The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-07
Sullivan Taken After a Years
Wait by Police.
In Mortal Fear Of Father.
Watch disappeared.
Olneyville branch OF the Providence
News al Heffernan's New Store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone so-West


the Chaffee street station than Con
Sullivan. There has been a standing invi-
tstion for "Con" ever since Nov IL OF
1904 and those who issued the invitation
have been so persistent In extending II
that Detective Maguire has even been 10
Fall River. Pascoag and other places.
"Con" came home yesterday and he had
no sooner wiped his feet on the front door
Of his home on Atwell's avenue than the
energetic reception committee OF the
Chaffes street station knew OF the fact
The invitation was served on Con" ano
20 make sure that he would accept the
same two OF the committee called upon
him and for fear that he would not care
90 stay and enjoy the long program he
was locked up in a little parlor.
This morning "Con" Will meet the
chairman OF the grand committee who Is
none other than Frederick Rueckert, The
meeting will take place at the session or
The Sixth district court whore Mr. Rueck-
ert Is Judge hut before being toasted and
dned. Con will be asked why he deserted
his wife and three little children.
II he can answer this in manner sat
isfactory To the court. 10 the police and
come 10 an end.
Sullivan left his little family In October
and his wife struggled along as best she
could for a while and then reported her
sed case 10 the police Capt Rowe assist
ed her in many ways as did the overseer
OF the poor, so that she has managed TO
keep her little home
Sullivan came home yeserday without
cent but was not home more than 20
minutes when ne was nabbed The police
have been informed that for the past
seven weeks he has been al work In Low
ell. Mass He boarded with relative who
told him that they would board him freely
~ he would send his money home and
this they supposed that he was doing. but
when they learned that he was spending
all OF his earnings ordered him out
BAD MAN
The officials Of the Chaffee street sta
tion have case that they would like 10
settle outside OF the courts. II is the case
OF a big man beating HIS wife. who is
little bit of a woman This woman came
20 the police station Yesterday with her
nose split and her face black and blue
She her children and those who wit
messed the brutal< scene are so much
afraid OF the man that they dare not APP
pear against him and FOR this reason no
errest was made. About year ago this
man beat HIS wife and she went 10 tho
OF the men folk were away he called AT
the house and was going TO shoot one Of
his children.
He was. however stopped by yonng
man who happened along and at that
time he was arrested for making an as
eault upon the young man with a danger
Gus weapon. This woman has n brother
on River avenue named Geary, who is an
electrician and her oldest son saws that
should he be Informed Of the fact that he
would kill his father" but there are
none OF the family who dare tell him.
A NEW STORE.
Mr.. NJ II. Corrlgan opened his new
drug store in his new block corner OF
Westminster and Messer streets. sat
urday afternoon. which Is one OF the best
appointed establishments in the civ. Mr.
Corrigan has for his assistant Mr.. Charles
II. Cannon who for many years was con-
nected with his old stand al 1916 westmin-
ster street.
The old store will he conducted by John
J. Mulligan who has been in Mr. Cor
rigans employ for many years. Mr.. Mul-
ligan being the manager.
He is among the best registered phar-
racists In the city. Mr. Mulligan's as
fistant Is Peter McCaHrey. At the new
store Saturday handsome souvenirs were
presented 10 all lady customers and
callers
CALLED ON OLD ASSOCIATES.
William Kirwn. who some time ago
went TO New Bedford Mass 10 take
charge of the Beacon mill. owned by the
Owens who formerly managed the At
lantic mills here. and where Mr. Kirwln
was employed for many years. spent sat
urday and Sunday with some ot his old
associates
Mr.. Kirwin reports that his concern is
doing we'll and is making an addition
for number of hundred new looms.
A YOUNG TRAVELLER
Thomas Kennaby Of lel Wood street re-
ported to the police last evening that his
con. Michael. eight years old went IN
Fall River yesterday 70 meet and return
with his mother. His mother returned
late in the evening. but she had not seen
her little son. Mr.. Kennahy SAYS that
ne thinks the little fellow has met with
an accident for he has been 10 Fall River
and returned number OF times alone
NUI AN APT SCHOLAR.
Miss E,nel Poole. who is acting superin-
tendent OF the Plainneld Street Raptist
church Sunday school reported 10 tho
police Of tho Chaffee street station yes
terday afternoon that her watch had been
etoen
The watch. which was made OF gun
metal and a family relic. she laid in a box
on her desk. She left the room for
moment and when she returned II was
gone The original owner OF the watch
died n number OF years ago, and Il Is
highly priced
GENERAL MENTION
Asheal Busaee. a. years old and boards
a. 1877 Westminster street. fell from car
last evening and was so badly injured
about the head and face that ~ was
necessary TO send him to the Rhode Isl
and hospital. John Casey. 50 years old
who boards at 6ls Broadway. also fen
from q car and he, too. was sent 10 tho
hospital.
There are six little children on Troy
street and one on oak street who show
signs of being poisoned. and their parents
say that II IL caused from the latest
candy fad. 'lolly pops" These children
are In four fami'es and are continually
eating this sort of candy.
John Monks Of this place is nov pro-
prietor of t.e Mansion house on Benevo-
bant street.