The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-27
ExclrEnINT IN the OIL REGIONS.

Common Council. Sc.
In the HERALD Of Wednesday morning last was given
Geographic statement Of attempt by incendiares
burn the town Of Titusvie Pa the formation Of Vigil
lance Committee, and the erection Of galows upon
which to hang the guilty parties II caught The Titus
Vile Herald contains full particulars Of the AFFAIR, -
foIlows:-
from the Titusvllle Herald, Jan. g.
The attempt to set fire to the house Of Mr. Moon, neas
the Bliss Opera House, was substantially a. reported
The men had all gone TO the burning stable, which was
undoubtedly frat fred by the ncendaries as blind 10
draw public attention from The more important points,
and boy who left to take care Of sick child saw
approach and attempt TO throw under the house
burning ball Of rags saturated with some combustibe
fluid. On being seen, however, the man hastily Deal
retreat and the lad stamped out the ilrebaiL
II appears that attempts made TO interfere with
the fire apparatus during the progress OF the res inc
hose cut with knfe and the knife was secured by
so at tt the mi race an eoTt was made to run the
machine into the creek Some blows gwen, which
seem TO have set the matter right, and there was no
further trouble
From the Titusvie Herald, Jan. 2Al
For two days past the public mind has been absorbed
In the events Of Sunday night and look with great
by the Citizens meeting In the appointment OF Com
mittee Of Safety
was positively known Of the action of the committee
until yesterday noon, when number OF dsreputable
characters who had been held In custody since the fire.
were marched In double file from the lookup to the
committee room, and after receiving sentence OF expu
sion from the town, were placed under guard and
Citizens to the depot started for Cory on the
40 train Previously Geographic despatch had
been sent to the authorities OF Cory notifying
them OF the character Of their involuntary guests and
advising them to "forward theY on' to their homes
The names Of the parties expelled included in the
seen that ''sonehouse Jack and his crew. who havo
long been TO the citizens Of Shaer are among
the number Accord ing to their own admissions they
were professional gamblers, and no doubt rightly de-
served the halter but they gutless Of the specific
charge Of incendiarism. and commend the modcra-
our midst That they were duly penitent FOR their mis-
deeds and thankful for their escape from the wrath OF
an outraged public was sufficiently testified by their be-
havior and If their declarations of any value they
will never trust their precious carcasses within the limits
Of the oil region again.
have devoted attention the DULLES and brusers who
subsist upon the earnings Of the degraded wreches who
fill the brohels OF the town Everybody will rejoice at
the DISCRIMINATION of tho committee 10 make thorough
and cnectua sweep Of the entire gang
There is no doubt whatever that the committee have
fulfilled in the main the wishes and expectations OF the
people at large. Let them complete their work and So
ccty will be eectuay purged Of the filthy dregs which
have SO long stained the reputation and imperled the
safety Of the community and every friend OF law and
order will sanction and endorse Their proceedings
To the CITIZENS OF TrusvTIE:-
The Committee OF Safety appointed by the Citizens
meeting at the Board OF Trade roon on Monday Janu-
airy o. 1885, investigate the causes Of the incendinry
frs the preceding Sunday night, respectfully re
port
That they have made patient, studous ana tnofougn
investigation That this end they caused the arrest OF
a number Of suspected parties, and Subjected them to
searching inquiry and examination. That among these
were Robert Vance, alias Stonehouse Jack George Rob
lnson Henry vanderberg, William Ogden and James
Mehanny, oil OF Buffalo, and Charles Mckinney, alias
Gleason Of Dunkirk That from the nssuic Of Inc
committee would have been unwarranted In
holding these parties accountable for those eros.
But while finding insufficient proof upon the
chnrgc or incendiarism, the committee were Of tho
opinion that from the anecedcnts, associations and
general bad character Of the Aforesaid they were
thoy wcre expelled from the town, with the notification
thai they returned they would incur the severest
The committee further report that they found tho
borough Of Ttusvlle infested BY numerous gang OF
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about fifteen houses Of ilfame, from which 1t h be-
cved these dsreputable characters chiefly derive their
That in view OF these facts IL was resolved that II Is
the duty Of this committee 10 break IN all houses Of
Equitable persons sssoss.ed p wh being here
without visible means Of support % rsgarsd 70 leave
The following named persons brought before the com.
mite by the police, have boon disposed Of.
Robert E. G. Hamilton, from wess1sld N. T.. occupa-
Thomas Shields from Buffalo, occupation, runner TO
leave within forty-eight hours.
Robert Vance, alias '.tonehouse Jack " from Buffalo;
occupation gambler and pimpi eft al lto Tuesday ar
ternoou No.
George Robinson, from BuirAlo; occupation, gambler
Henry vandcrberg, from Buffalo; occupation, vagrant
and piinp lcft at I 40 Tuesday afternoon.
William p Ogden, alias Patsy" from Buffalo: bar
tender and bounty jumper left at LAO Tuesday after
James Burnett, from Uca occupation, tcamstcr; dis
Charles Mckinney, alias Gleason, from Dunkrk; &C.
cupaon, sweat board gambler left OF LAO Tuesday
afternoon.
James Mchanny, from Bufralo; occupation, vagrani
and mp left at 40 Tuesday afternoon
John coney, from Buffalo, occupation, bartender at
Pithoe; discharged, being vouchcd for.
James Burns, from Buffalo, occupation, keeper Of a
house OF III fame left at 40 Tuesday afternoon.
George Munger from Rochester; occupation keeper OF
q house of III fame TO leave on Friday noon.
Thomas Dillon, from Albany; occupation, keepe. OF
house OF III fame; to leave on Friday noon.
liam Ripple, from jamestown; occupation keeper
OF house OF III fame; not disposed OF.
William Crosse from Rochester; occupation, keeper
Of house OF III fame; not disposed or
And tho committee further report, that large proper
ton Of the prostitutes have been notified W leave the
place and via depart on Wednesday.
The committee viii continue their Investigations and
action thereon until the results expected By the citizens
shall have becn effected.
All OF which is respectfully o submitted or svrrv
TEusvILK, Jan. %, 1866.
ANOTHER ArrEnrr AT NcESDrARrsx-As oaDr.
NANCE OF EXPULSION PASSED BY THE COMMON
COUNCIL.
From the Herald, Jan. ISL
The public will be startled TO learn that an6.
Their bold yet frutess attempt made on
Tuesday night TO FIRE tho town. mass u cot
and thrown into the ticket delivery OF cornhau Has
Yesterday morning Il was discovered upon the floor par
italy burned, by fortunate circumstance Il had
be "a csngushed without eccting the desired purpose
and thus the largest and finest Of the town
was saved from destruction The Herald ONCE, adjon-
ing the hail. would probably have shared the late
That the fire was much designed for benefit as
that OF Messrs Strauss Stettheimer scarcely be
doubted The fact that the Office Is open day aud night
and men employed at all hours would have involved tho
detection and exposure Of the ncendiary ho had Won
turcd upon closer communion
The Committee OF Safety resumed their deliberations
lasi evening and with important resus but their
proceedings arc net public. special meeting of tho
Common Council held and the following ordinance
unanimously adopted Il makes short work OF the pro-
sae and abandoned characters remaining our midst
for II s literally ordinance OF expulsion; and II viii
be promptly and unspariDgly enforced against every
member OF the class which II IS designed TO reach
ORDINANCE TO SUPPRESS GAMBLING DsoRDERLy HoUsxs
HOUSES
sscn,s l. Be IL ordained by the Common coun