Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28
A CHICAGO MYSTERY.
A Terrible Athlete, and HosU He Keeps In
Practice.

A Terrible Athlete, and HOsU He Keeps II,
Practice.
Chicago Tribune.
There has been considerable surprise and
conservation excited in police orioles in a
certain portion of this city by the discovery
on quiet street almost nightly of the mash
ed and mangled almost lifeless remains of
handsome and we'll dressed young man.
Sometimes the unfortunate young mans
chin is found on the top Of his head, or his
right eyebrow under his right ear, or his
false teeth protruding from the nape of
his neck; sometimes, again, his fibs-ase-
freight train; at other times he has 8 head
on him of such generous proportions that
he seems doomed for life to have to step into
his shirt at the neck Robbery is never,
the object te4e of the avomysterious.
assailants ~ of, these handsome young
mon, as their jewelry Gearing the hallmark
of the dollar store) is untouched, and in
their pockets are found all the property they
said they had abont them bogus quarter,
two nickels, q car ticket, a NEWSPAPER scrap,
and . strongly perfumed handkerchief.
Queerly enough, too, the victims of these
dreadful and mysterious. boutrages are never
willing to give any account of the manner
in which they received their injuries. This
mystery Tribune reporter, however, has
been able to SOLVE There is an experienced
and athletic ipugilist in this city in train
i ingsfor the championship. He has taghand
like the hand of Providence, or . Cincinnati
ham, and b 'forearm like a -four barrel, and
when in Dakota used to make his living by
driving piles with his fist for foundations
for grain elevators. This, ferocious athlete
has been going through s the. usual routine
off, pounding sand bags; b but :. his
trainer has been anxious to give him some
more like what he will have to do in the
ring; hence he has taken an idea from the
training of fighting dogs, which animals are
allowed to eat up an inferior clr, every day
SO as to get q taste for blood and an abiding
faith in their own invincibiiity.i According
~ he sends out every fine afternoon q beauti-
full, modest, and richly attired young woman
to scout for prey. When she beholds a gem
ueman of the MASKING persuasion who
i thinks he has made a conquest of her she
mildly but firmly winks at him and induces
him TO follow her to the. quiet cot
tage in secluded street where
this ferocious athlete does his training
The door opens, and che let's in the swell
4 young man that thence swell young mar
never departeth more. She ushers him into
dark passage and opening door, pushes
him into room, locks the door after him
and getting her bounty of So for him goei
out after another. Meanwhile the aston
ished masher finds himself in sort of gym
nasinm, in the presence Of man like
walking edition of the Cardiff Giant, ant
the man proceeds to harden his fists and i'm
prove his science of judging an.
delivering knock down blows by knock
ing that young man into gross o
cooked hats and other like fantastic
shapes, only intermitting his amuse
ment when his trainer IAN experience.
physician) declares that any further exel
else would be fatal to the masher, who's
family breathing body is deposited on tn
sidewalk after dark. This explanation wi
serve to account for the. mysterious assault
which have SO perplexed the police; also 70
the frequent disappearance of handsom
young Washers from our midst. SURVIVING
friends would do we'll not to be too demon
strative towards young women on the street
and cars in offering to accompany the1
home, or they may pick up the pugilist'
I trainers emissary, and she may make So OF
of them. epts