The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-25

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| Louis. Ininols-The CITY In the Hand. n
/ Thugs and Robbern. who Attack Their
victinss q Broad Daylight and Heat aud
Piunfier Them-A Piucky little Women.
ST. LOUIS, june iG.-Affairs In East
81. Louis are In . dcplorably shameful
condition, and unless there Il some radl
cal changes made among the municlpal
| authorities Immediately, the respectable
| residents Of that city will be compelled
70 fee the place for their lives. one
more "dark and bloody page" must now
be added 70 the blackcned history u that
| unfortunate city.
| AT eight O'Clock this morning CITY
Clerk Tim CAVITY entered the mayors 4.
hce. There he met City Attorney O'Mcl.
veny, who was In the midst Of LOT IL
legal papers. lie accused. In very
| abrupt and forciblc manner. Mr.. O'Ncl.
| veny Of circulating stories derogatory 70
his reputation. Mr.. O'Melycny, IN 4
positive but gentlemanly manner.
denied the allegations, and ira.
ceeded about his business. Canty
. was not satisfied. He wanted yors
W IAtHt |UNtNNt ~tftN ~ Hl~ IttNTN. ana.
O'Melyeny being very small man and
unable To resist an attack, the big duffer
grabbed isyictlm by the hair Of the head.
crushed him 10 the floor aud kicked and
pounded him In most brutal manner.
innictIng several ugly gashes on the back
Of his head and almost running his eyes.
After firing he left the mayors ONCE
and disappeared. Mr.. O'Melyeny was
removed 10 DIR. Winton's Office, where
his wounds were dressed and he was
cared for.
This attack on Attorney O'Melvcny
was the latest OF series Of diabolical
outrages.
Highway robbery is now the order Of
the day.
AT i've o'clock yesterday afternoon.
while the streets were filled with people.
two men were Knocked down on DYKE
avenue and robbed, one Of three dollars
and half and the other Of one dollar and
. half, together with all else in their pos
session.
The next hold-up occurred near the
approach Of the bridge, In the vicinity OF
the East ST. Louis hotel, where an old
man, helpless in years, was knocked
down and brutally beaten and his valu-
ables taken.
The Green Tree hote. was the next
scene Of the daylight footpads. Here
they accostcd a man In the street. near
the hotel, and asked him 70 treat them.
lie refused. The garroters then picked
the man up bodily aud carried him from
the street 70 the hotel yard and there
pummclcd him Into silence and then re-
iievcd him Of what valuables he had
Mrs. Seng. wife Of the proprietor OF
10. -.
berry from a window. but was unable 70
do anything but cry out for help. There
being no police, the thieves paid no at
tention TO her and finished their Job.
After their victim was released, ana told
10 depart, they returned 10 the street TO
hunt fresh victim. They were not long
in finding one, and were carrying him
bodily into the ward when they were met
by the brave lady above mentioned. who
met them ut the gate with a cooked re-
volver staring them IN the face.
~ will kill the first man that enters
this gate.' she exclaimed. sand l will
die In my tracks before | will allow an
other man 70 be robbed in my yard!''
The holdups. fearing the brave little
lady meant business. returned 10 the
street and rined their victim in the pres
cnce Of numerous persons. who looked
on from a distance with trembling fear,
or We're In cahoots with the gang.
All these robbcries occurred yesterday
afternoon between three and i've o'clock,
which shows the daring Of the gang that
have the sympathy Of the municipal au-
thorItics over there.
At eleven O'Clock last might John
Steinert, nephew Of the late cx-Mayor
Bowman. while returning home from st.
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Gross saloon on Dyke avenue, met six
thugs, two Of whom nc identified a. the
men who beat up Kirk, who knocked him
down, beat him and robbed him Of six
dollar.
How long this condition Of affairs win
continue TO exist Is matter that seems
impossible to determine. The respecfa-
bic citizens are in state Of excitement
bordering on frenzy. No man, woman or
child is safe 10 90 upon the streets In
broad daylight, and the nights are filled
with awful fears OF violence and whole
sale robbery.
City Treasurer Alex. Flanagan told q
reporter some time ago (bcforc he be-
came treasurcr) that he wanted the thugs
and hoodlums TO run the city because
they would throw their money away and
1--WE" would get II. II Is not to be sup
posed he meant he wanted things TO 90
as they are going now.
Petitions are being circulated, signed
by the best citizens, praying the mayor
to appoint night watchmen. This Is, as
the citizens admit, fruitIcss crrand for
mercy and protection. II the mayor
could give no protection 10 the railroads,
he can give none to the people; he has
nothing, can give nothing, and - moth
ing. II he should step down and out, u
would be good radiance. Crime in It's
most daring and terrible phases u the
rule In East st. Louis, and unless some
protection Is afforded very soon there
will not be decent citizen left In II.