, 1869-12-02
circumstances Of the AGair as Re-
lated by the Captain.
In Inmate Of The Reform School
bjlltd by Natchman.
A Loaded Whip the Instrument, and
a Laugh the Provocation.
Full Details Of The crsme--Csrouer's Inqps.t
and Post Aertem.
DEATH OF A AurED nfsPERAc0.


quiet has prevAdcl the c11mitsl wo:ld OF this me-
topcis 10 All appearance the " shooting sea-
son" had c1o4td, and The community were appz-
really left to seek excitement IN pczustoe the de-
tsI1 Of IN occaslonA a,lempt At suicide, or an
assault which Lett the victim hx chances out OF
ten TO i've All afouc1 u there have been muf-
detz. and rufnnrs OF muFdess; there has been
killing. and also attempts 10 klL But here IN
Chicago. for the t,no and space aioresaid ife has
only been yielded up III the usual way, nnd arco.i
tnr 10 ,ae natural eousss Of eveots. nos sach n
ss.ss Of sn'azs Eas asalast NIL grece:
Hof the p'ace Dor the man, but eserts were surely
tasptng which were = slo.e tee short reign q
ard kunnca another ,ic:tm to tne ling
Lat OF thote who hsEe gene down TO untimelf
nor, It would aeem ~ Il the time which has inter
vened between thta iA.t Tragedy and The one
which ptertdtd II should hare developed some.
dur.ns shich ,he suu hid n.t rscr. tne atuosphe!e
ehetEsss sad feIe,ddi'e. without any cs.asis;
que1c. re mi bH9at dsy d cnaases usI Iii
This, ntd pTcdccea tragic ryens OF the Rtgaes.
Twe aa eea sos e.
low, std thtr lrart, the one fclou and the other
corpse, Tps parEes tn ine present tragedy we're
and pn!nr ffs i1er, Of tho lug Crawford, both oid
and we'll known residents OF Chicago The ctr-
cuuttances py which rfe;de1 met his de.th are ~
fcl.6V.:
cceu1ted between ard o'ctock laV ereoInc,
IN Hilc ce,lhr undcr the tentsal House. on tian-
Cataall E.steI haf, +hort ti1ae rreyio1s, made
ras1 a: TIE t:eEs OF !lasSe SkelieF s1ocssa and
tarpi.s trrI,:hta BE- The "a ,anr mosn II H. nnd W Nni1e ne
tEcTr, was Introduced 10 a gens]eu4n. vno.e
nane be did nct sttrctiy understand, but who
walked town the flsttt With hia,, a7d At whose
Invitation tse Caplalo Tenr 1nin the aaleon 10 get
rins, of vino. Eere he net Ete.1er, aud q
friend whom he nd no. Eno.. After har-
1IR areepten Phi !af:I.t,Dn - tgke q jff1s, the
later It en- srTEed to the tAp:at1 aud ,.slunned"
hiu 10: to~ d ! Fh.cp fre'iIer intlalatel WAS
and witch be mad pot rspof,eti 10 tue prnpTieor1,
intending 70 pockt tee ainnurt, SO. tlaselE. Tae
Captain cetisd tne bill a:ltxtux tha, be paid III
began 10 crow Rp9ry, anu offered 10 bC. hun ten
10 one tha: be did owe him the money. HIS
Asa af ras y I'D
wn,ca TO make The bvt; tu' the Captain declined
sa.p9t M" .nd 'ett Tue sslo.n. 1ie vas cal.ed
n;sa,tS, n:sn y e.d who applied abusive epttne,s
mses Il ,epz Sssn vt again ''s xens 'asp sp
s,.tss 81 e ihs 1sfes; @ He was tol!osea by riesnsr
nAtd for the symebt OF the money. TIE Captain
Fatuked 70 haze an,tttng odo with II mud walked
tor.a1d ieM s,sre. when be was suddenly knoek-
man made Tor him aEaln, aid be produced email
sntta 1 Wcsson revolver, and nred. rfel1tt was
The tall entertd his l+odJ Just above and back OF
Through the ssomsen, peAe1rated and Edged IN
walk stth0at gruan, sud expirtn simost Infant
". A large crowd At once gathered about the
sEos md aroorg them Policeman Cannon, into
whore banda Captain EJster NJ oace deltye1ed
hmkcll. He WAS taken TO The Armory, md con-
nned ID cell, and the bodr was also 1aSen po4aes-
slou Of By The anthorttes aud placed tl the AImp-
y 10 awsit the Catouer'a tugurst
CAPTAIN ffFTKHt kTATEMEEr.
La9t eteuiIE TklRcSErenoftes visited Captain
from his Own nrs the minute particulars Of Ine
araH. Captain Ben Esster is man 81 yeatS OF
age, about nrc feet eleten lccbes In height, nnj
plfil SPOKEN waEs Of a Aallor, \ FRANK blue eye,
tark hair and beard, aud bold, pleasing feslares,
Ieasan ne SEE ssems Ike nan an eats g
command, and 10 dealing with Eou9n men, hus
Mlthai has the appeara1ce Of one who wogll be
4 ! n'e..ons .eaustn.ance sad et lib:
He y. one ot .aose coEards Who
IN = .oe 1fae5 B. sSS r: sT u .eensa % se,2 +
moved hy tic po-tti=n ia which ne found himself
paaced. bat stu eheessaI aun tree ieom guilty re-
wotectnn. lie ses,des With hi. wtie aud family,
At No t& Harrison street. having i!rel ii Chicago
for tweaty.two year,. His occuiAtton was as trss
" ssx sa 81 Dsa D5es.s
At the tDot Of Aar7!son Street lie u now master
ses sea s r. i sss % s, 0 Ii, Dsa ss
i've Of the circumEtsrccs attending the taoouDg
o. p3tlncr Is n foLOHY:
Burke / Kelly, Rroce1s, on Wells street. to pay
grocery bill 2nu while there AI. HnTke sb:so>
dnced ne TO gentleman whose name didn't
Catch ex1cfl5. Alter barring transacted my bn&l>
ness lett the store. accompanied b5 this EtuGc-
lnap. 1ntenctdg to 60 seatsusant and get sorns
,u1t1ca me 10 80 oo~n I'M : wtoe ce,sf au.l have
dttnE- 1eoepsed the Invitation. and a. We
m frlf
ara entelAi tito conSeIsa:soa VITA tneM xhea
VIC got tItr TIC ea'oon. then SAW p1tl pfef1ef,
vel u capi4in Of ,ne rug 1al7api. lie nsd
1l&n btm friend ~ho'u did not knox-
axel'. cretaed 5ouoR fellow, With black moas-
have dItuk.' We stepped up 70 The bar and ha.,
RltAs q wt1e teGe.aet. Pitt seemed to be a
me- And sald be had ing lii agntp4t me for low
ing mo With the 14rrart ut the same ume g,stng
me TO UrdeE.tarh that he had omitted 70 MAKE
iuE 10 fet the henedt Of It HIMSELF ue would
comp.cn'tee Tor III. although the I'LL WAS little
latRer than tsat ! Ieplea that ! owed noooaJ
lst had had lie Rot huGy at once,
Owed hin, lie oiii. and be cUcid psose it iii
frenu herr fa'n The SANE, aud befrpxea len
1olaE1 Of tho tEartcerer slth which 10 bet sati
Of he sort, ard .nen. ,eel.ne thsl mi vas III
posed to be Gnar1elsorne, started out ami ~
%:nsa s: ps os4 t91 to tss s
s1all1 m, aaa his trtena 1oiowine. ! haa eoI
aaa .he o,he1 man EHn M aud asa,z
41sn;ao s.fse To Sres Sres ms rs,pS re e
started 70 90 on, wSen, IL sst ,b,Se See ri
bad !nocke.l ne f1at upon tie sidew1ik til.
ts:ero ..coa oJ ana took part VITA him. hat cam
TO get up, taT them bath tusklcg tor me. ,ner
pulled nj revolver, . small Smith Wesson. vltt
had got up. or Wa% 10 the &c. 0! getting up Hhe.
rset pnN ras at,ouf four feet IRON NE liz
seenatd about 70 asstsc tne asAtn. AZ lesst re
e1isiDe mr., hut eanT b. certs.u wnethel l
be osa hit me Of not. Pfeiner had sppeatrd
itona the hes.nninF; to be bent upon r,ckius
'lfe, and called me all sorto OF insulting n1ues
Wal thoroughly eatisned that he wns trying L
so9ndssee 3ss ne ne eut Of th.t e. tor kns1 fs,2
Ealea Easnt, BE had no authority to collec
Captain E.tur here showed 4 till Of tta for tht
esrSlse1 Of the saE Robert TasIan', 10 towing ou
tss Gspe - Iosn 70. L fsom fbe snaoet n,arket d.tet
nason Sas ern r. m ~,
he bad AnoRn Pfei1er 10 CONVINCE him that hl
oKed nothtrg foe tnwt1F.
repssked ,nat be tad done the community = ser
vice IL killing P7etnef, and that II was wonde
he hadn't Utt t!1atlar late tnhs ago
IsuT.ing Eis taee IN his hHuds The Captain re
piled: "God kno .s wish sonc oot else beside
NE had Filled t!Hss''
Sud 4 policeman: "keep stir upper III
Captain: sou we're uot to blsue."
:" eant do H." h& Ees,onoed. With s deep kigl
and urmu!ous vosce; "itb fearfu, thing to II
mental train o1 tnst,ncslio.. shat his poalt!on a
Cap'a!n % = lake gesas', where he hsd CONSTANT
re. Of inen, reoesaltaseo his earring revnlre.
Anh that, 1,Shoosn be haa soRae ta iuAt tip fes
days since, he hid forgos.ca 10 ieave sae weapo
fHlz4Ir rrxs7FxR
Philip Pietse1 ~. bora n Chicago, and was 0
table people, n reye Also ,re most OF hi4 fstofi
eonntsn ~ ~ ea.y ase be 1,epsa1ed h,
sse sesoopost iiis ssoestes sese ses q
low, arh ne Wa ErueEa!ly looked upon By nil WI
knew ht1 ~ bold. reckless, aga ahsoh6ned boy
character had tecunc 50 vicious. mud his cononc
20 no'ertus, That ne Haa rent TO the Reform
School o.. - a, ,ass :1o1t TO 1ee.: MIN lie a:aJe
Fur terc5al 5ean his carer vas hut one uuarosca
qoeot ] stfec..s.oa VIII !n.ese. aaa caaaaene M s
men made HIN veil kto*n % the ta.cs
On cns.ses q. stealing snd tArcsay. naf' ~,
n4,thtrg in particular could esef he ptove1 n2l!nf
him. he was 1a often n..csafEed stu ee -
innate irhtvtcuals who xeze compelled to scrv
oTtslr terms inIhe Stste Pt 1s'e:itiars. Tnps r.
h.. ca1cer a'oEE until tue ~ bTpae @ eet as tns
COMMANDED by Colonel Mulligau. better knoxn !
+MuIlga.s ntlGsIe, " NJ drummer, arf serve
unu! he pns c1p:nred 1t LsxIuRton. lie "As p!
rolled VIII his cou.tadcs, md cane back 10 catcs
60 lie thrn uace tiasintss Of jumpt0z eous
nLth It b,c1ae 100 pc,1lous to foAo
Turtne7, wntn he ttcared q sttuauo
as csEfain Of the :ue Crawford THIS po11uon +
only leld Is dlarusc to hts otncg opeFatlon!
lie Waa INVESTED. t'ut and aR a,u, for being COS
cepcd IN ooht'senee oi,crAiaons and rooocI1es
tct afsays msneged 10 hare \ conxcuIeot lot q
Wttns1sea II tacd 10 ptovc hla Innocence Frol
his Known connection with hAd cnafscte1a aud
Ie9Af uacsaC1Fons II xAS seecra1 tlunel pttr rou1
ed to colF!ct htm on the ssuuud OF rasrauc,
but hs arrAy Of ri1neesea we're always ready /