Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-01

| POLICE COUET.-Peter Gable was brought
before the Mayor yesterday on a charge of as
sault and battery. He ran INTO 4 Germans
house and knocked down the woman of the
house" and when pulled away by the hair of
his head' called loudly for his pistol with which
to end the existence Of the German aforesaid
Peter, in defence said that for some time past
there have been lot Of men after him tryinu
to kil him and that he has been trying 10 keep
away from them. He was running away from
them night before last when they corncred him
in shed and cut him 50 much that he lost four
gallons Of blood. On being asked to show
where he was cut, he tried to find the place but
conc 'uded it had healed up. He said that these
men stabbed him till they thought be was dead,
but, as they continued to stab he Jumped up
and ran "over fence, and over fence, and
over fence to get away from them but that
they came up and killed Ain again. Then he
ran into bakers shop but his tormentors still
followed hun and after killing him once more,
he ran into this house to get away from them.
And that is clear case as true as stand
here" His Honor concluded it was a clear c.se
of deliTium tremeas and to induce haldis OF
temperance, he sent Peter to Jail for ten days
to live on good bread and water hoping that he
would let whiskey alone hereafter
Other cases were continued OF discharged. =
A CREvAssE on SUPERIOR STREET-Yester-
day afternoon, during the shower, a crevassr
occurred in front of the Dry Goods Store of II.
D. Kendall d Co.'S, through which a large
quantity of water poured into the cellar Of the
above firm, filling it to the depth of two feet.
damaging large number of Bales of Sheetinss
and Dry Goods, to the amount of from $1,000
to $1,000
1t seems that at the intersection Of Seneca
and Superior it is lower than at anv part of Su-
PeriOr. Here theiwater is usually carried by
the Seneca Street Sewer to the Lake The
Gratings over the holes through which the water
runs INTO the Sewer was clOgged and choked
with mud end other substance, and the result
was it formed small lake for the time being.
reaching nearly the whole length of the block
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portion of the stone gutter and the earth uuierit
caved into the vault, thus creating a miniature
creyasse The water rushed into the cellsr
and in less than five inmates. it was two fee I
deep. The prOPrietOrs and clerks were soon
down below when they knocked holes in the
floor which Is about foot above the soil and
thus let the water through into the ground
The floor was covered with several cart loads
of mud, and the goods did not look over nice
after being so thoroughly soaked
The probability is very great that the city
will be compelled to foot the damages, for not
keeping the sewers free from obstruction. We
are informed that citizens have been Obliged to
clear the gratings themselves every time it
rains, in order to prevent their stores from be-
ing flooded. The Council should attend to the
matter and have the evil rectiied.
The Messrs. H. D. Kendall & Co., will offer
the damaged goods for sale next Monday, at
reduced prices in order to close out the lot.