The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-09

Thomas Briggs, a mill operator living
ct 40 Plalnfeld street, was arrested late
Saturday evening on the charge Of lar
ceny from the person
II Is claimed that Mrs. Helen Pickup
OF 30 Jefferson street, Fall River. had
left the home OF her son at 16 Grover
street and was on her way to the home
of a family named Riley on Plainfield
street, and she met Briggs and asked
him TO direct her there. and according
to the story told Briggs took Mrs. Pick
up to his own home. he knowing that
his wife and daughter had gone out to
nroyide provisions for Sunday. Mrs.
Pickup claims that Briggs knocked her
down and robbed her. She broke away
from him and met Patrolman Tiernan
who escorted her 10 the Chaffee street
police station, and as Mrs. Pickup had
= black eve. and showed other evidences
of rough treatment, Briggs was held.
On Briggs' person was found a pair OF
epecfacles and later Mrs. Briggs found
Mrs. Pickup's hand bag In the adjoining
yard, that had evidently been thrown
through a window OF her house. Mrs.
BrieSs took the bag and Its contents to
the station and gave them 10 Lieut.. Ty-
ler.
Briggs says he was drunk.
wELI-KNowN MILL MAN.
Thomas Collins who for many years
WA prominently connected with the dye
ing department OF tho Atlantic mills
died at his home is Bancroft street Sat-
urday afternoon, after short illness, at
the age OF S.
MI. ollins was much respected by all
hos he ina In art nj "a 4
especially well liked by those In his de-
partnent He was a member OF Olney-
vile branch SOC Catholic Kn ghts OF Am
erica. and Roger Williams Assembly OF
Good Fellows.
He was one Of the leading members
OF st. Anthony's parish. and took q
prominent part In ~. Anthony's society
and the Holy Name society connected
with that church, the latter society hold
Ing a special meeting yesterday afternoon
at the conclusion Of which the society
went to the home Of their deceased broth
er and the president John r. Harlow
read the prayer OF the society.
His funeral will lie held tomorrow
morning at $50.
THE BOY WAS POSTED.
On Saturday afternoon a bright little
fellow not moro than hye years OF age
was brought into the square by a tail,
coarse-looking woman The boy carried
q pastebOard box about four Inches
square. and this was nlled with shoe
strings and collar buttons and with this
the child was sent Into "a number Of sa-
looms TO dispose Of portion of the stock
fn trade. while the woman awaited hif
return on the sidewalk. The little fei-
low could hardly take the cover from the
box and he showed az once that he had
been posted" for he would not tel
where be lived or what his name was.
The proprietor OF one saloon took the
matter I'm hand and followed the Itus
fellow out and saw him run 10 the old
woman and then he informed her that
if she did not take the child home that
he would report the case 90 tho police.
The woman and boy left the square and
were not heard from again.
DEATH OF MRS. McMANN.
Ann. widow OF Patrick McMann. died
et her home. ri Judith street. yesterday.
This is the case referred 20 I'm this col
umn a few days ago, Mrs. McMann be-
Ing IN something Of a destitute condition,
bot the attending physician and police ala
not deem ~ wise to have her removed 20
the hospital
GENERAL MENTION.
1hs Holy Name society connected with