The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-06
Outrageous ROBBERY.

of boldness, cruelty, and meanness, will
challenge comparison with anything spread
on the records of crime. Walker Suther-
land, a Scotchman, over 60 years of age,
with but one leg and working in the en-
ploy Of Mr. Anderson, on Main street. near
Water, was robbed on Saturday night by one
of the Irish scoundrels who infest the dens
of Whisky Row. Mr.. Sutherlan boards
at a rather strictly kept house, where the
dodgers are expected TO be in at an early
hour for bed time, and having been but a
month in the city he was careful not To sac
rihce the good opinion OF his host by in
fringing ON this rule Of the house. On Sat
urlay night, having been out until "A late
hour upon some business connected with
the Masonic order sal. !.- is n member.
he cOnClu.fi - '-@i G." eel 81. 'odgiDg lat
the night e.. r.. ,..... iart ...- ,,,,l,hg hOu.r
so walkin. ,i"n' Mater .tr.vt SON Nam
towards the Cay Hotel I,r -oiicncd lodging
ut one OF two puhlir houses, aud was
fused for ih, reason that they were ful.. ~
the last place he applied lac remarked ;hat
If il vas Supposed lee hal not money to pay
for las lodging Tor the night lac couli salts
fy thcm, at the sstIne time pulling out of
his pocket IA handful of silver.
Upon this he was touched from behind 10y
mar " ho told hin, lac conld show him where
l,e could get good private lodgings by fol-
lowing him. lir. Sutherland readily rs 5cnt-
cd, and Was led lay the tnan around Tic
corner 10y the City Hotel up Division street
10 Setchclls Livery Stable, where they were
.Overtaken 10y two or three other men who,
with the conductor then laid hold Of the
'Scotchman, and thrusting him under the
carriage shed proceeded TO tumble his pock-
cts aud plumber him. The tailor had but
three dollars, which was in silver coin. and
upOn the first intimatiOn of foul play, he had
slipped it from his pocket into the bottom of
the leg Of his pantaloOns which covered the
stump of his amputaied leg. The ritiians
then took the cap from his head, rii'el
him of everything lac possessed of the most
trifiing value his pocket combs, his thimble,
needles aud thread pocket handkerchiels,
&c. Threw him down, cut his head ia sever
al places with blows by some iron instru-
mcnt cloked him, beat bruised, and kicked
him in the most brutal manner, and dis
covering by some means, perhaps the jung
ling, the whereabouts Of his money, they
cut off the stump OF the panta!oon which
contained il, and Carried off the pitiful sum;
then throwing away his crutch and cane
left him lying on the ground where he re-
manned until morning, when he was found
10y the ostler, who helped him away. On sun
DAY Mr.. Sutherlands landlord noticed q
stout. ftl-iavorcd Irishman saun,ering about
the levee wearing the peculiar Scotch cap o
the crippled tailor, and city marshal Martin
was appraised of the circumstance.
Early on Monday morning, officer Martin
arrested the fellow wearing the cap, who's
name was given US Jerry Raglan, and toeE
him before Recorder Mcbride, where IN
was recognized by Sutherland rs one of IN
thieves who robbed him, aud upon examin
alton, he was committed to Jail. Abou
half an hour afterwards, the perSeverlni
city Marshal arrested another burly, ruiiian
looking Irishman, on Whisky row, VIII
gaye his name as Michael Lang, and VIII
was instantly recognized by the old Scot a
man Us one who assisted in robbing him
aud on whose person was found several G
the stolen articles, including the thimble
needles, and thread of the taller Severn
OF the articles were also recognized 10y Nj
Anderson, as having been purchased Iron
his shop by Mr. Sutherland, who worked 10
him. After a preliminary trial, IN whic
the poor Scotrhman was assisted by W.
Stone, Esq, who volunteered in prosecute"
the case, Michael Lang was also commit
led TO Jail TO await trial at the next term u
court Recorder Mcbride held each OF u.
villains 10 bail in the sum of 81 900, Ia dC
fault of which they were committed, an
His Honor Temarl ed that he regretted
was not IN his power TO pronounce hn'
sentence on two such deserving Scoundrel
twas certainly the most outrageous "A
fair that has, to our knowledge, come to tl
police record of our city. A poor cripple
hobbling on crutches, with but one leg AN
over sixty years old, is decOyed by thr'
or four stout able bodied men, robbed of Il
paltry sum Of three dOllars-which W;
every cent lac possessed-stripped OF part
his clothing, rifled of even his iron thimb
with whichthe old cripple earns his dai
bread-and then straugled, cut, beat, al
bruised nearly to death, ami LETT on u
ground, without even his crutches TO email
him 10 crawl homeward.
'oh, the offence is rank,
Ii s.n,lls t. heayen,
And We hope ere long Whisky Row will
represented in our State Prison by two mo
of its diabolical scamps.
rsn-. 4 dreadful disease is contracted
nersons emnloyed i'm the match fartories