The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-05
PISTOL PLAY
ON The PILGRIM
Dad Feeling Among Kitchen Boys
Results in Shooting.
BOY SHOT THROUGH BREAST
Victim Of The FTieas Is In Bellevue Hospital
With Ills Life Hanging In
The Balance
BOY SHOT THROUGH BREAST

New York. March 5--The Pilgrim OF
the Fall River line was below the Brook
lyn bridge yesterday morning at ESQ
o'clock, walking down the East river
fast. She was due at her pier, 10. In
the North river and was hurrying for
the swing around the Battery
Most Of the passengers were up, some
dressing I'm their staterooms, others at
breakfast In the dining saloon In the
galley forward Of the dining room there
were rattiing OF pots and pans and
growing and gTumbling among the negro
walters and kitchen boys
There had been trouble among the
kitchen boys for a long time trouble
coming out OF crap shooting days off
nlong the Darktown Fifth avenue,
which Is that part OF Eighth avenue be-
tween Twenty third and Forty second
street and. as the chef put H. Jus
low down cussedness."
The chef, Jim Henry, a lemon coored
West Indian. knew there would be some
thing doing, and ne kept a nervous eve
on his kitchen boys. The rumpus broke
out at the sink. where "Snowdrop" Kit
Cote, a strapping Turks island negro,
was washing dishes. Little joe Wal
sers and Ed" Green were carrying
dishes 10 the sink. Green butted into
"Snowdrop' and crash went an arm
load OF dishes that "Snowdrop" was
holding. Little Joe" giggled, and the
kitchen boys laughed. The chef, already
on pins and needles. Jumped n foot
PULLED A GUN.
"Snowdrop" broke loose with a torrent
OF language. All the interesting details
OF Mr.. Green's past he set forth at
length The yellow kitchen boys kept
on laughing. Green pushed up with more
dishes and showed 'Snowdrop" out
OF the way "Snowerop'' yelled and
al Of "a bet fftpa
ing for the bunch Of kitchen boys.
Green saw the pistol and jumped be-
hind the chef. II was no place for Jim
Henry and he went 10 the noor. taking
Green with him. "Snowdrop' fred as
they dropped. aiming for Green but the
bullet went high and struck Little Joe"
in the right breast. Little Joe" tumbled
in a heap.
Passengers at tho breakfast table were
already on their feet alarmed at the
racket in the galley, when "Snowdrop"
burst out OF the galley and tore through
The saloon, pistol in hand. The passen-
gers didn't have time TO get really scared
and "snowdrop' didn't pay any attention
10 them. He went up the ladder 10 the
deck and aft yelling like a crazy man.
F, STGNAILF1D POLICE
Capt. G. w. Chase was on deck and
when he saw "snowdrop' appear with a
gun. promptly footed the whistle. BY
then the Pilgrim had rounded the Battery
and was making her way up the North
river. Policemen along the shore heard
the whistle going. Word was sent 10
the Church Sreet station and the ser
eeant sent men 20 pier 10 in a hurry
"Snowdrop" made for tho starboard
railing tossed his pistol over the side
and made a move az N to climb the rail-
ing and go over himself. He weakened.
though. drew back and began running UP
and down the deck. The Pilgrims Of
ficers didn't bother with him. seeing tina
his gun was gone and knowing that his
finish was In sight
When the Pilgrim made her pier
''Snowdrop was the first down the gang
plank and ran straight into the arms OF
Patrolman Minnerly Of the Church street
station. The chef made the complaint
against him and he was locked up,
charged with felonious assault. Later
on. in the Tombs police court Snow
drop was held on short affidavit with
out bail.
Little Joe" was taken TO the Hudson
street hospital and then transferred to
Bellevue. The doctors could not tell
whether he would live or die
"Ah amt got no mannah OF use foh
them West Indian coons." said the chef
when "Snowdrop" was safe under lock
and key. ''Dey comes rom de Bahbadoes
and rom T'uk's Island. mostly. and they
IS bad niggahs. Abs West Indian.
mahsen but Use had propah raisin's and
is kind and peace lovin'."