, 1879-01-02

Wouiu Do haFu 10 SaF. none Q! TUG tolksuosA
lights in the house. which betrayed the position
of Talksdorf, but the exterior darkness shielded
anybody on the outside. Tho man who cntercd
ns s,Gon 100. bo" u osest IT, r. HI 5 M
thootlnQ is not 80 certain. but he Is suspected.
Tic mention Of - Baker f'tnck eue9ests John
Crnw, for Grow once worked for Finck. SO inr
door At ono time, aud they had no vehicle with
them.
no. 8.
Along toward n'c1ock party ot four men,
supposed to oc the ssmc gang referred 10 above,
northeast corner Of Western avenue and Lake
street, Caldwell was In bed as1cep. A llir1
man mined Mat was lying on lounge In the
parlor. which allo'ns the hsrroom, also nnson.
sciots. Mrs. Caldwell MAS doing, 1,avinR been
Mp with her sick babe, ard her mother {irs.
Gurman) waa Wide awake, atttinF At the cradle
side OF the infant. No attention was At first
paid to knocks for admission, but they wsre 80
constant and loud that Mrs. German finally
awoke Caldwell. lfe went to tho eide aoor on
Western avenue, where the mon were, and rs
soon as he opened II two shots were fired. lie was,
n son,e II G S not os9 hs his
men. he threw MIN on the floor. Tho three
others pointed their rcvo1vers ut him. md he
ran Into The parlor and shut thc door. Mint was
stouscd y :i,s no.e' and sias, lin IN trying to
weight OF tho four against tho door was loo
much for them. and f was f"rced open. Mat
and Caldwell rstIeated ,hronei, = rent door
9. bedroom, and at the Tar end the kitchen.
While they were making their way out two
more shots wcra fired At them. Mat
but Caldwell CT entered tic bedroom and
door hiding It from slcw. Ono oi The rutIlans,
= short, stout man with a cap on, who followed
IN the a ns,
his revolver at Mrs. Caldwell, who was sitting
on tho edge Of tho bed, nnd asked her wtero
"Patn was. Che aaid she had Ronu ont back.
H. then hen demanded hcs noeket:oook % shs ted
door attracted bis attention, and he looked and
saw the scrvant-giEl Mary, who was almost
dead With fear: shc shouted, "pon't shoot"
defend us.' Tho vitlain,. however. tlIdn't dis.
turb themt but rcjoncsl bin companions In the
saloon. Mrs. tlorinan, who had gone tlIthcr,
when she eaw Mat mako Ills escape. to learn the
tho bar taking n drink, and then wrap up bot
tic OF whisky In piece Of poUer.. A third point
cd his revolver at her, and doubtless would have
fired, bad not one Of bis companions said, ~
place. Jumped into the ,ale1Rh, and drove north
on Western avenue. It IVES subsequently, as
certatned shat they had robbed the till, which
contained gold watch and q jsttlc money ,--.:oot
they xcre gone, Mrs. Gorman asked Nrs. Caid.
was @ pethaps ,hos.' "Yes," said Pat, II sm.'
Ga opening the closet,door Il was found that
Ii Ii. shirt was 6ioody. Dr: A.. H.. ill., Tasert 1t
was called in without delay. Ha found thar. a
ball had entered Caldwclls chest, lltt'c 10 the
left OF tho centre, striking tho stcruuul.
didn't ~ to trace ths course Of the bullet,
Caldwell was fag long tftnc unconscious: but
later came tc himself and was ablc tu speak.
II il supposed, from the limited hemurrhage.
formed fra Cd which prevented ths dow of blood. The
symptoms wcre 80 favorable yesterday after
noon that both Drs* Taecrt aud Andrews stated
that they believed Caldwell would get well.
robbery, since Caldwell, ike nearly ii saloon
keepers, had the foolish habit OF alwaya
carryioE about him 8 large roll OF bilts.
They doubtless thought tho quickest
and take il without trouble, since rough md
tumble fight for possession Involved too many
chances OF capture. The wounded mat Ia we'll
known in tho Western part Of tho city, and has
large number Of his frIonds called to sec him,
but they were unsuccessful, as Ills recovery de-
pends in a great measure upon absolute reat.
AZ 10 the IDENTITY Of his asta!antsl itis at pres
sR ~asa aakSer %sy eaps aye. % s
Though all were seen BY Mrs. Gorman, she says
she couldn't recognize them; nor could Mrs.
Caldwell Identify the one who came into her
lice could got WAS that tho men were short and
thick-set- ''t'
Detectives in great number were nut upon
tho cnsc early Yesterday morning. Before ~
~ Myrn ies ns s syPe
10 or suspicion "Diliy,' Who lad iost ono
arm, was soon tet at ltoertr-the Others ~cro
held. bob !" Young, who lives Ia the neigh
aa.3 fSG9 0i & 4 s eet sSn sss sass
great deal about tho trouble. The layaps ara
bard bofs. They are continually ln trouble,
and their reputation Ia tho neghborliood In
wncn thsr i've sHsh - - TO- Justify thss ~
crime as highway robbery, Or esGG nan
raseal. His mother Is "well OIL" aud has,
sasine % him % f4em eI the pspalty W Of hs misaeea. n
| ors. uo hos been known to do jobs OF painting
| and calciminln1, but In the maln the police say
] he Is loaEer. aud rough one At thst, lie IL
much taller than suy Of tho R5aus. and answers
him (who Il called John Crow) In tho Roach rob
berry. All Of those who hare heen arrcsted aFu
regarded with fear and trembling by tho neigh.
bors. All OF them hare been known to do deeds
cAuso OF general satlafactiun. Crow. probably
tho toughest ono Of the los. formerly worked
for baker named Ftnek. hc himself being I
baker BY traie, and be bas atso been saloon
keeper. having dire on Weat Ktnzte strect thu.
wns the headquarters Tor gang u toodlums
al Of whom should have been tn 1all. Crow
tue Hyans, Young, aud others Of ltke nature
are ssid to oo associated IN arecoQnixed 'eanR =
whosu apparent object Is TO rim their part o.
town to suit themselves. The R3aus we're ar
rcsted about two weeks ago lor yagraucy. hui
esenped punishment by the influence Of thel1
friends Rnd the promises Ut their parents. Young
has nover been run ln for yaerancy. Lie alwny,
had support froul his mother. ne continually
| hung about Caldwell's saloun,--ths very place
where mis- own father sold liquor bY The Klass
Ills mother owns tho property to-day.
ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Tho bullet which was found In u door O.
Roach Aouse-the shot that Was fired to in
tisnidate .plucky old Airs. noach-ia iu tn
ease. Should that ball prove to bs Of the aa,u,
tn1ke, etc., a. The one cur out from Mr. TElka
doris bark, and tue 0ne which was found on til,
floor OF Caldwell's AaIoop, the connection o& th'
ousrages will ba much more ceaE than It other
villas would b.. II tho bullet could be takes
| frun CaIlWellta chest It nliRhk ha found I,