, 1874-11-23
CRIMINAL.

| 'A"s nton was arrested Saturday night On
complaint Of kate sikwolth, WHO alleged that
sue atolo pair Of shoes At No, 49, South Union
| street.
Last Saturday afternoon, while Benjamin Trs.
pom was walking along State street, near Thirty
sovonth, with bis mother, he was met in front
OF Ha1oon By throo drunken rougha and aa-
saulsed. Ono Of tho party knocked him down
and injured him severely, and when his mother
attempted to intorforo sho waa roughly handled
by the rufllanB. Two Of tho fellows were arrest
cd aud the third escaped.
Nelson De Forge was arrcatetl Saturday after
noon On complaint Of bis divorced wife, who al
lcgcs that ho kidnapped her Tor hls1 boy Of 2
yoars Of age, two yoars ago, in Toonoy1iio. @ ii
gnoda. n. T.. whero tho paftioa vero divorced,
Tho boy recently escaped from tho father and
Wont to tho mothor. and tho latter says her
?a 1ofmor leoge has been Watching for an opportu-
GaFJ ieaued writ OF habeas corpus, roturnable
thls morning, whom tho matter will be settled
Betwoon and o'clock yesterday morning
burglar entered Room No. 70 ut tho Do PHO
Aouao, corner Of Van Burcn stroos and Third
Gseqn9a by H. Cyrus ahS boaor
gtving tho occupant doso Of chloroform
to keep him quiet, ho took Rold
watch aud chain. the former With gilt caao.
and departed. VI. Fisher woke with head
hls pants aud vest. The latter voro found iu
the entry, tho pantaloons minus = wallet con-
tanning $l7.5o. Tho watch was worth 800. Tie
room door was loft wide open.
John Clarity has boon choppfng wood in De-
Nab County, and came to Chicago Saturday,
gia'tod tho house OF lll-famo kept by Jo,nle
Sherwood, on Randolph stroot, between Unlon
aud Desplaines, aud shortly after entering the
place discovered that hia money Was gone. He
sergt. byrnc wont to The houHe md arrested
young woman who gave the namo Of Louisa
Brown. she WAS searched at the station, but the
money WAS not found on her- She WAS booked
Ga sno charge oi larceny, aud consigned to cell.
darrlty was held oa wftnesH
Tho horse.nnd-buggy-stea busueas is very
actiye. and has been for severnl mouths. Com
plants OF missing equinca and volclea are uu-
morous, and tue police have recovered tbs proI,-
erty IN many instances. -Four persons found
themselves suddenly horesloss and .bnggyloss
yesterday, and tho patrolmen recovered two
horsea with vehicles attached. In many cases tho
men taking the rigs do SO for tho purpose Of on
loy1ng ride, o.. having long distance to walk.
Jump into tho first vacant buggies they fall ID
horsos to their satisfaction they cast then, looso
On tho atreeta, or tie them up a long distance
3rom the places whore they found them. 4
taeesioua 1 officer says tho oply way to prevent
horse and buggy along with him Wherever ho
utes." -'1'e'0
Joseph Daco keeps saloon at tie corner Of
Dosp1aiues and Fulton. His wifo says ho hus
been bis best customer. and has drank 70 much
whisky that he has become like lupatio, She |
called at The Madison Street Stat on at $3.50 Inst
evening, and excltodlY informed Sorgt. Byrue
that hor husband had tired two Shots At hor |
from revolver. without effect. An officer was |
sent TO tho place. aud Joseph xas ar7ested. Ho |
camc into the station as sober as tluacon, an |
pa1ently, and his ri 70, In atentor,an tonep, d.
nandod that ho DO searched and tho revolver |
takon from him. It Was done, but no
weapon Was found. Both parties vero
booked. and tho charge OF diBordsrly entered |
against them. Joseph had friend with him.
aud gayo bill, and .s the Sergeant on duty b.
loved that be wsa Ill right. 10 allowed him to
20. Mrs. Dace was adindged to be too demou-
9tratiye and too full Of bosr, .and was ordered
down ataira to coll. Bhe loudly expressed hor
indignation At this proceeding. and juss as she
@as on the ateps, yelled ous to Joo in d husky
1oicc. Look st dare you tam fool what YOU dol
You spilo to hull piEnesB." Joe thanked tho
sergeant, and departed for ito ptznegs," leay-
ng tho old woman" In mazo Of astonish-
nent.