The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-08
OLNEYvILLE.
Daring Attempt at Hold Up by
Two Young Girls.
found Relatives Of Unfortunate
GIrI.-SaVed Boy From Wheels.
Olneyville branch OF the providence
News al Heffernans New store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone i0-Nest

Mrs. Mary Alder OF 10 Heath street told
Patrolman German OF the Chafree street
station a story last evening that can hard-
Is be believed 10y the police. although
they have no reasons to doubt her IL is'
n true. about one OF the most daring at
tempts az highway robbery ever recorded
In this city
Mrs Alder's story IL as follows: About
o'clock last evening she sent her daugh-
Ter Edith. who is i2 years old 10 Hal n
Ivon's drug store in the square. whle
the girl was making her purchase she saw
two girls about her own age VINO were
begging one OF the clerks In the store for
some candy The two girls when tney SOW
Edith receive her change from the clerk
walked up TO her and asked her TO buy
them some candy, which she, OF course
refused 20 do.
Edith then left the store, and thought
no more OF the incident and wended her
way hofneward but when she reached
the corner OF Heath street she saw the
two girls behind her. This she paid no at
tention 20. and as she WAS about 10 so
into her yard they jumped on her. knock
cd her down and undertook 20 take her
money away from her. but she succeeded
In holding on 20 the change.
After getting away from the girls she
ran into the house and her condition
showed that she had been in a rough and
tumble fight with some one, and az soon
as she could tbld her mother OF the at
tack The girls she said were about her
own age. one OF them being barefooted,
The other wore skull cap.
AN UNFoRTUNATE WOMAN.
Yesterday afternoon n woman giving
her name as Mrs Larraway and her resi-.
dence. II Stokes street. called upon Lieut..
Tyler atSthe Chaffee street police station
and with her was young woman whose
name she said was Plante
The young woman she said was slightly
demented and as she had no home. she,
Mrs. Larraway had taken her in and
cared for her. Since then she learned that
the girls mother died about four years
ago. and that her father and four broth
ers lived in this vicinity.
The lieutenant detailed Sergeant Potter
20 look into the case and he IL satisfied
that the girl is somewhat demented, and
succeeded In locating her brothers, all OF
whom reside on Chaffee street Mrs Lar
raway informed the police that she is
quite willing To care for the unfortunate
young woman IL her relatives will pay
her board and furnish her with clothing.
AN OLD RELIC
The work OF taking down the old en-
gine that has furnished power for the At
lantic mills since 1882 was begun yester-
day morning This engine Is said 20 be
the first OF its kind erected by George
Corlss and was Installed to give 200 horse
power. but has furnished. II is claimed
no less than twice that amount
Prior 20 its being Installed the man
agement OF the mill. at that time known |
as the Delaine mills, had considerable |
difficulty in getting an engine that would |
furnish the requisite amount OF power |
and II is said that Mr.. Corliss made the |
remark while II was being installed that |
II the engine did not prove satisfactory |
he would not make another engine
The engine is being taken down with |
the greatest OF care. and those I'm charge |
OF the work say that II Is capable OF |
doing as much again as IL has done.
CLOSE CALI.
boy about Is years old owes Patrol |
man McCrann OF the Chaffee street sta
tion quite little debt OF gratitude, for |
had Il not been for Mr.. McCrann ne un- !
doubtedly would b a patient at tho |
Rhode Island hospital II not worse.
The lad was riding wheel on the |
square about o'clock last evening and |
made an attempt 10 cut in ahead OF a |
Manton avenue car. and In SO doing his I
wheel caught I'm the car track He was |
about TO fall in front OF the car when the |
patrolman grabbed him and succeeded I'm !
pulling him away from the car. The |
boy was IA white as sheet when he /
IL.