, 1866-08-06
sK0oI!N0--PRuBABly FATAL,
4 Special Police Oillcer Arrests M Un-
offending citizen.-Ia Requested to
Release him, and Shoots the
Expostulator In the
Breast.
A Terrible Bccne-An ExaspefAted
CEoxd-L.3neh Law ThEe&lnnod-
The Wretch Taken to tho
Afm0fF.

! A desperate nhoot,ug aafsy took ps.oe ahout
seren O'Clock la,t evening. rear Van Barren strret
bridge, which produced M extraordinary excite
nent Threatening a!s:ost 10 break out In riot,
among tho residents of thai vicinity. II ma occa
s1oned By tho thoughtless brutality and 5oIly OF
4 ftllow named Charles l.. Hes.tef, \ special
FaIehsnan in tho employ. OF The Chicagu, Alton l.
his duty b arresing N rnotendine e!itEep. sud
ef1rrWsrds committed a se1ies Of outragei, for
which he would undoubtedly hsye been 1Inchod
On tho spot had It not been for the hnaly inter
FERENCE of the regular police.
1t appears lhas about scvcu O'Clock > man,
whose name hxs rol been asesrtAirsd, WIS heated
2sa Seuse ot Ss aes Gsissso a. 4aaa s. IL Ioais
1aeditsiinE no h.rn, when ths sstentioa 81 Nest
watchrnan challenged him By asking whst ho ,was
% Taa doing nota,nE IN @ ps1tieai,r. Aese1, wiihoas
&c .Soxei ro,sy abasise sPssts apoa ,ha u.
OFFENDING tndlsidnal and Lid violent hands upon
hin. The nan followed ths otnoer = peaeeaoly
was drank. Mestef, however, was bent on max.
Ing : scene. he IL = onc-armed man and hsd
eYy E. rs T. :spo = y ,sta.a as h. s...Ia I
while tso watchnan drew forth d revolver which
he brandsshed In the ace Of the man Ia tho most
Tue eeTnet q canal and van 6uren stlss,s,
@ s s ars eRs I'D h sSes sss: .a:s .ss
t1on, and ~ thcy saw The e1c1ted ofaces dragging
along bis prisoner toward tho bidge, their fndis.
.ss as Hsr % e q e
duel. and were mel W .olley of soumoulhed
r.ce'.tio9t. and th5eah o. arrest. g!nai'3 W. % man
nsEcd Adam Knoth, who boards n! No. 259 Cauh!
hln. 10 refcase The man. "let the boy alone" be
esl1+ s'he Las done no harm" Aestler surued
round npou the intruder With m oatb. and said he
word. te lc: 60 ls nEst prlsonsf. .who Immediately
dlssppes.sl asscss .he bridge. aud a'.em2ssa %
pt,.tea Il fho 10y. q Isih Il. p..oaef.. ioiewaa
Nth 5ssss ':*ei''f y IT, " W.T. ees sss si
eccrcttd himself 'chlnd tha wood plo. Mcsllct
ADVANCED 10 the spu! and bred Tor The t'nrth uTe.
which pcnctrassd hf' right breast. and with .
etS;n n. r. 81 81. e. ss eoSE S,q2a I'D eooerd sronua Tho
spot, and Mealiu,, when ha saw what hn hid 'tonc,
md iooked soNnd nl'on Tho Indignant f.ce. Of lhu
was '1rsd, And Msetier. without snr1. took "a
IT. heel. aud hld h1ns.lf IN e.ioon t,nse hy Var
Af tnru and waturn, whose Indignation ii lha TIL
h!s%lls1rd % oat'sa' MAJ NJ" rapidly mounting Il
"hang lim |" Lynch hIni r. "ai,ool lia ruf
asnt' mingled Will f!igl'tful yrfls and threat. "'
.sMgrsntr trsoan!!cd tas s,.a w!ds M,.3!4 ~ wsf:
Arstl.r sncesced " crrap'nR ty thr l!acH ,ioor
s G 'na SSnSs ,'s 9" u. .'
: ton,o time he aarti,.M ohser. .ht!on.
MrsnShild thr pu!!ca bad bern notl6ed. and Il
Udccr Uaiia9hsn .nd patty 81 polec, ,a.da t''si
!ss:S;: IL rs;:% "a. s$ sss
surit I a wa. % d s:scsi j." rom hIs % c"1,ss,ont. II
i tlrestsaiuR aspect of tho cfowd. 4 petfecs hau
Il tt e1ocrAl[nn nrfpRu Io VIVA FrcogHlted, ind
,, simultaneous tnah wns made al hlnt tlr ~ p'1t
+ ro'o of taking !n tcm llls h.n't: q ~: ess9r.
. IT, no'IesHcn .n .,n i,.esa hn 10 nR. '"''I ~
= and again thc multitude surrounded Tho pt1tJ Q
!, cnierss, WIZ Iafcas q ha.rlns hla on tLo briag
S.saS .sssa I'm az 70 wssl tss :e :. Gs 1
notpo.s; 1ao policemen s,, wero n,se,'gsd
h ses".s tha hi,iso Mo.ls., hl,nssif. :e,n,sd 10
hat.laly tstEh,sasd :. q already b. ta.sd saa 81
rtiy s ia af iss hs va as I eandaessa e.. e. ..t
IN tofhs lookup, whsto 10 obtained shsl.sr #
e Adm Knoth, tho man who ws. shot by Nestle
y VA carried 10 hIs boarding house. kept BY Fre.
T.. MiHtF, A. No. ~ soup EAasl 1tFoc1 HheFn u
u Blake, The City Physician, was called 10 alter
u fatal. Tbs bali entered Tho right bresst ith1e
y y low tho shoulder blode, and T. thoushtto
H. lodged somawhcfe In The back. No blood aowt
from Tho wound. The man appeared u SUI
much Tor solnc tne, hui finally he fell lnto slu,
cr bc1. Knoih has been IN the city for soue tin
do and 10 employed ~ : teAnster.
n. Ac.ter, tho eeopndrel who committed tho o!
rage, hAs long been known In Chicago II prot
:. gale Of TIE WORT description. Fifteen seafs a
nc he VIA known to tho police rs diasoluto vAgrAi
cr anil later he wa assoelated with q notorio
Of woman Of The Town, named sarah Gutter. His a
se ter Christine Mestler, for along ,ue kept hon
IN o1tl famc on State street. and be seems to hi,
al acted Ii tho general capacity Of plup He enter
81. the n1my, whcro he succeeded to some extent
sn redeem{ng his former character. and lost bis HI
Fl when he retu1ncd, be was recommended 70 Y
- Chieaco, Alton 4 81 Louis Rat1road ss : fttI.
10 and proper gn2:disn Of their interests, and the
d, lict Commissioners appointed him rs spec
Re policeman, that be might Ill the odcs OF wste