Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-04

transaction in Providence. Charles H. Verity, aged 22, is charged with forg- ing Mrs. Chapman's name in endorse ment to a stolen check and is held for the grand jury in bonds of S2,000.
 Nus. Chapman is a part owner with her, brother of a piece of property in New York city, and two OF three times each year she receives check for her share of the rent and interest. She did not receive the check last month, and when she learned that her brother had his share she became suspicious. She wrote te the Cfemung Canal Trust company, and received reply that a check had been forwarded, as usual. Payment on the check was stopped, and tpe case placed with the police. :.
 A lew days ago the check was pre- sented at the New Public Market in Providence. and MT. Cook, the man. ager, although he didn't doubt that 'tife check was good, arranged with the young man who rendered it that he would cash it as soon as he learned from New York that it was all right. Mir. Cook sent the check on and it came back protested, and MT. Cook had been notided that Verify had presented the check
 A trap was then set to catch Verify. MT. Cook sent word to Verify that the cheek was all right and that he would cash 1t, and at the same time 9 police officer was summoned to the market. Verify arrived in quick time. and was promptly arrested. He admitted that he had stolen the letter that contained the check from under a door in Mrs. Chapnnan's home.
 Acting upon complaint of parties who had been solicited for aims during the week, Policeman West arrested Annie Hickey, 40 years of age, Friday. Mrs. Hickey told straightforward story of her condition and history. She said she came from her birthplace in Glasgow, Scotland, twelve years ago and six years later in Chicopee, Mass,
 married Michael Hickey, q weaver, and they both worked in cotton and woolen mills. Of late work has been scarce, and they worked at intervals in War ren, DanieIson and other places. Mrs. Hickey, her husband and daughter, 8 years old, came from Danielson to Westerly on WedD esday of last week, here
 When they arrived here they had $2.k0 in their possession. The husband was promised work next week, so they look a room with an Italian family in Peirce street, expecting to go to the mill boarding house when work was secured. The cash in hand was soon gone and the room rent must be paid daily So Mrs. Hickey, according to sN"N sleCir, "~~' AcA SSA tO SCAtNit ciJio for the first time. She collected in small sums, sufficient to pay room rent and keep the trio from starving. At first her husband did not know this fact and Mrs. Hickey did not tell him until she received a dollar from a woman who lived near her home m Glasgow and who told her that she could ask for @ffns without molesta- tion until employment could be ob- tained, and that she did not know she was violating the law. She said her husband was good man and willing to work when he could get the chance, and cazne to Westerly feeling sure he could get employment She said she now realized that it was not only a hardship but crime to be very poor.
 The police interviewed the husband, saw the child, and was satisfied that the woman told the truth. Clerk Roche, after hearing the case, suspend ed sentence, the accused woman stat- ing that unless work could be secured by Monday she would leave Westerly, never to return. She also promised that she would beg no more, unless tJ save the child from starvation. Some of the charitable people of Westerly reported to the police that Mrs. Hlclx- ey was an impcSter and getting money under false pretenses, hence police &C., tion became imperative.