The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-23
0LNEYVILLE.
Blind Woman and Her Children
Evicted About Dark.
Found Felix In Aitic-.ChiIdren
Entered the House.
olneyville branch OF the Providence
hartford avenue. Telephone +o-West

Hartford avenue. leiephoho fV-"es@
blind woman with her three little chill
dren rode away from house on judith
street that had been up until o'clock
Yesterday afternoon place that went
under the name OF home. The few scanty
household articles owned by the family
were piled upon the sidewalk and upon
a chair rested a lighted lantern placed
there by the police department, so that
pedestrians would not run into them and
be injured.
The unfortunate woman and her little
ones were elected from the house at
o'clock and they. with their goods. re
mained on the sidewalk until ABOUT
O'Clock.
When through the efforts OF Mr. James
Cillisan OF Eastwood avenue, who with
his Kind hearted wife. has done mucn
towards caring for the family In the pas,
with Lieutenant Tyler OF the Cnanee
Street Police station and Alderman fark
er took the matter I'm cnarge ana na"
the woman and children sent 10 the Ihsr-
ity building.
The family's name Is Roper and be
sides those above referred 10 consist or
q man who should be the bread winner,
out according 10 police accounts is 'he
drawback He works when he feels 30
disnosed and ~ reports are true, he work
"a during the week ending Sept. ls ana
snent his weeks earning for liauor, which
resulted I'm his arrest. and he came nome
Sunday morning without penny
Mrs. Roper. who Is very much attacned
20 her little ones. had done some work'
and IL is necessary for the older OF the
children TO lead her about.
Gor,a time aRo her eyes eMere aUllcifu
and CAPTAIN Rowe of the Chafee- sirYt
Police station took a deep interest IN Nr
sad condition and had her sent 10 hhour
Island hospital, when all that was poss'-
bic was done for her. She has, on account
OF her little ones refarined from making
any complaint against her husband. but II
,s ,ossihle that the authorities will now
take charge of Mr.. Roper.
He had not made any eNort 10 pay the
rent nor even looked for another rene
r,ent after being ordered out by the laho-
ladv and in fact does not seem To be III
the least worried about the sad cond'tion
of his wife and children. AZ l:3o TINS
morning Roper walked into the Chanee
street station 20 inquire for his family
and was locked up by Lieutenant Tyler
on a charge OF being drunk
THEY FOUND HIM.
Felix Crane. IS years old. for whom the
nolice have been looking for for num-
her OF days. was found in An old attic IN
the Holy city" by Sergeant BENNETT OF
the Chafree Street station at an early hour
this morning. Young Crane Is a printer
and is said 10 he capable OF earning soou
wages II he would work.
According 10 the police officials he mucn
nrefers 10 lay around instead or helping
his mother. who Is in destitute circum-
stances.
About ten months ago his mother sue
ceeded In getting him on probation from
the sockanosset school. and after MS re-
lease worked. two months and was
model boy. Since then he has absolutely
refused 20 work He IS charged with BE-
ing a vagrant .
RACK FROM THE SOUTH
Patrick J Tanning. popular attache
of the Boston store has returned from Il
trim TO the South He reports an exceed
ingly pleasant trip, so much so that nv
entertained few Of his friends at MS
home 75 Oak street last evening. Among
his intimate friends there is Just little
mystery as to the event and they are OF
the opinion that Mr. Tanning Is about To
shake the ranks Of the bachelors
YOUNG HOUsEBREAKERs.
Louis Rashee of II Atwood street re-
ported to tho officials OF the ChaHee
street station last evening that during
the absence ~ his family that day a
number
ity with the aid OF a chair removed
screen from one OF the windows OF his
house and crawled in So far "a he knows
there Is nothing missing. The children
arc about seven years old.
GENERAL MENTION.
Edward ReRan OF Howard street and
Gearge Sanborn. who lives In the rear or
IS Desoto street were taken into custody
last evening for being drunk Both were
sent to- the Central station this morning
ps common drunkards Sanhorn having
been arrested for three successive nights.
II Mr.. James Wilson. boss dyer at tho
Manton mills should make a little mis-
take for a dav or 40. he can consequently
he excused. for he has l2-pound girl AZ
his home. 20 Whittier avenue Mrs. and
Miss Wilson are getting along nicely. but
neither are as light-hearted ss Dad
Tho funeral ~ John Caudelet who was
found dead ~ the home ~ Mrs Abbott
on Edna street Thursdav morning was
held al the undertaking rooms OF T. r
Lynch a Co. S2 Broadway. this after
noon az o'clock
Tho horse found on Hartford svenu.
near Merino avenue. Yesterday morning
was called for AZ the Chaffee street police
station last evening by the owner. wal
ton Mc1sascs ~ 5o Summer street
Tho funeral ~ Elizabeth daughter ~
Elizabeth r. and the late Richard Mc1n-
tosh will he held AZ tho Tabernacle NJ F.
church tomorrow afternoon at 1 30
o'clock
The third section of the addition N tho
roof of No. I Atlantic mills is about com
pleted ana the fourth and last section
VIII be under way by tho middle of tho
coming week
Captain William Rowe ~ the Chaffee
street police station Is off duty foe n fow
DAYS The captains health Is not what
his friends desire