The times., 1896-06-26
CHICAGO THUGS shot.
SaIoonIseeper Does a creditabIe
Piece of Work.
ONE OF THIN WAS AN EX-CONvICT.

The Toughs wcre Killed While Making
an Attack Upon the Barkeeper in Order
to Secure What Money There Was In the
Place-Chicago Police Succeed in Arrest
ing Several People Who Had just Robbed
Safe and Recovered the Property.
CHICAGO, June 24-For the first time
since the reign of crime began in Chicago
two thugs were shot down Monday night.
One was killed outright and the other was
wounded so badly that he died at the
county hospital at o'clock Tuesday
morning. John Clark, who defended his
employe and brought the daring crooks to
the end of their careers, has been arrested
by the police.
The shooting occurred at 10 o'clock Mon
day night in Clark's saloon, 515 Clark,
street. Earlier in the day William Ma
roney, an ex-convict, and John Bartley,
two members of the notorious Henry street
gang of thieves, highwaymen and crooks,
held up and robbed the barkeeper. Sam
Harris.
The barkeeper refused to tell where the
money was located and was severely
beaten. AS the crooks left they threatened
to come back for the money. Harris noti-
fled the police, his employer, Clark, and
the latter armed himself.
They returned Monday night and were
making a savage attack upon Harris
when Clark came to the rescue and began
shooting Both men fell, but Clark con-
tinued to shoot at the prostrate men until
his revolvers were emptied. The shooting
created great excitement and during the
confusion Bartley crawled out of tho rear
door of the saloon and escaped. Later he
was taken to the county hospital, where
he died Tuesday morning.
Safe Blowers Caught.
To show the public that Chicago's thief
takers have not all retired into oblivion,
Detective Sergeant Alexander N. Cam
eron, who works directly under Inspector
Fitzpatrick, left Central Monday morn
ing after taking some advice from his in
spector on the johnson q Lund safe rob-
berry case at 514 Wabash avenue. Before
nightfall he had caught Ed Ratigan, alias
Ryan, said to be notorious burglar, at
375 Thirty-flrst street, and recovered the
property, valued at over $1,000. There
were two robbers in the job, according to
the information given the police by Mrs.
S. l.. Knapp, who lives above Johnson 81
Lunds dental supply store, and Tuesday
sleepy Burke was taken TO Central sta
tion as implicated in the job, if not one of
the principals. He has been roomng
with Ratigan on Thirty-first street, but
was out when Cameron captured Ratigan
after n hard fight
Made Break for Liberty.
Ratigan took off his undershirt and
made break for his liberty when he
heard Cameron coming with the officers
from the Stanton avenue police station
whom he had called in to help make the
arrest. Kitty O'Brien was also arrested
and in her trunk was found a lot OF gold
foil and other valuable dentists material.
Mickey" and 'Duggie" Synan, who had
been associated with Ratigan, were also
taken into custody by Lieutenant Bon
field as implicated in the robbery in MAX
ing away with the stolen property. Chief
Badenoch and Inspector Fitzpatrick both
congratulated Cameron on his excellent
work and were we'll satisfied with The re-
suits of the last twenty-four hours.