, 1870-02-10
THE FiGllAhTS.
A Midnight Adventure with n
HCommfttee- in the VYesr
Division,
4 Merchant Chased Home.

Nwss thought BY many that the failure OF TIT
asteurs 10 form Vigilance Committee, At tas
Trruort Uorse meeting, Eould deIcf4othe,x from
connccunR tnem1elvcl with an unlawful o,canI.
xssion to rid The city Of thleven, but It has not
THuo am u1any men In Chicago who would
embark In a. under.adtG Of this lind IN 4 mo-
reot. were They not afraid Of the consequences
Theae are citizens who do not know , single
ptckpocket or ezrTotes, aud. II they const'.
. q nna 1hen Pe:.oas whose seo:
cations srqnise tne:a = ee cat un.tl early IL the
maie la He 10 esrl.satioa ot VINO lner vese - -
IN e. q II. r ~,
nignI TINS section Of the city. as Is rety wei,
kno~r. has hetu The scene OF tee noy: fectnt
*S1t o tse .o@sa as as1p Ss;s
lIe1cd RI xnss moreI anc vAlnables tnci hsd 10
tier possession seven Rrntlemen who ret,de5
e. q e sner asT s9a
Ct zone 'h:cses Il rosslole. Accordingly tncI
assemblies as sne homie OF one OF tnc1r nuuse;.
ara srretd 70 rAlk sround the strcc.s a2d
E-cn rrrc7Fed FcFoter and bfliJ,' sno, 6.
II o.lCck o. Tho evening ueattosed, "a he'd form
on sheI errhnd. They Ovid ID into wo sqaada Of
tas'c1 Erect, - which in the v!c1elty Of Tllou
Park A. s::rs Cid MT meat with anJ adventure.
They are Jet. r.oeeed'nE to tacte Destination. I'll.
thr:r,nte, The! viii b. followed. They vrn.s,7th
On rA.s'.a ti1ett 10 iItrr,eop. east TO Cap1i aud
11svt! q! c. MI the s1feets tttWeen Waahloc.oo
erh Hair:soc ana Canal and Ealstcd ftse.ts, With
oEI fee!Eg e9yole.
Aoc7, ha.rpa::1 o. ,ock yeste.uay m9rn!u., n,
they ~crc comlcs II Je1e1a,n street ucar Ma1i-
soa, .asy sa* m nan Eosos ws.t on the later
llo5e, .eo..re AehtJ Occasionally, snd on escn
s;es uncc IN ~t:!e. Tne susp,ciozs OF tne fonr
wtte srs1s~t. "hs1sa a,atet, snd one "Why
50 II RE who te t..'' sald zrotser, aud tney
walsed hs.sk.y towards the supp-sea .c:ef. He
ws.sed fAlte1. T.ey were coni11eut nov, SAD
. - f.aret o. 1us, aaa ts.nG necs fooled, sooa
dis:atce1 bis Furt2eff. They Kept as:ef hin,
however, ahoat halE block IN the feIr, and saw
hlm enstI thtte s:e1y efses soass. no: .sry fat
Nbe1 The "conn.ttee - atrzred at The estps, nro
z nutes were cansu ned In recovering from ihe
q re 1an rsre re s1ls 9 ess.sas
asted 81 one. Il Ion't beltcTe he IS;
tot xay did be 70 into tnl. hanss.r vas III.
Sssa .s e.e g 'Es is. fsex 6sd
better noec on Oae OF Them, VITO nd no. eAt1
much Of Sr!sn;rx dctlDg he eEeutng, suggested
i wAa dec.Jtd tbs. al 1ar'h:r euoeis In tnie:-
catching lot tat evening should cease
About 10 oc'2ck yesterday morning well.
Known merchant called Al tue Ce.irs, Station
AAA 4E{A&tGA kEAk nc VHl ItFu l4HhEu QOtLE py
the g1slt ters On 1ue>isy e.eriEg. lie net them,
he said, or tie ccrcer OF Jefferson Rnd MADISON
stoeis- -four fesoctoul loostng felloxs armed with
~ black -taek1, /" apd had he not been good run
Fer he EoaIa hare teen kcce4ed dorn AID proaa.
by Ru1de,ed. he had lost key, AID Wanled TO
know IL snJ policeman bad 1ourdit IL
The Superintendent Of Police dlued with q
frecd I. O'Clock, Eud Was tod By one OF the
guests, who WA one Of the ioor, their adventure,
and he i11orued them OF the report the merchant
had ml1e 1t heAttu1rterk
II The COMMITTEE had captured tbs aopposeo
thief. Ehp csu tell what they would have douc to
nm Ae you'd. without doubt, hare been beatea
Mtn NE nl!Ees aad dragged to The poltcs Brhslou,
an1, bel1g unktoTn to me turnkey. Hpuld hare
oeen irca1ceIaled In \ cell with = lot Of draosen
fAGsaonds. II the citizens Will le. the police It.
tend 70 he thieves, and not iotet1efe with tbaan.
ne Elalns Tln rot trouble them much LOGGER,
Neafl9 even Cklcsgo professional II ls ether il
kne Pe1!tentta1y, the County Jal, or the Dt.de.
vel The few who Fave committed ;he recent
asaaa!n y aEd robheTet a1e strangers. but it will
g oos 1s iosg before hey are known, arrested, and
construed to ps3ce where breaking stnne il the
principal huGtuess carried On.