, 1879-01-02
THE OPENING SHOT.
The Criminal Calendar OF 1879
Begins Well.
Two Men Shot and Two Rob-
berries l'erpetratcd.
4 Gang Of Rufaana Hold Carnival on
the West Side.

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the West Side.
A,s,, b,. ~. nnv vcar b.oun with ,bc
.hc1,,Ino ~ hfood. i.asA New.Ycar,a pay
Wie,ani lnisd nlum, Tht. yrar. ism. two
mcn wcrc .hot bcforo tho ycar vaa IVA hours
ofa nnc NJ thrm lIe, in n r,ttJea1 condition
f,t,,, . w,urd noar ,ho haort. tha othrr snf-
~. ,-,,,1,. tsr.. ,.o,,,a o,an- ,hr,,ab tbn
'ets Eseat.s ,Fo" Tou"a e.eas tn'o"kn ,. @ .,'o
aodomen hnd ION. IL II NOT tne lault o1 tue
robbers, burglars, Observation-Disclosures they
may hc-that two man wcrc not prrmalurciv
dcad mron ibe nr.t sav NJ nv rear. 4
s.s =. es,,. .,.a ..,,.s; n.,Ia,. r,;y-a,, -
the door nf bis saloon. corner OF West Lake
street and Western avenue, ut & o'clock yes
,ct,,av morning. and when he opcnef1 tho door
10 tnrm onc AZ tbcm created him win
a pistol"ba1l. some men, ptoban'y some OF
tho eamc gang, tried TO break Into
Charles Ta]ksdori'e saloon at tie corner
o. Fulton street and "a.stenaw Asenne, rem % soous
S'~ oe'oeh scs.e'oa9 'aos"''e, A.o' o'.""eo
denied admfttance md battled 10 attemuts 10
force their way, they broke window, and
some ono thrust IN d hand ant, a weapon, and
shott,vtcs ..hot,,tii r.lv.an,f fo,l a.oi, -. ,ho
suot." ' An'nnoof. le''' usaa, ~ ,.o
.hue supposed. oo'y !e" nonfs petoterps
fore the old ycas was dead-two men robbed
Mrs. Roach, living on West Lake street, near
h,a he~ 1sI hs5i rero,s.r t her e hso n's sns S
dagger ~ at ber aJ heart and .a eavs "a M up S C,rcum-
pIcion points TO four youthful rouKt,s Sherry
and CnnnclIv wcrc hunc for no more heinous
,n....,"n. 49,. .he. ~ a1,.s ~ hsar.. ona
'ntent'oue tnaa thoso tnat nie4 tne hearts ana
minds Of the bloodthirsty dcsperadoes who
robbed Mrs. Roach and sought the lives Of
Charles TaIksdorf and Patrick Caldwell. An
account OF their dotngs 10 given herewith:
About 0: 30 o'clock cutter containing three
men drove up to The house Of milkman named
Af,chnel ]. Roach, who lives on the north sldc OF
West Lake street, Just wcst Of Wat'ltenaw av-
en,R. tbs vehicle wna driven close to Tho ditch
ueaytnQ marks Ia the snow to slow that fact>,
and tho men leapcd out. Their footprints wcrc
vlsEbie In the snow, showing where they jumped
across the ditch. One .cmaIued 10 tic Gu tier
to tho back Of tho house, there being no en-
trance 10 front, and knocked nt the kitchen
door. Mrs. Roach, tic aged mother Of Michnel
boforo her. Onc OF them stepped inside, and,
extending to her new quart-pa!l Of tin, asked
for quart Of milk. Mrs. Roach went for tho
milk aud the man made use Of her absencs to
look about ~ mitch as he could without attract
ing the attention Of tho old lady'a husband. who
snt by the fire warming himself aud smoking
clay ptpo. When the old woman returned with
the mllk The stranger asked II ehe could change
s5 bill. sha said that sue could not, and the
man satd that he had no change. Mrs. Roach,
who Is bowed with tho wetRbt of her three score
years and ten. looked up at him and
cents, gucss." sho saw that bis cap
was drawn down over bis forehead It'll 1t touched
his eyebrows, aud that his tutiro face below tho
! gyes was hidden by black cloth tied behind
! hie bead. Before she lad time To snr1nise any.
| thing, tho stranger had wrapped his arms
| around her 20 as 10 pnion her arms aud quick
~ a aash he threw her to tho floor face down
ward and placed oue Of lfa kucce across the
- Bad \ 81,
4s az no e
with ths muzxle ia her ca and al her side he
Inte % her u ia ! cass ' sho % moved. Mesashiia tbs tbs
"pat." who had up to the minute OF attack re-.
mAincd on tho steps outside, had coma In aut.
hcld large pistol 70 the old man's head. Tho
money. Mrs. Roach said shc had none. Where
upop Inc man went through her pockets, iolt
under her dress down her back, and opened her
none money II IN % her bosom. M e found no nothnc % e1cept
Is ccnts 10 her pocket, anil then he again de-
mandcd "that money! 10 II lie knew there was
quito sum in the house. IIo fired bis revolver
woodwork Of q door near by, This SCARED lie
old lady 20 much that slo tn nlorcd him 10 aparn
her iife ami promised TO 9,ye him all sho hnd.
lie then allowed her to ret up, and with tic
dcuth 10 her cars ste went to 4 bureau .Irawcr
and found Sl9 and some small change, This
| money tho mnn pockcted without a word, antl
snnouuccd that he wanted more. 1i'ye a
rood notion 10 kili YOU auyNayn he .a,d. md
followed that will femnri Tint shn nail mars
money somowhcro ana must produce Il. sha
| tpjd him that the houae waa omen to him. and
While she aud her husband remained in cars Of
Bnrrjar No. q. tho most a,,ducIous Of tha nsIr
wont urtstn,rs NJ thonuh ncnuajntn1i with the
n,cmJse. md conm"nrsi n tSsI"mnt,c sc.rch
lis tore IN the carpet, overturned the furnlturc,
md tore oncn tbc mattresses. Wills No. I
was ut.stnirs. M. q. who was much tni]er than
the ri har mnvad III faro cinth imst ittio nn,i
sskcd tha old wu1,,nn II she woniti
tnnv him II she ,vnr IA " him arnin Tnrv d.
narted. taking with them anont saso. most ri
Thjrh tbFv fonnt t,r,.afajrs.-nil fhs mnncv In
the housc. Mrs. Roach IL positive that sha can
identity fho man who Ind her down on the
Honr shs snvs that In h. 1nhn crosT. = vnrnn
mnn WIN has IiycI II, the nc,rhho1honG ~,
years The Other mnn she fiiIi not innw. mr.
afli sbo think shn comid rccn9nixs lin In cnsa
she shn,t,I rnret hin Fortrnaia,v far ~Ihs ths
| hss 1s as .s..' 49, ~ ~. ~