The sun., 1910-02-23
Mann FIGHT WfTH SUSPECT.
Prisoner snaps Handouts Trying TO Get
POIIccman'N Gum.

EWfOsY"1" Suhs
PRovIrENcE. Feb. 22.-william Trent
was arrested in the UniSn Station here
to-day as no was about TO board a train
for New York. Trent was positively
identified as the man who last evening
murdered ex-Alderman william Meaghor
in the latter's market in Pawtucket. also
as the man who on Saturday evening
held up and shot at Maurice Moriarity.
proprietor Of the Park Hotel, in the Office
OF the hotel on Washington street; as the
man who heldup B. c. O'Connor, the clork.
and robbed the cash register Of the phar-
macy at Broadway and Shepard streets
Sunday evening; also as the man who at
the pistol point held up George Scrogey
OF 1874 Veazie street and William O'Connor
OF ~ Dartmouth avenue on Saturday
evening.
With a pal Trent Is also believed to
havo been responsible for the murder
OF Louis Meyer, junk dealer. who was
shot and killed in his store in Ship street
n week ago.
Trents activities had given the
police an excellent description OF him.
and shortly before noon Inspectors Ahea IN
and Godfrey were notified that two men.
one OF whom answered the description
Of the holciup man, had just left the house
at i7e North Main street to 60 to a saloon
near by. The pair came cut os the saloon
and started for the Union Station, with
the detectives following.
As the suspects doubled the corner at
the central fire station Trent turned
as u TO learn whether any one was fol :
lowing. He saw the inspectors but kept
ON toward the station. Nearing the en-
trance the two men separated. Dixon en-:
49,
Trent continuing along by the main en-
trance.
Selecting Trent as the man most de-
sired Inspector Godfrey stepped in front
OF him with a drawn revolver and told
him to halt. Instead OF obeying Trent
made a motion to draw his weapon but
Inspector Ahearn was too quick Tor him
and seized the hand that clinched the .3s
calibre self-acting revolver A desperate
struggle followed and the show Of pistols
put TO flight large crowd that had gath
cred.
Trent. who is a powerful six footer.
gave the inspector a hard battle. Finally
the driver OF a taxicab came to the as
sistance OF the inspector. When searched
a New York ticket was found in Trent's
pocket.
Trent fsigned sickness when he got
near his pistol lying on a table at the
station house. He leaped for the gun
with outstTetched hands. The inspectors
pounced upon him and in the struggle
the handouts on the prisoner were broken
Finally Trent was subdued and put into a
cell.
In the meantime the police along the
New York line were asked to look out
! for Trent's companion, named Dixon,
and he was captured at Westerly. Dixon
had q duplicate discharge from Company
b, Sixty-fifth New York Regiment, dated
May 1, 1905. q
After the capture OF the two men
victims Of the hoIdups were called to
Headquarters to make identifications
They identified Trent positively as their
assailant.
! According to the police the captives
answer the descriptions OF the two men
who were seen lettering about the Ship
street junk shop few minutes before the
discovery OF the dead but still warm body
OF the proprietor. Louis Mover.
Inspectors Ahearn and Godfrey went
to Westerly this afternoon and brought
Dixon back to this city this evening
Tonight the detective department is
examining the prisoners in the hope OF
getting a confession.