The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-18

There was but little doing at the Chat
fee street police station during the past
"a hours and what little was done was
done easy. At II 30 I'm the evening man
giving his name as James Kennedy and
residence on Kossouth street walked into
the tation and told the officer In charge
that he wanted TO be locked up for being
drunk and his reasons for doing so was
he knew that IL was a cold night and did
not care TO have old Dick" the veteran
patrol wagon horse. and Charley Bur-
roughs the driver. called out, and was al
40 positive that he could not make his
way home, so he would not truble any
one Kennedy was given the best IN the
house
Just one hour later Harry Spencer, we'll
known to the police who travel In the vi
cinity OF Richmond street, called In and
paid his respects TO Lieut. Tyler.
Spencer seemed to take delight In tell
ing the story that he had been drunk for
more than two weeks and that he had
strolled into Olneyville TO call upon his
wife. who is a weaver at the Atlantic
mills. but the management OF the mill
were not ready TO receive him in such a
condition.
Spencer waited about the gate for his
wife. but ne either missed her or she
lodged him. so he wandered about the
square until midnight and then wended
his way to the station.
He was inclined to be sociable at the
station and wanted TO spend the remain
had 20 content himself with plank
had TO content himself with plank.
Both he and Kennedy put in all OF the
time In sleep. and boarded the Black Ma
ria this morning, Just as handy as II IL
was hack.
A COSTLY SLEEP.
One OF the best known young men on
the square owes his life to young lady.
Yesterday afternoon a we'll known hat
and shoe dealer called upon his next door
neighbor on little business, and left his
own store unlocked. and as the time re-
9uired 10 transact the business called for
more time than was expected, the we'll
known Sssung man was sent to the shoe
store to look out for II.
The youung man had been out late and
was somewhat sleepy. and laid his arms
over large gas heater and soon went TO
sleep.
He had been in this happy condition
but few seconds when the shoe man
smell Of burning CLOTH and she was not
long in discovering the cause. She awoke
the young man, and she with his assist
ance put out the fire. for both OF the
sleeves of the coat were ablsze. The
sum Of S69s will replace the loss.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Sarah. wife OF Job Riley, of "a Webster
avenue, had a narrow escape from per-
ishing In the snow last evening. About
10 o'clock Mrs. Fielder of Al Whittier
avenue heard some one moving and she
at once aroused her husband. who found
Mrs. Riley lying I'm a snowbank I'm front
of his house. Mrs. Riley, who was thinly
clad, was taken into the house, and word
was sent to the police station and Sergt.
Bennett responded. for Mr.. and Mrs.
Fielder thought that the woman was
about TO die All went to work on the
woman and she was gotten warm after a
long time.
As near as can he learned Mrs. Riley
had been to the home OF a friend 10 assist
in the care Of n sick person, and was
called to respond SO quickly that she did
not stop to put on any warm clothing.
but simply put a wrap about her ana
started out 10 do what she could, and
the little act of kindness nearly cost her
her life. Her husband was sent for and
as soon as Mrs. Riley was able was
taken 10 her own home. 1t is believed
that her hands were frozen.
AT THE HOSPITAL.
Raphael De Angels of the Silver Lake
district. and at one time the most popu-
lar Italian in the city. Is at the Rhode
Island hospital having been taken there
from his home on Union avenue yesterday
in an ambulance. At one time he was
far as this worlds goods was concerned.
and his honesty and integrity was not
questioned, but little more than one
year ago he left the city and went to Chi
cago. but was brought back by his fellow
countrymen, who appeared TO get little