The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-10

NOW. see here, III tell you now IL
is," said the big fellow who seemed much
wrought up with his wrongs. II am
pretty rough man. and ! drink some. oh,
/ do not deny 1t, but was fond OF that
woman, who is a widow with three small
children. two girls and a boy. boarded
with them and was attentive TO her and
intended some day TO marry her until
this trouble came / was working at that
time and contributed considerable
amount 10 the support OF Fanny and the
little ones. Then everything was all
right and she was as true TO me as a
woman could be.
HAD PLENTY OF MONEY.
"Then l had little trouble with the
people / worked for because L helped out
a fellow whom they did not like.
and was out OF work for a while.
81 did not suspect anything at first,
though heard insnuations that she had
begun TO go TO place called The Garnett
House on Pine street. where there Is a
crowd OF women allowed to congregate
TO drink with and pick UP men. She
seemed 10 have plenty OF money, too. at
this time and when ] taxed her with
having begun TO hang out at that joint
she denied f. ! kept hearing things
though, and the Saturday night before
ST Patricks day l went down there. l
found her IN with a bunch OF other
women and some men who were drinking
in the little side rooms set apart for that
purpose. ] said 10 her: Come out OF
that (and TO emphasize his words. Mott
took hold OF reporter. who can testify
to the persuasive grip OF the big fellow
She came, she had 10. and / took her
home and told her to stay there. / left
her then and went my way. but you can
not expect me to feel very kindly toward
such places.
GAVE PLACE A LICENSE.
'T thought that the police commits
eioners should know about this dive in
particular and some others In general,
and went over and asked TO see Mr..
Luther. He was not In, but Mr. Pierce
was. and told him all about the carry
fngs-on at the old shakespeare IL was
then he asked mo what they ever did to
me. He said: They said they have a
pull with us, did they2 Well. they have
not. no one wants 10 think that way.
After n time he said he was very
thankful that / told him and said that
the commissioners wanted TO know OF
anything OF that sort.
''Irhat was on St Patrick's day that
told him and couple OF weeks later the
commissioner gave Burke his license for
4 hotel there. That shows you how much
attention that the commissioners pay TO
complaints OF that sort.
'If they investigate that place, without
a hand wagon 10 let people know they are
coming, will ind PLENTY OF reasons why
lots of hotels should lose there hotel IL
censes Come over with mo now and I'll
show you what is going on at this Joint,
II you do not believe mr."
Tie was Informed that The News was
nwaro what conditions prevailed. as re-
rxyrter had called az the place I'm question
and az several others in tho neighborhood
aud seen things In fun blast on more than
one occasion.
Another man. who by personal investl-
cation, has proven the truth OF Tho
Ncws' revelation, said that everything
was booming Saturday and wide open
town could be expected FOR n couple OF
weeks AZ least.
MADE FEW ARRESTS.
Some activity has been shown by the
yoI;ce during the last part OF the week
iust past. but not in connection with tho
dives or their management and not In
such n way as 20 alarm customers and
epoil business Several old offenders were
~ be taken up and instead OF going into
the joint near Grace church. where they
were known to be. plain clothes men
awaited them In tho shadow outside and
arrested them as they came out into the
streets.
Three women or girls were sent away
for varying terms Saturday. but tho place
was doing business az the same old stand
end I'm the same old way. turning out
ether women just as bad and possibly
worse.
u was the same all over town. things
we're booming pretty lively.
What one woman who owns property
sdar Washington street and C1emence
street deems an attempt 90 prevent her
having respectable PEOPLE In her house on
the latter street was explained by her 20
q representative os The News recently.
ehe says her tennants were told by the
rolice officials that this neighborhood was
70 ~ one In which 10 bring up children.
uron this her teni.anfs moved ana one
family which had been respectable moved