Daily globe., 1882-09-17
MOBBISH iowa
Deadly ASSAULT and Robbery in the Streets
Of Des M0ines Last Night.
THE PERPETEAToR CAUGHT AND JAILED.
Mob Invades the Jail With Intent to
Execute Summary Justice.
THE PRISONER SENT TO THE COUNTRY
A st. Paul Italian knitted by His Wife
In Milwaukee.
Mob Lac In To,c0.

Mob Lac In Iotcu.
DEsMoNEs, Iowa. Sept.16.-Jno. James.
a grocer, was assaulted this afternoon in
his store and knocked down with slung
shot and robbed of $500. While the as
sallant was STOPPING over the PROSTATE
form of his victim, riiing his pockets, a
customer came, gave chase and after four
or five blocks the villain was captured and
jailed. Mr.. James is said to be dying. and
a strong sentiment is growing in
favor of lynching the assailant,
who answers closely the description
Of the man who assaulted saloon keeper
last Wednesday night, This makes the
third assault for purposes of robbery
within week, one victim being dead and
two others probably dying. At this hour
Is p. m.) the streets are filled with excited
knots of men discussing the event, and
many urging hanging the assailant. A
meeting of aw-abiding citizens is being
got together, and arrangements will be
made to secuer best takers to dissuade
the mob in case one is formed.
Later-A crowd of 1000 or 1900 men
have been to the Jail and crowding down
through the halls to the rooms in the base
ment where the prisoner was at first con
lined, demanded of the sheriff that he be
produced. Sheriff Littleton mounted a
box and pledged his honor the man was
not there, and had heen taken elsewhere.
The crowd grew more boisterous at this.
and the sheriff. fearing they would batter
down the doors and let all the prisoners
out, agreed to have committee of ten men
appointed by the mob to go with him
through the Jail and show them the
prisoner was not there. This was
done, and one of the men, who aided
In the pursuit and capture of Harris
was one of the committee. They then
passed through the jail and all the rooms
and cells, and came out and reported he
was not in the Jail. Then cry was raised
that he had been taken to the state arsenal.
The mob have just gone there. 1t is said
by officials he Will not be found there. and
has been sent out of the city under strong
guard. The city is intensely exited. and
there is little doubt the man will be
lynched if he can be found. This is the
third assault of this kind in ten DAYS. all
made with an iron fish plate. It is now
thought this man committed all of them
DEs MONIES, Iowa, midnight. mob
did not find Harris at the arsenal. and re-
turned to the court house, where they hung
about the jail, they believing the man was
there concealed in some of the vaults of
the county officers. The crowd has largely
dispersed, although many knots of men are
about the streets. It is stated now the
sheriff got Harris out in the country in a
carriage at o'clock in charge of two
men, with orders to shoot him if he should
attempt to escape.
H. Paul Italians IN Trouble.
Special Telegram to the GLOBE.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 16.-Early this morn
ing what came very near being tragedy
was enacted at the corner of Lake and
Clinton streets, south side. About o'clock
residents of the neighborhood heard an
angry alteration, and persons on the street
saw swarthy looking female draw dan
gerous knife and make lunge at a small
man whose skin showed him to be of the
sumo nationality, Italian. Several has
tened to the scene, and the woman was
dlsarmed OF the weapon, a heavy case
knife ground to point and sharp as a ra-
ZOr on both edges. The man was nearly
scared to death, and couldn't speak for
several minutes. The knife had struck
him in the abdomen but owing to his
leaplng backward only scratch was in
filcted. The second blow missed him. He
was directed to Clerk McSwinkeIs Office.
where he swore out q warrant for the
arrest of his assailant. On
the charge of threatening and attempting
TO kill. GLOBE representative saw him
and CLEANED from him the following state
ment IN broken Italian, My name is Pc
tro Corolini and 1 am painter by occu-
patton. That ls my wife who tried to kill
me. L have been working until the last
three days in st. Paul. Three years ago
my wife deserted me and went to live with
another man. didn't keep track of her
whereabouts, but learned short time ago
that he had deserted her shortly after
wards. She found me and told me she was
destitute, and that must keep her. I re-
fused and she said she was desperate and
would kill me. 1 told her not to let us have
trouble, and gave her little money.
My.friends told meIto leave, so boughtsa
through ticket for Chicago and stopped off
here. She,followed me, and in some man
ner found me at 81 Reed street, where
was stopping. Here she renewed her re-
request, and l again refused to comply. I
told her she had disgraced me enough, at
st. Paul, and not to keep it up here 1 also
asked her to leave, and gave her ticket to
C.--c"5o, bct :,:ie wouldn't go, and has fol-
lowed ME night and day since until this
morning, when she tried to kill me- Coro-
hnl Is little, rather bright
looking son of the sunny land.
and was very nervous and excited.
He is quite nice looking and was well
dressed. His age is about thirty years.
Meanwhile his wife, named Rosa, had been
brought in by Officer Keogh. She was
locked IN back cell at the station, and by
permission of Chief Wasson she was seen
Dy reporter. Mrs Corolini is