, 1870-01-25
THE cUTTHR0AT RAID.
Daring Demonstrations or II
Band OF Robbers and
murderer8,
Creat Excitement and Alarm In
the North Division.
Several Men Knocked Down and
Bruta1ly Maltreated.
A 8urlesuue OF Justioe.

A Burlssaue or Justioo.
Tns daring dsmonatatisn made on Saturday
night bJ tAnd Of catth1pAts in the North DIN.
Eson. brought u climax tAe general feeling Of
alarm which ha4 for sometime past pe1vsded tho
enslra community. Tn1 excitement produced BY
taeae ouusgea Na1 ves7 general tnfoushous tho
fosth Side Jtatestay, and the otuxeua seemed 10
be - thoroughly awakened TO ! senae Of i1psnd,
tnR Danger ~ Il hostile army were encanped at
tho imits- Tho proprietor Of the Rsyero House
stated .hss On Sunday evening larxo number OF
h!s boAEdeis wefa actually md to faA Ver Clark
street bridge, ard remuaed On The to11h sidn OF
the r1set night The s.neatton II not likely 10
subslda 70 long II the rcnkns 4rc permitted - be
r. uiEt. u d the AlA1m bus now extended TO eTclt
quarter Of the cl.s. ONTO III tax Of I Tlgln-ce
Committee II heard ou ali stdeA, and uuless the
proper authorities can success in rel tos,rg puolic
Cor1uette, It u not improbable tEas some decided
s,tps a so9n M se take1 M J. IN VI ouecuon. s:lf-
comes nbto utel3 neceaarJ In this re;gn Of terror
which ta! 3uat been iuarzutAIed, to organize
aone k,1d Of resistance to tic formidable hand 0.
ouslaus sno are wsg.Eg determined mar upon
tie community,
The series Of highway rohperles perpttrated on
seam to naVe Deliberately planned = campaign,
AUD carried It Through with remarkable ooidns-s
ana success While the aood, easy men, v 30 pa
IN iars ard tne1 nosss buried 10 saeii ovefeo ~.
were intentJ watching the gut crs
to1 The utQal s4pp'y Of smAiI csses 10 sxc,! tae
a0shss m ;se S.sn ionF aesse
81 d bsgs, aud ths usual implements OF shs bur
glsr atd tac footpaa fse1e going through and
ire oi battered skulia ior saeso sans ofo.rr4 to
cAuy TO the ttxton at thetf leisure. It vi, AFFORD
hsleat deal 81 sa',sfAc''on TO the pablo " Auow
tbe robbers,f and sss, tn tsn COINS Of In. sane
!nportsit aHtsts Will be made, re ,ultax ia 4.
examination before Police Jusic.. Who viii nold
are nsk1n9 sood use Of Their s,ar, a. ths 80 oScar IT,
70 cts OF the pa4t few days abundanuy SNOW.
Repor'a from The police stations Of every dsls!o..
That tho "roosnA'' nave detttniotd upoa osc
xssnd general Ia1d upon sne elite community. a
ses. ,o s psateai,.r, ~ ,on
Nse reeeised TIE o:oer DAY, and il is
supposed that they were tho aathors OF ina nv
ofa f., na
past O'Clock II ihe e1e5ing. nan was .,r1:r
down Lear The bridge, on North Cask erect AID
and ..qu,1e what wss up, tne tobners sere o1 .o
smother beat Tacy sto3unte.e1 poor nid mi,
!ox who ensDs sniall ptltance daily by playing
tae uaS!e, I'd iheJ elocxed hin seLseless Tor H.
pocket. IAte IN the night they assaolled John
Dsenrau, who - ! haekfhan, and who vas prot a.
BY rel knoxn 6y s,ses 70 tne gang. IN oldet y
job oi II, snd Ill MIN ons1igaf. The pau Wa
Ia !sfsd .s p n Ia sis Ssa OF o' h5s.enssy
I'D @ cisnped ia ssstn W 1lnzrsn. ~ r:sas:. ssnsa
rot expected lhat he will survive tac inJ 1iles
be LA sonered: The neKt sstAck vas made npou
s.e.ile md sne foSoes pieosby snoeaed n In
y haaa U: A. tae fss,denee q Nj. Criss o.
n H. Tesse ,Sse t1sJ satesed aoou: 9eoek
ana collected. Thete wa no fuss uads In tbs
honse, and when NJ. C1osa nfted his head non
men quietly stepped to The bedsde AID, holdlns ~
te7olserto his head, tolt blm 10 keep 4n!l Or he
would blow tue top :: :: =: -; sss;. ss: 5a. "
EARLY yesterday morning The b1rRlss1 we're
aaa,n At Norf. Two ru11aaa broke into the rest-
dsLce Of Nj. Mccain, No. 8 Bro N blee., ard
vent up Eta ra to mo sleeping apastueos occupied
by thht Rentlet2a1 and his wife. LeselInz 3
ntn.derat drd TO know Whsse tho yalosplss weTe
kept Tley we're told there WAL no noney II the
no1te, Wheleuptn they took watch AID prepared
TO depart. Before leaving the room, however,
one q the Etetcnea deliberately lurheu roana
and n1ed TWO sho1s At Nj. NcCsnn, DO a Of which
foEupAiely TOOK Eject in tho bed nead.
IN The past few ds1r, ntgnt be nuinp i'd indeo
tte'y. The cases Which come to the Etowiedge Of
me p,llce GO tot rcpreaent one-hs'f the nuuntr
nightly occurrence In this city, bu. The itEtaocrs
abose 1eseI1ed 70 may couvey pretty cofrrnt loca
oi me dttpetS1e character Of the zen VINO ART
Eow rahnltG 1t large through tue streets
A stroI E leel,rg of indignation On lne part Of al
Respectable c.tlzena Il the natural tekals OF such
fa Gntsrane I'd on'tage1 A2a!n1t whom or wnas
ta4s y dRnation sneuid properly be directed Is q
Question not vtt5 easy 10 anlWet. Some are iu-
clned to tefe1 the exA:inE state Of a14lss to rae
aon 81 3ss q .ons to 'ns par
vigilance on the part Of the police Tae po4ca
shltr The letponslolusy from thef ahoaidsrs. snd
Wcn "n !nax '. ,ne ase q eTe'sns there rooosss
clutches Of The law, and come nacK upon u In d
fex weeks. A1d Ia confessed ttst At least. the
thIou2h tho Incompetence Of some % Of M cur ia. ju1..
iices 81 the Peace, When men occupying no re-
,n1ns!'e s;os position ase found 70 lave failing.
ri - police % saooid i BE- = no ss: .0h'ss Il
defiance. and that red-nsnded rumaa,sna saould
mentarJ upon the pro oceetlngs Of the roboets on
tnd ktT.h Side, We present soue account OF the
anteI GnI,n sda IT, % shca a.see Ii sdln1ered at the
The Justice Who preAides at thAs court Ia man
Who earn. dtstiEclon some time ago II connec.
81 oon 1ac Hss ,nG11ss .ay IL house
utre ne Haa On vialtrg terms a. that nonAe, and
be u sl, IN spi1e Of lnzt fact Jus ire ol Peace.
~ - rin the nnss q ~ o:e WAS
2, S.,1d 'o15fs 1as CT, os5n,5oe Tas uaas:
reter 10 tne Gig Ordinance ID sueu aaesuoa IL 10
.sst1t.S .ssesse'p tns snoaas Of me 1as. liz
promptly TUNED up The pisco for hI1a, but sne
ototanee contained not cne, cut n.auI clxuses,
atd the Jn.uee aga:n got loR'. "See here, Nj.
right clsuss "Jon arc beltee 1cquairted with
these things thsn be, And Inc indeT ssems 70 b.
% edi ,o Aod r. .ano5aiE ats aSn instruct
IestelaaJ Micaaei Berry vas brought oefole
hin on = c4afge oi dssofderiJ conduct. Tas caso
care Of an vi usually dsaoer1te cearsc.es. Toe
ngh' too1 p:sco In q den Of llfany on Indiana
:!ieet. aba TWO Lotor'oas 70 ~t&les, Betty sha
a,9d.r ia p''!o;:; o,. sesssssIt nath41ay iii "a
eent Il on ,n41 9eGa me saooung, and
IN aasaoit upon the pol!cemto, whtch might nave
ehoed N Tho death Q! one Of tneu hau not Hash.
s.., U la{g Madden ew md i
t1sniEst1on 1t wsl ahowp. by 4 spt1c.ent anouut
Of Testimony, that Berry was HelIknuEn der
Ptrado, anu tnas be md been guilty Of murder
Of $50.
Tae c1e Of NAN named Smith, a saa1an1 IA
xo xTots1 Of spsH1 peal nensoo u this connection
b N IS. oc'are with &niere ue acts "a I,nd
Of private detective In tneir interest, and hl9
p T1 ..1 ae o. tne appsosn Of tae
ing around tho foos Of the s.airs,
he Keeps lookout for pereonA wno
want warrant, and coLducts them to tue Jus
t!ee, tot whom be acts ~ private Atreet agent
Thia man Was a1re.led for some offence ID tno
da,s OF Jo>ticc Quinn. who nned MIN ~ Ue
sook Al tppcA Irpm Qutnn1 oecis1on and the
case u YET pending beforn the Recorders Court
BE Naa etrcsted sgam Oh Monday lat week, and
bfluahs before the pre.ent Justice OF tue North
S1da Court The cA&e va continued TIL Ssspr.
CAY. Smith being required 70 gya bail IN tue sum
Ct t3eo Captain Fo1 made On: : mlt,luua, aud
jail, On Tuesday forenoon. In the af1ercoon the
Jult1ce went himtelf - the keeper ct 4 house on
North Water ktIeet, who Wa& Eorna tine Aeo can.
vlc1ed ca = charge OF receiving stolen
goods, and Aakod him TO 70 oal for
Smith, who WAS then reeased. Tho
cs.s eAne up On Saturday pursuAas to the
contnnAnce- About dozen policemen &estt1 I'd
20 smith char1c et IS first caas fRgtaut aud
saloon han1eron- The Justice, however, DIS.
seAed tho charge against him On tho ground that
tuele wA an0ther charge against oirl In tee Re
cotoefn Court Al 5000 - the prtsonet was out
@ nc docf ne turned roucd upon the otuocr who
NAG effessed nm. Nd EXCLAIMED ln tone whoa
beads1 1E---, Ill IL Jou.r This JQa1ice
did Cot Coo the man Tor contempt Ct Court nor
con tult hin for usteltK threats; nor eTeu tcpr1-
tho court
Such czses u thess furnish ihel. oxn copment,
rsges IN the No1th Division that Csp:aln Fox hha
exercised all 1he SlR1lAace In ht9 20 <er 10 track
the rpnoeT1 10 t1esr headquarters. 1t ts probable
that, through the clpfta OF the Superintendent
portion Of The gang VIII he captured Within few
days.
ANUSENEnIS,