The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-12

II little william Mullen. whose home ID
on Huntingdon avenue has told the truth.
the whole truth and nothing but the truth
there may possibly be something said
about his arrest az a truant this morn
ing. for the little fellow is weli-known "a
m honest boy and has not missed a school
session except when called upon by his
parents.
Willie. last Friday. 30 the story goes.
vented to attend the school connected
with St. Mary's Catholic church on Balm
bridge avenue, and on Monday mornins
sent a note TO his teacher % that effect.
and. as near as can be learned has been
an attendant at 81. Marys school every
session during the week This morning
Patrolman Ffnnegan- OF the chaffee street
station called at his home before he was
out of bed. and took him into custody on
a warrant issued by Truant Officer Whit
temore. and the officer was told that the
boy had attended st. Mary's school every
day during the week. but the patrolman
could only obey orders. The boy is
employed by Huntingdon avenue grocer
and the msmIbers OF the police depart
menk who are on the beat. have been
told b yths lad that he has been going
TO school every day. and all sre Inclined
To believe him. but owing TO the fact that
none of the teachers OF ST. Mary's school
were Ct the building today. the represen-
tstive Of The News-Democrat was not
Gnlo to Uubgtantiaxe the facts but II In
believed that the scholar to whom Will
Ne gave the note TO deliver TO his former
teacher did not deliver the same.
NO HOMIE FOR A NIGHT.
Late last evening Richard Gill. who is
weli-kncwn In this section, called upon
Capt Whippls at the Chaffee street sta
tton for assistance. to get his household
eftscts and family into tenement on
gtsttbsn street. which he had rented and
hae been given ths possesston OF the key
to the sams- During the afternoon q
member Of The family went to the house
With ths tntsntaons Of doing some sweep
ing, and the woman who owned the tene-
meat took the key nom her and told her
that she bad decd1sd not to rent the tene-
ment TO her father.
A few moments iaksr the furniture ar
rived. but the owner Of the house would
not. under any circumstances allaw II to
be tal0n into the house, and 90 the key
to their former home had been given up.
and the tenement engaged by another
family they had no place to so, 80 when
Mr.. on reached the soene and could not
persuade the woman to let HIM hane the
tenement. he called upon Capt Whipple,
who told Mr.. Gill that his case was out
OF the Jurisdiction OF the police. The
goods remained upon the wagon and Mr..
Gill, his wife and four children went to
the home Of friends. Mr.. GILL. II Is said.
will take the oase into court.
WHO WILL SETTLE FOR THE PUMP.
Just who will pay for s1 beer pump
may perhaps be settled by the courts.
Two weeks ago q local liquor dealer call
ed upon d. r. Holmes a Co.. plumbers.
TO repair beer pump and the man that
was sent from the shop said that the
pump would have TO be taken to the shop
to be repaired, which was done, and a
working pump was Installed. Last Mon
day man called at the office Of d. #.
Holmes a Co. and asked for the pump
that was taken TO =. repaired. which was
given him without an ordcr). and yester-
day a member Of the plumbing firm tele-
phoned 20 the liquor dealer and asked
him when he was going to return the
pump. the one left In the place OF the one
that va sto be repaired. The liquor deal
er replied that he would return II al soon
as he received his own. and this led to
telephone connections 10 the police de-
partmcnt. woh are looking for the chap
tnat Calteo ana gvt tne pump lrUrn thc
plumbers, which he had no order to do.
OUTLOOK NOT BRIGHT.
The outlook for q settlement OF the
Earnscliffe mills strike trouble is not tho
brightest, for one OF the old-time en-
ployes made the statement to The News
Democrat representative this morning
that he had been informed that no less
than Is Of the 70 odd weavers who had
been employed nights, had found employ