, 1873-06-17
MURDER At EVANSTON,
A Boy Shot Down III Cold Blooi1
by Drunken 1s,lt1inn.
Arrest Of Two Men on Suspicion. -Thclr
Preliminary Examination,

: The quiot suburb Of Evanston, which Ia gen.
orally admired for It's eminent rcspoctablty anG
advanced ldoas on tho subject of temperance
has been thrown into state OF tnt8nso exotic.
ment by bloody atfray, which haH resulted In
dcash The circumstances arc as follows: On
Sunday evening, betwoon tho loura Of and TO-
an adopted aon Of Mr. Jacob Phillips, Charley
Brsntz BY namo, was walking south from
Evanston Oh tho Ridge road, accompa-
niod by tlreo smnil boys, sona
Of poser Smith. When ncar Calvary and oppo,
sita tho residonco Of Mai. h1u1ford, they wore
mot by thrce drunken mon, supposed to DO Cor
mans, returning from Roao 11ill, whero thoy had
boon oarouaing. Quo Of tho men addressed his
companions, anying: "Now is our time ia
mako money" and accompanied tho romnrk by
drawing revolver. Charley Dsantz, terrified
by tha mans wortia aud nctiong, entleayored to
run away. Tho daatartlly ruflian pursued him,
and. attor sevoral incffoctnal attempts to dis
S,s1F, Sare .,a. tao ,,ss contents Of hie weapon,
bead, tho ball lodging in tho brain.
The notsc Of tho shooting BOON drew together
largo crowd, who summoned medical asstet-
anco and tried to alleviate tho 8uforings Of tho
wounded boy. .Drs. Isaao Poolo and !. s. Jowel1
speedily arrived, and hold an examination at tho
houFo Of Mr.. Phillips, to which Charley had
benn conveyed. Thoy pronounced tho wound
fatal. Tho boy passed tho night III comntoso
atato, and died carly yesterday morning.
Tlo shooting Wns entiroly tlnprovoked. boing
tho Wanton docd Of men fronzied by drinl
Not D Sunday passos without anticipationa
Ut b1oodshed and violence by those who 1.-Two on
the outskirts OF tho villago from inebriated men.
.QrasHo Point and Rosehll arc Just outside Of
tho area covered by the charter Of the Univorsi-
ty, which prohibits tho aalo Of Intoxicating drinks
within radius Of four milea, and both plncoa aro
frequentcd BY Il low class Of people from Evans
ton and tho city who spond the day in drinking,
aud got homo In tho evening the beet way thoy
can, ofton quarreling with ouch other and in-
sulting paasors-by: Since the, Sunday law
has boom enforced In Chicago tho annoyance
aud danger haye been groatly increased, owing
TO the large numbers who weekly 50 out from
the city.
Tho examination OF two men who wero ar-
restod On suspicion Of being tho aBsailants Of
Charlie Drantz, WAS conducted yesterday after-
noon before Justioos Currey and Hun
soon. Max Holm was sworn AZ inter-
protcr. The nanleB Of tho prisoners aro
Joseph Loab and Frederick Wick. Both arc
Germans. The former, on being sworn, toBtt-
fed that he never had pistol. lo was at John
Gcndor's Bhtoon Oh Hunlny afternoon, and won't
homo between md o'clock in tho evening, in
Park.
A number Of witnesses we're examined, but no
positive testimony tonding to faBton guilt on the
prisoners was elicitod. The examination will
bo resumed this morning. Bonds amounting to
81,25o Wero oxacted from each OF tho suspected
men for his appearance. Wick succeeded in pro-
curing bail, but luis companion Was locked up, in
default.