, 1879-04-17
PR0GREssIVE BOYS.
rnu,ating the Deeds Of the Molly
'' Maguiras.
MIN rrrand-Boys' strike aud Its
~" Results.
4. wouuded Urchtn Refuses to Peach
~ y on His Assailant.

or{rHttl[EH 49,
The p,,..s pI's arr hs[ur put Into practices In CHI.
DIN N''.''1 H., uratenl OF assassination has be-
e'so s,'a s beritaec Of boys of IA. The victim In
@sS @S,c.cnt case nny rccorcf,-'n' 'acs, anlcss an-
'sor,h,t rs sy.nptoms arc deve'opeu n's recover?
mv !! s",tr.y nrobablc, the taet se'nnsns t"ae
....rloy afternoon boy Of IA WAS snot ny a'''
J.ss, n about ILLS own ago. and thai t'lo eause
a'u, NV .ho attempted murder grew out OF t'lr nc'
!9 , ~ tle assaulted boy In regard to bis Right to
WV W., tor such WAGES as seemed nood to hsm
se'A ..en,t and to his employers to
T,,e casc, from Its surroundings, thr
no ~ vouth Of tho parties, nn,l Tho daring
t.u .anor IN which The shooting was done, on u
na."s ~" thoroualfarc, anil IN broad dnylaGht, is
pa'~ =, tho strnngcst which tho press OF Chicago
Wv s'' arsr bccn called nrun to chronicle.
~ s.nn, S hs]tpast o'clock yesterday afternoon
..<o,,. % %pass!ng by the:corner Of clAfk a1d Mud
toa streets -
moment afterwards boy was seen to run
~. ~. =, ,,,e entrance to Mo. 1S3 Madlsun. A
wv ,',n,, sheriff., Ben II, so1Ignan, who heard
~ .bot fred, gaYe chnso TO tllc hoy, who sAs
~ ,s,~ Madison to I.asnlle street, aud thence
s,S wM ~ l,gsalle to tho Board OF Trado alley.
TS.s", T%aS1,n, nupurst the crowd there assembled,
t.g5s" Immediately lost to sight, mud aetEinasi
n M up the case. Meantime, others 1au en-
M'II William al Clark streets, where they found Il
~ i,in,t on the stairs. 1t turned cut upot ex-
w MgaIastion That lIe had received wound through
x. scsGy part ot h!s left thigh, tho bullet pass
in~ r Clean % through. Tlc missile WINS picked up
boy etse f1a,, anu pTessa psbro 70 st 1S '%a FL
tars' tor ~ ycry coo anl collected, ant when thu
ss!,,mers ~ sucEested to strip or his clothes
y, lid purposo ol making an examination,
+. toM them 10 "tako It cnsy n1id Dol sweat
tSemseiyes.n lilo Wis taken TO the ollico Of Dr.
+ gnyIIcr, y few doors away, nnd was TRIMS
;s,rri thence t, hls hpme.,
''1rb ma boy gave his nntno as Thomas Rowbot-
I'm, ,n3 saIl That lie was IA ycara old and re-
MIX viii Ills mother ut No. 6s5 West Madison
.trtet, The occurrence had attracted large
number Of people, including, tlle inevitable po"
ikxm,n who turns up alter everything ts over,
but 10 iii questions the boy persisted IN saying
ihtt Ia did lot know who II WIS tint shot him,
md that ho know the Shouting WINS accidental.
Roth declarations, as he afterwards admitted,
IRE untrue, but the motives which induced the
title fellow to make te1n pso.ent nm i1lM i, tls
llrbt Of a true hero, mud. on the other baud,
letpoo.trate that the law1css spirit which is so
nmpapt 10 Chicago is bearing Its fruit.
TIE noY'a ACCOUNT
If tbe shooting was that ho Ind been sent by
oos Of thc employees at Gngo Bros. Il Co.'s to
:s'lrer some collars 1 nt 51! Chinese laundry on
the corner ot Clark Hhu hlaa!soh streets. nm.
ether buy. whose name he dia not know, Joined aa
hIu,, and be waited in tic hallway Of No. 1888
N.dison streot while tho other younGster went
upttaIEs. Willie thus waiting, another boy.
1bom he had never seen before, camo down
The ttalss, pll!el ont nl8toi as II ~ examine
Il. he felt someth|n9 MI his leg, mud that WaH
he knew o. It, he nau neVot a., seen ttls oti'er
t0J before, nntl Wou.u not Dc n0le to fecognlzc
lin, There seemed something lslty III tho
ttory, even TO those who haa out iew mo
meots to question tue lnta, pnt no stucH to ",
snl petaisted TINT tlIe s!'ootaf was accidental.
The Medical tnnn advised that tic wounded boy
Aoud BE- conveyed 70 ,a home T., ana ace5oralnE
!TsEaeoa was obtained. tue ooy was H. ialu IN
kupon mattress. Anu Two polico ohlcors a.
mnpanted nm To MS mothers residence, NO.
s9 West Madison street.
The truth as TO thu matter was elected by Q
nPo!tef OF iffH TRIBUNE later In inc day. 1t
lA'' oate story oil
JUVENILE pRpltAvlry AND INNATE "uusssD-
NEss', '
which goes fat 10 tslow TINT tho Trades- Union
he. that the murder OF. ANYBODY who Will work
iofleas t1ah Tie "rcEtiIar" Wngcs is perfectly
lusslhao!e, aud indeed lnerltortons, bus
1sea deep root. INC boy "as sbot "
Ns o. his former companlons simply be.
ihe other boys qult,-a deyelop.neut Of Molly
Asguirclsin almost startling when Il Is coEsid-
ftu hlat tue parties coneerueu are nll childrenf
Iae next thing to i.
lIe goy' lholnas How0ottGms who was shot
sAntle oTer Il ycals OF ngc, n1l1 is u bright,
lmsH laa lof Ills years. His mother IL widow
hpoos circumstances alld having family. The
y 9as always been extremely well behaved,
9a Se!hG the uMantfnuuB testimony of iits etn.
ao}eh aud all who knew him. For thr last
afee yepEs Or so le has been employed as an
ffand-bov by Gage Bros. q Co, Of Wabash nv.
mug. There wcra come hVo OF siI 0t1ler bOyh
upoyed by tho t!rm In tho same cupaelty, Row.
oHon hsyng been longer With them than nny
! hc otAera, Gu Monday lust the boye
.! ao 3 petition to thu firm asking for more
lsr! lIpo!meht by Gase b!oa. oi new hoy u
ysaes .hou s. ~ wnu rtv ecS IL s w. easr ;n n'E1ua @
AZ. hefnro III. ~. isu9u a ~ 1oh Ma,.s ~.
6ye,r. " aeo ,1 nd o t.isnn oun ~, Nj diIsa m
ill., icndE l., 'Iu .ett,,,t ~, ~, ~ t ~ H.
ren,rcS ~. aa...',, Eu ai,tI' Nv ps'.' .a .. -,
,rr wnn,an aIu usue9inea's ss Wuen set ao1tt @ta'
nil WITH a,,,tt IeiiaI n "cea 'nolo' os' III ue
'oeu au'N, "'io ...--..
THIS ALL THE noTs s10NEp,
!oapottom Inst. The latter etAted Afterwards
at lc oiu not mean to quit, anu only signet
dauso bis folks wero poor, mud tla Thought u!
alsa dollar would llelp them out. The end q
senatter was l.lat, with tie exception OF Row
Nsom, all iha boys quit work, new unes bcltlI
oxsged to t'll their placos and this gave Isl
uhe lnclpsent tragedy.
20 fas the ALTAR was almost lauehabte,-
ao1eG erruut-boys striking for dollar i wee,
lgaaee III their wages and cotttpg bounced
u the sequel was by no meatls q subject foI