, 1877-12-02

m:;,3.4 eae4; refer LaWler, assaultng james ant
rison held Philip Brown in $500 to the Cr;uino
with razor. 'NN''"~'
MINOR arrests: John Ostan. so years of ase
1a[ceny OF two coats from C. ". Henry, OF No
i2s nest Madison street; Lizzie Behliug anG
a1,;!aa sluatna uaoeft, TWO young runawars from Nil
Murphy out OF "Rottcn Row. on Clintor
street; Bridget Mckcnua, dashinp her child tc
| tne pavement while she vent for Edward Con,
!eT IN pug'listic style; Louis Steer, stealing q
! 1Al U! out1ef. 1or which IN owner Is wanted at
/ the 4rmory. ~
., a Weil-known gentleman residing in this city
claiming to know R1ude, the St. Louis murder.
er, almost from infancy, asserts that his rea1
name Is Babe" Montgomery. His parents
were Scotch, and resided for d long time in Co
lumbia County, Pa For many years bis father
was st stanch Presbyterian clergyman, ssBabc -
dlninutive stature. In car}y life the boy was
IN every respect indicative Of what he
! mas since become, but was nevertheless toler-
ateu III good society because Of his garrulous
naoits, MS good Clothes and the advantage Of 4
tvspec'aoio r. ORTIZ. At the early age Of IS years
ne ran away from home, and soon afterwards
murdered man, which was the actual cause
q q nun running away to Texas. The name
van zandt, given bJ him while in Michigan CITY
FTan Fgieh!l, Raa, vas s as much 40 aias as that Of
Tor what 1t is worth. The gentleman from
| Ehom 1t came Is reputable, und comes frum tina
same county, hence there are but fcw chances
that ne Is mistaken III the identity of Frank
Ma11ne. IT, should It prove true, the biography Of
MS ne Wll probably be soon forthcoming, and
t"iA no doubt prove IS interesting rs that Of
his recent escapades in St. Louis.
CLEVER CAPTURE.
Netectlvcs Ryan and Osterman think they
have struck color. Within the past two DAYS
StrJ h,,+A -.
bas not yet, reached maturity, and they arc
necessarily Obliged to keep back some Of the
particulars Several days ago the Wholesale
nonse OF Clayburgh, Einstcin & Co., On Wabash
prGpns pc v,x was noss3 sted !, By burs WHO car
Vesycts,, and silks. The ncxt day or
SO q place On Archer avenue was entered,
and about $500 worth Of similar goods laken.
Ihe officers worked meritoriously On the case,
and after getting in sociablc crowd got a clue.
me hfst arrest made was that of Julius II.
stein, proprietor OF the clothing bazaar, No.
2s9 Clark street, who was collarcd ~ in the
Crlmlna! Court while waiting to appear as
witness in the case Of George Eager. The SUBJ
then! named james Burns, who had had suits
OF clothing tnade out OF the stolen goods
IN STEMS shop. Two other young thieves, also
implicated III like manner. were arrested.
This done, STEMS residence, No. 41S Wabash
avenue, was searched, and there were recovered
liz
AZ az oi which we're easily identified by Ncssrs-
Claybueh, Einstcin s; CO. All the prisoners arc
Kept in the closest surveillance, no Que,
not even their relatives, being allowed
TO see them. j. Lyle King, Steir's attorney,
asserts that Stein merely took contract OF
making the goods up into suits, not knowing or
suspccting that 1t WIS stolen. The detcrtigcs
are not not yet lalf through With the develop
ment Of this latest crooked job They have
found that several pawnbrokers have furnished
NtHtu n rnf Il Inf cncf
OF such stolen material as be could make up.
And besides BY laying low they hope to recover
the balance Of the stolen goods. Perhaps next
Tuesday will see rich Developments.
RESISTING AN OFFICER
Ohicer John Linn yesterday morning shot
William Wisncr in the arm. near the e]bu.-,
woundin@ him SO seriously that it is expected
he will have to suffer al amputation. THE
affair occurred about quarter past O'Clock.
Nisner has hccua teantsscr III the employ ot |
Stafford & Murphy, contractors, and drove q |
57ewcr-fushing wagon, drawn by four horses. !
ing occurred, from tie barn, corner ot !
Wells and Ontario streets, to bis work, corner |
Of Chicago avenue to Larrabec street he got
b'ockaded on the rar-.rack. His horses were /
unnanageabIe, aud, owing to thc
crowded condition OF the street, he was unable |
TO raise the blockade. Just then Officer Joln
Linn came up. dressed in citizens attire, and
thrown upon his launches. Wisner protested.
shcn Linn. It is alleged, not yet having j
made himself known, jumped into the wagon.
the driver resisted, when Linn, it is
said, pulled out a ''hanly-oilly" and struck
Wisncr several blows on the licau. ! scuf1lc
,nsued dnTiug which the officer was wo7stcl,
and he ran away short distance, drew his re-
'o1ver, and fired two shots, one Of which took
effect, with the result US above stated. Wisrer
Fas arrested and held in $500 hail hy kaufuauu |
J'buyS33r mo- inn, !
yisner may lose his arm. He was taken to his
omc, corner Of Wells and Ontario streets, Or
osite the barn where the horses he drove arc
tabled. Those with whom The TRIBUNE re-
ortcr conycrsed in regard to tile affair say tlat
.iun transcendel his authority. and that the
hootine was unca1led for aud some even assert
bat the officer was intoxicated. An investiga-
ion By Col. Hickey into the affair would not
{ out OF order. LIT. Murphy. one Of the ncu,-
ers Of the 1irm that employed N'isner, says
1at be has worked for them two years, and t
lat nc is steady, quiet, and anything but ag-
ressiTe or uuarrelspme.