Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-27

THIHF sEoT-JUsF AHp sUMNART PUE.
nHHnEr.-<For 4 coasldersblo period, it ap-
pssrs that the freight trains on the Cleveland
Erie Road stopping at this point have been
the Objects Of dSpredAtions hy thieves, and
srlieles 70 a considerable amount have, from
time 70 tims, bscn lost. Every effort has
been msde By the company 70 prevent this,
and all precautionary measures that seemed
necessary have bean made. The frat result
Of this thieving thai We have TO chronicle
it tragedy, 10 which one Of the thieves
vss the victim. Beverly Foot, colorsd
man, is one Of the wstchmen employed BY
this road to guard lis freight trains, and Tues
day night be was watching q train about
two miles from the depot, or nearly oppOaite
Clinton Park. The train was loaded with
miscellaneous freight, including quantity
of pork in barrels. Between two aud three
o'clock yesterday morning, while Foot was
at the eastern end Of the train, two negroes
got on 70 one Of the platform cars, and saw
ing into a pork barrel, took out several
pieces of the pork. They then went to
another car, removed by fOme eighteen or
tvvnty cars from the hrst one, and toward
the eastern end Of the train, and there COM
mencsd saving into a barrel Of highWine,
though they doubtless thought It TO contain
pork. While engaged here, they were OBJ
served by the waiehmau, who called out to
them 10 leave there, and approached them
rapidly. The men got off the train, and
Foot coming up, ordered thsm into the
Switeh-house, and 10 consider themselves
under arrest. They told Foot if he in
tsrfersd with them they would kill
him, and started up the hill. BE |
told them he should follow them and Rnd |
out who they were, and have them arrested. |
They stopped, repeated their threat to kill
him in case he followed, and again moved
away. Foot, however, walked on after them
and when he had proceeded few rods, the
fellows turned about and advanced toward |
him. BE Immediately drew a pistol, and
fred upon the nearest ons, the ball taking
effect in his right side and passing through
q lung and out Of his left side fust above
the breast. The other man ran away. The
man who was shot bore the name of An
drew Bowman, and was last season employ
cd as deck hand on the Inflated steamer,
North Star. he was young, powerful,
athletic fellow, somewhat noted az pugilist
during the reign of Johnny Msckey herea-
bout. Foot conveyed the wounded man
into the switch-house, and he was taken
hence to the Police Station, where Dr..
was called, who altar doing what
he could for him, had him sent to the In
Urinary.
The matter Of ferreting out the recond
party to the theft was promptly taken in
'harge by Marshal Gallagher, Deputy Civ
ms and officer Van Husen, and about
''clOck yesterday morning they went to
live on Canal street kept for the aecOmmo-
Iation Of low class ofnegroes, and arrested
number Of the inmates, among them ST.
non MOrris, supposed to be the second party.
Too much credit cannot be given to Foot for
lis faithfulness to his duty in this matter. c
t is believed that these two fellows were of
gangof negro thieves which have been
emmitting numerous depredatiOns Of late.