, 1874-07-22

again, aud demanded TINT ho roturn
ss s2 see' hi, xs a T4as st VIII {, s pSaa
t,ncivi1 md insulting ropy: tho woman At this
becoming infurlated drew l,or revolver aud 1rod
OIL him. At Tho timo slle illotl. afo was standing
within four feet Of Dowt but nho being IN al
fatoly niNsod ilor mark. Tho unfortunate
woman had Bont Into III tho afternoon for
friondst and expects to DO abEo to-day TO glvo
batt and obtatu hor liberty. bho aasorts tint It
aud sti.1 entcrtana feelings Of affection for tho
man, notwithstanding tho outrageous manner III
which, as she saya, ho hna traHtcd hor.
-. ARREST or DANGEROUS ctiAtAcIEhB.
Thero '1as an ODD Fellows pien!s M at i; s'lharp- 'l
10 miles IRON, tho city, yesterday, and aa the
participants aro pooplo Of rospcctabFity,
xho expected to enjoy. = day. recsoa:
ton without any intorforonco whatever,
tho police authorities. i gang Of thieves
ayailcd themselves Of this splendid opportunity
to operate, mid they improved 1t well. TloY
we're five in number, md did jnat about as they
pleased for tirno. They amused themselves by
at other .pcoplen cxpenHo. Thcir actn became 80
bold aud barofaccd as 10 call the attontion OF
tho picnic con,uittoo directly to then. and OK,
cite the pic'tcltors greatly. Parties who missoa
tho Committee arrosted thom, and lockod them
up In tbs water-eloAnts Of THO cars. Tho train
arrived l,orc at o'clock last evening, nnd tho
Con1nittoo sont to Capt Ellis, at tho Madfaon
Street Station, for officers to como and tako tho
mud = morchants' policeman. Kollv. wero At
the depot, however, hefoto tho men eont from
tho station, and they brought tho prisoners In.
Station -keepor Malouoy. who IL M old olllcor,
recognized them all az thioves OF tho worst
orlor.. They certainly appcaroa like hard ctti-
zcnB, both In conntonnnco and ureas, and wero
booked as James AmGroao, Tom 1lyan, John
Burk, Tom Lyons, md Maxwell LafontRin.
rhs party s thonghs to bs one Of .t two ganga
aud committing burglarica on the wcaern limits
OF the city, mud should thero ho any ono who Inns
caugh. d glimpse Of them during their
roSllnEs ho ,.h* OF ai, aaH hhopa p1a s1 on
are known aa profossiona! thievcs Of tho lower
order, and nre dangerous tolloms,-jnHt such as
. Would ba hkoly to stop man on tho highway.
aud say, 'sstaud aud doliyor! aud, u he doas
not comply, put bullet through him. Tho
party viii 10 held to await further developments.
THE RonISsoHs AGAIN.
Ono Of tho 1soblnsou brothers, Isaac. turned
up missing ycstordny and it waa thought ho Ind
forfeited his bail and loft tho city, but hc cano
Pany With his brother Abraham, md both gavo
bnil iu tho sum Of 1900 each to appear this
morning at 10 oclocl; before Justice 1Iamill,
to answer, tho Charge of perjury, in
p"saas psemiae vh tA' Mr.. Hegn % When in 'Sa fot
they had not. Tho latter gentleman is hero, and
will appear againBt tho Robinsons ut tho oxami-
nation. Justice Doydcn made out tho bail bonds.
aud took as sutotics Herman Jarrcky, barbor
Abraham Robinson, and Rudolph 6keifo, Of No.
1870 West Dackhawk street. Mr.. Gckauf, n
rcal estate owner, became their suroty TT tho
su,n of 81 ,0D0 III the arson caso. aud he refused
to becomo thoir boudsincn iu tho perjury mat
/ ter.
No matter what tho real character Of these
men s, tlloy certainly liavo record which bcnrB
heavily against them at tho proHont time. Their
hotel, known as tho Robinson House, bears tho
reputation in police circles Of boing honec Of
men. There will probably bo another charge of
| robbery brought against Isaac Robinson, who Is
accused Of roDbng c guest Of 92:2o.
-Four ycnrs ago. it is alleged. the two brothers
ing-Louse on Clinton street, between Randolph
| and Washington. Tho plot was si,1,ilnr to tho
| late Euhpowdor Hclcne, and failed because too
! much powder had beon uHed. Col. Yeager, Of
| md III iu poasossion OF tho facts concerning tho
,uattor. Six ysara ago tlege sa,na Robinsona
wcro burned out or blown up in Boston,
and thcro ia person roaly to give all necessary
information concerning the matter, and tho III
B,,rance involved. Abraham has got the marks
| Of powder in his face at tile present time, and
| he received them ut tho explosion in bis house
! on Clntou alreot. It IL Hlid ho kept out nf tho
| way for throo weeks ut that tmo, becauHc 0i
| the bad state Of hiH face,
| Tho accuHol havo wivcs and children, and
| thcy havo mado preparations to removo thoi,
osreots, somo having been shipped to Wausseon,
Wis, aud u piano placed ii store hero. Tue
| hotel ia OF a poor class, and tho rooms Swnrnl
with vernin. 4 fact which mako1 4 stay at tue
| Robinson House anything but pleasant.
| 7tiHCELiANEous.
| The Sheriff Of PEORIA County, In comlpan,
| with Officer Mccormick, arrested man named
kolly, Afouday night, WHO is wantol for stealing
a watcl, and $40 from peorian. Tho prisoner
Was taaon back last ovoning.
| A thief called Frenchy fired shot at Office,
| Thorn yeHtorday morning, at M eariy hour
| while tic latter waH trying to arrest him ut tht
coruer OF Halsted md Eighteenth streots, arl
alightly wounded ono Of his lugers. Tho mar
escaped.
Henry Williams obtained T. writ OF attachment
| yesterday against tho steamer Poorlesa, valret
at about s25D, 900, which pliea on tho Northern
Lnkea. Williams olnims that tho owners OF tht
vessel owo him S2.76 for twelve hours
labor performed by linn for them, whlcl
thoy refuHe to bottle, and thercupon hs
aWora out tho writ yesterday before Justice
Haiues. Constable scan}an, armed With tll,
writ, tied up tho vessel; tho owners immotliatel.
appeared before tho Justice and gayo bonds
when tho Peerless Was released. The case vii
bo heard Saturday.