The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-08
RIVERSIDE.
George MereWeather Pulled a
Revolver on Numerous Peo-
pIe and Was Arrested.

bN running amuck Win EeNONoi' ""iNh'
after ne had pointed It at several people
with a threat to shoot, was finally taken
away from him by orcer knight, who
locked him up al the Second station
IL seems that Mereweather learned that
"A young woman named MoCoole WIN
whom he is said to have become infatu-
ated some time ago. was stopping win
some relatives i'm the vicinity OF Sabin
Point and that after indulging I'm numer-
Gus potations OF liquor he called at the
house and not getting any response 10
repea ted demands TO open the door and
admit him to the house he proceeded To
smash out a number of panes OF glass
| from tho window.
/ He next went To a barroom on Nara /
/ gansett avenue and started row WIN
! Andrew McCoole. 1t is said that ne USED
insulting language and wound up by caI-
ing McCoole vile names, which were re-
sented by the vigorous use OF dinner pail
in the hands OF McCoole with such sood
| effect that Mereweather was Knocked
down and the pail smashed up Mere
weather then pulled revolver put pelore
he had chance 10 use IL ne was S'iN
and hustled out OF the way ny son'c vi
the bystanders.
He then returned 10 the house where
the Young woman was stopping ana de-
manded admittance. This being reiuseu
he proceeded TO force an entrance by
! smashing i'm the door and then entered
the house.
The people i'm the house ran upstairs
and extinguished the lights, Miss NC
/
rooms Mereweather went TO the upper
mart Of the house and prosecuted searcn
by the aid OF matches. After the inckei
ING light OF one match had died out ana
before another could be lighted the young
woman dashed down the stairs ana neu
from the house, going to neighpor TOT
protection. ~
Two children ran for officer Knight
and when he arrived complaint was made
to him. The officer met Mereweather
some time later and requested MN 10
return with him to the place where the
excitement had taken place.
This he refused TO do ana became
abusive TO the officer. who placed MN
: under arrest Mereweather then puhed
! a revolver on Ofiicer knight, who prompt
] lv took IL away from him and proceeded
,o ING him to the Second station, where
he started TO put up fight but was
quickly subdued and thrust into cell.
e Nereweather was formerly the pro-
! nr,etor NJ a plumbing establishment on
y Riverside square. but had not Deen III
, business here since last fall. lie was
L arraigned last fall on charge OF nom
e sunnort but was released from custody
| upon agreeing TO provide for his famly
> co,slstinr OF a wife and several ittie
!, children. l.,
: Yesterday morning he was arralgned u
9 tho seventh district court and fined s2'
.t,,sy n
!, weapon and So and costs Tor detaeIhs
n building.
! BOWLING SCORES
l. There was some very good bowling a
= the local alleys last week and numoe
is 90 high scores were made. Yeorgie Greer
10 cot away with the weekly prize with
% string of 122. He also Distinguished nun
.e self by getting strings OF ll3 loo anu ~
a, during the course OF the week. JONI vi NJ
& Ioughlin had one string or lo' anu rio
y X Goff had one OF Jos.
N This week is expected 10 be one OF IN
hottest Of the season. as there are 10
IN some new players In the game ana !.
o. exnected that they will do their pretties
ts The Hinky Dees have been trying gu
ss they will put some OF them IN the gam
es this week.
r II Is said that the clans AT Buliock
Ve Point have been rendered for the tlhe p'
ing unit for use in very peculiar mar
Of nor They have become filled with gas an
os az a consequences they are not mt Tor us
and y number OF local people nave pee
-. ! made sick by using them for FOOD.
-, The river has been frozen up so ION
~, that it Is said the gas from the ss
~ house I'm the city has impregnated u
" CLAIMS and poisoned them TO such an e'
's' tort that they are not f1t for use. Quite
| uybn have
have been made i'll and several who wei
We not made really sick complained that the
TIC mad not felt well for some time after the
" had eaten them.
80 BROKE A WINDOW
ial As is generally the case when there
INF snow on the ground some or the 90.
,st about town have been amusing theu
in selves by throwing snowpaIs ana y us
ho allv the case when this happens the vi
dow GLASS has 10 suffer 60 a greater
y YESTERDAY some boys were thrown
~ snow halls at each other across tTwtuc
10 Of avenue when one OF them struck U
window I'm tho front or one or the sm'
cn business buildings owned by Samuel JAG
eW son breaking out large pane OF gla'
NJ THE matter has been reported To the y
lice but as vet Il had not been ascertain
III who was the guilty party
I"e PERSONAL
Isv Frank Hammond. the steward al I
20 pomham club, is ill az his home at I
club =.
10 Harry Holmes has returned from a. u
10 Boston. lie will bowl with the se
M weeds this week.
M STILL IDLE.
lit The force OF men employed by Willie
will l., Sunderland are still having a peri
re- o~enforced idleness on account or I
fact that the river IL frozen up to such
ck- extent that II II impossible to get n
OF oysters. although there are plenty or
,ne ders on hand and the company has plen
,rs OF stock. but they are not able TO get at
ola It is still hard work Co get any CLANS
ur- thouEh q ~" h"N' wv" N'
,er locks point
nds LEAGUE STANDING.
The standing OF the bowling teams
the town league up Co date Is as follow