The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-08

| town, as required by law. There seems
| 10 be but little interest manife/ted in IL.
as special town meetings are the rule,
! rather than the exception.
INSPECTED THE PARK
Yesterday afternoon Chief of Police
Adams paid visit of inspection 10 Cres-
cent Park. He looked over the various
amusements, ana had his fortune told.
all kinds Of good luck for the chief The
object of the visit was TO see IL there
were any unlicensed places in operation.
A SCRAP.
Two men got together on Broadway
Yesterday, and they got together in good
shape. Both were strangers i'm town,
and were riding wheels. AS soon as tt<y
caught sight OF each other they dismount-
either side. For a few minutes there
was lively mix-up, until one OF the men
vas knocked down. he got up with his
face bleeding. and rode away on his
Wheel The other man watched him out
or slght and then followed suit
BUSINESS Is GOOD.
The advent OF really hot weather has
made business good with the local ice
az any previous times this season, al
thoush II does not vary much from what
VI was al a corresponding time last year
-, ne loesl Ice business is cunJrolec py
Ine froNidence Ice company. and a mum
per OF teams have all they can do to
supply the demand.
ANOTHER BREAK.
Last night there was another break
the fourth which has occurred within a
short time. This time the act was com
mitted by one man, who was captured in
very short time after ne had committed
the act
Officer Harrington noticed a man look
ing in the windows Of stores late at njcht
and acting i'm a suspicious manner and
followed him~Some distance up Taunton
avenue. When he got well out of the
business section the man started 10 walk
right along and the patrolman returned
10 his beat
The man. however did not not go far
before he stopped and entered a rear
window Of the barber shop OF Frank
Finnesan at 81 Taunton avenue He got
In through a rear window which was
unfastened. Once In the place he pro
ceeded 10 gather up such things as he
could carry away conveniently in hts
pockets and then made his exit in the
same manner as he had entered the place.
After leaving the barber shop he went
over into the city. where he was arrested
by Sergt Haney OF the Th'rt station /,
Willie trying 20 kick in the iron-\ door of
the drug STORE al i25 South Man street
The local police were notified by tele-
phone, as an envelope bearing the name
and address Of Mr.. Finnegdn together
with nine razors and other property, ,wsrs
foud o. his person.
Among the other things found on him
was a revolver and he was held by The
Providence police on the charge OF carry
ing concealed weapons He had a union
labor card and an envelope containing
)haoco tags taken from Finnaglua . shop.
When Finnegan started 10 open mp this
morning he discovered that he did not
have any razors with which 10 do bust
.urcf
The man gave several names 10 The
,ity police and told a very unsatisfac- .
tory story i'm regard 10 hims II
He was arraiened as William r. Pet
ingil alias John Doe and later turned
,ver to Sergeant Adams 10 be arraigued q.
1ere on the more serious charge b.
A DENIAL.
Chief Of Police Rufus w. Adams and
Sergeant Monroe Of the Second station n
rs we'll as the police force in general. are
Indignant at the statements published in
! Providence publication charging the po- q
leo department with laxity in duty They n
'ay that the story as published is a mis-
statement Of facts, or rather a series Of
statements which have no Foundation on
acts. Several OF the places which. Il Is
Illeged, are running without licenses
lave applications pending which win
4
# the town council
The chief says It Is very peculiar that
III this laNity and general wickedness
hould be discovered just at this time.
when conditions are practically un-"
hanged from what they have been IN
ormer years
Sergeant Monroe told Il News reporter
hat the statements showed an evident
ignorance on tho part OF the writer of
he subject in question.
Several persons not connected with the
olice force IN any way have EXPRESSED
he opinion that the whole business IS
art of a scheme 10 make political capt
a for the overthrow Of the powers that
. at the next election
AN EXCURSION.
This morning the SUNDAY school CON-
ected with the Second BAPTIST church
'ent down the river FOR their annual Az o
Irsion The party went down on the.
Gamer Pontiac which left Frazers
harf at half past ninc
The boat was crowded with excursions
t. many of tho oliar people availinga
" the opportunity for y sail
own tho rivNr
The places where refreshments and
uit were sold on tho bont werc well
,tronizcd. The excursion was thor
ighlv successful one. both focially and
\ COLLISION
\ bout ? 30 this morning as tho OYSTER
Gamer Kingston n-afAAR--L4ayen w7s
lssing through the India Point bridge
ith a scow laden with oyster shells IN
" tho scow swung around. striking the
ring piece ~ the bridge broad on. The
ash wes distinctly heard on Washing
n br'dr'. some distance above but fhs
0v wae rot stove
Tho sccw recon-i SURELY siv fee fro,,
o force NJ The impact and a man p-ho
as on 70 narrowly escaped being thrown