, 1879-01-04
DETECTED DETECTIVES.
Examination of the Men Charged with
the johnson Robbery.
A Strong Prima Facie Case Ia Made
Out Against Them.

AA1ah NCofKe NOscOe. 41u N1AE4c9 IL GneTlu1ut
charged with nssaultInR and robbing lir. john
sou. the Qroeery-kecpcr at the corner Of Abcr-
deem and Van Buren streets, last Monday
evening, shout $3.50 o'clock, was held before
Police.1ustlce Morrison yesterday afternoon,
and attracted quite largo num-
bcr of persons 10 the courtroom
ut tho West Madison.street Police Btnsfnn.
Mr.. Cunningham appeared a. attorney for tho
accused men, and Officer snea, who made tho
arrest Of Roscoa THAT Is the nasnc by which he
ins generally been known), attended to tho
Peoples side Of It In the absence Of any attor.
ney representing them. Roseoe's wife was prcs-
ent during tho hearing.
MRS. JOHNSON,
wife Of tho victim Of tho sotbcry, waa the frst
witness. She testified that about $3.50 o'clock
Monday hight last, whtc sbc was in the kitchen
In the rear Of tho store, she saw n man como In,
and heard soma one speak to her husband, and
then heard the latter grpan. There WIS ptfc
Of boxes between tho Witness and the pcrsons In
tho store. and. lust a. &ho rushed around the
other side ot II. sAe was grabbed and choked by
tic prisoner noscos. She was postttse ~ to his
she was setzed by Roscoe, she waa quite suro
tho prisoner In the dock NTH Roscoe was the
mnp.
Mr.. 1onNsoN ....
O'Clock, Rosc5o camo into his store, and
bought a papcr Of TOBACCO and a box Of
matches Of, credit, Ho shortly Afterwards
went out, but returned again ia fttecu m!h--
whisky. On RECEIVING q rcplv In Tho nlE'rma-
tive. he invited johnson to drink with him.
Witness said hu did not drink. and. after RoE-
COO drank, he paid for the articles lie had put
ward tho etoyc. and ia few moments after
wnrr3 hrarti tho tannr omen and aaw mar con,c
in. JI,st "A Tho lstter entered witness heard
inc voice Of q man from behind the boxes,
HYVhcre do YOU Keep yorr bccrit, Witness turned
,round At tiat monncnI. and. a i,n iii so Tia
wss struck With some blunt iustr,lIncnt OF, tho
sitls Of the head. Having a cau on. anil tho
hInn falling m nj he Tns nnk hrrt m,,rh. and ha
saw tho prsoncr EhcFilsn) striking At ltn, and
Noticed acar, or tcab, that he had On his face,
the aafnn borpn st tbnt rnoment by Opu OF tbe
scclsed. Sheridan, whom be positively ideuti-
ned. str1,cE lin fair or iva timea. AMI knt,rk
iDa hIm down. placed his knee On hts tl,roat,
wifnraa belnr Ia batijy stunned II The tInc
as to fcn1er him poTcriess 10 resist,
Sheridan proceeded to search lin, and
from Behind thc boxcs, where he
wss bottitnr Mrs. johnson. that ..it ia in the
riaI,t-bari pants pocket,n meaning tbs money
fS9lt that witness Was robbed OF, The robbers
and Tn;tncI " N,mrdcrIii atr' 'rhn man rhp
i,ai hci witness ran nm Aberdeen ,trret md
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