The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-26
Cincinnati Items.

CINC. .NNATI, August 25.-The Cor
oner held an inquest this afternoon on
the body Of John Bebb, vino was
killed yesterday morning by blows
from the mace Of police officer John
Cattle The evidence tended to show
that the police officer was utterly un-
justifable, not only ia dealing the
blows, but IN making the arrest. The
witnesses swear that the murdered
man, up to the time Of the assault,
was sitting quietly upon the steps of
his own house. One witness saw him
sitting there one minute before the
assault, and, attracted by a noise. he
went to the window, and saw Officer
Cattle strike him three blows with a
club. Several witnesses swear that
the murdered man did not say a word
all the while. After all was over,
Bebb walked to the station house,
where he remained till morning, when
he was taken to the hospital, where
he died 70 hours after the beating. A
post mOrtem examination shows that
the skull was fractured vertically in
the region of the left temple.
The unfortunate man leaves a wife
and three small children. He was Il
years Of age.
The evidence Is that he was intox-
icated. He is SAID to be a remote
relative of ex-Goveruor Bebb, of this
State. Cattle is under arrest. The
Coroner's jury pronounced him the
murderer.
A horrid murder was perpetrated
et the Hamilton & Dayton depot this
evening at six o'clock. David Kirby,
of Dayton, was stabbed and instantly
killed by, it Is said, Phillip Wareham,
OF Dayton. Kirby was . brakeman
on the g., H. a. d. Railroad.
A picnic party from Dayton was
waiting at the depot to return. Sew
eral free fights among the party took
place. Kirby was attending to his
duties making up the train In the
row, Wareham ran against Kirby.
The latter turned and made a remark,
when the former stabbed him and
then escaped on a train just leaving.
No account of his arrest has yet been
received. The officers are on the
alert. alae
William Reddo, porter In ware
house, died of sunstr0ke this evening.
a slight rain shower fell to-day.
The Haymakers Base Ball Club ar
rived this forenoon. Excursions on
all the roads coming into the city, will
come In to the game tomorrow. they
come from Frankfort, Lexington, aad
Louisville, KY, and Evansville aid
indianapolis, Indiana.
Uhatfeld q Woods. wholesale paper
house, No. II and 20 Walnut Street,
was almost totally destroyed by fire
which broke out at s o'clock PM 1t
originated, it is supposed. in the fifth
story, In the engine and boiler room.
Loss about S100,0 600 Insurance. $62,-
800 5000 each, IN the Fireman's,
Manhattan, Market, and Security. of
New York City; Pacific, Of New
Haven, Delaware; Mutual Safety, Of
Philadelphia; Sun. Of Cleveland, and
the remainder in home companies.
The building was owned bysWiliiam
Wiltshire, and insured for Sl5, ,000 in
Cincinnati companies, which viii
probably cover the loss.
Bishop Bros wholesale gJoceTs,
were IN great danger, but suffered
only from water. Their loss will
probably not exceed $40, 600, princi-
pally-insUre1 in Cincinnati and LiY-
erpool companies. Business houses
we're threatened on the south. bat
escaped with q slight damage from
water
Capt. Burke, Of the number ones
engine, was seriously burned, by being
under some fallen rubbish