Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-03
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Yesterday We chronicled four burglaries
and thought that dreadful, yet now we are
called upon to double that number for
"Wednesday night, as eight attempts were
made on that night, by band Of thugs who
are in town and who it is thought are doing
the fairs to rob different person. Some
of these attempts were made by stealth,
while others were ON the highway and it is un
fortunate that the shooting Of some of the
wretched gang cannot be chronicled, though
it will surely come to this if persisted in
as the people of the city are becoming very
much insenced at these repeated depre-
dstions and are not only expressing
themselves quite freely upon the subject,
but are also quietly putting their guns in or
der and about the very next tradegy that
will have to be chronicled will be the shoot
ing of n thief, which will cause much re.
joicing.
Auditor Murray Meyers had a number Of
trunks filled with clothing stored in stable
at the rear of his incompleted residence or
South Lawrence avenue. This was game
for the toughs of which they were not slow
to avail themselves and appropriated mos
of the best articles to their own use.
Mr.. Samuel Berry, an attorney, of Cald
well, was setting, at about II o'clock, in
front Of one of the hotels and when after
ward, for some reason, he referred TO hi
cash account, he discovered that it hsd
parted company with him to the amount
of Sll90, bunch of keys ant
a pair of specifics were also gone
He does not care for anything but the glass
es for without those he is almost like blind
man, and though lawyer he will nevc
again defend thief, but will always prose
cute them on all occasions and to the ut
most: and so we realize what it is when j
comes to us personally.
The next man on the list was PHILLIP
Block, who was acting ms director and inter
prefer for small band of Indians who cam
in ON the ! o'clock train. When they ha'
landed at the Union depot, crowd VIII
were upon the platform closed about tn,
Indians and in the iostle they doubtless
hoped to rob them and their manager
but their design was surmised, seein,
which they made good their escape
Another attempt to rob was made upon
young man named Prunty, on Douglas ave
nue. by band Of several men, or things
They had been in company earlier in tn
evening and had borrowed some change O
Prunty and came to get second install
ment, which Mr.. p. refused when they mad
an attack upon him, knocking him down b
blow on the head with some hard sub
stance. Though severely hurt he was abb
to make some resistance by grabbing hol
of two of the villains and loudly calling fo
help which brought policeman though nc
in time TO secure more than one of them, q
the rest when they saw the blue coat, struc
a cop-eye-see gait and disappeared
The balance of the number to FIJI out III
days quote was made up at one Of the hc
tells, where, being crowded for room col
had been put in the hallway and among til
sleepers on these cots some good ~ samar
tan passed in his nightly vigils, and in h
solicitations for the cash-burdened slumbc
er quietly removed what he considered to !
in excess of a comfortable amount per cal
alta. This decree affected three or four DE
sons in small amounts, and then the su
arose and the 'crook" Of the night BEGAN
the honest man of the day, as when he
found he will not be loafer, but some on
or ones, plying his nefarious practices und,
the gliise Of labor. Keep sharp watch ft
them and when you are sure you have you
game don't forget to shoot.
C. c. RIGHT, of New York City. is visi
ing his parents, corner of Waco street ar
. Central avenue. He is commercial ira
e eller for plate grass importing house