, 1879-08-10
AID. CULLERTON.
Shameful and Brutal Assault on a
Small Child.
Indignation Of the Crowd--Arrest for
"Disorderly Conduct"

"He1pt He's stealing mci'' These words II
] boys ahrill voice, accented to the extreme o
| terror, rang out last evening about 8 O'Clock Of
Dearborn street, from the stairway leading VI
into the Andrews Building, between Washing
ton and Randolph streets. The first pasaers-bJ
who came in answer to the call saw bush}
man dragging across the sidewalk ragged LITTLE
gamin, whom he had previously beaten aud
cuffed so that the boy couldn't find breath fo1
smother word. Before any one could interfere
the man had raised the unfortunate little tel.
low by the collar and thrown him almost sense
less under the wheels OF q carriage standing
by. He then raised him IN, again threw him
bodily into the hack, and told the driver to
start bis horses. By this time Billy Boyle, in
| front Of whose saloon the row was in progress,
| jumped to the horses' head and warned the
| driver not to take the boy away at his peril. An
immense crowd had assembled by this time,
| and the drunken brute, for such be proved to
| be, jumped out with the boy, yelling, The
first -. who touches this boy IN cut his
heart out" The crowd bY this time bud become
| infurfated; there wer8 cries Of
| *~> HDNAPrER,'' "uAN9 a1Mts
and ffynch! 1ynch!'' It began to look as II
| the big man would have harder time at the
| hanus OF the crowd than he had been giving the
| boy Canes and fists were reached forward
eagerly to punish him without waiting for the
AAnt AA Ll(40 Nc1talult hOAA H1fE DEEQ q
| tragedy but for the arrival OF two officers.
| Such an excitement in q crowd has seldom been
| seen; his oucnse was magnfhed, and the tudfg-
nation was not lessencd when it was discovered
that it vas AID. Ed Cullerton, the ex-partner OF
Denus Simmons. The police were poweriess to
protect him. and, in spite OF his resistance, hur-
ried him into carriage and drove away, and
none TOO soon, for the tbrong were crying.
..What II be is an Alderman Jump On him!
Slug himi"
When the excitement and crowd had sub
sided,
THE REAL FACTS
Ia the disturbance were obtafuablc. Tt appears
that young boy, Eddy Warner, was ia the
alley talking to colorcd bov who was In one Of
the suppcr-rooms on the secoud story. Cutler
ton, who appeared to be intoxicated, was lean
ing out Of an adjoining window. Suddenly he
came down the side stairs, crippled the boy
Warner, aud began to sweep the alley with him.
bis hold The boy escapsd him. and
restaurant The representative Of the Sixth
Ward Democracy followed him and caught
him in the hall, where he began
to abuse the boy brutality, and succeeded in Civ
ing the lad fright from which he did not re-
cover Tor hours. ae choked him anu pounded
bis head against the walls, threw him on the
floor, and, after gagging him with his hands,
dragged him down the stairs and out on the
sidewalk, where the scene described ahoTe took
place.
THE BOY EDDY WARNER
is only II years old, and lives with his uncle mud
grandmother, u ho have charge Of the Fullerton
Block, on the northwest corner OF WASHINGTON
and Dearborn streets. He is well known around |
who made few nickels now and then holding |
horses, blacking boots, and running errands. |
While Cullerton was defending himself IRON |
the crowd the boy slipped Oft, and was brought !
top story. A reporter was denied the privilege |
OF seeing him, but managed to elude the guards |!
and talk with the boy himself. he was found |
to be badly scratched on the face and shoulders.
His coat vas torn, and ho was almost In rags,
trembling from head to foot with terror, start
ing with every foosstcp, and almost insane from
fright. He told story, interrupted with 'crjes
OF pain and fear, which CORRESPONDS with that
given above. H. says that he first
far that IT. sscme ss II be ou rs fa hens
plainly very drunk He had never seen Culler-
ton before, and did not know his name nor any /
thing about him. When upstairs in the hall he
had asked the Alderman what Was the matter,
the only reply to which was q blow on the head
with something which he thought was either q
billy or q knife. Hc had never heard his uncle
or grandmother speak OF Cuierton in any way
aud there seems to be no reason for
The boys mother, whose maiden name was
Warner, was the vito of uodcs, the
bal-player, both she and her husband
being since dead. This boy was
1tfU SuoFtff A1tEE ii@1FEla4Et AHA atASE Ais
mothers death has borne his graudutother's
name OF Warner. His uncle, Charles Warner,
refused to say anything about any
possible motive for Cullerton's action, content
ng himself with making threats Of revenge and
talking OF the prospect Of 4 warrant for assault
ind battery.
THE COLORED DOY
George wilkins, with whom young Warner was
a|kug, is the OF the jauitor Of the Andrea s.
Building. He says that Cullerton had
:ome into Room 5, adjoining. where he
vas, apparently drunk, and ordered sup
,eI. When be saw the assault be |
olloWed and was about to throw Two large
glasses which he was cleaning at Cullertou, |
shcn he was stopped by threatening gesture
rom tue latter, VINO seemed about to draw q
eyo1yer.
Some Of the other people about the place aver
hat Culerton has been drinking heavily for
cycral days, eliminating last night by getting
razr drunk. His appearance while in the
ands Of the officers seemed to be that OF q man
n the borders OF deilirum trenens, while his
rutal aud coward1y treatment Of q small boy
an he accounted for in no other way. When
bout to be put in the carriage he showed some
nrt Of q star, but whether it was his Alder
aaaic badge or bis ''pr1vate" detective star
ould not be seen. Neither would baVe saved I
i'm from being pounded to jelly had 1t not !
cen for The opportupe arrival Of the police.
H. Was taken to the Armory, was booked Tor !
disorderly conduct" and gave bail In $500 to !