, 1869-09-10
ASSASSINATION,
Il United States Revenue officer
SA0I.

Fre. ite Ihisaafll,ha Iaquiftr,. stp.,1.
b, ass erasc o
Gcer, while in tie active discharge VI hts tIotles
was assatsluated In coTasdly and brutal rnan-
DeI. h5 tRo nnkuuwn rufttars. An Investigation
1uto the circumstances Of the case revealed the
tact that one Of the hotdest, moet dastardly ami
dlabollchl asenssinationa, ani which Will, In all
probability, cuIn nnnte IN coi,1.blooded nlurles.
That ever Wls clIcniclGd IN tha c0ultpunIfF, tpOk
p!nce nj h1uoT store on trout street, nboSc
Arch
The particulars AZ cleaned hy our reporter, ase
Gs fulloas: Mr. james J. Brooks 1s err Spinyed hy
the internal Revenue Department hs a spcchtl
uf hskry d.stlllc1s on tie United States Govern.
ntht. lie possesses toring commission and
for sonc days past has been paving hls Intentions
clrc OF hts ot1cial lnics Ec was paying Wits to
the establishments Of dtzttea,t whoIesass dra}tra
on Frcnt bifeet testrshay morning. and about to
To, No. liz Souh frput sIrceL
TIT only rcrkon In The stare at tho time was q
spoke few worus to Lin mud 1etlrpd to tle pack
part af tho ktnre-
Wme he was engaged In looking orer SONG
beeks bt1nnx'ng TO iNe trn,, tNn rncn entered, vim
were unlhnwn to Mr keenan, Il son. Rr,d while tho
lattee vas etRaceA Ia tic trout part at tho Etore
the men entered the rps!ntins, room anil. hppa.
ftniy, engaged III cnnrsrrntIon H!th Mr. fsCnks
shortly aftrtwnssss the 5uunR ran wRt Akartlea by
the report pf psEol, Rnd turning roa1.i. he sa.
The y tnen rrt trn1u she tult'd!nR. fullaw.d hy
Mr. IfrcOkP, Wh1 staggered after them. IN reac-
Ing the ttreet the men al once entered clpse
carriage thaf was IN ~ntfng near the honr, Gnl
4insr fn1ha'y OF n baek hNJ WaA foun,i til thy
cfnlttnE.t0ut1t nttet the tBrn LEFT, utId Mr. kte-
nHns ton ih unttrr t!,e impression that one IF the
Ell ttfHt Air f5tooka with It just tefOrr nont
thr .nr the Dltcr man nrch tne efIDf. TN frhrh-
tg Inv .ttrct Mr. i'rouka. ran M 1n.t ~ he comb
n s tsnc1 c1nfi"n a!'.E she aa.a'sIn'. and
1hr A.Arm wAa poon Kiren AMI 4 numt,er Ut mrn
atH) lH.ta +turfcti OF niter the carriage. hlF.
ls!oks followed until 1'e fcarhc'! the frnt nf TN
whnl,snlc l4nur t1ntc ot T. Il, Ma..tu, 40. II.
Nr1th Ffbht siFFri, nhrn he frIl In nn exhausted
cinhltIHn. liz ~Hs tiFttr'l " Mr. Martin m
tht1s, mud cntrn lht" the ,WInttuE. .runn OF thc
ttufr. wher lie whs placed IN n setter, antl Df
s41sHhh% ~as tent fnr. WIN. nttef WAXING NJ t*.
nnhn'icn. found t!'a pistol all had entered the
Whrrs III ,hr rhrst. iun.IdcratIc lntprnnl hr1f.-
'dihaea. .h.Htd. nn'1 In eh"1t Ling ih" wnHnt,fl
fnnn f'l ~ tttr t'Fe Rn1 t4nhth. ". fltti11tha
pIhttnrrsl INN In rttrat r"tnlltinn nilrf r7t.
| ttpRr "Hs "ItRitt'' Ah1 br NAs shrsrrEt II tta
HElNhrn. on inttssh sttrr'. n'asn rptre IN Tin
VITA hlt' sar'r. II lat. n.''!t lat htaht. init
! fnlht hnI"' nrtr tu'tttHatrrl ii hla trrutrtt,
1hr hitntia'iis III tim rt,tiuRr, atttr this ahDt
~ss ntr'., ',t"'c sin pteas rHnIitly ~ Fruit
kl.IslhH tttrrt. nj II. J. slsrrI IN a,nlintt ni
slnrt. Vt. 1iuliunnn.a sheet Il, hr'pnsh A.r,ei.
Mp Arsra.h snr't ~ ''rti"A tia,''hn slsrs,, NJ
Nnr's UI u I'll ntsli tslta whn tnnHr this ratTtaun
stlnttlr ~ itry. rnat!i it"m fFnht hint Itnrr
s,5' ~. 'pns .s@i ii + u ," harfsns.' snns ;".
| rnsnrr nf lfnns all Cnllowh sss,rts, and notlr.
InR 1hr III ntH!eralu sttrd VI ihr animals caIIrh
!. M tnn y m ! 9r T"l n M .et ei ahS'
r.! !ttIle md iurnrA Int0 81 John .tleel Sotc-
lug an lninetse rtoNh cotuttR out OF Ft1ut sttaet,
Dctectsr 1r,o immediately tnrnrd nah folowe!
| alter thr efln'se. While Franklin ma ta An CattoH-
ny .itect I" iiont md an~n that thorouahfarh
! EfGUlB 1!tK III q Gfttlsnl condition.
shortly sitcv~ tho services nf Lieutenant
nFusrins potlcc iors>e n - nronRhs into Tcqalsi.
rtapc was traerd 10 .hc cntr1nre Of Fartuouut
rAtk, hui fsasn this paint the tceut na* LIST
Inquiry Has made IN The rark. md II Has found
thst the earrsre did mt prs orr apy u The
hr'dRct, sna the tuproatoa ii that nt1er reaching
| tho rAsk cntrNncc thr clTrtaRc aH1hicd Oh tho
saprored rprtners 81 Il aut! 1u'urned oJ anothcf
| ttfCck hack TO the city.
Mr. Irroks ,i,l not Know either Of the tucn who
ntsaas,natcI him, but sheFr IN scarceJ Atf doubt
the iltrtt whisky dtttt1cra. 10 whoE Mr.. tiroats
has caused coas1ic1Hbu trouble for scscral Jca1s
past ......-.... -
It Appears that tho rarr1acr In which the mar.
,1r1nLs rcpunnre!t mats ahrir esenfc hnii tNrn
tiuc,ins in front Of Mr keenant stuse an hour OF
Two t*fore the shooting took place, an, residents
OF the vicinity ray that the aaillc caE7taGe, With
fhr EnHr ttIiscI, MAS ttaudlnx uH Frp,tt street,
! above Afth, fur some tine on s1.urlay afternoon.
was pseectccrtest, rrrmc.:uatrti AFFAIR, and Tho
assasAna have doubtless bern on the rscl Of thrls
rlcf1n for ko1c ttnr.
Mr. Hsoots Il attended vi hts ret.rtcncr By nys.
MiiD, iiasf. and Gregg. lie vas tn,Iy sens,nie o1
ha condition last hight, and rAii that he !i moi
expect to rrcoter, tu:. il be I'D he would continue
| that MIR hi bcfct htD-
The United States District Attorney feesraphe+l
statement Of the cccutEtucc u the authorities
| yesterday afternoon and coMulssionef Detanc
promptly ttleGr1phe.1 back 10 ot1cr a reward in.
netiate1J OF i've thousand llollArs fot the appre-
nenson Of tho as1aEs:tA r..
| At a lntc hour ia-t ni1nt no clue had beca Oh
lnlned TO tec ~htsca'o1's OF the tl1alns-
| lits Homer, Maj or Fox, has issEed the following
''rKeC4AArfoN.
"oTT7CE Or AArun uY TIE cur or PHtLApEl
faIl, Sept H. Isto:-FAssfas, JsEnes !, Brooks I
defective otecer Ia the service OF the United
| StAtes foye.nmect aud resident OF the cltF,
hlIe tn the lnchalEe OF his duty. was, this day,
CO Arplf Eh1t with the intent to bESAssE1ate him
| ly Two or orc Kttie.l1y dlsposei persons, In .
store stra1ed IN the nete ehborhood Of Front 8od
Arch streets, At about I'm O'Clock p. u. The
| RssaKetn8 fastening to = ch2tsc, with TWO horse.
attached. nnd dHTes. Nhlca was walEiaS on From
| street close By, and which, After The dns;artiil
deed, Eas driven furtously the dctscE '1shtog tht
hcHes, pp Front Street 10 Caitow h1l thence to s..
| 1ohp, thence 10 ButtonwooI thence to SIKH
| thence to Spring Garden street. tnence 10 FAT
mount Park whcse the trsce, 10 far has been lost
"for, therefore. ~ virtue OF sae aushoEtrj
vested In nse do hereby offer re Eari Of H. OK
for Information which viii lead to the arrest AND
conviction Of the guilty perpetrators Of this drnad
] fui act.
"1he attention Of all good citt1enr r. called Il
htscas1aRc and their a.sistapce s uoRt earnestly
| lnrofcd fafgutdl DlStKL n. Fax,
| AMAJpY OF Fhukuu]p0is."