, 1879-05-04
CHICAGO CRIMINALS.


Arrests: Morris Goldsmith; cruelty to an
old horse not tit to be IN harness; John Hofr-
man, larceny as bailee Of three. boxes OF cigars
from j. Crowley, OF No. 5 North Clark street;
Henry Steinmap, disorderly' on complaint Of
his wife, Pau|ina, living at 'No:45 Desplafnes
street, who objects to his Mormon tendencies.
James .Crowel}, charged with the shooting of
Tom O'Bren and John Green in the gaming
house ut No. 73 Ha1sted street, was before jus
tice Morrison yesterday afternoon, and was held
without patl until II o'clock Monday morning.
A number OF mutual friends were on
hand to intercede and to get the prisoner re-
leased upon bail. The attending physicians,
Drs, Baxter and Bluthardt, after CONSULTATION,
concluded that O'Bren was still in prccartous
condition, although the conditions were favora-
Bile for recovery. Green is considered GONZALES
cent.
William Brisco, who was caught playing Lone
Fisherman on tue quay near Clark street bridge
few DAYS ago, and who was accused OF stealing
some nails and other articles from schooner in
the river, was YESTERDAY started off home to
Detroit by Justice Kaufman, who considered
the man insane, and devised that way
OF getting rid OF him. But the FISHERMAN "
was not to be got rid of SO easily. lie jumped
the train as 1t was leaving the CITY limits, and
where he was found engaged in digging up orna-
mental trees with shovel be had stolen. He
Is undoubtedly insane.
Thieves have been encrgeticallT employed for
day or two past in cutting out copper and lead
fixtures and pipes in Russell's old dlsti1lery on
Third avenue, near Twelfth street, until about
$500 worth has been spirited away. Yesterday
morning, the police saw q couple OF men
about the place, and, after a short chase,
CAPTURED them, when: they. proved to DC
Richard Ryan and John, alias "Cockney,"
Sanders, two ax-convicts recently from Joliet,
after serving a term for burglary. 1t is im-
probable that case can be made out against
them In the present instance, and they will be
booked for vaerancy..
In the matter OF Lundberg, the Hyde Park
policeman, an application Vas mace yester-
eaE esontf to to 3ai a hs nSefn w to xed sdm Sy the the
Court at $4,000, and the attorney left
to hunt up bonds,nen. At q late hour last
night Lundberg was still In the custody OF the
Sheriff. as reported from the County Jail. Il is
will be reinstated uDon the Hyde Park police
force, and that be will be giycn heat on Thirty
ninth street and Cottage Grove avenue. i the
Grand Jury find bill against him the Town
Trustees will employ 40 attorney to defend htu'.
Dell Scott and Thomas Ward, a4ias "Nobby
Tom," whose arrest was mentioned in yester-
days TRIBUNE, were not wanted for pass
ing 200 spiel-marks upon John Smith, ot Ohio.
but for more serious affair. f. 3. Lake, OF
A1uskegon, Mich, came to town wednesday
evening and readily fell in With some Ut the
scores OF confidence men that haunt the streets:
Now Lake was not so green as he looked. and
the seonndrels were getting towards the end OF
their list Of tricks when they succeeded in
he Was beaten out Of some money on
ttthrce cards' thrown for him III
a basement saloon at tile corner OF franklin
and Lake streets, aud when he was found tie
next morning on tpe street and brought to an
hotel he was exactly ss6 short. H positively
identified Scott as the man who bad him N tew,
and Yesterday Justice Foote held diu1 ia 45U
to the Criminal Court. The record ut The Gen"
trail Station states that Ward was dned sloo ps
Justice Summertteld, and WAS given twenty-louf
hours in which to leave town.
An old Chicago offender was heard from yes
terday in far-of. Switzerland. Ills name 's
company with Paul Arcnd. alias Laureus, by
Detectives Morgan and Hefnzman upon Charge |
OF borse-stealin.. Both resisted, and Ruzicka !
got away, the former triug three shots at MIN |
Without effect as he was running. The next
day he was arrested by, Policemen Grove and
shoot tie former. He placed the weapon full |
at Groves breast, and the shot WAS only pre- |
vented by the officer catching the descending |
trigger with bis baud, for which he still carries |
u scar. Arend was sent down Tor three !
for stealing two horses ss1H;na tr9m pr
term at Chester. Ruzicka went to Momenee
upon a Charge Of having stolen horses from |
Thou1as Bnptin and Dr. Scharze, Of that city, !
hnt, through the machinations Of band Of |
private detectives. be got away. The author
tiles Of Zurich, Switzerland. now have him for |
passing forged paper bearing the name OF
Franz Hermann, aud they have sent on to this |
city neatly printed circulars describing the man
aud giving his eventful history SO far as they |