Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-26


afternoon as the outcome Of horse
race on one Of this city's thorough
fares. A crowd Of several hundred
males and females, white aud black,
assembled on Custom House place
to celebrate. The street was turned
into q race course, shot from a re-
voIver being the starting signal.
Two races in quick succession had
been run, and a third was being
started when squad Of policemen
arrived. attracted by the shots. Al
the same time general fight was
commenced IN neighooring
saloon and bullet after bullet
came crashing through the
windows in dangerous proximity to
the heads Of the crowd on the
streets. Two officers in citizents'
clothes gained entrance to the
saloon, and being recognized the
cry went nd, "lock the doors, and
kin the officers p and at the same
time a key turned in the lock.
Backing into a corner the officers
drew their revolvers, faced the ugly
crowd and threatened to shoot the
first one who moved. Their nerve
paralyzed the crowd for a moment,
and by that time other officers burst
open the saloon door and rescued
their comrades. The crowd deter
mined not to leave the saloon, but
after desperate struggle the officers
emerged from the place, each with a
fighting, struggling desperate pris-
oner A patrol wagon was waiting
near by, and despite the efforts OF
the crowd in the street. whose sym
pathies were with the prisoners,
the officers succeeded in landing
their prisoners therein. AS the
wagon was moving away a burly
negro named Rotert johnson
sprang forward and shouted: "Come
on; let's take them away and Kill
the damned coppers |" lie wa'
knocked down by blow from
a revolver; the place was cleared
for wagons TO pass through th'
crowd, the prisoners CONSTANT,
struggling for freedom. The whole
crowd followed to the Harriso.
street station, but despite the las
desperate struggle, the load OF pris
oners was safely placed behind To
bars. Other officers arriving, tn
crowd dispersed.
KILLED HIS WIFE.
LOWELL, Mass, Dec. 26. Thurs
day night frank l.. Moulton, a dii
sipated barber, beat out the brain
of his wife with a fiatiron. A
Moulton tells the story, the quarrt
began In bed because his wife woul
not give him room enough. The.
arose, partially dressed and went u
it again, when he got a tiatiron, and
after asking her If she would Civ
up, 10 which she said, mo" Ill
said, II let her have it three times
as hard as / could hit" Her fac
and head are pounded out of shape
Moulton says, II did the job, ant
it's id good one"
KILLED WITH HER OWN PRESENT
B1RMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. &c.
VIM. Reese and Sadie Brown wer
to have been married today ant
yesterday she made him a Christ
mas present of a revolver Thi
morning he called at her home fo
the wedding but for some caus
Sadie wanted to back out, and h
shot aud killed the woman with ht
own Christmas present. Ree'
escaped.
JUSTICE DEFEATED.
CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 26.--Isai
Sawtelle, who murdered his broth'
Hiram, died of apoplexy this NOR
ing at the state prison.
KILLED OVER A DOLLAR.
MARYsvILLE, Dec. 2o-Tom Bri
was shot and instantly killed W
terday by Edward Raymond, wi
claims that the shooting was dol
in self defense. The men quarrel'
on Saturday overa dollar.
WAS CRAZY.
SPOKANE, WASH, Dec, 25.--W
Bertrand, young grocer Of I'll
city who deserted his wife abo
two months ago, has turned up as
private In the u. s army at Jefit
son Barracks, Mo. He has write
letter TO his wife saying that
was insane when he left; that
was possessed of a fear that 4
friends were trying to Kill him, al
that he went aboard u train al
rode across the continent 10 Ne
York; there he met recrultii
agent, and Joined the army. /
has written TO Washington 10 o
tain his release.
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