, 1881-03-19
Dubuque Excited to Fever Heat
by Gang OF Numbering
Burglars.
The Story OF the Indian Massacre
OF Thirty Men Probably
Canard.
Thon,as, Mt Gcncva, ILL.,, GlTen SeEeli-
teen fears, and Woodruff
Acquitted.
" Reddy" Lyons Notorious Wife Shoots ut
a Man in Detroit,
A VILLAGE TALE.


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a VILLAGE TAhE'
spfefa' otipa'eh 10 3At ehseaso 9rtoans.
aAlltoS. ,. ", Mhlcn !s'-!1aie Ill the w
erhoon ot Feo. y ieoo, Jim blacK coll''1tten
tie crime Tor which to-aay no yte'aea up nas
lite upon tno gaIlows' jim b'hek aliu HIS
vlcti'n, Ell WILCOX. Wefc young colofea mel!
OF ABOUT the same hee, ana l'ad LOT seVernl
years beeh on terms OF intimacy. u' tha sth
Of February tile TWO met casually Ill tla rear
or the oarfoom OF the Vll'ase' a1ati utank
MD 1oked togetler, apparently III tile oest
ofspirlts. Neither lmbibed to excess. but It
was observed t'lat BACK became stfangely
affected ny MS posatsons' afad Win eacn sue
ceeulng drink "axea more NOISY a1,ti otsp'.-
tatl'e' q IL" nlRhts antersof 10 t'iis l'lees-
inE' however tneS iaaa come 1oeethe1 n'',
expectedly at tae hoase OF colo.e"
to be the mistress OF both, mud
hecome he lnyolvea Inn quarrel gl,iell would
then and there have res,tltcdln combat had
not the anliable Julia brought ller pacllica-
tory powers into play, Good-humor was
ro.t,ra,, and +,n tr,o ennornt"t shorttv aftsr.
,rasI GU "''o WV st4o 'ep"A"'e|' ''''o ~
Ell Wilcox was nn industrious, intelligent
young brlck-mason: Jim Black, on the other
"r"t;a,s, ' "ns H. @ lnn s,,hr nt ,tent
when IN ls cups. lie WIS ' eavous Of the
to be- his friend. md was constantly In his
co,nno,,v nftnr ,vor,,,nr lIn,rs In the ovr,,.
iur % nj the T traretly. Black. meeting hi his fa,,-
cled rival tn tho barfoonl, took occasion to
chnlf him and rItlIeule Ills pretensIons. In
tho course OF conversation Black satl: "E'l,
] know you think yonr chances will lda arc
belter tha1l lhlhe' ont you aie very haeh
mistaken, for she las promised to lnnrry
me-"
Wilcox ]aughingly replied: "All right,
jim; out uoiit oe.leso IL -
"iott seem 10 tllllk you mike moro
money than any otlfer colored fnnn III town,
hut 1 know plenty Of bricl,-]ayers tint can
,,sco,,nt vni, mn; ,,on,t ,nn,:r auc1, n tnss
"t,"t II tnar III rctort, i, n' s,,anrnaiv As's'
"oNs u. yna IoeI 'a, 'a, & si'eHIE5 i,taa4 ,,1
onsrIlv. WON ""a nra s" u ,jnS,,!nu @ ss"muIrei '
Syicos; and i woa(lnt G'ti taTe i've naatss;
7os W. @ u tnx !iGX y" M'tor tbon +,,ot lin, !. WI.
cot raa,n,,I,'t ~ r., sn,,Mtarnti IN ,'' mia ~
srot ,a"r II" ira. nfn"n III ~ s,,",, ''o Va
biz Blaek W sxsial,ael: "Yoa a 'sf afs, ~ !" d tinnnet
Mn,srv 1' ~ "o e"'p'o """'4 u "t4'N " '"e''''
"t'SAS, V,, IN ,,,,,or ,,or :, ,v,t,o,, ~ot,r,,,
uon vn,. ~ 1snnw vou rnnt arnrs M ,.nr.Is =
etHI .,,,s ,,,.s,s .,,a.s..,.. "ss" j"
cmaiiiemsei Mi!rnH 5tn go out .lto lhe Hack
;s,,a % tat H.. .'u ,vu" ~, i,in,, maj, WI
K.a aE mI ne sold MS ~ @ ''i n,a % \
Rs,ntiaorcdy XIV, ,,lt .,a satu' i', yun Kmow y
,I..,,. T ~ pns ~ uS !" v nm , n ets
,.s "sep y, tlo 'aa19cf' "ha1 "oaia III" LINK VI
srt,,-o WING s,,,r+ ,n,,so. .t,,, n,.o,,
,,,iei! itiLete WY s!tult P%Aas euca DtMck,
~ Ma.Hons HeaestmE "0l!' nns.!y uIeM dton
~ ~, pgshGt ,[, u1.ot a.lus tmhh uG''telalIt ~
,, nGa ia " si nto iu' ,.n ~ ~
Mp9!! tle WGota.pte. lug niiia ~, WAS hecntnte
In1 struck thn n0,,r y,1,iie n.nt, in ttln nrrit'
causing nn ugly Woun.l, from which pDurctt
s,rsa,lis Of tiuod' liz starnereM ~ mpnn n" ltis
feet, reeleA, Raspei for Grcatl, it'd iii
loNyily UPON the i}OOr afui. with assistnt,ce
nrriyvd, Was woIteri1lg in n poOl Of biooI.
4 feW moments litter, Il crowd. drawn
tIithcr by tic sot, surrounded tho wou,ttlcti
biood AID irssscl Ills wo,tllds, wllch iIp ,,rt,.
rGunrcd fnrr,.ssnriiy. n,,rtnj' 1Viirny 'i;,-
uerrI in grnnt m.n,vuatii nnnn tl,e rryt ,lnv
Wien he pl.sseI nwny in tho fuli uossvssi.5I,, @
nf lis faculties. X law moments hrfnrt,
druth came 10 Ills reliuf, 10 utturesl tilesu
a,n s,rc / never ,IlI l,i,n INV lnri,l in nv
l,fu: but fnrxirn lin, md ehrt.. nv - t,,,,E.
DIR to tile via aunr ri, fi,nt @ Max 1 II, 'Im ~ ''''
After tirinr lin fatmi s!,.t' nInrb fuco,,.
titlently lied. mud succeetletl very nGroitiy il,
uoriSr ts ,ews M s'gh y; hn NV traRy s1 bavin. Gx
truuniai' o,u u 'iM@ .i,s ,iI H. m'e 1aRGuS nas!
,nu,,,,v v,os "e, rosa ~ f"G' ,' uo wn"e en!'
a1I hiucs want n,,t In ,Il dirrrtin,,s " IN s"n,,
fhs r",,,rv i, s""ri ~ ~ ~ th H., ~ nsnl
doTer. The sksrltf, Mr, John h''iH WileoX. cox
s, sxeltxa a !sst 81 StFcnnosy sx to esst s
i'G%rn soI nlan W. ~ hlS ow,. p9eAet nielGa y
intsr tls "au ros LIE M,s artosi. a inw Aya
still laruor t,i,s ntTsr"l III d;nv S,1n,s;,,, ~