Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-09-04
A CHICAGO SCENE.

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A Thousand HowlInR Women IN the
Streets Hang a Murderer IN Efflgy
CHICAGO, Aug. PA remarkable
scene, in which several hundred wo-
men were the principal actors, occurred
In Cleybourne Avenue this afternoon
Misled by the notices published In ore
or two Of the newspapers that the
inquest on the body o. the murdered
Mrs. KledZieck, would be held In Els
feldts hall. on CIeybourne avenue.
a crowd Of between four and ave hun.
dred women assembled at that point to
get a look at Mulkowski, the murderer,
The a~ssemblage was mostly COM
posed Of the friends and acquaintance
OF countrywomen of the victim Of the
assassin's bloody deed. When they
found that the inquest was not to be
held at Eisfeldt's place, but was al
ready in progress at the East Chicago
Avenue police station. they set up a
howl OF disappointment,
The unusual congregation attracted
people from the surrounding neighbour
hood, until its numbers were swollen to
about one thousand. There were many
calls for the execution of sum-
mary vengeance on the dastardly
murderer, and had the inquest been
held at that place there is 10 doubt
but that the crowd would have
seized and hanged him. Some of
the leaders hastily constructed an
efigy, representing the description Of
Mulkowski as he appeared in that
neighborhood, with false face, spec.
tacles and an umbrella under the
sleeves of the coat, and amid
deafening shouts of the multitude.
swung it aloff on a rope stretched be.
tween two buildings. There was no
serious disorder, and the crowd vented
its indignation in bowling aftsr the
efigy Of the detested Mulkowski.
A Horse Thief Arrested While Co n
Quoting Services at a Camp
meeting.
LAWRENCE, KAs., Aug. 29.-The
sheriff returned yesterday from Mis-
souri, with B. F. Talbot, who was
placed in the county Jail for horse
stealing, committed over a year ago,
Talbot WAS found in Galloway county,
conducting a series Of pronounced
camp meetings. He is a mulatto, %
years of age, is very intelligent, and
attended the Methodist Episcopal
University > at Baldwin lCity,
this county, for two years up to June,
1884, when he stole a team of horses
and sold them in Lawrenceburg, Mo.
He then stole two horses there and
returning sold them in this county.
The sheriff found Talbot holding forth
in a colored church at Boydsville and
was obliged to tear him from his
!, congregation, amid great excitement,
many Of the sisters and others tear
fully beseeching the officer not to take
!, Brother Talbot away.
Daring Actof Georgia Outlaws.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 29-The coun.
| try in the vicinity of Calhoun, Ca, is
, in a frenzy Of excitement over the
. daring deeds of outlawry of a dis
: reputable gang who have been infest-
ing that locality. Last night the store
5 OF W. s. billiard & Co., at Crane Eater,
3 Ga, near Calhoun, was robbed and
3 then blown up with giant powder
The shock was terrific and the post.
:. office vas entirely demolished; also
= the Clubhouse of File s. Way
The loss is from $4,000 to $4,000.
9 The people are up in arms and last
9 night at least one hundred men were
e securing the woods for the culprits
Seventeen have already been arrested
9 and more are expected. Mob law Ii
being talked of by the community anc
$ several will doubtless be lynched.