II carried
the machine from the shop at the lower
end OF Stokes street about ten feet from
Westminster street. when the oil caught
fre. and matters looked like another as
sessment for a few moments. But the nre
was mothered before any great damage
was done. and that settled the kerosene
oil question.
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
Robert Clarke, the man who was hurt
on Hartford avenue, yesterday noon and
the facts OF which were given In The
News, last evening, Is In far more Sc
rtous condition than Drs. Berton and
Fisher at first thought he was, for upon
q closer examination at his home found
that he had Ave broken RIBS instead OF
two, and are broken near the spine.
The chiidren's faces. who were on the
wagon with him, are simply mass OF
bruises and scratches causing them much
pain.
The bieachers and dyers of this place.
nearly 500 In all. went TO Crescent Park
Sunday, and had great day.
They were loud in their praises OF the
special dinner prepared by Caterer Lew
A., the manner in which IL was served
and the general attention paid them dur
hk tiiAS soy ~ WIS bob~'"s
event was a pleasant one. and the only
incident that orept In that was not OF an
agreeable nature. was eome one changed
hats with Mr. Mcdonnell OF Eastwood ave-
nue. but this was by mistake for the gem
tlemen who took Il. returned IL TO Mr.
Lewis At the park and II awaits the COM
ing of the rightful owner.
LOST HIS WAY.
Little Charley Finnigan OF Jersey City
who is visiting relatives on Delaine street
will not chase up q flre engine again dur
ing his stay IN this oity. lie started TO
follow the apparatus to box s72. yester-
day noon, and when the fire was over he
rot lost, and landed at the corner Of Po-
casset and Webster avenues. where he
realised that he was far from home, and
Was crying.
A young man named Henry living at 70
Pocasset avenue took Charley In charge.