Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-06
BEASTLY ASSAULT.
Dominick Areynski Terribly Maltreated
and Robbed by SIX Burly Rufflans.


Dominick Areynski Terribly Maltreated
and Robbed by Six Burly Rufflans.
It would be difficult matter for the low
est confines in the purlieus of vice to vomit
Oh the surface of society half-dozen more
dissolute Of sinister looking candidates for
the gailows than the six desperadoes that
faced outraged justice at the municipal court
yesterday morning. They, and their inoffen-
slve victim, Dominick Areynski, appeared in
court at O'Clock, and the latter's appear
ance bore striking proof Of having been the
subject Of q most damnable outrage.
Inc prisoners accused of committing the
assault and robbery answered to the names
OF James Kelley, John Clark, William Walk
or, James butcher, Frank Sheehey and John
Hennesey, six stalwart rufaans, charged with
committing the most astrocious and william
Gus assault, perhaps, ever perpetrated in
Ramsey county. Dominick Areynski. the
prosecuting witness, first took the stand. tes
ta1ylng to having casually met the party and
TO having accepted their invitation to drink.
Inc circumstances connected with the
robbery, as given in yesterdays issue of the
GLOBE, were fully detailed, showing that it
was conceived and executed in the most de.
llberate and cold blooded manner. The
hands and feet of the captive were firmly
bound, and cry for assistance was resented
py the most terrible punishment, the head
and face of the victim being pounded to the
consistency of raw beefsteak. To prevent
further outcry the victim was gagged, after
which the highway robbers succeeded in
searching their prisoner and making off with
the booty.
When confroeted with the prisoners thew
were oil recognized by Areynski, who stated
tnat the perpetrators were about ten in all,
which leaves at least four at large.
An interesting circumstance of the case.
and one which clearly establishes the guilt OF
the prisoners, transpired during the hearing
OF the trial yesterday morning. After the
prisoners had been removed from the station
mousse to the court room, Mr.. Jessrang had
occasion to visit the cell occupied by the out
laws over night. While inspecting the cell
his eye rested on white substance stuck
over the door of the cell between the tim.
bers. An investigation resulted in the find
ing OF silver watch, evidently the same
watch that had been taken from the victim
to the assault.
proceeding to the police court, Station
Keeper Jessrang related his discovery tc
Capt Clark. The court was appraised of the
discovery, and Areynski was recalled and re.
quested to give description of the watch
without hesitatlng he gave precise descrip
ton OF the watch found in the cell, and thus
established most indispensable link in the
chain OF evidence that is to send the coward.
ly scoundrels to Saltwater.
IL ls necessary to explain that the mer
were tried on two charges, viz: vagrancy
and assault, and larceny from the person
on the tlrst charge they we're fined $50 each
or thirty days in Jail and placed under bonds
to keep the peace, in default of which they
were to be imprisoned for sixty days in adj.
dltlon to the thirty. On the second charge
they were found guilty and held in $500
bail each to the grand jury, in default OF
which they were committed.