The Portland daily press., 1871-11-30

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| THE TRAGEDY IN ARIzoNA-Of whatever
crimes the Apaches may be guilty, it is quite ev-
ident that the WicHenburg stage massacre can
not be laid to their charge, as the following let
| ter just received in Cambridge Mass. from a
member of Lieutenat WheeIer's party, dated
November 7th., proves:
Loring, Hammill and Salmon, of Lieutenant
Wheeler's party, were on the stage to go home
BESIDES these, the passengers were Mr.. Kru-
ger, German; a Mr. Adams, jeweler of Pres
colt, and MOL Shepard" disreputable char
acter. The stage was an open box-wagon, top
ped with canvass, with sides to let down; the
back being generally down is Somewhat pro-
tected, from sight at least while the front is
| open to full view. An escort went with them,
| as usual, through the dangerous country; l. e.
| as far as Wickenburg. Six miles beyond this
| place they were suddenly fired into. do not
| know how much damage was then done. ex-
| cept that the drivers arm was broken Still he
drove on some distance, till shot through the
head, when the unguided horses turned back
towards home and into danger Kruger and
"Molf' were on the back seat, not so easily
seen and escaped, except with wounds. Both
empted their pistols and managed to Jump out
before the horses turned back, and ran on
ahead. In mile or two they met the ''buck-
board going the other way. The driver took
them on, and fearful of being followed, turned
back. Finally he left them and the mail in
the bushes, took a horse, and by trail reached
the Vulture MILL near Wickenburg, got assist
ance and returned to the scene of the murder.
Two of the victims were found to be shot in
the eye, two in the forehead, and one in the
back OF the head. An old man, with black
beard, who had fought hard, was missing and
may have escaped. This man must have been
Hammill.
Heavy rife cartridges were found and their
use was probable from the great number of
shots fred-there being twenty through the
stage. The mail had been opened, and such
letters as would contain money examined, and
the baggage searched for money. No horses
nor harness, nor guns nor bright blankets, nor
any such things as Indians covet were taken.
There is no doubt about it, they were not In
dians, nor Mexicans, as the shooting was too
good; white men did it; "road agents, as they
are technically termed here. They generally
SIMPLY rob- 1t was reported that man was
asked some time ago at Wickenburg to rob the
stage that brought 'Moll Shepard down. as
she would have much money. Kruger also had
much money with him, as he was a government
agent OF some kind. The murderers did not
find the greater part of the latter's money! and
seem to have left precipitately.
A FRENCH BURGLAR.-The New York cor
respondent of the Boston Post gives the fol-
lowing adventure of French burglar, who
made an attempt to rob large jewelry estab-
lishment in New York city:
The interior of Tiffiny & Co. IS palace of gold
and gems on Union square would be most at
tractve field of operation for the gentry of the
Jack-screw and jimmy, were it not for the as
sumed difficulty of getting in, which until Mon
day has been supposed insurmountable. But
the fact before which native genius quailed has
been valorously attempted by French skill and
daring. The building is of iron, closely shut
tered and securely barred. The Metropolitan
patrol passes the store every fifteen minutes,
and twenty special watchmen, we'll armed. are
supposed to keep vigil inside. 1t was this for
tress which Francis Brodie, an ambitious
Frenchman, stormed and carried in the early
hours of Monday morning Brodie established
ms base OF operations at the Spingler House,
adjoining Tiffany's occupying room on the
fourth floor, looking directly upon the mine of
leweiry he intended to work. When the morn
self out of the window of his room, climbing
to the coping of the corresponding story
OF Ilffany's and getting in at the window with
out losing his head while suspended over the
olzzy ABYSS below. 1t was feat which no hon
est man could nave accomplished in pursuit of
an honorable purpose. Once inside he sipped
Oil his shoes and, guided by the snores Of the
twenty watchmen, descended to the floor ON
which they We're reposing. There he commenc-
ed his work, first making a selection of fine
watches and packing them up for transporta-
ton. Then, being a man of cultivated taste,
he took bronze Hebe, carrying this art treas
ure, together with a chronometer clock. to a
window on the second floor. Again descending,
Ao ilis.u0 al SJuHlDle, winch afOuS-
ed the watchmen and caused his retreat up
STAIRS There, just as he was lowering ladder
by which to make his escape, the patrol below |
caught sight of him, and between the two hos
tile forces, within and without, he was captur-
ed before he could reach his room. There are |
curious developments not yet made public con-
cerning this singular and daring robbery
MAYOR HALL was the subject of the follow
ing pointed resolutions adopted by the Commit
'ee Oh seventy Tuesday night to which refer |
ehce was made in our dispatches:
heSotoea, That for the purpose of secur;np |
10 the people OF this city substantial fmits If |
their victory IN the recent election ovnr ooru,r
tion this committee propose to use every law
fnl effort to secure, at the earliest possible
ment, the removal of the present Mayor from
the office he holds. Recalling the fact that if |
was he who aided in devising in the interests of |
the present iniquitous charter and |
audit of false and fraudulent vouchers; that it |
was he who filled the various responsible offices
and departments with men who now have been |
by the verdict of the people; that it |
was he, who having the sole power of appoint |
ing inspectors and poll clerks, filled these offices
generally with Tammany Democrats and Tam
many Republicans meaning to rob the honest |
citizens of their suffrages, and when an honest |
man was duly appointed Deputy Controller,
used his whole power and influence to prevent |
ms entering upon the duties of that office, and |
olat Una, ne has endeavored at every step to thwart
'nd % aeteat the efforts of the people to discover
i'iu Si1 punish those who have been engaged nnder
y@ JJo'spices IN plunderng the city treasury.-
D. aliiahu ms immediate resignation
~ oyJsoeo, Inat II the Mayor shall continue To |
UGLY Vne express Will of the people. and shall |