, 1879-05-05

At 1880 yesterday afternoon Policeman D.
Wlllfains, while travelling post. catno across a |
young rough nasned Edward Shay, drunk nnti |
using profane language TO the annoyance OF |
people In tic street, In the vicinity Of Throop
md Kansas strrets. Wien he attempted to
arrest snay bis friends intcrfcrci and rescued
him. Officer John Toto can,c to bis nssistance,
a,nl quite a serious encounter cnbucd, In which
Policeman Williams lost hts club ntltl tho father
OF Shiny was struck on tic head by brick in.
tended for tho policemen. Finally Shay was
locked til, Mt the Neet Twelfth Street station,
and his father, WHO mas not at all seriously III
jurcd, was takcn to hit bone.
A telegram from Rochelle published in yes
tcrtlGV's TRIBUNE gave tic particulars Qf the
oiopcment from Tint city Of ono Or. Seaman
snd willow named te,,nle L. fiacket:. Ihc
OF AurIi. and put lip Mt The Eagle Hotel, corncr
of Cnual and kinzlc Streets Illc next day Mrs.
llackctt reported to Stunt: scnvcy that during
tic night the Dortor administered chlorotorm,
or RotILo other iurcotc, and sktppetl out will
s37o Of her ,noney, leaving her barely enough
to pay expenses atd to gct back home. 1t WAS
at lrst thought TINT she Doctor was ont uuoil
spree, but Ia fcw days It "us positively asccr-
Arrcsts: Catherine 'rrahcy, larceny, Of a
Dow,,cy, Of No. i13 West Adams strect;. John
Smith, aihs Sell, charged with deaslly as'nult
npon Christian Schattics In t1r West Twelfth
street district; sarall Smith, larceny OF s. from
cn1c y bnruto; Louis Monka au. two compail-
Ions, who ran down with their horse nlul buggy
man named Frank ON, rs iio was nfi1htiils
from an Args1cr ayenuc strcct-car at the corner
of Stats md Mntltson streets ycstcrday after
noon, but as Oil was injured but slightly they
wesc released upon their own rccognizance.
sAFE-nLowINa. j.
Yesterday morning it was found TINT during
the previous night gang Of safe blowers had
yitse anar s Nos g AT" & ws.t hae
md made desperate but unsuccessful effort
TO blow open a large safc. Entrnnce
was gained by climbing to the roof o. some one
Of arrow OF 'onc au'l two story buildings lust
novti, OF lie folr.story brick STRUCTURE on the
corner of Clinton strcct OCCUPIED BY A1r. Mad
leuer. Then by claoiberng. upon porch sur,
| rounding thu second story OF tile building, AsMl
cccirtl in rcaci,lng a third story window, tic
iron shutters OF which they easily nrted open With
SONIC uf tl!r implements which llmy carried.
O,ce Inside the building. they descended t" she
first floor. and entered ANAL o!ec lartittoned
off from tllc storo by glass frame, ai"l then
t,euon work upon heavy Iron sa!c. Two three
Eighth Inch holes wcro barca In the door Just
ai,orn tho eotnbinatiull.lock. Hrt! these were
ci,her through fear Of shatterlng the
ulosg IN tic frmes about the office,
und thereby making too great 4
noise, or through carclcssncs*, tho charge Of
powder was not mnde heavy enough, and tho
explosion forced only the lever part Of the door
about IN incl away from tho frame, while ttle
locks nnd upper portion remained perfectly &C.
cure, Vain cildcnYuss wcro then fnnlo to prY
tic door from Its hinges, after abandoning
which thu burglars forced opcn several drawers
tn the expectation Ut discovering In them somc
thing 10 rspay them for the visit But nothing
| was touru. . ..
From certain mnrlts left upon tho porch nri
IN tbs building there weru ut least four or hvt
In the gang. Prior to firing tile powder, tfe'
barrlcadcd the head OF the first flight Of stair
by placing whisky.baTrols oil about It, M!
gathered such articles as thcy>corld ind 'yhirl
would DO Of service Us weapons Of Of de1ens' l
wl,u might 10 attracted to the place b.
tic noise Of tho explosion. They ais
PLACED liquor barrels before window
fronting upon Clintoh mud laandolp
streets, behind which they could eecrcte theta'
selves in aucsl way as to seo outsiders, ~ caa
, Of Tic tailuru Is plainly apparcnt. Thu me
!. cuuld not withstand tl!a temptation, in,b!bc
freely uf tho Aory liquids which they found al
about them, nl!a became too drunk to an!s
ll!cir work. They left behind them n i'no stct
/ | jimmy, some three fcet In length,
, Policemen Timothy Alahuney, am Johnsot
t WIN travel tint Ipat, did not hey
tho explosion. for tue very good rcaaon that III
building Ia thoroughly inclosed In iron nh
: wooden shutters. Thc explosion could not la!
! boon very great. ns ooly tour pancs Of glass
u the Office were broken.
. Mr.. sladltugr statca tl!nt the snfc c0ntalnc
i only about $3.50 cash, nnd that + WILL Ecqul1
I ncnrly halt that sum to repair the damage. :,
!. drawer which the thieves missed Contained
i snnlE sum Ut cash. which, however, whs auiltcel
+ to have paid them for tllctr trouble.