The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-23


Early yesterday morning Detective
Wilkinson took an italian, S5 years old,
into custody for making an indecent as
sault on the six-year-old daughter OF q
fellow countryman in the Silver Lake dis
trict The case was reported to the po-
lice Tuesday evening and the detective
found the child had been left In the care
OF the old man for a few hours. Late in
the afternoon OF Tuesday the little one
told her mother of her experience with
her aged care taker. The child was taken
to the office of DR.. Thompson on Webster
avenue, who found that while the child
had not been injured in any way. that
there was positive evidence that some one
had made an attempt to assault her. The
old man and the child were taken TO the
office OF Captain Whipple, but as there
could be found no evidence other than
that of the child, who really did not un-
derstand the nature OF the offence, the
captain was obliged 10 allow the old man
TO go. but not until he had spent the en-
tire day at the station.
FoRLoRN BUNCH DANCE
The organization known as the Forlorn
Bunch held a social in Library hall last
evening which was attended TO the ca
pacity OF the hall The committees were as
follows: Floor Director, John j. Grady;
assistant, Arthur II. Belhumeur; aids, p.
tMcCaffrey l.. Brown. c. +. Troy. Esq,
T. Brown, Joe Appleton. j. Warren. T.
Lemery, II. Nangle. John Walsh, Fred
Mclaughlin. William Conley. Joseph
Sweeney, Frank Mclaughlin. George Lo-
gan, I. ]. Hanley. c. Thomson, w. A.
Hanley. James Flynn. Thomas veasey;
reception committee. J. ]. Grady. DIR. j.
G. OMeara, Thomas Finneran, Arthur
Belhumeur, Charles II. Cannon, Arthur
II. Cronin. p. Durrigan, Andrew Crane, j.
Supplies, j. F. Hanley, Pete McCaffrey,
James German, Charles Reilly, T. f.
Grady, Michael Murphy.
PATROLMEN HAPPY.
There was little rejoicing at the Chat
fee street police station last evening.
the future but four long day" men would
be held at the station for extra duty.
this extra duty being at the plant known
as the "Burnsides," where there Is
strike on SO far a detail has been sent
TO the plant nights and mornings, but
there has been no call made for the SER
vices OF the details. In the past all of
the patrolmen were obliged to remain at
the station.
ELECTED OFFICERS
At me meeting or the Mems club of
the Broadway Baptist church last even
ing the following were elected as offi-
GERS: President, John A Woodward; /;
vice-presidents. l.. II. Lippitts, NJ. D., and
secretary, K. B. Clarke: membership
committee Clyde r. Norton: John Hold
en- and j. r. Crithere; entertainment
committee. a. G.. Thornton. II. Eugene
short season of music after the meeting,
in which s. w. woodward, II. c. Knee
land and l.. J. Gillespie took part.
WILL BUILD A CLUBHOUSE.
St Theresa's Institute. which Is COM
posed of young men from St Theresa
hG1A Yafn nat af ha gro
on Atwelrs avenue. head OF Erastus
street. on Memorial Day. IL is the inten-
tion Of the organization TO hold picnlcs
and other forms OF entertalnments Tor
amount OF money TO build suitable club
house I'm the vicinity OF the church.
GAVE ENTERTAINMENT.
The Young Mems club connected with
the Tabernacle NJ. T.. church held an en-
joyable entertainment In the church par
took part: Miss Mary Barlow, Arthur
Knott. Victor Francis, Charles Roberts.
Richard Hin. Frederick Buttle. and a
auartette consisting of Messrs. Wick,
Thomas, Gulliver and Francis.
MAY REMAIN UNTIL JULY.
Rev. j. V. osterhout, whose resignation
as pastor OF the Broadway Baptist
church goes into effect next Sunday. will
celebrate that event by baptsing ~ can
ddates. which is said to be the largest
has been stated that Rev. Mr.. Osterhout
will serve as pastor during the month Of
June.
IVANITOE LODGE.
Ivanhoe lodge. Knights of Pythiaa. will
meet I'm odd Fellows hall on Plain1ed
street this evening. and confer the rank
OF esquire upon ~ candidates, and the
lodge will make the necessary arrange
ments for the comforting Of the rank OF
knight-HpoH-- H--theee-eeHa4dstes by the
IlNF
June g.
GENERAL MENTION.
Patrolman Shea has been assigned TO
the day beat made vacant by the illness
OF Patrolman T.. j. Ticrnan. and PATROL
,..nr. r.,inftaIn has h-rnn aaslgnah In pa r.nl.