Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-28

A Burglar bh0ON a Man UfM IT'S Opn
PstoI-W Wholesale ATrests on SugpieiOn-
Suspected Parties Identified scifh Numer-
Gus Late BurglGries.
A bloody tragedy, involving the life Of q
well-known citizen, named Perry Moore,
who resides at No. 1876 L~ongworth. street,
occurred at about half-past twelve o'clock,
yesterday morning. Mr.. Moore, who is a
plumber, had completed some work, day
before yesterday, and received his pay in
small bills, principally Of the denomination
of 81, and when rolled together they made
a considerable show, and It is supposed that
he was seen with them by some of the nu-
merous pickpockets, thieves and burglars,
who have been committing so many depre-
dAtions in this city, during the last month,
and that he was followed home by one of
them, and that a scheme to rob the house
was Immediately formed.
At the time the tragedy occurred Mr..
Moore was sleeping in his bedroom, in the
second story of the house and next to the
street, the burglars e%ffecting an entrance by
pryiug open the front window Of the parlor.
Finding themselves in the house, the in
truders shut off the gas in the hall, which
had only been turned down, and then pro.
ceeded up stairs, where they found a loaded
pistol, belonging to Mr.. Moore, which they
took, and proceeded to the bedroom, where
they no doubt supposed the money could
be found.
While they were searching around, Mr..
Moore awakened and raised up, and instantly
one of the villains discharged the pistol he
held in his hand, the ball entering at the
temple Of the unfortunate man, and lodging
in the brain near the eye, in such a manner
that it could not be extracted, although the
operation was attempted by DR.. Jesse judi
kins and several of the most skillful surgeons
in the city.
The report of the pistol awakened Mrs.
Moore, who leaped at the burglar holding
the pistol and seized him by the throat, and,
with a strength given her by fright and des-
peration, she held him SO tightly that, al
though a large, stout man, it was with the
greatest difficulty that he broke from her
grasp. During the struggle one or two
shots were fired, but it is uncertain whether
by the man with whom she was graphing or
by one of his ~accomplices. As soon as the
villains had reached the street, she ran to
the window and gave the alarm, but as no
one was aroused by her cries, she ran about
half q square to some ~neighbors and procured
assistance. In a few minutes some police
men arrived on the ground, and went into
the room, when the nature and extent OF
the wound inflicted upon Mr.. Moore first
became known, and medical aid was called.
There is no hope Of the final recovery of the
unfortunate man, and it is doubtful if he
will be alive when this account of the affair
reaches our readers.
About seven o'clock yesterday morning,
officers Hartman and Jones observed three
persons, notorious thieves and ~pickpockets
named John Leary, Pete Brophy and John
Mccarthy, who appeared to have been out
all night, and whose bearing was rather sus.
picious, and they were accordingly taken
into custody and lodged in the Hammond,
street Station. house. Soon a~fterward, the
Longworth-street tragedy became known
and they went down and found severa
tracks, one of a small, bare foot, and an
other of a shoe which had been run down a
the heel, and upon examination, it wa
found to correspond exactly with the shot
worn by Leary, and SO peculiar was thu
shape, that that, of itself, will go far TOWARD
cOnyictiDg him of acting a conspicuous par
in the affair. His clothing, too, answers Il
the description given by Mrs. Moore of tn
man who fred the pistol, although she di
not see his face.
The Mayor put Detective Bleaks an,
others on the trail, and during the day, he
operating in conjunction with Brockington
Harmon, Jones, Hotchkiss, and severa
others, arrested Theodore and Silas Bonner
Simon Robb and John Snow, all of whom
are well known thieves.
Most of them were well-dressed, and i
the pocket of one were found pawnbrokers
tickets, calling for two pairs of pautaloon'
which were Immediately taken to the shoI
and the articles demanded and produced
Suspecting that they had been taken frol
the clothing store of N. Perry & Co., corne
OF CenJral"aVenue anu LOnBWOrlu'StTee
some weeks since, the proprietors
that establishment were informed Of til
matter, and identified Leary's coat, tn
pawned pantaloons, and MCCarthy's YES
I as having been taken at the time referred II
Mccarthy likewise proved to be the ma
who attempted to commit the theft at IL
l same store, noticed yesterday, and VIII
= when arrested, committed a murderous a
sault upon one Of the proprietors.
These parties, together with two or thr,
others, confederates, have been the scourl
of the city for some time, and it is to
hoped that, if they are not identified wi
l the tragedy yesterday morning, they W
l receive the deserts of their other crimes.
P. S.-Since the above was written tv
. more men, D. W. Morgan and John ONE
L have been arrested.
WEEKLY REPORT OF THE Cry AUDITOR.