The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-19

vVAs ~VS NVs Oss
tho men are here, to- commence at
the bottom aud build up again not
at tho bottom neither, for we have
credit in every land, and the expert
enco of one upbuilding Of Chicago to
help US.
Let us all cheer up, save what is
vet left, and VIC shall come out all
right. The Christian world is CON-
ing to our relief. Tho worst is al
ready over. In a few days more all
the danger will be past, and VIC can
resume the battle Of life with Chris
tian faith and Western grit. Let us
all cheer up!
DEATH TO INcENDIARIEs.
Circulars are posted in various por-
tions of the city, of which the follow
ing isa copy:
OFFICE OF PINKERToN's POLICE.
Orders are hereby given to tho
captains, lieutenants, sergeants, and
men of Pinkerton's preventive police
that they are in charge OF the burn
ing district, in the South Division.
Any person stealing, or seeking to
steal any Of the property in my
charge, or attempting to break open
the safes, as the men cannot make
arrests ut the present time, they
shall kill the persons by my orders.
No mercy shall be shown them, but
death shall be their fate.
ALLEN PINkERToN.
The following reports have been
gathered with reference to incendi-
aries killed
A boy attempted to help on the
confagration BY iguiting q clothes
line saturated with kerosene and
throwing it INTO a building on Thirty
second street. He received his de-
serts at the hands Of the firemen,
who saw the act, and " now sleeps in
the valley"
A man, name unknown, was shot
by negro ut tho corner of State and
Thirty-second streets. His offense
was that he set fire to building to
obtain better opportunities for pill
lage.
Bridget Hickey was arrested for
setting fire to a barn in the rear Of .
house on Burnside street. BY some
mistaken idea Of clemency, sho was
not hanged.
Two men, who were caught try
ing to set fire to the Jesuit Church,
on the West Side, were disposed OF
without ceremony; and the lockers
on were pleased to say, Served 'em
right"
About noon yesterday, . barn on
the corner of Burnside and Twentieth
streets was observed to be on fire.
knowing that it must have been the
work Of an incendiary, the neighbors
united to extinguish it, filing their
coats and hats ana everything they
could get hold of with sand. The
fire was extinguished in good time,
and man found in there captured.
1t is stated that he was shot. Wheth-
or tho report is or is not correct is
not known.
At about IL o'clock yesterday fore
noon, man also residing on Fourth
avenue caught q man in tho base
ment of his house, number unknown.
armed with hay and matches. He
gave the alarm, and the incendiary
was caught and stoned and battered
to death. He lies on the avenue yet,
near Fourteenth street.
From Commissioner T. B. Brown
the following incident was learned.
On his authority it is correct without
doubt: At about l o'clock yester-
day afternoon q colored man, name
unknown, observed a white man
sneaking round his house, on Fourth
avenue. He fired the barn in the
rear OF the house, and was instantly
shot dead.
Among thespecial policemen sworn
IN on the South Side yesterday was
a negro named "Dick Costello:
who was assigned to boat on Wa
bash avenue, near Hubbard Court.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a
white man, whose name is unknown,
was looking upon the ruins, when
Costello warned him of. He an
swered that he was only y spectator
and was doing no harm, when the
negro raised piece Of lead pipe,
with which he was armed, and
smashed in the mans skull, killing
him on the spot. The crowd follow
cd the negro and would have hang
ed him, but for the intervention of u
couple of policemen who rescued
him and locked him up in the Cot
tago Grove Station.
About three O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon residents on the South Side
were alarmed by the cry of fire,
which increased when they saw
smoke ascending from Mr.. Schatfer' s
store, corner State and Thiity-frst
streets. 1t was evidently tho work
of an incendiary, and owing to the
deviIish ingenuity used by the
scoundrel who did the work, much
difficulty was found In extinguishing
the fire. Commissioner Sheridan
happened near the place, and assisted
to put out the blaze. A meeting OF
.ovor zoo citizens was beld immedi-
ately, and Mr.. Sheridan empowered
the Chairman to swear in all he
thought tit as special policemen.
There was indignation enough to
have put a summary end to the dev-
ii, had he been caught, and a deter
mination to treat all such as dogs
unworthy OF life.
Another man was shot last even-
ing by tho police, who detected him
in the act OF attempting TO fire the
Jesuit Church on Twelfth street.
An excited crowd gathered around
the West Division Police Station,
about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
intent upcn making On application
of lynch law to man who was al
legged TO have tried to set fire to a
house on Michigan avenue. Three
or four ropes were fourished vigor-
ously in the crowd and several
speeches were mado by parties, urg-
ing them to rescue tho incendiary
from the hands of the police, but the
latter were FIRM, and at the last nc.
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