The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-18
A Sheriff Shoots Burglar EXCITING


From the Green Bay Advocate, 10th
The qul.t OF our law. abiding cltv was
broken on Monday evening. and much cx-
cltement aroused, by the shooting of a ma1
| on Washington street, and ths Attempted
murder OF Deputy Slerif Geo \ Ianglun.
The circumstances are as follows:
On Monday Sheriff Langton received the
| following telegram:
MARQUETTE, l.. S, Dec l7lh, 1863
| George Langtou, Sheriff. Bro,on county
Arrest on the stage to day NJ. Nehil,
small sized dark complex on d. dark
moustached man, with larse>rimmoi hat,
| and long oyercoat, charged with kurslar;
ana larceny. Secure him until I cua
| AGsaer, CHAs BARRY,
| Sheriff of NJ ,rquct.e Go.
| Acting Sheriff Geo N. Langton accord
| lngly proceeded to the Fort How1rd
post Office, having taken the r caution 10
arm himself with smaf sized Smuh Il
| Wesson revolver, and on the a rival of e.
stage got in and rode over to the Beau
mont House with the passengers. At tho
| Beaumont House he se' 'ected his man from
an n the passe' gers and arrested him,
aad the two started up Washington street
together for the Jail. Onthe way un 81.
street. George saw the man un'oct.. and
| take or attempt to :a'-e something out IF
his sa:chel. He then requested the man 10
let HIM take his satchcl which he d L, aud
they, proceedel on their way until ryochiug
the New York saloon, when the man, whu
was larger than George, and apparently :.
stout fellow, refused to 20 ang t,rticr.
George then opened the door of the saloon
and called John Punkett to his assistance,
when the man started on the run do2 tho
street. George followed him up an sent
bullet after him; then another, the man
replying with shot, and then turning
down Pine street toward the river When
about the middle OF Pine street, between
the rear ends OF the buildings occupied by
Mr. Stearns and by Mrs johnson, George
being on the west side of Washington
street, sent another III 1t after him, which
took effect in the back part OF his head,
near the base of the brain, and entered the
brain. The man fell. and Geo-ge arrive
on the spot Immediately after, when th,:
fellow fired an ther sho', the bill pi ssing
through Georges vest, cutting his sus-
pender on the left shoulder, and passing
ont of his coat collar, but without infctins
q wound.
The prisoner, now insensible, was taken
up to the Court Hou,e, and DIR. z. G..
! Crane summoned. who cxruined the
at about ii l-2 clock, nearly four hours
after the shot was fred His satehel was
found to contain bunch OF skeleton key
nippers, slung>shot, bottle of chic, of,rn.,
and bottle of ssafoe.ita, and sewed into
the collar of his coat were two fine saws for
| saving iron.
He was doubtless member of the gang
of burglars who have lately infested tlis
! peninsula of Michigan, some of whose ex~
| piolts are mentioned In our Marquette ar,i-
| Gle. The universal opionion is that George
| has done good deed, and if he, or some
| other officer, could shoot a burglar every
| day until they were all cleaned out they
would be conferring lie sing On the pub
lie.
A later discovery seems 10 give clue to
the business of the deceased at Maraustte.
Sewed in between the lining and outside of
his coat was found drafts to the amount of
81 SO so, drawn on A. Ives & Son. De-
troit, by p NJ. Everett & Son BANKERS,
Marquette. These, it is likely, he bad xe>
cured by some robbery in Detroit, and hot
understanding the sanceAg cur on all of
them, which would have shown Kim they
were worthless, he had been to Marquette
to attempt to dispose of them. However,
this is conjecture The arrival of the Sher.
if OF Marquette on Thursday OF Friday will
probably throw more light on his businsss
letter found on his persoa is addressed
to him from Cleveland.
The slung shot found has SONS snan
particles OF light, sandy hair adhsring to it
by congealed blood or other substance !;
probably the hair was from the lat msa
struck. possibly from the peddler robbed
near Ishpeming, Lake Superior.