The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-09
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taller than the other, had been seen lolter-
ing near the premises
Three weeks ago Capt. Parker detailed
Detective Cannon on the duplicate Key
job exclusively II was 10 be his busi-
ness TO run down the much needed pair
Cannon had not been on the job many
hours before he was sure OF one man ana
had good lines on the other.
WANTED TO GET BOTH.
Time and again he was in a position
TO nail the one, but he found tnat the
other would get TIP and, TO ss use tine tne yer
Saturday night Capt. Parker oesldeo o
that IL would be useless TO further delay
arrests He knew that ms t,S,r prospieeefte tTins te
Boston and Fall River, and that theIe
was liability Of their being picked up
there. Accordingly he instructed De.
strings Of his net and Saturday almost
at midnight he picked up one OF them
Bertram Spencer, on lower Westminster
street
was arrested This was James Skinner
who was rooming with young woman
at a house on Tower street.
Bertram Spencer. better known as Ber-
tram Woods Is about % years old His
people formerly resided in the vicinity of
Myrtle stTSsi ths s famy is e mDT
nently respectable.
James Skinner is also % years old. He
belongs in Boston. and the young woman,
| Annie Gale, alias Fox, also belongs IN
| that city.
Both young men are, so Capt. Parker
! declares, opium hends
| When they were first placed under ar
rest the young men were not inclined 10
be communicative: but after while each
/ loosened up and before midnight. by the
use OF the telephone, Capt. Parker had
located some OF the stolen property in
| New York.
THREE WARRANTS ISSUED.
The arrests were made so quietly that
a general knowledge OF their Importance
was not had by the police until Capt.
Parker was ready TO show his hand this
morning. when he asked for three war
rants. in each OF which the names Of both
young men were 70 appear.
The prisoners were brought before
Judge Sweetland at $50 o'clock and were
arraigned for breaking and entering in
the daytime as follows:
May 7th, the dwelling OF Milton
Holmes and the theft OF a watch, valued
at $50. four forks at 81. ladle az 50, in all
$50. the property OF Ella L. Holmes.
May 18th. the dwelling OF Charles T.
Pratt and the larceny Of one watch. val
ued at $50; three pins at $40, one ring
SEQ; one bracelet, s. and one chain. 80. in
all s64. the property of Lizzie r. Pratt.
May 18TH the dwell ng Of Harry W.
Aver and the theft OF one watch valued
at $50, two chains at 500 and IL spoons
at $40, In all SEQ
Each pleaded guilty on each charge and
, each was held In s. 0o0 on each complaint
: for the action of the grand jury.
As there did not appear 10 be any Ike.
, nhood that they could obtain $1,000 bali
: they were sent back 10 their cells and
: later was taking another dose in the
sweat box. for there are about IA more
Jobs which the detectives are confident
this pair worked.
HAD SKELETON KEYS.
The paraphernsla the young men uset
consisted OF about one dozen skeleton
keys which, for convenience sake. were
carried in a pasteboard cigarette box.
r These will open almost any ordinar.
type OF door lock ans. as the young mel
told Capt. Parker, little difficulty wa
{ ever experienced In cffecting an entrance
. Both used the keys one going into
house while the other stood guard an'
| then they turned about so that the firs
man was n watch while the other wen
? through n dwelling.
The local police are expecting TO hea
from the Fan River and Boston author.
. tc-s. having notified the police depart
ment OF each OF those cities OF tn
arrests.
skinner Is known for n surety 60 hav
worked the KEY trick In Boston.
The Fox girl IL also under arrest Sh
4 about 70 years OF age and quite pre-
possessing
All three OF the prisoners are wei
dressed AMI would not be picked out al
OF the fash crowd