The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-15


East Providence.
About noon yesterday IL was reported
TO the authorities that some time Sunday
night hen thieves had made visit 20
the hennery OF Walter +. Barney on 1
Warren avenue. and made their escape
with rs OF Mr.. Barneys' choicest pullets.
The thieves. for all the evidence points
to tho fact that there was more than
one. were very daring I'm their operations
and took long chances OF getting caught
thought they entered the premises from
the front passing directly by the house,
where several lights were burning and
walked deliberately TO the hennery, about
100 feet in the rear OF the house.
Here they proceeded 20 remove the
Of them weighing nearly half a dozen
pounds from the roosts and killed them
ON the spot by the method known as
serting In the mouth OF the fowl knife
or other sharp instrument and cutting
thsm so ina that hey oseea tt,,. 20 asa'n s many ss
/ they could carry conveniently they pro-
! ceeded to gather them up and drop them
This done, he next move was evidently
! 10 gather them up once more after tIy
had followed them oyer the fence ana
| manner in which the men left trail or
! blood dripping from the mouths or the
fowls it Is known that there was at least
The trail OF blood led across the lots
TO point on Waterman avenue. where
II Is thought that the place where the
marks of blood on the frozen earth
stopped is the point, where the perpe-
| traitors OF the crime had left their team
| TO wait at safe distance while they
| committed the robbery, probably in
! charge OF a third man.
No feathers were found in the vicinity,
| although an exhaustive daylight search
was made. This is rather. 10 indicate
that the men were somewhat nervous, in
spite of their boldness. and We're anxious
| 20 make their escape from the vicinity
as soon as possible
! which must have tipped the scales az
nearly 100 pounds. II is thought that
do to get them from the roost 10 the
wagon all at one trip. and their progress
must have been slow. as the trail Of
| blood was very distinct.
One OF the members OF Mr.. Barney s
| household has been I'll in bed for some
time and in the house, several rooms of
which were brightly illuminated after
| nightfall. was q trained nurse.
In room handy to one OF the doors in
the lower floor Mr.. Barney himself sleeps
and was sleep i'm his room when the
robbery was committed. Neither the
nurse or Mr.. Barney, or any other mem
| bers OF the household. 40 quiet We're the
midnight visitors. were aroused.
A suspicious character was seen going
in the direction OF the place where the
robbery occurred late Sunday night.
Whether or not this man had any connec-
ton with the robbery is not known. He
is described as being a fair sized man and
the police have a fairly accurate deser1p-
ton OF him and the clothing he wore At
the time.
The theory has been advanced that this
man and another approached the place
1 a,,I h.,f, tNf ,nA
forces. while other are inclined 70 think
the entire gang consisted OF four men.
one of whom looked out for the team
two OF whom committed the robbery and
one OF whom kept watch TO give warning
in the event of the approach OF anyone
who might interfere with the proceedings
Who two OF the men were it Is pretty
certain Is known with a fair degree OF
certainty The police have not as ye
secured any clue IL being late yesterday
when they were notified, and the owner
, | of the vols has no idea as TO where
) | they went
There Is a standing reward for the cap
| tlre or conviction Of the thieves OF thi
= | class and a private individual stat9s tina
, | he Is in a fair way TO capture this, a
. | he has not only secured clue but Is re-
hot on the trail with the identity OF
, least two OF tho men fairly well estab
| llshsd
There has been quite a number o
similar breaks in the town during tn
p | winter. although in none OF them have q
| many fowls been stolen as In THIS case.
HIGH SCHOOL ATITLET1LS.
Tho High School Athletic association
is actively preparing for the athletic
exhibit. which the association IL to giv'
IN the town hall the latter part or this
month The girls viii give exhibitions
with the clubs and with dumbbells, anc
,he male members of the school VII
show what they can do on the parable
. bars and I'm other branches Of athletics
The AFFAIR promises 10 he the best We
! and tho Indications seem 10 ne that y
\ will he well pstronized.
r PROBATE COURT.
The reg,llart session Of the probate
. court was held I'm the court room In the
town hall yesterday. Judge A. A White
presiding. The docket was not brs'
one.
The nnal account OF Phillip McGinn
administrator OF the estate Of Catherine
McGinn was received, read, approved ant
ordered recorded.
: The will OF Hannah Cousins was pre-
sented. and after the examination OF one
Witness. Il was admitted 70 probate.
George Dorrance, who was named by
the testator was approved as executor
with bond at 5000. The United States
Guaranty and Fidelity company was &C
cepted as surety. T. J. Henernan, II
y Hughes and Henry Cram were sp
pointed appraisers
petition for the appointment OF ar
I administrator of the estate OF hilard A
Kenyon was rec eived and continued WITH
order OF rotice.
The petition OF J. ]. sullivan OF First
street administrator OF the estate OF
Dennis sullivan for permission TO sell
real estate belonging to- said estate was
ceanted and il was ordered that said
e1le be "a, public auction. The bO1i
was fixed at 5000 and the United States
Fidelity anc Guaranty company was ac.
cepted as surety.
j. W Lund was appointed admins
traitor OF the estate OF Martha Y. Evans,
and the bond was fixed ht 5000. Ellen
G. Nightman and Henry Collins were
accepted rs sureties William H. Coxe.
James Mcdonald ana Roscoe ". Dexter
were appointed appraisers.
The fnal account " catherine kearns
49, araal