The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-08-14
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| In another column the m0urnfu announce.
ment will bc found oil the death Of RosxRr
W. JonSsos, the victim Of cowsr,lly assas
sin. Tho probabilities are. for tho whole af
lair Is NJ yet shroudcd 10 mystery. that Jor~
RON WAS attacked on the blsH, near the corner
of ~. Charles andI I'eneh streets, by one or
more rnifians that n contest ensued In which
Jous~S was shot through the heal ind that
his body. In which life wins then almost extinct,
was thrcwa over the blum. JOHNSON. m far a.
our Information go,s. was young man Of good
habits. lnsfensi,c. anil apparently, without
enemi,~. ta
For several weeks past. osr. columns have
borne almost daily witness 10 series Of rob
berries and assaults. committed IN the public
thoroughhrrs OF our city In the scale Of
crime, thss ontragcs have at last reached
their eliminating point. in cowardly assassi.
nation committed on Friday noruing last,
10 our mimi, Il requires no prophet to poin,
10 the source from whence these outrsges ema.
nate. II is useless. lsnger 10 daguisc the iact.
that during the greater part Of the present sum.
MGR, ~, Paul has been the abiding place Of q
gang Of ruflisnly gamblers very oascow.
ing Of every river town from 81 Anthony Falls
TO Nov Orleans They ar In the city now.
and u the deep Indignation felt by the people
at tho recently eowsrdly assassination has not
driven them away, their cutthroat cosnteuan-
ccs and bullying manners may bc disccrned
daily and hourly In and around tho low deus
with which our city 10 infested. This class Of
characters should AMI must bs taught. by the
strong arm Of the law. that st. Paul 10 no
phcc for them and their evil deeds. II Il our
pride and boast that our city contains popu.
lation Of entsrprisisg. moral. and Industrious
citixsns -and tho past progress az st Paul
amply 'jussihes the remark hat We must not
suffer the good name Of our city to he black.
encd by the evil dcSls Of lew hundrvd gam
blers-men who hang like an incubus upon So
cicty, subssting alone upon the ftui,s Of their
rascality and crime.
We have felt II our duty to speak plainly in
reference to the gang ofgambllng rowdiss who
now live AMI suhsist In our midst and II may
be urged by some that such language win oper-
ate iejuriously upon our city abroad. We do
not think 80 the sympathics Of all good men
will he with US In our le6orts 10 drive away
those who, by their lawlcss conduct, are work
Ing serious injury to US, both at homo and
abroad. and even II such exposure will have
the effect Of keeping away lew timid specula
tors, II is far hc,tcr Il shcski be 90, than that
VT should he rulol and ruin"i by . gung Of
drunkca swinilers
We have every confidence In Mayor BrcK.
sRs desire, determination and ability 10 pre-
serve good order and protect life aud property,
but his power Is limited, anil /, will inquire the
active cooperation OF oil good citirns to cna
bic him to accomplish that which IL expected
Of him by the public. At rccn, meeting Of
the City Council an ordinance was passed. in
creasins the power OF the Mayor over the 20
lice, and investing him with the discretionary
power 10 increase and diminish the police force
~ the cxigcncics Of the cass may cquir. The
Mayor, acting under this ordinance, has pre-
parcel series Of regulations br the govern
mcnt Of the police. which will. Il carried out
do much towards preserving good os,ler
CAN'T Coxx L. ~. AN. An /. H;llr,orxe