The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-10

The officials Of the Chaffee street po-
Nee station are now quite sure that the
little girl. who was concerned In the af-
fair at the Merino Flats. Sunday evening
lives at the lower end OF Huntington
avenue and has been mixed up IN similar
scrapes before The police say that 1t Is
not many weeks ago when she was met
on Plainheld street by well known CIT
,zen and told him that she had no home.
This citizen at once turned her over 10
the police who after much hard work
found that herr home was on Hunting
ton avenue and the action OF the child.
who is about 13 years old did not seem To
disturb her parents in the least The rea-
son the police feel so positive that she Is
the girl Is that no one has madc any COM
plant to them OF being assaulted and
had there not have been something
wrong in the affair the police would
have been notified as no mother or faith
er would think of letting such an afro
cious affair as this go by without inyok-
ing the aid OF the police.
HE GOT ONE. ..nss
The young men In Taft & Weedens
mills are having no end of sport with one
OF their number, who with his sister,
visited a friend at the North End sun
day During the evening the young fell
low felt that he would like to have a
glass OF beer. but was told that more
could be had He knew better and out he
went and the first man that he met was
an Italian and he inquired OF him IL he
knew where he could get glass OF beer.
The italian said that he did, but they
would have to walk some distance. The
thirsty one was satisfied 10 walk and the
two went about mile. AT the end OF the
IN "a "A
small spring and told him that was the
only place In the North End. where he
knew OF that a man could get a drink.
The young fellow told the story TO his
sister, the sister told II TO a chum and
the chum told II to her best fellow. and
the best fellow told IL 10 some one else
and now mill help are having more than
a little fun over the incident.
WE'RE PINcHED.
For some time, the consolidated road
has been losing old iron by the ton, and
a railroad detective was assigned to the
case At Manton more than one ton was
taken at one time.
Not long ago nearly every coupling pin
was stolen from a freight train while II
was standing on a switch near the Plain
field street station. The train was held
up for more than two hours until more
pins could be secured.
Last evening the detective called at the
Chaffee street police station and with
Sergeant Bennett started out on a hunt
for the suspects. At $3.50 they arrested
Charles McCarron OF 81 River avenue
and William Mclaughlin OF 10 Moultrie
court on Valley street. The police are
positive that these men are the ones who
are responsible for the loss OF the iron.
They are about % years old.
FOUND DEAD IN RED
For a day or two Mrs. Ann Egan of 6l9
Union avenue. has been NY night and day
caring for ner infant child who had been
taken with convusions. About 8 o'clock
this morning she became somewhat ex-
hausted. and fell asleep but slept but a
short time. and when she awoke found
that the little one had passed away
The police were notified. and called
Medical Examiner Perkins, who respond
TO Undertaken Walsh. Natural causes
was the verdict rendered
MAD AGAIN.
The storekeepers on Manton avenue.
near lanyard lane, are rolled again. IL
appears that few days ago a gang OF
men started In TO put the gutter along
the east side of the avenue In proper
shape. That is, to fix u so that the mud
and siush would run of into catch ba-
sin.
They took up and repaired about 70 feet
and IL was supposed that they would FIX
IL all. a distance OF perhaps 75 feet The
20 feet was their limit and no one has
been near the place since.
SAYS HE'LL BE GOOD.
A young man named Dayton. who has
a good home. has acquired the habit OF
s,eepirg out nights and has caused his
parents much trouble and woIry. Early
this morning he was taken into CUSTODY