Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-17

but one opinion regarding them. viz: That
they were the result of a scheme to plunder
a class whose poverty and ignorance OF our
which opinion the proceedings of the May.
or's Office on the following morning con-
vinced me was wholly correct.
At the hearing, the policeman, the grocer
and the Hungarian put in their appearance
and were speedily mustered in front Of a
table and desk, where one-eyed Argus pre-
sided over the books, and who now shouted
to someone in a crowd Of policemen in our
there" and he seemed fairly to spit the vile
term out of his mouth. Ten. replied some
body. pray why did the books not show
poor fellows before this Judgment seat, every
word addressed to them, and every action
conveyed the fnsolence that you, Sir.
as + if man man. 49,. would 70 q. resent resent
under strspper who would offer Il or be our
selves kicked over Jordan; During the
Fleeing process at which 81 30 was collected
hSooks H H ssSsa s inside sss the OF oa
side the "temple of Justice asked one of
the men what had occurred at the hearing.
Could Only Understand the Fine.
Said he: 1.-TWO Of the policemen made
statements in English and were sworn.
What they accused US Of I don't know"
There was an interpreter of English and
German, but he did not interpret their
in snd 'i the nssrprsssq ap ss9
arose and said, 'The fine is 81 So" then
arose and began to state that I was
only q visitor, when the Mayor arose and
ssrprsser erp said in S German hs BID bids % you sit sit
down." I did not comply, but again pro-
tested, when the Mayor got up and in tone
ca case a Vas hop hopeless, @ sat % down" ~ seeing my
The Sunday previous to the raid on my
house the dwelling No. 557 East Ohio street
was raided. The house was kept by young
questionable, and have been assured there
was no pretext for the raid. When the
raid occurred the husband was absent and
his wife. not yet ls years OF age and within
rested with the boarders, treated with the
same rude insolence, and, despite her piteous
tears. sobs and entreaties. that for Gods,
her. her she was As thrust % inso the no' wsson ssae
and at the lookup thrust into a cell and
locked in. When her husband returned he
hurried to the ofice and deposited $40 and
she appeared before the Mayor with the
others, and with them fined 81 so. I
have been told After coming home
:es .sns of to the bed brutal sns in ousSsSs
two days after gave birth to dead child.
In great suffering she fingered about two
weeks, when she died. Two days previous
then until she expired her piteous appeals
to those around her to save her from the
police were heartrending.
Orders to Raid Herr's Island Houses.
In the latter part of the summer the
police raided a jo-boat on the bank Of the
river not far from where live The inmates
were all men, who when the police appeared,
undressed and spran0 into the river. Ali
were captured but one. he was drowned He
was constable of the ward and believe an
exemplary young men. How he came to be
there Is mystery to his friends. A few
weeks ago his widow called upon me and
the death Of this poor young man and the
outrage that led TO it became q subject
of conversation, when she told me
that after her husbands death in his
pocket she found sealed, Sun-
stamped, undirected letter, which, sup
posing it to be her husbands 3 she opened and
read. It proved to be an order from the
Chief of Police to q lieutenant Of the force
to raid all the boarding houses on Herr's
Island.
On motion of Mr.. Henricks the Chair
man was instructed to procure o stenogra-