Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
OVER IN ALLEGHENY.
A Young Indy From Chicago Probably
Drowned-Some Important Docu.
menrs-What the Northside
Police Discovered.

1 0EoWneO-SOmo 1mpOrtauh OoCus
ments-What the Northside
Police Discovered.
Chief of Police Kirschler, of Allegheny,
was one of the busiest men on the North
side yesterday. He was out in a skif
almost all day and was assisted
by number Of the members
of the force and succeeded in capturing
some valuable goods, some Of which may
lead to the identification of few persons
who were lost. A trunk was caught and
taken to the Mayors Office that contained
some valuable garments, dresses, skirts, etc.,
and fine new broadcloth dress suit that had
evidently not been worn.
There were a number of letters in the trunk
winch were damp, but the writing was legible.
They were all addressed to Miss Hettie Lin
quiger of Johnstown. One was signed by
Jonathan Griffith. of Braddock. Another was
sent by Matte ]. Pryce, of Ebensburg, and was
dated May q, 1886. One was from Miss Annie
R. Slagle, of Haversville, dated February %,
lSS2, which concluded with the words:
"The higher the tree the higher the bark; the
younger the boy the better they spark"
dination of Elisha Jesper. Of Mt Pleasant
Westmoreland county, ITO the work OF the
gospel ministry according to the usages OF the
Baptist Church." 1t was dated April Is, 1885.
and was very much worn as if it had been
folded and handled great deal.
A Valuable Trunk.
John Sinenberger, of Rebecca street. Ale
gheny, also found trunk floating in the river
and took it to his home He did not open it.
but sent for Detective Murphy. When the Of
ficer arrived he broke it open and examined the
contents. 1t contained valuable outfit OF fe-
male garments. lace shaw1s, three pairs of fine
ch
lets, rings, etc. Among other things was gum
stamp, bearing the name and address of Gertie
Manele, Clark street. Chicago.
The trunk and contents were taken in charge
by the detective, and a letter was written to
the address mentioned. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the owner. of the trunk was visiting
in Johnstown at the time and was drowned.
Yesterday afternoon James B. Scott and
Robert Pitcairn sent a request to Chief of Po-
lice KirschleS for ten police to go to Johns
town. The required number of men were at
once selected from the force and ordered to re-
port at o'clock for duty. Before that time
the Chief received a message that it would i'm
possible to send the men until this morning.
A Barrel of Whisky Caught.
The Chief and Detective Glenn captured a
barrel of whisky at the Anderson street bridge
and had it sent to the Allegheny lookup in the
patrol wagon. 1t was turned over
in the evening to the new Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue, George L
Rudolph. When he arrived at the
Mayors office in the evening he said the new
collector, Sam Warmcastle and himself, the
first appointees in this district under the pres
ent Government, had just takenlcharge when
they confscated six barrels of whisky that was
found floating down the river. The stamps had
been washed of, but the owners can be found
from the marks branded on the barrels.
Late in the afternoon it was reported that a
barrel of whisky had been landed near Lindsay
& McCutcheon's mill, and that the men in the
neighborhood wnre getting drunk. Detective
Murphy and six officers at once went down. but
before they reached the place the barrel had
been emptied. One boy, only 10 years old, was
in beastly state of intoxication and had TO be
carried to his home
Free Drunk.
1t was said that a man had taken tomato
can and filed it several times, drinking the
contents. He is now in an unconscious condi-
tion. 1t was reported that every person who
had access to the barrel is drunk.
Several bundles of clothing were received by
Chief of Police Kirschler for the sufferers,
and will he sent up to-day. Mayor Pearson re-
ceived SIS from Thomas McNally, a Preble
avenue saloon keeper, and will turn the money
over to the Citizens Committee tomorrow.
The flood did not do any damage in Allie
gheny. Some of the cellars were filed with
water and the tracks of the Pittsburg and
Western Railroad were covered with water.
The trains were run over the West Penn Rail-
road as far as Pine Creek.