The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-09
A HE'LL ON EARTH.

We had occasion, the other day, TO re-
fer to the moral depravity of East ST.
Louis, and TO detail some of the eDormities
that served to give that city its bad emin-
ence. We confined ourselves to the facts
made public by the newspapers Of the place
gathering from single issue the partic-
ulars of half dozen horrors of the black
est and most damnable character. But all
these sink to the level Of mere peccadilloes
when compared with the carryings-on OF a
gang of scoundrels who infest that portion
of the suburbs OF the city, known as Wheel
owes grove. 1t is now known that, over
two weeks ago, this gang seized a young
woman of the vicinity, hurried her into the
grove and there, after cruelty and fatally
outraging her, so disposed Of the body that
two weeks search failed to reveal its where
abouts. In abiding to this matter, the ST,
Louis Republican says;
But it is not the reported murder that
we desire TO call attention TO at present; it
is the disgraceful and insufierable state Of
things which the statements of witnesses
show 10 exist in and around East ST. Louis.
All these statements have been extorted by
reporters from persons who spoke IN moral
terror Of gang Of desperadoes who make
Wheeove grove their home, and who are
suspected of being the murderers Of the
missing girl. Each of these persons spoke
reluctantly and in acknowledged dread of
the vengeance Of the desperadoes. Two
persons living near the grove heard a wo-
mans cried of murder and shrieks for help
on the night Of the supposed disappearance,
but said they even dared not 20 out, for
this is a lonely place, and after night il is
not safe for a woman to 60 out A third
person stated that he saw the girl in the
grove with the uamps; that he even
saw them abusing her. and heard her
screams, but, he added, Il was afraid to 60
to her rescue, although was night here
working, and they were right over there.
III had gone to her assistance, or left here
as il 10 90 for help, they would have killed
me- know them well, and know what
they are capable Of doing. There is moth.
ing but the worst kind Of desperadoes over
there, and they do as they please, and are
never interfered with" Another witness
said: II heard the cries, but such things
have become so common in this unprotect
cd region that paid not much attention
to them. We never see a policeman here
and the only safety after nightfall is to
stay in the house" 1t is even stated that
one man living near the grove told his
ncighbors his wife saw some men carrying
off the dead body OF the girl, but that he
afterwards denied the statement becaus,
he feared they would kill him.
1t is insufierable that gang of scoun
drels should thus take possession Of grow
lying on frequented highway, near tow
OF several thousand inhabitants, and rob
plumber, ravish and murder with impunity
Such thing could no, exist in the neigh
borhood Of arude mining town in the ia
West for forty.eight hours: the scoundrel
would be hung by lynch law as soon a
rope enough could be secured to hang then
with. II lisa disgrace to the well.goyerne,
state Of Illinois and is order.loving peopl,
that such community Of scoundrels, wor,
even than jungle Of wild beasts, has bee
permitted to defy all law and right in III
suburbs Of East 81. Louis"
MN For tile sake Of law and order and Il
good name Of the State, Governor Cullol