, 1874-07-12

Eef1DE ever 61oce from tAo elette ~ tue nouuu'
which has caused him general ll-health. Friday
nipht his sickness eliminated IN his death, which
occurred while his wife WAS lying IN cell IN the
Madison Street Station. she having been ar1eeted
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Yes
terday morning Justice scuiiV hned her *2o, ana
husband. This woman has been perfect terror
to her pelehbors, and source OF great
annoyance to the police, whom she fights
like 3 tiger, aud aseals At every
ought to be placed 10 durauco until abe is com
pei}cd to dealsr from her recklesB course. 1t ls
not likely that she will DO charged. specifically,
with causing the death Of Lawson. He Is
Norwegian and his wife an lrlshWoman.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Yesterday morning about o'clock burglars
enterad the house Of W. c. Wilson through
fronr window. and robbed it OF valuabies worth
$40. They we're scared of by the awakening Of
the inmates.
Tho house of ill-fane at No: Ct Lake street
Was pulled by Sorgt. Garri.y and otncers tran
mock end Bellows last night, and the Keeper,
named Clark, and i've inmates captured
John 1awrenson and his wife Anna, had
domestic lar last evening at their abode, No. 165
North Uulon street, whep the former, an old
man OF G4 years. grasped sp1ttoon, aut sudden
" ended the b1nwl BY breaking it ovor hts wIfes
head, injur,ng her severely. Ls"renson Was A.
rested bv Officer Lahlun1, sud locked up in Madl-
son Street Station. Ho will answer the charge
OF ASSAULT with intent to do bodily injury.
At an early hour Saturday morning, officer
G1adr and Spec1al Policeman Curry arrested two
notorious thieves, named smith and 6heahan.
while preparing to enter the house OF Or. Aonp-
stead on Ashland avenue. nenr jackson street.
Tie men arc now III jail and st1ud fair chance
OF going to Joliet. There were several instEu-
ments used BY burglars found on their persous,
and their arrest viii give much satisfaction to
mauy OF tho West Sioerr. Tho thanks OF the
people residing IN the vicinity OF Ashland ave-
nue and Adams street are due the above-named
officers for tho faithful manner in which they
discharged the duties intrusted to them.
There was o grand row aud prize fight at the
notorious saloon aud boarding house OF Smith
Ackroyd, No. West Adams street, last night
about $3.50 O'Clock. woman was struck in the
face By oue OF tha roughs, and Officer Costello
was called, and caused peace to reign for time.
But he had no sooner got his back turned on the
party tuan John Mooney and Edward Verdon,
two muscular seamen. arranged for prize fight
to demonstrate their superiority in tho Asuo
line They stripped to the covering Of nature
from tue waist up, and the dinlng-room was
made the scene OF tho bout. seconds being
chosen to see fair play. Then at 1t they won't In
tue first round Mooney had his right eye
nearly closed, while Verdon escaped without =
scratch The second round resulted in Vc1dou y
favor again. Mooney getting his left optic badly
bruised and swollen. The combatants wera
about to indulge in third round when Officers
Costello and Murphy camo upon the acene. They
grabbed the pugilIsts, but before they could stop
them several blows were exchanged between
them. With their shirts OIL aud bateheaded aud
bleeding, the fighters we're marched OF TO the
Madison Street Station, whero they will remain
until tomorrow morning.