The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-21
DISTRICT COURT
MILL GR|nOs
BIC Gh|sT

Louis Gardner, AZ years old, I'm district
court this morning when charged with
the larceny OF rubber shoes valued at 10
cents from Morris strasinich. said that
the shoes had been given to him. Judge
Lee told him IL that was so he was not
guilty and held him in surety OF $500 for
trial on Friday.
A few momoents later Gardner walked
TO the bar and said that he would re-
tract with the request "Go as light as
you can"
"You admit then that you are guilty.
and arc willing to take the responsible
ity?' asked the court
WELL" said Gardner. II was pretty full
yesterday. l was with another fellow
and / might have taken them. or he
might have. / don't know"
Patrolman Mccarthy said that Gard
ner and two others were drunk on North
Main street and while he was watching
then he saw the prisoner take the shoes
from the front OF the store.
Gardner said that he belonged In Con-
way, n. H.. that he works in the woods.
and that while on a drunk he wandered
70 this city. 200 miles away from his home
He was ined si5 and costs
COAL THEFT CHARGED.
Kate vocavitz, q years old appeared
for arraignment wearing a white cro-
chetted woolen shawl over her head and
shoulders and a neat brown skirt. The
coal valued at 10 cents from the New
York. New Haven and Hartford railroad.
She said that she took the coal. but as
she went with other women who did the
same she did not think she was doing
wrong. II was brought out in the ques-
tioning OF the woman that she has small
child. that she came 10 this city two years
ago in search of her husband who preced-
ed her here. but tsat she has not been
able TO locate him; that she earns but
about 81 a month by taking In washing
and letting a room OF her tenement the
rent OF which is 81. and supports herself
and her child. Judge Lee puzzled over
how she could dress so we'll with her in
come. but finally gave IL up and placed
the woman on probation.
PUT ON PROBATION.
Theodore Lavoie. % years old. when ar
raigned on the charge OF being a vagrant
told the court that he lived at home and
had worked up 20 last Saturday and had
been unable 10 get work. but that paw
was coming TO him. A plea of not guilty
was entered and he was held in $500 surety
for trial on the 27th
Later II was discovered that the young
man on March 6. 1906. had pleaded guilty
TO being a yagrant and had been put on
probation and that the probation was still
In force.
fore the court 10 satisfy the old COM
plant. and In threshing that out theAnew
one was incidentally gone into. Sergt
Muldoofr said that much complaint had
been made of the young man for loiter-
ing about the Union station, that his
father had told him he would have moth
ing more to do with his son.. as he would
not worki and that he stayed out at
nights. Judge Lee said that the son had
right 10 stay cut nights. that he is of
age. and that his parents have no control
OF his actions.
The young man tearfully asserted that
he had work. and that IL he was given "A
chance he would be good boy. ''You are
not "a boy: you "A man. and you want
10 brace up" said Judge Lee.
Lavoie was placed on probation. apd
the old case was discontinued with the
understanding that Lavoie shall pay the
costs by Jan. Z.