, 1875-09-26

ship" Taking ont notebook mud bob-tai1ed pen
eli, which be watered at bis mouth, he remarked:
guess I'm for Rehn, myself, and tailed one. Then
be walked, pencil in hind, to IA. Dutchn,an. aud
asked him foAwhora he voted. 'tHein2 Who dc you
vote for:" "P1zmarck, Pr tam" replied the eon OF
Hermann, and the eeN-apponted scrutineer put do"n
one for Hestng. Then he tried drowsy old gentleman
with go!d-headed ezne, who, waking from a sweet
sleep, said: - I've paid you once before-down At
Saugamou atreet--it's id impostion-Iu complain
to the Superintendent" and emphasized his te1naks
by bringing his gold-hcaded with yigor down on
tho canVasser's weather-toe. Passenger Number
Four was buli-necked man, with no shirt,collar ~
cts. ~ guess won't wake him." satd the t.Eer of
votes, With sieky smi1s he passed On to Number
ETY. IN Slst man with anal eyes ana a. esr.
1aiuly." "Are you for Healng Or Rehm7' "For ,':
r. ~ z9q Ss, nssa sb }sas pas
senger crusty old man, vary deaf, who, when be
saw the canyasser standing before him With bis nose
book In his hand growled ITS no use; IT ~ ne.H n11
ought to go to the county authorties Tho lae1 pas
Bcnger Was medunl-slzed man. With cosely-ctoppea
dressed | him. " ae % didn's s answer: TIE canvasses
punched him in the ribs. He awakened, ana asxeo
hatn Hades WIS np: Tho e 70 '0a Erebna
1as 'hst It f'n,sss'f was as' yes sh sna n,ss
set the e9ncsos TO-. to decide 50 bs So wanted
to get of, stopped the car re1narkang: Inas y
only Loomis-I thought you got on At Lauin. u;.,
(Here tho man with cloeelyc1opped rcd ha1, psac5eo
up his were Tho canvnssss II snoes ,an. os
gust didn't ask the conductor for whom no was abont
to rote The approached Lan1n street ant tAe ~
man rot ont and went south. moment later .ne
rct-hafred man rose suddenly and with IN ar o. "
termination upted the and went south along i1nn
street IT thought you went up to Hoyne, 8ala tne
conductor Us Aa got off. $50 do, usuAu he nieseo
in reply between his got teeth, but tonight naIo
some business to attond to-" driving cloud oo-
scured the moons The gas in the atreet-5amps
f1ckered fcebly casting o1cnolls shadows upon tce
bleak prairie There not step to be hesrd, nos
light to 10 seen. =. A tho next (the las) Sar
sssed Latin street going west an alert man OF mid
dc sizc with coselycropped red has. got On board,
ard rode to Hoyne street. He seemed somewhat e1-
hausted, and his dress was disorded, but ho
was IN high apirits. Olacef feter
Ker1jgan reported at the Pauline Street Station |
next morning that at 1885 he found Mr. Ebcn-
czer Collins, . respectable citizen, living On Gilpin
oIace near Latin street. lying in ditch the in
ersecdon Of Latin and and Harrison Streets terribly
beaten. 4 TRIBUNE reporter who was dis
a1ched to mike inquiries into the mysterious tragedy,
tates tha no whatever be assigned for the
ssault The wounded man was Of peaceful dispo- |
ition; he had not been drinking; the wou1d-be as-
assin's object not robbery, since Mr.. Collins'
yatch and wallet left untouched: III fact, The
rhoc matter is enveloped in mystery. Mr. Collins
'as unable to identify the rufian who attacked him
rom behind but few minutes after he had left tho
treet-car. |