Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-23
Dennis Kearney, the Great Cali.
fOrnia AgitatOr.
A Great and Extraordinary Robbery
"A New York Drummer
Relieved Of $4,000.
Chicago SympathIzes with Memphis,
but is Toe Poor 10 Assist Her.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.l
CHICAGO. Augnat 19. Is

There are q thousand and one
subjects of interest here to write
about; but as cannot find room in
your columns for all, l will merely
give you few items of most inter-
est.
In my last | mentioned that Gen.
B. F. Butler was announced among
the prominent speakers to be pres
ent last Thursday at the Clan ma
Gael picnic, at Ogden Grove, in this
city. The occasion was a grand
turnout of Irish Nationalist. Hon.
W. ]. Hynes, quondam congress
man from Arkansas; member Of
congress VIM. NJ. Springer, of Hi
noiS, and other distinguished gen
tlemen delivered addresses. But
General Butler failed to put in an
appearance, to the chagrin of your
correspondent and Others anxious
to hear him explain his recent deser-
tion of the sinking ship of Republi-
caniSm, so-called. However, he will
be here in few days, when relieved
of duty before the Potter Presiden-
tial fraud committee.
Dennis Kearney, the great Cali
fornia disciple of laboring mems
rights, is now the sensation here.
He arrived at I o'clock this evening
from Indianapolis, and will speak
tom orrow night. The attendance
will be great, and more especi.
ally as the shoemakers are still or
the strike and will attend in a body
5000 strong. / will be present, and
make a note Of proceedings for the
LEDGER.
A robbery of the most rapid and
bold nature ever perpetrated wai
@ ommitted in the magnificent Pal
M er House hotel last Friday after
noon. Henry Freund, travelling
with jewelry samples for the house
of Max Freund, No. s Maiden lane
New York, was the victim to tht
tune of $4,000. The robbery wal
committed inside of twenty min
utes, and while Mr.. Freund wal
making a hurried dinner. Tht
robber, or robbers, forced a double
locked door of his room, pried Of
: four locks Of an iron trunk rifleC
it Of its valuable contents Of jewelry
and made their escape in that shor
period. 1t seems incredible; never
theless such is the case. And, fur
thermore, the robbers were tran
sient guests of the hotel, and aftel
the robbery paid their bills an(
disappeared; and this, too, inside
the time just mentioned. BY Il
a mere chance the person from
whom the robbers rented a room
happened 10 suspicion them, afte
he had read Of the robbery in tn,
Evening News, and mentioned th,
fact to Chilly" Pinkerton, the grea
detective. The result was tina
Pinkerton and staff visited the room
of the Spotted" parties, opened
their trunks and valises, and recov
cred the stolen goods, then secret
ing themselves in the room awaite,
y the return Of the "game." Sobl
o one of the gang styling himsel
) Charles Woodward appeared, wa
nabbed, acknowledged that he wa
euchred, but refused to give hi
J. partners away. Taking all in al
the robbery and what SO rapid
followed are considered the creates
feats Of crime and retributive jpi
tice ever heard Of. 'a
4 A murder most foul aud myste
rious occurred at Lagrange, one 0
:. Ohicago's suburbs, last Wednesda
! evening. A Mr.. CLARK, a prom
! nent citizen Of the place, was foun
at the foot Of his stairs by his wife
with bullet IN his heart. A fe,
s minutes previous he left her to 8
out TO see what was disturbing th
f horses in their stable. Suspicion
= points to Joseph st. Petrie, form
II er employe, as the perpetrator Q
o the foul deed, but few Of his rels
?, tiyes and friends affirm that he wa