The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-29

Helpful Young Man Gets Into
Much Difficulty by Lending Aid
Baseball Team Is Ready..Boy
Run Over by Heavy Wagon.

olneyvlle branch OF the Providence
News at Hefrernans News Store. Is
Hartford avenue. Telephone 40-West.
When a man does a good turn for
friend there Is no reason for him 10
think that the act will he the cause OF
him spending the most OF one night be-
hind the bars In cell at police sta
tion but this is just what happened 10
0 young fellow named Holland. one night
this week.
Holland was one OF crowd OF young
men who were sitting on the front steps
OF a house on Piainhsld street. Tuesday
evening when an older man. Conroy by
name came along and asked him IL he
would help him TO push an S buggy from
one barn to another.
Holland who N always ready 10 lend
q hand 20 any one, OF course. assented.
The two went 10 the harm. opened the
doors. Conroy taking the buggy by the
shafts and Holland pushing behind. Now
the buggy. so the story goes. was TO all
tntents and purposes the property OF said
Conroy. for a man named Graben, IL Is
claimed. told Conroy that he could have
all over IS that he could get for the same.
Some busy body saw Holland pushing
the buggy and supposed that Holland
stealing the vehicle. for Conroy was pull
ing so hard at the shafts that he could
not be seen over the buggy. which was
OF the topless variety.
Graben rushed TO the barn and found
that the buggy had been taken. and then
he at once acted the part OF a detective
and n few moments later the busy body
picked Holland out OF a lot OF young
men as the man. and before the body
OF young men Graben said that his buggy
had been stolen. lot one OF the crowd
knew ought of what Conroy or what
Holland had been doing Unfortunately
for young Holland all said that he was
the chap that stole the buggy. Then they
began TO tell Holland that when he got
into Jail they would bring him tobacco.
strawberry short cake. etc. and this was
all as a joke.
In about Is minutes Sergeant Bennett,
with Patrolmen Moan and Belrne. came
upon the scene and with them was Mr.
Graben, and the result was that poor
Holland was marched TO the station and
locked up. At this time Holland said
that IL he was TO go TO jail that Conroy
must go too. So later I'm the evening
Mr.. Conroy was awakened from his
peaceful slumbers by the same delegation
that had called upon Holland. Conroy had
no desire TO leave his he'd, but az he
was irp against the police, went along.
but not until he and the police called
upon Mr.. Graben.
No deal could be made with Mr. Graben
80 Conroy found the SAME as Holland
Both bad TO go TO court and were ar
raigned before Judge Sweetland on the
charge or stealing the buggy, the price
OF which had jump from 81 TO SIS They,
or course. pleaded not guilty and were
held until Tuesday OF next week for trial.
Yesterday the matter was Strengthened
out, and as near as can be learned all
chipped I'm and paid the costs OF the
court and that settled the case for n
seems that Mr.. Graoen at first did not
know that Mr.. Conroy had anything 10
40 with the removal OF the buggy and
Mr.. Conroy also says that Mr.. Graber's
son-in-law assisted In getting II out OF
the barn which. on the surface would
snow that he would not undertake 70
steal carriage In broad daylight.
ARE ALL READY.
The 0lneyville Baseball association
VIII open its season on Merino fats to-
morrow and win have as opponents the
Hiverposnts. champions OF Rhode Island
last season. There certainly Is rivalry
between these teams, since last Labor
day when Riverpoint trimmed Olneyyille
TWO games and incidentally took all the
money there was in Olneyvine. Oiney-
vine fans have been aching to see tnase
MANAGEMENT
OF the Oineyvflles has left no stone nm
turned In It's EFFORT TO win this game.
IL has secured Brown university's
famous pitcher. Michael Lynch, To twirl
for them on this occasion. and he will
positively be on the rubber for olnev-
vile. IL Is stated.
The rest OF the team and the batting
order will be as follows: Pattee 7b.
Hamilton. l. T.: Poine, H.: Lunch, o.:
Metcalf, r. r.. Duvalley. s. s.; Mccormick.
O. T.; Woodsum 3D.: McGrath, @. Pattee.
Lynch. Woodsum. MetcaIf were on
Browns champion team last year. the
rest are too we'll known 10 need mention.
Rob Dresser will pitch for Riverpoirf
and they viii have nearly. all OF Iest
years champion team.
A NARROW ESCAPE
Russell Carley. six years old and lives
st IS Tuxedo avenue. had very narrow
escape from being killed late IN the
afternoon.
He, with other children, were PLAYING
on Valley street near AtwelPs avenue,
when he was run over by heavy wagon,
the driver Of which succeeded in getting
away before his name could be learned
The injured Child was taken into the
Valley Pharmacy and Dr Tr~rrnn wa.
called. He found that while the child
had sustained a slight scalp wound and
was pretty we'll shaken up had escaped
luckily. he was taken home by his
father.
GENERAL MENTION.
Phoebe l.. Fiske, widow OF Andrew J.
and mother Of RI. Y. Flake the we'll
known merchant on the square, died az
her home, IS Alverson avenue. yesterday
afternoon at the age OF q. Her funeral
service will be held Sunday at 13o and
will be private.
Service VIII also be held at Pippin or
chsrd cemetery.
A man walked into John Neyland's
store. 2s5 P1ainfeid street. last evening.
snd after taking a good look at the I'm
terror OF the store. asked Mr. Neyland
20 loan him 20 cents. The man was re-
ported to the police as suspicious per-
son.
The ofbciai visit Of the officers Of the
Grand lodge. knights OF Pythas. ia Ires.-
hoe lodge last evening was a very pleas
ant anair Addresses OF = pleasing nature
were made by All Of the member, of the
board. after which q collation. was served
Catherine. widow Of the iste Michael
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