, 1880-08-29
ANOTHER MURDER.
Dick Bross, Negro, Killed by
John Orr, Sailor.
The Tragedy Occurs in a Disgust
ing Dive in "Cheyenne."
Bad Whisky and Deprayed Woman
the Cause.

was sn0t at o'clock last night by drunken
sailor named John Orr. The bullet lodged in the
right breast, producing wound which proved
fatal in a short time. The atfray took place in
the basement Of frame roolzcry at No. :'oa
Clark street, owned by Mr. Norton. and
occupied On the first floor by Ben Well,
a saloonEecper, and tho remainder OF the
building Is given up to negroes and low whites.
The basement de1es ali description. Descending
rickety flight Of steps from the sidewalk, one
nearly falls over some rubbish at the bottom
into hallway about three feet wide and nearly
seventy-fivo feet long. The apartments occu-
pied by the mfserables to DO found there are
reached BY little doorways opening upon this
walk, and the hall ends in the apartments
Of the main lessee, big negro named
Tom Jones. Adjoining his room IS q howell
occupied by Ann Newman, a scraggy white, and
her negro husband. Midway in tho hall is a
small opening in the wall OF the building, and
through this fresh air is supposed to be ad-
lnttted. A pail Of vegetable refuse. which
premises. Is repeated all throughout the tene-
ment. A laundress adds heat to the stinks. An
etnacisted mother, with two children, all
from morning until night. Kinky- haired
wenches swearing at and threatening each other
scarcely ndd particle @ to the dseord 9 IN this
covers everything, the sutfocatng atmosphere,
and the noise, make this den Of untold iniquity
AiuuOSL IQ Tue ElTllLZGQ "Q1lt us
an African JUNGLE
a.a when ,, tho a sh9oting haPpened, and at at
basement. A haIf dozen negroes from
the vicinity were there before him. and had found
Dick Bross holding fast tightly to u white man.
the man Bruss fell to the tioor and showed siyns
of speedy dissolution. In few moments Oifi-
GERS Doilard and Holland, Of the Armory, ur-
with the white man, who, though deeply under
the influence Of liquor, was able. to give
his name, and to deny having done tho shoot
ing. Bross laid like one dead, and was pro-
nounced to he so; the body WIS icy cold. and
there WIS no perccptfble pulse. Some noticed
that he was faistly hreathins r. nnd caused his re-
by rnbbieof low whites and bIacks, the bra'xny,
almost giunt, bnck man laid for fully ten
remove him to the hospital He rolled his great
grav eyes and gurKted forth his fcAr Of death in
language that was only now and then intetli-
s.Who shot you. Dick?" was asked of him.
sack Orr, think. Ho was white man."
Dick managed to reply.
HE CALLED FOR THE DOCTOR
repeatedly, and. finding his strength giving out,
asked for whisky. 1t was brought him, and Just
us the giuss touched bis lips he dashed it from
him. He had suddenly remembered the pledge
House Of Correction recently. The bystahders
cried, Drink it, and he finally did so. 4
physician who was present when he was put In
The police searched for a long time down
stairs for the revolver, and the amount Of filth
they unearthed was terrible to behold. Boxes,
boilers were found filled with rubbish, rotten to
the ute rmost, and graduaily being eaten up By
Shiny insects and other crawling things. The
Upon the prisoner Orr, when searched at
the station, were found a box OF new
1ss eaEt5dea Hs @ xss ssos e9se and usa tFS anS
denied doing the shooting. Some time
iuter he told his story in full to the reporter,
haoed hno ed3nsn ~ 6 sa nf was
"My nunc?. John Orr. I'm deck-hnnd on
the propeller Fremont, and got INTO port yester-
ny ny brother, Frank Oliver, engineer Tor
F. %sDss ssss 7ssE = :
the stock- Yards, and elsewhere, and / guess
Jack Orr IS pretty well known in these parts-
You see I and shipmate we calls White
got drunk first, and | put him to sleep down
there where Bross was shot. With Bross' wotn-
an did you say5 on know whose e On se she
some talk. 4 blnck man was with us
and when he and l came out,
oe me saa and so cut hree mes
thats hat vi What ii Bross did i'd ii Then Nv We - Sad
money N @ to buy u revolver. and 1 bouvhta box Of
cartridges to fix it, and we went back TO see il
Bross would cut us then. That's all know"
- lid you fire the shot, Jnck3"
'tNo: it WAS somcbudy else"
I" Was it the ncgro2' .... .-..
swell, he WAS behind me at the time it was
Immediately after capturing Orr the police
sturted after tho negro companion. of whom
they had good description He wus found IN 4
avenue, south Of Harrison street. Nothing WAS
found upon him. His name, he says. Is Frank
G,oer 91a a3o+ be t. 9;n thfee ssrsas sfxs
a term of one year for burglary ut Bloomington;
He was ut once placed face to face with Orr, and
both identified enoh other. Gilbert then fur tho
thing about the shooting, and proceeded to
RATTLE OFF HIS VERSION.
it was to tho effect that he had
been sick since quitting Joliet. and had put in
his time lnatlns about Tom Jones basement. He
met Orr yesterday, aud prevented Bross from
cutting him. Afterwards he told Orr of what
Dross was going to do with him. and went out
ano drank with him in various places. Was
with him when be bought the revolver and cart
ridges with which to shuot Bross, and heard him
te!l white man IN front .,d.. OF lke.s r..
Went with him also Sh the basement, where Bross
was reudily found, and seeing BY the way they |
aaa ef M bross and
white man to fight Il out He snys he must have |
1een two blocks away when the shooting PC !
Is to where the revolver and cartridges were |
and also MS to Orr's doings after !
leaving the basement the hist time.
Orr was an interested listener to the story. and
,nce interrupted by saying Here now damn |
;ou, didn't you say when we Started in this !
hing that you would stand BY me through thick
md fhin:''
:. No, didn't, said Gilbert. i
:" You lie, e,--you, was Orrs retort;
Tho men wcrs put in separate cells, and Orr |
and he was going to sleep in order to get sober !
md look after his own Interests
There were also locked up as witnesses OF the !
ase Louis Coleman, Thomas Niles, and Ann
1ewman. These depraved creatures are 80
gnorunt and irresponsible that they lie and
wear TO It, when they really think 1t tho truth.
after ascertaining thut tho two prt1l-
tpals were under lock and key, they told what
hey did know tolcrabiy we'll. All agree that
}r0ss may have mAde sune braSh talk to
)rr and his companion; that was his habit.
lc talked ns IT he WIS n bad man
nut never acted like one. The drawing OF the
uzor and the three attempts to cut Orr WIS
,ifbert's lie und ut the same time his excuse for
citing Orr to buy him drink TWO 1t also
ppcars thnt before the 6h1>Otfng-fron was |
ought Gilbert left Orr and went to tho base
acnt and told 3ross 1hnt the white man WAS
ding to shoot hin. Brpss expressed
urprise, and asked why. Gilbert warned
I'M to get out, but he refused,
aging he had done nothing to be afraid OF. All /
ais makes Gilbert almost cocuual in guilt with
rr, who, beyond all doubt, is tho actual mur-
erer- ... .
While the police we're yet searching for GU
art word came by telephone that
BROss WAS DEAD.
he deceased was about 45 years of age, and was
t Southern slave birth. He earned living