Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-06-11

the last number, were to be caught in box
traps, and the skins sold to the Boston fur
riers. This stock of loo, 900 cats were to
produce 1000, 900 per annum, and the rev.
enne consequently to be derived from the is
land would be in the neighborhood of $500
600 per annum.- HGsAin7 7ton Union.
Rioody Encounter with Burglars at Detroit
The Detroit Tri5uns. of Wednesday last,
says:
''The flour store of George e. Jones, on
Monroe avenue, was entered by burglars and
became the theatre of bloody and despe-
rate fight last night. Ii seems that the
young man, George Kittlesbe:ger, who
sleeps in the store and has for the past TWO
I years, had left the store locked and gone a
way during the evening. While he was
gone, three burglars entered the store thro'
the back cellar window by cutting out pane
OF glass A small dog in the cellar, who
had evidently troubled the robbers, was kill
ed by being stabbed. They then came up the
cellar stairs, bored holes through the door
till {. piece was taken out large enough to
admit hard, when ketch was removed
from il and they gained access TO the store.
The safe was sitGated in small office in
the front part of the store, the off ;e being
fenced off from the main part of the store
by wood work breast high This seems
20 have been the object of the burglars, and
at it they went to work. While they were
tusy, KittIesburger returned, unlocked the
front door, entered, locked it from the inside,
and went Up stairs TO his sleeping room, the
burglars in the meanwhile blowing out their.
light awaiting his movements in silence.-
He presently heard noise, and called out,
sWEo is there.' at the SHINE time stepping
to a hatchway in the front part of the store
and swinging himself down to the first fJor
b9 means OF the hoist. He then stepped
ITO the offte inclosure to light the gas,
when murderous fgh: in the dark enSu
ed.
KiltlesbeEger is sto;tt, resolute man, but
could not recognise his foes, and had no
weapons. AS was afterwards a5eertained,
they assaulted him with dirk and butcher
knife, and iron bar, cutting his face and head
in a dreadful manner. No less than nine
principal wounds were inflicted, besides mi
nor ones. A cut in the muse and side Of the
face, another bad one in the ear, and others
in the side, back, and toa OF the head, tesii
fy to the ferocity with w.ii,h they set upon
him.
The poor fellow thus hacked till his
face, and the in which the struggle took
place, were both one horrid mass Of gore
The cry of 'Mnrder!' was raised, some pass
ers- by were attracted to the spot, and at
tcmpts to get into the store were made,
when the burglars fed through the buck
door. Two OF them went down Bates St.
Michigan avenue, and the third fortunately
for Justice, came out upon Monroe avenue,
and ran fer Gratiut street, having tie iron
bar still in his hand. He was pursued and
! caught, and found to be a German named
/ Edward Isenhart.
! Klttlesberger staggered to the door, and
/ let in the men outside. They thought him
negro in the dim ig o; the night. SO
horribly Was he cut. His head was a mass
Of gare. and the floor was slippery with blood.
/ All the weapons above saentioned were
picked upon the floor, having been knocked
ont Of the hands of the burglars. phy-
sician Immediately summoned, and his
wounds dressed. lie is comfortable this af-
ternoon, and it is hoped he may recover, tho
his situation is still critical.
To-day Two other men were arrested, one
Of whom is believed to be another of the
gang, august Becker, and the third man
named Nelch, who is suspected.
EsenI}art was arraigned before the Police
Court this morning, on charge Of burg
frry, end another OF assault with intent tc
kift.
He pied not gully to both On his way
back a large and exasperated crowd proposed
to hang him, and it was only through the
firmness of the sheriff ard his officers tha
the life OF the wretch was saved, he GER
tainly would have been hung if the crowt
could have got hold of iiins.