The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-24

OlneyVflle Drdncn or the providence
News at Heffernsn'ss News Store. Il
Hartford avenue. Telephone 40--West.
The vicinity OF st. Authony's church
on Piainfeld street, was thrown into q
state of excitement early Saturday even.
ing. when Charles III. Hill. highly re,
spected citizen. shot his wife and ther
made an attempt TO end his own life. Mr.
Hill. who for many years, has been in
ih health. and last summer lost daugh-
ter. 10 years old. whom he idolized; and
as his little son, who has. until a very
recent date been an invalid. this. so his
friends claim. affected his brain.
Mr.. Hill has always lived happily with
his family and is not addicted TO liquor.
When he came home Saturday evening he
found his wife in the buttery OF their
residence. 52i Plainfeld street and walk
ed up behind and made the remark that
he might just as well end all OF their
trouble now as any other time. and shot
her in the right side of the face. He
then placed the weapon TO the side of
his head and fired
Mrs. Hill left the house with blood
streaming from the wound. She told
what happened, and IN a few moments
the police from the Chaffee Street sta
tion were on the scene.
Mrs. Hill and her two children went
to the home OF relative and a physi-
clan was called. who found that the
woman had not been very seriously In
jured. The bullet, which was OF .22-cali-
bre, was not located, and the physician
thinks that she must have spit II out,
for the wound was on the right cheek
into the mouth.
Mr.. Hill was taken to the Rhode ISL
and hospital and will be detained there
until he Is In condition to answer TO the
serious charge in the Sixth district court.
Mr.. Hill has resided In this section
for many years. and is a painter by
trade, and is the last person that one
would think would attempt anything OF
the sort.
MAN AND WIFE ARRESTED.
Francis williski and his wife were ar
rested on the square yesterday afternoon.
At the station the Pole said that his
maine was Sullivan, and he supposed that
he and his wife were locked up for be-
ing drunk. for they had spent the greater
part of the day In a house on judith
street, into which the police had been
called to suppress a disturbance. IT is
claimed that while they we're guests OF
the house. Mrs. Williski assaulted a man
named Bolsom with a beer glass. The
woman was sent to the Central station
on the charge of being drunk, and as-
sault. willisk had not been In a cell
many moments when the police were In
formed that his name was not Sullivan,
and that on Saturday evening he had
assaulted a woman named Agnes Kolon
at her home on Chaffee street. So he.
too. was charged with drunkenness and
assault.
AMONG THE BowLERs.
bowling tournament at the Olneyville
bowling alleys. r13 Stokes street. con-
slsting OF the following teams. was begun
at o'clock today and will continue for
81 weeks, after which the proprietor will
tender a grand banquet to the members
OF the several teams: Police team !
Mowry. Cahin, Burns: Boss. sharpe |
Wilkinson, Feeney. O'Connor's team |
O'Connor, McGann. Hackett, Casey. |
Murphy, Scott. Ryans team-Ryan. |
Chapman, Cunningham. Scocroft. Crog- |
han. Murphys team-Murphy. Mott. /
Deerfeld, Thompson. Walsh. Parker's \
Hanley. Nangel. Nc
Intire. Hart Cahills team-Cahill.
Jones. Flowers, Mulligan. Wilkinson.
SCHEDULE.
Oct AO'Connor's VS.. Police; Oct. rs, J
Ryan's VS.. Murphy's: Oct. e6. Parker's (
vs. Cahill's; Oct 81, O'Connor's VS.. Par
ker's; Nov. 1. Police VS. Ryan's; Nov. Q.
VS.. Cahill's; Nov. I. O'Connor's
VS.. Murphy's: Nov. s, Police VS.. Parkers;
Nov. .. Ryans VS.. Cahilrs; Nov. IA.
o Conpors VS.. Ryan's; Nov. Is, Police VS.
Cahill's; Nov. 49, Murphy's VS.. Parker's;
Nov. n, O'Connor's VS.. Cahill's, Nov. %.
Ryans VS.. Parker's: Nov. 23, Police VS.
All games will be called at : o'clock In
The afternoon. All who cannot attend ere
requested to send a substitute.
WILLIAM EDGERLY BURIED.
The funeral OF William Edgeriy was
held at his late residence 24s Manton
avenue yesterday. where the members of
abody lodge OF the order OF St George
met in . body and acted as escort 70 the
TO the Tabernacle NJ. z. church,
where services were held by the Rev. E
:. Bass.
Mr.. Martin Spelman sang Pace to
Face" in a most impressive manner
There were many handsome floral
among them being a massive
,sce from his fellow sworkmen OF Taft
md Weeden's mills where he had been
Employed as a machinist From the
,hurch 10 the Pocasset cemetery the
members OF the lodge and a large dele
Tation from the mill marched. the bearers
,elng from among his associates Of the
edge. He leaves widow, one daughter
md one son.
CALLED ON THE BUNGALoo CLUB.
Five OF the leading members of the
sungaloo club on Harold street were
allied upon by Lieut. Tyler. Patrolmen
Mcguire. Mowry. McCrann and Smith at
0:3O last evening. The police failed to
ave their names properly enrolled as
members OF the club. so they had some
title trouble In getting I'm.
When they did get in they succeeded In
citing John Trainor. Michael Carr. John
Williams. Michael and Thomas Kenney
o join club at the Chaffee street station
he five young men were told that the
p't!ation fee would have TO be .paid in
he police court. and all that they had 10 {
ny to the judge would be that they were I
laying cards on Sunday.
MoToRMEN ARE HAPPY.
The management OF tho Proyidence !
nd Danielson road has shown that they !
ave considerable feeling for their en- {
loyes. for they have furnished their
lotormen with stools. and the cou5po-