The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-23

News az Hefermsns News Store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o-West
why owen Omen ef 81 Csprou street
Is not dead man IS something OF a mys-
terry 10 the medical fraternity. Al Il
o'clock. last evening. a member Of his
family called upon Lieutenant Tyler az
tie Chsree Street station, stating that
her father had taken nine grains OF NOR
phne Dr Milan and Father Powers
we're also CO led, and when they reached
the house, they could not ses but what
ONeil was s.s lively as he had ever been
Mrs Omen was positive that there had
been q little earlier IN the evening 81
quarter grains OF morphine In a box,
cut none could be found at this time
And she was equally positive that O Neil
had taken them. An ambulance was sent
FOR and he was taken TO the Rhode Isl
and hospital
It was more than an hour after his
arrival at that institution that the NOR
pnine had any effect on the man, but the
attending physician succeeded in keep
ing him alive and this noon ne was said
so he IN about the same condition. and
would probably recover.
Mr.. ONeil has been in the habit OF
relieve pain hut did not take more than
8 half grain al the most at one time,
The physicians say that he took enough
TO Kill dozen ordinary men
SLAVE AND 4 VErERtN.
A colored man. who said that his name
was Robert Walker. nd his home In
Boston was found n an clubhouse in the
yard OF a man named Wallace, at the
junction Ot Atwelrs and Manton avenues.
at o'clock this morning. Al this hour
Mrs. Wallace was aroused from her
sleep by the barking OF a dog and think
ing that there might be burglars about
the place called her husband. who. with
Patrolman Young found the door OF the
Clubhouse closed, and the dog excited Mr..
Wallace and Patrolman Young forced
the door open, but not until third man
held the dog. which is savage one.
Walker felt relieved when he found that
the dog had been called of. At the sta
tion he said that he was "a years old,
had spent his younger days as slave
ana later haS served in Uncle Sans
army He showed. a. wound in his head
that. he said, was reminder OF the war
NEW PATRoLMEN.
james =. Bouge. a newly appointed Of
ficer. was sent 90 the Chaffee Street sta
tion. last evening and was assigned 10
the beat In the annexed district, formerly
Travelled 10y Pstrolman Campbell. who has
been transferred 10 what IL known as the
Westminster Hill beat.
Mr German. who was assigned To this
station. will cover what Is known AZ the
Davis Park and valley street beat
THREW GLASS IN THE STREET
Peter Baua 10 years old. who says
that his home is on Putnam street was
arrested at 1890 this morning by Pa
trolman Coakley. Baula came out of the
Chinese restaurant, near Tar bridge, and
pulled q bottle from his hip pocket which
nc threw into the street He did not see
Patrolman Coakley. who was standing
OF the box near by. and, Of course, he
Was arrested He was locked up on the
charge OF throwing glass into the street.
PAID SURPRISE VISIT
Miss Mary Colwell was pleasantly sur
prised by some OF her young friends al
her home 4sS Plainfield street. last even
ing The time was spent In singing and
games. Mr. Harry Tourtellott made the
hit of the evening with bass solo seleC-
tons
Among those present were. The Misses
Hughes Trainer. Hoben, Dudley. Gal
loway. Cdweu Dutman Elsie Cowell
and Ward. and Arthur Downey, J. Sin
sIeton Harry Tourtellott, B. Wade. y.
sainsbury and NJ. Colwell.
HAS BOUGHT A LOCK.
Eugene Hall. whose wheel was reported
stolen. IN this column, last evening. was
called upon today by one OF his chums,
who told him that he was sorry he gave
him such fright. by the manner In
which ne took his wheel. But he had an
erraud 10 do In Manton. and. being broke,
took that 10 save shoe leather. Mr.. Hall
Is happy now and will use a lock on his
wheel hereafter.
GENERAL MENTION.
George Bryant Of io5 Plsinheld street
has sent 10 the Rhode Island exhibit AZ 1
ST. Louis a large frame made from tho
old friEate Carolina IN 1882, containing |
the hsg OF every nation. II took u years
ot his spare time 20 make this rar0 piece |
OF work. and II Will, undoubtedly. be the
only exhibit from Olneyvillo at the fair.
The Roosevelt school bail team trimmed
the Manual Freshmen on the Webster
svenue grounds. yesterday afternoon, the
score being II 20 l.
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