Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-20

Thieves ON the Rampage ana Otherwise
"A sort or PieId Day Win VaEa-
bonds and fuffhPoats.

Several separate and distinct cases Of
iniquity are rumored since Sunday. The
thief and vagrant and malefactor bust
ness seems to have received an impetus
lately which Is not ap~prehensive, but
rather hopeful in its nature. It is as
though they were putting forth all their
best efforts knowing that they have but
a short time. We have it on reliable
authority that they all feel decidedly
blue for the last few days. They have
not had much show here recently: and
it appears that the example Of the Mem
phis police has had good effect on evil
doors In other cities. W. read ia an our
exchanges that the departments of no.
lice have been stirred up, and are COM
ing down. on nests of thieves every
where with great violence and without
mercy. When had they such a raking
up before az they have suffered for the
past six months? Never. Driven out
of every city they have had to adopt a
migratory system Of living. There are
more Of them scattered about the small
country places now than are to
be found in the big cities. They have
empbatically left their favOrite haunts
like rats from q starving or drowning
ship, and are now seeking a nefarious
living on the "wide, wide world" This
season they found no peace in Memphis.
Three or four of them made q demon
stration n night on one Of our most
respectable citizens, and robbed him of
his watch. In an incredible short time
they were all arrested by the police Of.
Vicksburg, and such evidences Of their
guilt found upon them as cannot fail of
a conviction. Last evening the third of
II H. aa1w~a~I-.N- A~-F~--1 - =.
charge Of Harry Cranmer and Nj. Ed
wards, the NickEburg Chief Of Police.
This third party, by name Belmont, is
an accomplished, tolerably good look
ing, bold, determined vagabOnd. He
vas sin with" the other two in the
Speed garrOting business. It is for this
he IS to be tried to-day in the Criminal
Court. 1t is for the purpose Of prosecut-
ing him as a witness that Captain Ed
wards, of Vicksburg, comes to the city.
The three fellows will be put on trial to-
day, to answer the charge of highway
robbery and garrOting. The eolored
shOOtist. Levy, will also be tried very
soon for the murder of Mr.. Burke, whom
he shot in Scotland about a month ago
and then ran off. POston is expected to
be put on trial to-day or tomorrow.
TheOphilus, the piOus, got three yearsin
the penitentiary on n of the numerous
charges against him. The two mack
erels that were arrested by Detectives
Walsh and McCune after stealing
some coats and pants out Of a tailOris
shop, at the cOrnerO Of Washington street
and Center alley, got two years each.
ANDREW Jackson was sentenced for
the seventeenth time during the session
in the Criminal Court yesterday. He is
generally a bad boy. Stealing is the
trouble with him this time. Ricardo
| Gillespie, a lOw-brOwed and diminutive
cOlOred was caught by Mr.. Lewis in his
dining-room, 200 Third street, yester-
day, casting about for something to
steal. Mr.. Lewis proceeded to lay vio-
lent hands upon the thief, who attempt
ed TO defend himself with a little derin-
ger. He was landed up in the Chiefs
office in about two minutes, and now re-
poses in the statiOnhOuse. He is the
same fellow that stole a lot of table fur
niture from Mr.. Lewis's house semetime
ago and hid it in the apartments of his
mother.
Word was brought to the city last
evening that a gang Of thieves made
things howl in Brownsville yesterday.
The report is that they belonged to a
regular organized battalion OF lniqul-
tOus persons that are following up the
circus. They created great dismay in
Brownsville; robbed stores indiserimi-
nately, knocked people down in open
day, and created general excitement.
They are expected here early this morn
iBg.
TROUBLE AT PARIS.
There were rumors afloat in the city
last evening to the effect that two men
were killed at Paris in a row. Not
wishing to rely on rumOrs, we sent for a
{" special which was received, and
shows that the trouble was not so great
as was said.
Special 70 the Appeal
PARIS, November I9.-No person
killed. Pink Irwin was seriously in
jured with a slung-shot by one of Bar
NUNS shOwmen. Too much whisky