The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-08
Lost Children Cause a Tang|e for
the Police.
Ice Mans Clever Stop of a Runaway
Rofse-OthGr Interesting News.
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Leo Burns. four years old. and who's,
home is AT 7oS Atwell's avenue must have
been lonesome child last evening. and
ne ls exceedingly fortunate TO be with
his people once more.
AT Z O'Clock last evening word was re-
ceived at the Chaffee street station that
Leo had strayed away from home and
as usual, word was sent to every station
in the city. A little later in the even
ing word was received at the Central
station that a boy about the same age
was missing from his home at the lower
end OF Atwelrs avenue and perhaps an
hour later the child was picked up oy
the police and taken 10 the station, and
the folks at the lower end OF Atwell q
avenue were notified
A woman called at the station who said
that she was the mother OF the chid and
took II with her.
Just before midnight the same child
was picked up again by the police, nd
word was again sent 10 the family but
the woman sent back word that the child
was not hers. and while she did not put
IL out into the street said that when she
left the room the child ran out. The po-
lice think that when the woman got the
child in her own home and found that
IL was not hers that she was ashamed
10 take IL back 10 the station and IN
formed the police of the TACT .te|'
In the meantime the Burns family at
1:0S were hunting for their offspring and
at 800 this morning word was sent TO
them by the police that little Leo was
sound asleep in big chair at the Central
station.
Mrs Burns sent two small boys TO the
station. but when they got there the po-
lice refused TO LEI Leo go home With theIn
have the child. She would be Obliged 70
prove property. they said, before she
could get the boy
Mrs Burns went 10 the station and
came near not getting the boy. for when
she sent out word that the boy was lost
she also said that he was barefooted
pants.
The boy at the station. while he was
bareheaded and barefooted. wore pair
mother and did other things 10 show
that he AZ least knew HIS mother allowed
him to go with Mrs. Burns of 70s Atwe<,s
avenue. sv and nd now the police believe that
ne is al nome once more.
A MOVE IDEA.
young woman and a young man.
neither of whom are over 20. have for the
past 10 weeks been b'isily engaged I'm
selling soaps etc, for well known firm.
and n has been heard that they have
stored number OF pieces OF furniture
In the attic Of the young woman's home
and also that they are To he married i'm
September. Both are the children Of we'll
to-do parents and the father Of the !
young man told him that n he would
furnish the greater part Of hts house
hold effects. that he. the father. would |
see that he and his bride would be we'll |
cared for afterwards The young man
impaired this information 10 his pros
pective bride. and they concluded 10 en-
gage in the soap trade. and the nrst Gus
TONER that they found was the Young
m TrA xt=t,..
box Of goods and this gave them din /
ing room table They next called up the I
prospective brides mother. and she pu<
chased another box and this gave them 4
q couch Since then they have added n /
Morris chair. writing desk and a mum :
Der OF other articles, and this fact is not I.
known 20 either of tle parents, for the I
young lady told her mother that the .
goods that are being stored In the attic
are for some one else. but the express
man who leaves these articles dropped
into restaurant yesterday afternoon and
gave the whole scheme away. As the
parents are both OF genial temperament.
they will no doubt allow their children
20 continue the scheme
GOOD STOP.
Frank Hssney. OF the Imperial Ice com
pany stopped a runaway horse on Po-
casset avenue this forenoon.
Mt. hahneN was delivering ice and saw
the team come flying down the avenue.
and none but an active young man would
have taken the chances that he did TO
stop the team. lie made a reach for the
horses bride. hut missed H. but succeed
ed In catching a hold Of the hame. and
leaping upon the back Of the horse and
In stopping him About 81 min
utes later the owner Of the team came
az and handed Hasney 25 cents. but Mr..
"A ufn NJ l.
money. The man who owned the tesm
would not give his name
CARLIN's CHUM CAUGHT.
Eddie Murphy who with Csrlln boy.
vas mixed up IN the disappearance OF
William Wohs $50 bull dog. was found
n the wild's OF Scituate yesterday by Pa
rolman Kelly Of the Chaffee street sta
ion. II was no easy task for Mr. KeUt
rad 10 walk 10 miles or more 10 roach
he farm whore the boy was stopping ON
he wa yhome Murphy told about the
anne story that Carlin dld who was ar.
estcd Monday. He said that thev cook
he dog thinking that they could dispose
q II for some money. which htey could
pend on the Fourth.
Edward Murphy and John Cariin who
re two tough looking boys. were no
pre- the Sixth district juvenile court. So
ay. for the theft ~ bull dog. valued
$50. the property OF MnllaHr- -r.-..i4- sFl,..
ds sold this valuable dog for the enor-
ous sum OF 2, cents They pleaded guilty ,
u each was held for The grand Jury IN 7
STOREY" CONE
STOREY" an old horse known 70 more .
ople IN this vicinity ths many other
lnal was taken away In . horse am d
lance this morning. storey was =