The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-14
0LNEYvILLE.
No Money for Funeral and
Brothers Pocket Is Picked.
Must Care for Moth0r|ess
CrIppIs--Sunset Club.
Olneyville branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernan's New Store, Is
Hartford avenue, Telephone 40-West.

Thursday morning Acting Captain Tyler
al the Chaffee street police station was
called upon by Mrs. Bodo of sS Eiswald
street and said that her husband had been
dead for two days. during which time
she had made every effort TO raise a
sufficient amount OF money to pay at least
q portion OF the funeral expenses.
Word was sent To Mr.. Bodo's brother
at Putnam, Conn. and he came here at
once, and he did not help matters along
TO any very great extent for he called
81 saloon yesterday where he met a
man who said he was hungry. Bodo and
the stranger went into a restaurant and
enjoyed a good dinner. The stranger was
the first TO finish the meal. and on leaving
tho table thanked Bodo. When Bodo
went to settle for tho dinner he found
that his guest" had picked his pocket
OF $50
Bodo had about 81 left i'm silver and
from this he settled the account. and it
looks as II the poor department would be
called upon TO send Bodo back TO Put
nam. Detective Mcguire was assigned 10
fingered gent.
The poor department took charge OF Mr..
Bodo's brother at Eiswald street and will
have TO assist the family. which consists
OF sevon little children. Mr.. Bodo had
been sick for "A long time.
A NEW SCHEME.
\ new scheme To make a small fortune
was sprung on Olneyville last evening. 4
member OF the hobo army walked MP 10
one of the best known men of the square
last evening and the hobo. who acted as
II he was about three sheets in the wind,
grasped the mans hand with the remark:
Hello. Charley Glad TO see. I'm jus. n
little bit loaded and / want you TO give
nc ten cents so that I can ride homo.
Say. YOU know that live in Central
Falls. don't you?'
The citizen could not call 20 mind that
ne had over seen the fortune hunter be
fore, and told him that he was sorry. but
had no money
Tse hobo was seen TO sting number
OF persons in the square in most cases
was successful.
MOTHERLESS AND q A CRIPPLE.
Charles McDougall, who lives AT Sykes
court. was called upon by Charles II.
Thresher. agent for the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty 10 Children yester-
day afternoon. and the result was that
McDougall was locked up al the Chafree
Street station on a warrant charging him
with non-support OF his eight-ye ear-old
daughter.
The little one, who IS a cripple and
motherless. has been allowed TO roam the
streets night and day. and the police were
notified OF this fact, who in turn notified
Mr.. Thurber.
McDougall. according TO the police.
spends all his earnings upon himself while
his daughter has been cared for by neigh
bors.
INCURABLE AND ALONE.
BARLEY Neary, who few days ago was
discharged from the Rhode Island hos
ptal as incurable. was arrested Thursday
evening for being intoxicated. He called
al the station again last evening and said
that he wanted to be sent TO one OF the
state institutions. as ne had no home and
was afflicted with a humour that would
undoubtedly be the cause OF his death.
Neary, who is Is years old, told the
officer I'm charge that nc did not want TO
60 TO any OF the institutions as crimi
nal his case will be looked into today
by the city officials. He was cared for
at the station last evening.
THE SUNSET CLUB.
At the meeting OF the Sunset club last
evening the following board OF officers
were elected President, James Mcdowell:
vice president, Abel Reynolds. Jr.. secre-
tary w s Steere: treasurer. John 7.
Kenyon; board OF governors, Dr. r. Z.
Windsor, Nathan NJ Wright. Walter D.
Harris T.. G. Clause and Robert Schoulcr
GENERAL MENTION.
MIR j J. Delaney. who was manager
FOR the Olneyville baseball team the past
two seasons. will open a gents furnish
ing goods store here soon.
Mr.. George Frcker of 3S Plainheld
street left for Plymouth. Mass. this
morning. where his family have been
spending their vacation, and all will re'
turn early IN the week.
Sergeant Connors OF the Plain street
station was on duty In this district last