Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-13
BAD GANG JUDGED.
The Abductors of Joseph Per-
rien Run Down.
STORY OF A DARING CRIME RET0LD

The Prisoners Inclade Lot of Thugs
Two of the Considines in the List
The Attempt to Extort $50, 900 from
Wealthy Miller and How 1t Was
Baked by Newspaper Fuss
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 13.-The most
desperate gang of criminals in Detroit
| was arrested yesterday, charged with the
| abduction last March of Joseph Perrien,
! one of the wealthiest millers of the north
west and highly respected citizen of De-
troit. The gang includes Johnny Consi-
dine, Billy Considine, Thomas Kennedy,
| Frank Grlffiths, James Mcdowell and Ed
| ward Kent They have long been tie
| terror of Detroit, and the Considines, at
| least. have criminal records in Cleveland,
! O.; Marquette, Mich, and other places,
| besides their native heath. As gamblers,
burglars and thugs this gang is notori-
Gus, and they have for years been a &C.
moralizing element in municipal politics.
| Abduction of Joseph Perrien.
The abduction of Joseph Perrien was
one of the most daring crimes in the his
tory of this country. He is rich bachelor
/
| city At 10 o'clock the evening of March
| 10 last he was called to his door and hand
ed by young man a Tote purporting to
| be signed by dear friend, and urging
, him TO hasten TO the bedside of this friend,
| who had received serious injuries. Mr..
| Perrien hurried out to the waiting coupe
and was carried away. His niece and
| nephew awaited his return until o'clock,
| when there was a nervous ringing of the
bell The same Young man appeared,
handed the nephew a letter and started
/ away. This letter inclosed check for
| $500 and a note for the same amount.
Trouble with a Woman Alleged.
The letter, in the old gentleman's hand
writing contained specific Instructions to
Mr.. Hesselbacher, the nephew, and to his
| sister, Mrs. A H. McDermott, to cash
| both the note and check and give the S30-
| 900 TO a messenger, who would he found
! waiting next evening at certain corner.
1t stated that Mr.. Perriep had got into
trouble over woman, and that it was alb
solutely necessary for his safety that the
money should be paid over promptly and
| secretly. TIE note and check Were signed
| Joseph Per.ien,' and as the old gentle
mans bank account was N the firm name
| of "Perrien Bros" his relatives suspected
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gang.
Mr.. Perrien's Story Told Again.
| Such was the hue and cry raised that
| the abductors became alarmed and re-
| leased Perrien after keeping him blind
folded and closely confined for twenty
| four hours. According to Mr.. Perrien's
story-which was related fully in these
dispatches at the time-he soon discov-
cred that the coupe was going in the
wrong direction for reaching his friends
house, but the vehicle was soon stopped
| and a man jumped in on each side and he
was covered by two revolvers. After a
long drive he was led blindfolded into a
| house and the covering to his eyes re-
| moved sufficiently to permit him to sign
the note and check. He signed them so
seph Perrien," instead of "Perrien Bros"
purposely, for the desire to circumvent
the villains was strong within him. The
| bandage was again adjusted to his eyes
and he was put to bed.
Closely Watched by Armed Men.
He soon found that he was closely
watched, for when he made cautious
movement gruff voice exclaimed:
Lie still, you -, or I'll put a bullet
through you"
The old man. after finding himself in a
tight fix, noted vast number of minute
details which may have an important
| bearing upon the case. His ears and eyes
did good service. But the hue and
cry was so loud that the captors
got scared, and when evening came and
they decided to release him they gave
their reason for doing so. 1t was that the
newspapers lad raised such fuss" about
the matter. What the testimony against
them is has not yet transpfred.