The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-21

few days ago these boys appropriated
a horse and buggy, belonging 10 Lewis
II. Comstock, the Broadway undertaken.
drove out to Cranston and bacs and then
turned the horse loose
Monday morning Wall went 10 work
for Kennedy & Co, as an errand boy ana
had been in their employ but an hour or
two when Staples showed up and wanted
to know II there was anything in the
place which could be lifted
Wall said that there was a lot OF trad
ing stamps which he thought he could
get. Staples remained outside until the
stamps were brought TO him and later in
the day the boy started out to dispose Of
them.
one Westminster street dealer beat
them down 10 81. but Staples interfered
and found another customer, James VIII
kinson, who agreed TO pay sl2 for the lot
providing the story the boy told was
true, which was that the father OF one
OF them was going 90 change 10 another
kind OF stamps and wanted 10 close out
the old lot.
Wilkinson gave his own son s12 in bills
telling him 10 go with the boys and COM
plete the deal IL everything was salts
factory.
The lads enticed young Wilkinson to
Ringgold street. where they attempted
highway robbery
Wall Jumped on Wilkinson from be-
hind and placed a hand over the latter S
mouth while Staples proceeded 70 dig for
the money. which was In Wilkinson $
inside pocket, the coat being held firmly
by the victim
A woman who saw the scuffling pro-
posed TO interfere but Staples told her
they swere just giving their friend a
boost because IL was his birth day.
The attack was renewed and would
have been successful had not some men
interposed
Wilkinson ran home. his money safe,
but with his face covered with blood
from a cut upon his mouth
The case was reported 10 the police
but Mr.. Wilkinson refused TO prosecute
as he did not desire that his boy appear
in court Mr.. Comstock also refused 70
prosecute for the theft Of his rig
Yesterday Capt Cannon received n
message from the New London police
that Staples and Wall had been picked
up there and Detective Monahan was
sent 20 bring them home.
After the detective had left for New
London. Captain Cannon received inform
duon tnat on TUESDAY afternoon Mrs.
Jennie Samuels. whose husband runs the
cloak department In the O'Keefe store,
had lost hand bag containing s35
She had placed the bag in a desk drawer
in the office and missed IL soon after.
When the runaways got back 10 town
at 1880 O'Clock last evening. Captain Can
non took them in hand and was busy with
them until 30 o'clock this morning.
Staples confessed that he went 10 the
OKeefe store. Tuesday with his mother.
who was purchasing a hat and seeing
Mrs. Samuels deposit the handbag in the
desk drawer appropriated II.
He and Watt then started for New
York. but got hung up at New London.
All that was left OF the monew was one
s. bill. The bag was thrown down an
elevator we'll in one OF the local stores.
Watt also admitted that he and boy
named Steere. who was arrested at his
home I'm the annexed district at o'clock
this morning. n week ago last Friday
set fire 10 a shed in George r. A. Beane' $
coal and wood yard on Plainheld street.
Steere's fathers mineral water bottling
establishment backs up against Mr..
Beane's buildings.
The boys placed paper and shavings in
the shed, set fire TO the pile and then
ran 10 nearby lot 20 see the flames
shoot up and watch the hremen work
Fortunately the flames failed TO ignite
the shed and large loss OF property was
prevented.
Steere also said that he and Watt were
passing the Burrows & Kenyon lumber
yard since the Beane fire and that Watt
said that IL would loo an easy matter 20
get into the yard by way OF Westminster