The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-30
CHILDREN
were NOT
IN COURT.
Two Members Of Hernandez
Family Escaped When PeIica
Came Stolen PropsrtyFound

The police department is paving consid-
erahle attention 10 family by the name
Hernandez. residing at lSS oxford street
The head OF this family is Isidio Her
nandez The children are John, Is Man
lel Is, and Mary II years old.
The indications are that father and
mother and all the children viii come In
for marked attention.
William Russell druggist at el3 Eddy
street, has a store house at H. Ashcroft
street. where he keeps materials and
paraphernalia for compOunding medicines.
lie discovered yesterday morning that
his store house had been looted and sbous
the same time Patrolmen Robinson and
Griffin observed Junk man drive up in
front OF Hernandez house and bring out
= quantity of lead pipe
They entered the house 10 make an in
tsstlsatiod aud were opposed by Mrs.
Hernandez. who endeaNored 10 prevent
mem entering a room In which a quantity
OF goods had been stored.
W hsn th-} attempted 10 remove the ar
icles Mrs. hernandez struck Robinson on
the wrist with stove cover litter
Another suspicious incident was .hat
Wheh the officers entered The house the
lnree children jumped through window.
Manuel and Mary got away. but John
ran into Patrolman Griffin's arms.
Word Was sent To the Firth station ana
The patrol wagon, a whole load of goods
being secured.
or The lot taken from tire house Mr..
Russell ideu.ned "a 0o-pound stove. a
heavy mortar and pests. clock. several
pictures a bill nle. 4 mixing board two
traps ten feet OF lead pipe. Two saws and
other articles
The father, when questioned by Capt.
Cosune. said the childr u told him they
round All this property ON the dump
John was taken 10 the Fifth station
and Hernandez was ordered 90 bring the
other two children TO court this mornina.
The girl was known 10 the police. having
been arre sted and released on probation
last December for shop lifting John aud
Manuel Hernandez we're already on pro-
bs tion FOR truancy.
When Judge Sweetiand opened the jl-
venle court today John Hernand was
there for the reason that he had passed
the night in cell and couldn't avoid be-
The other children did not show mp.
their fsthsr asserting that they had dis
appeared. Where they had gone he did
John was srrsigned for breaking and
entering I'm the daytime ana the larceny
Of property to the aggr gate value "
lie denied the break. alleging he dis
covered that large pane of glass va,
broken ont and that he did not nave 10
raise the window n effect an entrance
The warrant Vs,S arnt rEltd bNe striking
out tho breaking aud y Ohm pleaded guilty
10 the lesser offence.
SsNa and COMMITTEES ~ the Sockanosse'
school iu default nf bali
Hernandez was ordered to find the othcr
children and hripE them in st once.
chief Baker told hernandez that he be-
Heypd thai he. Herna ndez, and the a.
ter's wife were more responsible Tor tne
theft than the children The excuse giN-
en- for the possession Of The stolen prop
erty was TOO gauzN.
M L}-year-old boy could pick ,un Snd
carry away a sa-pound stove. The chief
said 10 Hernandez that he should er-
deavNr ~ get more informauo today ana
N possible he would arrest the man and
his wife on the charge Of receiving stolen
property.
MIR Wallace refused 90 accept the GUS
todV of the children. hernandez Is OF
rowing disposition. having moved his fam
ily from one city 10 snothsr M Massachus
astts and this state and nothing Eood
could be accomplished through placing
them on prOhs tion
terialize in the sixth district court 10
morrow morning.