The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-25

Olneyville branch or the fToNuehce
News at Heffernan's New store 10
Hartford avenue Telephone 4l-West'
A few days ago there appeared an item
in the evening papers lauding John King
driver OF one OF the Providence Coal
conpanys teams. for his honesty, for ON
that day one OF the Items on the blotter
at the Chsffee street police station was
20 the effect that Mr.. King had picked up
a pocaetbook on Broadway containing -
and some small change. which the owner
could have by calling AZ the omice OF the
coal company.
Another item on the blotter was that
Mrs Helen Birmingham OF Hardness
street had lost her pocketbook on Broad
way. which contained $3.50.
The next day she called at the office OF
the company but she was told that there
were no pocketbooks In the OFFICE but
what had an owner Now u appears 'nat
someone who knew King saw him pick
the pocketbook up and count the money
and this witness reported the fact TO the
police
A warrant was sworn out for the arrest
Of King and this morning he was taken
into custody AZ his home on Dodge street
by Sergt Bennett 20 whom he admitted
the fact that ne had found the book,
which, with few cards he had returned
10 Mrs birmingham. but said that Il con-
tanned hui 20 cents. which ne spent He
was charged with the larceny or that
amount.
A SHOOTING sCRAPE.
There ia always something doing on
Huntington avenue. but there was some
thing extra just before noOntime yester-
day. and this extra was tho report OF two
n "A
tussle The object of the shooting was
n grocer. and the man who did the shoot
ing was a married man, and IL is whis-
pered in police circles was laboring under
an Impression that his wife and the
grocer were a triie too intimate
The grocer was not so badly injured
but what he could get into hiS- team aI4a
drive TO the Office OF Dr. J. f. Farrell
who dressed a wound I'm the heshy part
of his right arm, and this Is about all
that could be learned OF the affair. as
the friends OF both families did and are
doing their utmost TO hush the sensa-
tional incident UP.
WILL IL TRACKED.
Extensive Improvements are soon 10 he
made on the Pascoag branch of the Con-
soudated line. as engineers have laid out
plans for a double-track from the
swamp" 20 the Johnston yard. This
VIII necessitate the taking up or the
present track and placing II one side,
distance OF five or more feet. to allow
room FOR the second set OF rails. This
really means a long switch. making
dorble- trace beyond Hartford avenue
THEIR CLOTHING WAS RUINED.
While responding to the alarm for the
F,Gv mansion Are on Bell street yester-
day afternoon, on. of the hand chemical
extinguishers fell from the wagon of Hose
90. No IA i'm front uf John McGann's cafe
IN Westminster street. Owing 10 the fact
that the apparatus burst, quite a num-
her OF persons. who were standing on the
orrbstone. had their clothing ruined by
the contents OF the same. and young
man who made an effort TO pick II up,
found that he had more OF a contract
on his hands than ae could fulhl.
MISSING FROM HOME.
Mrs Ellen oDonneu OF 81 Eagle street
reported 10 the police last evening that
her husband. Daniel O'Donnell. left home
for his work Friday morning and has not
been seen or heard from since. When he
laft home ne was dressed in his working
clothes and for this reason Mrs. O'Don-
neil believes harm has befallen him. Mrs.
C'Dornell ls In destitute circumstances.
CENTRAL MENTION.
The Donovan girl, who left home about
week ago and whose mother believed
tndl SIle Nao lell w iudilN Nudhk
man named Kelly, returned to her home
on Alleppo street, yesterday No one
woulo say where size had been or wheth-
or she was married or not.
Letter Carrier EDWARD McCaffery was
STACKED by bull dog at the corner OF
Webster and Union avenues yesterday
afternoon Mr. McCanery had hard bat
tic with the brute. and his right hand had
been badly lacernted
Mr. Bernard GaviRan was elected 20
TIE position of 2d lieutenant AZ the meet
inc OF Co r, 3d regiment OF the Irish
Eolunteers last osening TO hl the vacan-
cN caused by the resignation OF Dennis
Winn who has removed 20 the west
One OF the many carpenters employed
Sy Thomas Beary, the contractor on
Stokes street. while ~ work Yesterday
sustained a nasty vound on his right knee
With a hatchet The wound was dressed
hv Dr. r c. Murphy
Earle Turner who some time ago was
reported as missing from his home, q3
MsntOn avenue. has returned
Frank McArdle Of 81 Joslin street re-
ported 10 Captain Rowe of the Chaffee
street station this morning that he found
o ladys hand bog containing small
e1nl OF money. which the owner can have
tv calling
pstroln1sn Henry. who was reported
sick q day or so ago. returned 20 duty
lasr evening
Pa;rolmsn CosklHy has returned from
hls vacation.
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