The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-21
POLICEMEN MAKE
STRENUOUS KICK
Object 10 Letting Offenders Go After Pawtucks Department
Has Been Kept on the Jump p-BaTbers' Union Against
Rssppoinment Of Thomas F. MCkrdIs and Is Out For
Mccormick.

20 do everything possible for his candi-
! dacy.
Mr. Mccormick Is a prominent member
| Of the local union and at the present time
| is the financial secretary. Whether or not
l Mr.. McArdle will except the decision of
| the other members Of the union and make
no effort for a re-appointment rs not
known.
PROPERTY CHANGER HANDS.
! According TO the records at the city hall
4 the property on the south side Of Main
street between the Auditorium and the
new No. fire station has this week been
transferred from Robert McCardel 20
John j. Beard ct al II is stated that no
changes are contemplated Ia the property
al present but that later it is probable
that at least another story will be built
on il. The building is known as The
Evans and Deacon block.
RECOVERED STOLEN PROPERTY.
Yesterday morning the police were mo-
tilted OF break i'm the Sperry Hutch
inson stamp store In the Masonic block'
but at that ii memo definite idea Of the
amount OF goods taken by the thieves
could be obtained During the afternoon
employees of the T.. Jencks Spinning COM
pany noticed some boys acting rather
suspiciously i'm a vacant lot near that
factory and later they made an investiga'
lion and found that these lads had been
OF goods which later were identihed as
having been stolen from the stamp
store.
Word was sent to the police station and
the patrol wagon with couple or otlcets
was dispatched TO the scene. Ihe otlcerS
found a large amount OF property lhCiuu-
ing five watches, two rOsaries, two pairs
OF opera glasses. trading stamps In books
pocketbooks. note books and various oth-
or articles valued In all close To 500
Those who saw the boys in the lot
could give but little idea OF what they
looked like but the police beleye that
they will be able TO arrest the thieves.
ROARD OF ALDERMEN TONIGHT
The regular meeting of the board or al
dermen will be held this evening and so
far as known the most important DUST
ness will be I'm connection with the seNerhl
netitions connected with the estate OF
Mary r Nerriss. owing To the tact that
Judge Rlodgett OF the probate court ~
personally Interested I'm this case he is
not able TO act on this case and u has
therefore been brought To the board OF
aldermen for settlement. The matter mas
now been pending for several months ana
II comes up by agreement at the meelhs
this evening.
DISTRICT COURT.
A total OF three drunlSs and one charge
of driving away team, made up tne
morning. Fines Of 81 aud costs were Inn
posed for the drunks and the other case
vas continued til tomorrow morning
TEAM WAS RECOVERED.
The horse and wagon belonging to Dr
NcGrath which was driven on from the
corner of Main and Dexter streets, yes
terdav forenoon, was recovered In the al
ternoon I'm barn at the old Lindsay
Tavern on Smithheld avenue Very short
" after the horse was taken the police
| received description Of the man who
| took II and n was stated that his name
| was John j Pender. who. according 10 the
| police IS a barber with place on Smith-
| neld avenue After the RIG was recovered
| Fender was also located on Rufus street.
and he was placed under arrest and taken
| to the station, where lie remained last
lhight Today he was arrngned before
| Judge Tuck I'm the district court charged
with driving of team. and the case was
continued TIL tomorrow morning on his
plea oe not guilty.
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.
The new telephone directory was issued
! l., subscribers I'm this city yesterday and
tho new arrangement of names will prob
ably cause little Inconvenience at hrst.
DEATH OF MISS CONNOR.
Miss Amelia O'Connor l3 years Of age.
daughter OF John and Elizabeth O'Connor,
died at the home OF her parents on APP
pleton street last evening The deceased
underwent an operation for appendicitis
= few days ago and al the time II was
thought that the operation had been sue
cessful. but later there was relapse and
death came last evening.
The funeral will take place from the
Sacred Heart church Friday morning.
MAsoN-HAINES
walter NJ Mason son OF Frank w.
|
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. IIaines,
were united In marriage at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at the home OF the
brides parents 20 Olicc street The cere-