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Ftfr:asN ~ RoBRERY AND ArTEMPT-
ED MURDER.

Il
5oG atsl daring highway robbery and astemptTI
e saardsr \ saws he Baltimore Clipper was peri
pea sea ii his city on Saturday night on the Per
ss,n II yoang man. named Alpheus MozieE, A
I'll apkeriin his city, and recently from Boston
MaaS The PARTICULARS Il the transaction. as far
IS VI have been able 10 eollecI, are as follows
Oh Saturday, night, Mr., Mozier, Whose
busikess 4 the bedding of jewelry and beoksl
visited Holiday street Theatre, ana WHIST
thers rms accosted BY some four Or hye Young
mens who in friendly way remarked thai ~, 4
Nj Shspley, the son of Mr.. ShlPley the
keeper Of Che Maryland House, West Baltl|
racrs street, where he boarded, had been look
ing for him that be had gone to his bro
therEs, out on Loudeuslagers Hill that he
wished 10 see Mrs Mozier.. there and, that
they. would show him the way, if he desired
Mr. M1zier. from the manner and conversai
ton of the young men, supposed that such
vasfthe case, and assented to their proposit
tionEof going in quest of Mr. Shipley Be-
fore aeparting. howeverSMr Mozier invited
his neWly made aequs intances to drink with
him. and ID paying for the same pulled out
his rocket book. in which Ne had about 3 l50s
IN pstes and gold. In leaving the Theatres
about half past ten o'clock, his conductors
,ook him straight out Fayette street fer
lou9 distance. until finally, approaching Ethe
henEve, and objected to 90 any further, AS
be tufned to retrace his way back, two of his
eonaanions-the true nature of whose friend
shiEhe now discovered pistols and
fred at him three times, Asst BY miracle
however, his assailants missed their mark,
and5ie attempted to escape By fight But
no sooner did they observe that he was UNI
injured than they made at him with knives
One Of the gang made several passes at him
With a large bowie knife, which he parried
Nitkhis haud, receiving dreadful cash on
his palm lie also received several cuts
about the head and face, anda horrid cash
on Hscheek, penetrating into his mouth III |
At his point, he received crushing blow
from the butt of large pistol, which laid
him ptestrate<and insensible. How long he
bad lain in this state, he does not know
probably an hour or more-when be recoy-
sreds bis consciousness, and was enabled,
though suffering severely from the loss of
blood and from the excessive cold, to stagger
short distance in the direction5o the city,
guided by the lights which he could, see
6urIEng in the streets After he had pro.
eeedtdin this way .shor5 time, he met With
a watchman, whe had him Immediately con
yeyfa to the Eastern District watch house
| whore DR.. Busk was Immediately sent for tc
dress his numerous wounds II
Arrived at the watch house, he presented
truly a pitiable sight, isface and head waE
covefed With wounds, and his clothing shtu
rated with blood His clothes were also CHI
and torn, particularly his pantalpohs, which
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| sailapts ip robbing him of his pocket book
containng, as We have stated, about Sl5Q
mostly in Baltimore notes and about so il
/ gold. A valuable watchand breaBtHii, which
| he Lad on his person. somehow. escaped the
attention Of the robbers, 9r probably they
we're alarmed at something and lfsd before
completing the robberywhich they lad taken
sucAspains to perpetrate, and prosecuted
| with snch bloody purpose /
| Officers Gamble and White who most for
tubately had visited Holiday st Thatre. Oh
| Saturday night, noticed there this same I'M
divihaal in. company with four OF five notot
55f0t G HBGaAPf sdnda FAD noT 4 determined ie
on arrestng them in the firm conviction thai
they were. the guilty parties CommpF
nicating their suspicious to Capt Clifford
that Sficer, aided by Messrs White and
Gamble, Moon and Pierson, in the course OF
the morning arrested the following parties,
/ who being identified by Mozier, were cont
mittea 70 answer at Court BY Justice Bdrd4
ley ~ Ohm O'Conner, VIM Gault, James
Moftan, alias Michigan; Arthur OVENS
4 and Luke McCabe The latter, together
Will agirl, named Ann Shay, found in conf
| panB with John OFConner, at the house! Of
/ Mrs Gray, were committed as accessariesl
/ The parties here mentioned are all young.
/ some at them not more than eighteen years
/ Of age Oponner was arrested ID company
with the girl mentioned above, By Capt Gift
| ford ahd Moon, at the notorious house ofill+
fame, kept by Mrs, Gray, alias Mrs Owens,
alias Mrs Brown on Holiday street The
/ officers after some search found him secreted
| ina closet in one of the chambers with
/ wash Stand placed before it-rather a sus-
picibus circumstance In the ashes on the
heatthin the same room, was found pocket
book, and in the bend Of the chimney, was
| found I large clasp knife, both Of which were
Identified b Mr. Mozier as lis property
The money however was not found
On She persons Of two Of the accused were
found ,atsmall double barrel pistol and d
very large duelling pistol, with heavy
futed stock, and the name II, L. Levy !!
engraved upon it, both. bearing evidence Of
having recently been used No other weapt
on wal. found The other parties we're arl
restgdb by officers White Gamble and Pier
sos, Indifferent places, after a most actiye
searShsin which no small amount of tact and
judgement was displayed Indeed, the off |
GERS tmkntioned, We consider deserving Of
great tommendation for tile manner in which
they have thus arrested the perpetrators Of
one 6f she most yillainous outrages that has
for a long time been Committed III this cemt
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