The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-12
A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
A Fifteen Ysar-0ld Boy Aots a. Dsooy
Highwayman.
The Victim Horribly Beaten, HIT the
Object Of the. Robbers Thwartsd.

Ia years OF aye, entered Daniel blCgS cigar
store at No. "a West Forty second street,
and asked for Ave- cent cigar. The clerk,
NJ. w. Ieob, an old man 81 years old, was at
his lunch In the.rear Of the store at the time.
He gave the boy cigar which was paid for
with ffty-cent piece. The lad started
for the door, when he apparently dropped
something on the floor, and when MIR.
Leob peered over the counter the boy was
on bis knees, looking for the lost article.
After waiting five or ten minutes, Mr..
Leob abandoned his lunch, and went TO the
front OF the counter to assist the boy In his
search. The old man adjusted his specta.
Giles, and assuming STOPPING position
looked carefully over the floor, bis back
being toward the door. AT this moment
two rough looking men, who had been
watching from the outside.
QUIETLY OPENED THE DOOR
and sieathily entered. Old MIR. Loeb
feeling the cold drsught, partially raised
himself, when he was felled by heavy
blow on the head. He cried out for help,
and, with the blood streaming over his
face, arose to his feet. The rutiian, who
was armed with short piece Of leaden
pipe, again struck the old man down. The
blow. powerful as 1t was, did not render
the Old man UNCONSCIOUS, and regaining
his feet he struggled with the ruffisns. He
was quickly overcome, however, and was
repeatedly beaten over the head with the
pipe. During the struggle be succeeded
In biting his assailaDt's hand. His shouts
apparently frightened the ruffians, for
they nurriedly left the store without secur.
ing the money till, which was evidently
their design. With his face aud clothes
covered with blood the old man followed
them TO the street, where he sank upon the
pavement from exhaustion. In the mean
time a crowd gathered and several men
gave chase to the thieves. The rufians
separated, one running along Forty second
street and the other taking the opposite
route. The boy disappeared as soon as
THE STRUGGLE BEGAN.
He was apparently the Oliver Twist OF
the affray. The men succeeded IN eludng
their pursuers. Archibald, the cabman
who was standing under the elevated rail.
road station, heard the old mans cries and
saw him standing In the door covered with
blood, pointing toward Sixth avenue. A
man ran around the corner just then and
the cabman followed. He caught sight OF
MIN half way to Forty .third street and pur.
sued him into that street and toward Fifth
avenue. On the corner crowd was gath.
cred at the Temple Emanuel, where DR..
Lasker's funeral was In progress. The
robber ran into the crowd, after looking
around to see II he was followed, and the
cabman
LOST SIGHT OF HIM.
The cigar store is situated In the most
prominent part of Forty.seaond street. 1t
is the third door east OF Sixth avenue and is
almost at the foot OF the stairs OF the Ee.
waited Railroad station. There was the
usual number OF citizens on the street at
the time OF the outrage, and passengers
coming down the Elevated Railroad stairs
could obtain view OF the interior OF the
store, A physician VINO was descending
the stairs as the ruftians burst through this
doorway saw the old man stagger to the
street, and sink down In pool OF blood.
He assisted to carry him into the store and
washed the blood from the wounds. He
had enc horrible cash extending from the
right eye to the center OF the skull and there
were several other wounds upon bis head.
The leaden pipe which the burglars left be-
hind them, was about foot long and was
bent in half circle o. .though caused
by STRIKING Mr.. LOEB's HEAD.
An amhu a1"' was summoned and Mr..
Loeb was removed 10 st. Luke's hospital.
He was subsequently sent to his home.
His condition is critical Mr.. Bings, the
| proprietor Of tbs store, said that nothing
had been stolen. The police Of the Nine
teenth Precinct had been advised of the
outrage, and telegraphic report was sent
to headquarters from the station in Fifty
first street. 1t found Inspector Byrnes
there, and he sent two eff the detectives to
look into the matter. They obtained from
the cabman partial description Of the rob-
Der who escaped on Fifth avenue, but 1t il
not probable that he can be identified II ar.
rested.