The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-24
BRISTOL,
Officer Mistakes We'll Known
B0atmen tor Returned River
Pirates and Fires on Them.

night on the shore near the residence OF
Daniel r. Case, in which Captain George
IL. Gladding, a well known boatman. was
shot I'm both thighs. and William Cogges-
hall, son OF George Coggeshall, received
a few stray shots in his left arm, from a
double-barrel shotgun in the hands OF
Robert Mckay, a special constable, who
is employed on the farm of Mr.. Case.
Captain Gladding said on Sunday night
aiJout 10 o'clock he and William Cogges-
hall were in Captain Gladding's boat near
Mr.. Cases pier on the east shore and were
looking for crabs. The first he knew OF
anybody else being present was when he
heard the report OF a gun and immediate
ly felt a singing sensation !. the right
leg. He turned about to see where the
report came from, when another report
was heard and he received some shots In
his left thigh. Immediately he heard q
voice commanding him TO throw his hands
up or he would be shot. lie readily com
piled with the m and Mr.. Mckay
appeared with a gun In his hands. Mr..
| Coggeshall was shot I'm the arm and some
shots went through the lantern which
they carried on the bow OF the boat. Cap
tain Gladding asked Mckay what he
meant by shooting people and Mckay re-
piled that he would shoot his brother II
/ nc fOuNd MN tneTf. Althbl tpiu lltlii
his boat and Mr.. Cases launch had been
robbed on FL lay night by river thieves
and that he thought they were returning.
The two men went Immediately TO DIT.
w. Fred Williams, where after consider
| able difficulty the shots were removed
and the wounds were dressed.
The regular session of the Fifth Dis
trict court was held yesterday forenoon
at $50 o'clock. In the case OF state,
James Hoard. Jr., VS.. Kane Fortune, for
assault with a dangerous weapon. 10 Wit:
a club. the prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Edward lie Valley, the young man who
was brutally assaulted by Fortune, was
able 10 be in court, although he suffered
much pain from the beating he received.
His head. face and neck were b~andaged,
leaving a space for his left eye, which
escaped being cut. lie Valleys statement
being told and the officers testified that
! Fortune was not intoxicated. Dr. Lake,
dressed his wounds, which were many,
said I'm his opinion n club or some duh
instrument was used to produce such
wounds The court reviewed the testi-
mony and sentenced him TO imprisonment
i'm Providence county Jail for six months
and pay all costs, the latter amounting
to S14.70
william Salisbury a boy. IA years old,
was before the court on "A warrant charg-
inc him with larceny OF a watch and ra-
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pleadcd not Guilty. but from the evidence
admitted the defendant was found guilty
and sentenced 20 the Sockanosset school
during his minority.
In the Juvenile court four small boys be-
tween seven and II years were brought
before the court charged with aking anu
carving away "A buggy. the property or
Louis Molasky on October IA. They all
pleaded not guilty and their cases were
continued one week. They were represent
cd by Attorney r. II. Hammill.
Manuel Dennis was charged with neg
lect I'm not sending his boy. Tony Dennis.
aged Q years To the public school. The de-
PENDANT pleaded guilty and the case dis
continued on paymen or costs. with the
understanding that he would see that his
child attended school.
Farragut Women's Relief Corps OF Riv-
erside will visit the Soldiers Home to-
morrow.
James G. Hammill, while driving a
horse. owned by Thomas j. Connery, was
thrown from n wagon on State street,
yesterday noon and struck on the curbing
IL is feared that he may be hurt internal
ly.
Judge OF probate court, Frank II. HAM
mill. has removed his law office from the
Collins block on Bradford street To the
budding on state street. formerly occu-
pied by the late Charles VI. Spooner as a
bakery. Inc DullulEk W NNuNh dhNS9
Hammill was formerly located is 20 he
moved to make room for the new Colt
high school.
Barge Muncy arrived here yesterday
with 400 ons of coal for Seth Paul COM
pany.
The barge McWilliams No. 4. was blown
from her anchorage or Warwick. Satur-
day. TO the shore of &. +. Herreshoff on
the west side OF Pappoosesquaw.
Walter Hidden and family OF Provi-
dence. who have been occupying the Oar
dner cottage on Ferry HIN. rave return
ed 20 their winter home IA Providence.
Workmen have commenced the erection
OF "a new building on Bradford street for
r. =. Reed Company.
Bristol ~Commandery. United order OF
the Golden Cross. held n meeting last
evening I'm odd Fellows hall. with a full
attendance Business OF Importance was
transacted.
william ~. Burgess. the we'll known ac-
~countant ~ Earle and Prew's Express
company here has received communica-
tions from Henry Otis Wright. a former
resident here who left some time ago for
the Rlondike who has turned up In Trcn-
a.. .ug svyucct fU hueivc-s