The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-18

Someone with a vicious mind sent Woro
TO the Chaffee street stationthis morning
that q patrolman connected with the sta
ton was "paralyzed" on Valley street,
and when the informer was asked by
Sergeant Bennett for further particulars
none could be had. and Mr.. Bennett.
knowing that Patrolman Baker was In
the vicinity and was suffering from rheu-
matism, drove at once TO Mr.. Bakers
beat, but found him performing his duty
In a most faithful manner, ana was ap-
parently as well usual.
There was no other patrolman due IN
the vicinity and the message Is looked
upon by the police officials as coming
from a mean person. who Intended 10 do
Mr. Baker an injury. but he has been
too long in the services OF the CITY 10
be in the least effected by any such re-
port, but IL would not have surprised the
sergeant had he found Mr.. Baker sick
and unable 10 walk.
At o'clock tonight Mr.. Baker VIII nave
served the city as n night patrolman "
years, all but one day, and at the above
named hour he VIII put his night stick
In the rack for the last time. for MS name
will then be placed on the pension nst,
where many Of his friends believe that II
-<feHla-haxe gone when the system was
first inaugurated, for IL any one Is phy-
sically disqualified as a patrolman Mr..
Baker Is, for he Is a sufferer from asth-
ma rheumatism and one or two other
ailments, and at times has been unable
TO speak above whisper, ana at other
times could hardly walk
Mr. Baker will be missed by his fellow
officers for he IN OF very jovial DISPOSE
ton, and when feeling at his worst had
always pleasant word for ALL Ills
friends, his fellow officers and the citi-
gems generally are glad to learn that Mr..
Baker has been fortunate enough to be
placed on the retired list. and the ofh-
cials of the Chaffee street station VIII
use every effort to learn who IL was that
sent in the scandalous report this morn
ing but they do not expect TO be sue
cessful, for the sender said that the
word came from the office of the Queen
Dyeing Works. but they found that this
was false. for no telephone message had
been sent from that office this morning.
DID NOT TELL THE TRUTH.
Mary winters, six years old has at
least very immaginary mind for at
7:fs last evening she called at the home
OF F.. c. steere. So Daniel avenue and told
Mrs. steere that she did not Know where
her home was. and that II had been de-
stroyed by fire so she and her parents
had no home.
The child being so young Mrs. Steere OF
course did not doubt her sad story and
she at once notified the Chaffee street
station and Sergeant Potter called at Mr
Steere's house and little Mary not only
told the sergeant that her home had been
destroyed by fire, but that she slept out
the night before and had nothing TO eat
The sergeant could hardly believe TINS
yarn and began TO question the child ana
at last learned that her home was on
Laurel Hill avenue and the sergeant took
her In tow and later found that the child
lived at ia Laurel Hill avenue and had
not been away from home only few mo-
ments and her parents supposed that she
was at the homo OF neighbor.
SAYS HE WAS FILM PLANNED.
Margcon Kazarian OF 1894 Westminster
street knows that he has been film
manned" but by whom will undoubtedly
ever remain a mystery TO him. At 4;SO
he came rushing from his store shouting
that he had been robbed of $40 and held
up a citizen named Etchels, who he said
had Just come into his shop, purchased
q half a dozen bananas and had rendered
him a 81 bill. and he, Kazarian, said that
be had given him in return change for
SO bill.
Mr.. Etchels denied the charge OF being
the "iim hammer" and showed that he
had been a resident here for more than
20 years. and had never been guilty OF
anything that would call for police In
vestigation and was ready at this time
20 stand his ground. and Kazarian said
that some one had done him" but HI.
could not say whether IL was Etchels or
not
Later Kasarisn told the police that the
amount OF his loss was s..
HON EAGAIN.
Grace White has returned 10 her home
on Aspinwall street again and has
promised her father that she will remain
at home in the future.
Grace. who has been IN the habit OF
leaving home when things are not 20 her
liking and stays away for few days.
Yesterday morning Mr. White received
letter from Grace sent from Brough
street. East Providence. stating that she
was ready 10 come home so he went
after her and both seemed pleased to
GENERAL MENTION.
Louis Schmidt. who lives on Oak street.
had narrow escape from being Injured
on the square yesterday One OF Frank
slavin's horses fell down and Mr. Schmidt
in assisting the animal TO its feet was
knocked down and was pulled out from
under the horses feet just I'm time TO
save him from being trampled upon.
The FIRST annual ball OF the Dresser
Tenders assocIatI0h m me arnOFy or rng
cadets on Stokes street last evening. was
q huge success. and was under the man
agement OF Peter Houzer. John Jones.
Henry Herdman and John Wright
Thomas Burke. OF 20 Troy street. drove
60 within two miles OF Woonsocket
Thursday. and when he started fr home
yesterday morning found that his horse
vas missing from the barn.
A horse attached 10 an express wagon
ewned BY the Berger Brothers or 235 Ca
nal street, ran away on Gladstone ave-
nus. yesterday morning. Both shafts
Of the wagon and the harness we're
broken.
People living at i7ei Chslkstone ave-