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long waiting for help Ripans Tabue
dyspepsia and headache Relief comes quickly One Tabue bout
the small will relieve distress
the headache will shortly disappear There
Industrious hardworkng of Coopeown N V
had greatly dyspepsia
dreadful headaches Her stomach tormened could
hardly although she had all things
got her Tabues
the working
always help me-.
Esina erkn s0Isnowfo
Intended
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cal>ame along and I distinctly re-
member some one shouting, For
Gods sake, don't shoot
| Take these men off, 1 answered.
1--WE then in our death struggles
crossed Ellis street and fought down
Powell to in front of the White and
La Grande laundries. With oaths
upon their lips they exclaimed as /
passed between a garbage cart and a
streetcar: We've got him now!'
O'Rourke came for me with q wild
rush Exhausted from my long tussle,
1 fired and he fell"
As Lindsay said this his eyes filled
with tears and his voice betrayed
great emotion.
Lindsay's face bore traces of the
conflict. His cheeks were swollen and
bis upper lip enlarged. All the fingers
on his right hand were torn from
erasping the handleless revolver.
officer Coleman was the first to ar
rive on the scene after the shooting.
O'Rourke was taken to the Receiving
Hospital and Lindsay walked to the
Central station and surrendered him
self.
DR.. Fitzgerald, assistant hospital
surgeon, examined O'Rourkes inju-
ries. The bullet entered the left chest
ranging downward and lodged in the
abdomen. The doctor pronounced the
wound TO be fatal
A pathetic scene was witnessed in
the Receiving Hospital, when
O'Rourke's dying statement was made
to Otto Heyneman, stenographer for
the Police Department, in the presence
of Policeman Coleman and Deputy
Sheriff Fitzgerald. Extending his hand
to Lindsay, he said: II was wholly
in fault. If l should die you won't see
me buried as a pauper, will you?"
Tears coursed down Lindsay's cheeks
as he family, owing to mis- emotions
answered no"
O'Rourke's dying statement is as fol-
! lows:
Believing / am about to die, / here
/ by make this my last dying statement
and declare the same to be the truth
the whole truth, so help me God.
MY name is James NJ. O'Rourke.
am a horseman. l reside at 214 O'Far.
rell street.
II was born in Ireland and am 2!
years old. / am all to blame in this
trouble. l started the quarrel.
don't know what it was all about.
recognize this man Lindsay as tn,
man who shot me. / brought it all or
myself. JAMES NJ. O'ROURKE."
Lindsay was charged with an as
sault to murder. He was placed under
$4,000 bonds by Police Court Judge Con
Ian, Luke Battles and Joseph Goddard
qualifying as his bondsmen.
Doyle and Seaman were lodged ir
Jail, Doyle on a charge of assault with
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also brought the Caracas out here
from the East. The Pacific Steam
Whaling Company have also pur-
chased the Excelsior and chartered
the Alliance for the st. Michael trade.
There was almost a tragedy on the
schooner Webfoot yesterday. Robert
Wise, one of the sailors, beat John
McGrath, the watchman, into insensi-
bility and then attempted to throw
him over the vessels rail. Had it not
been for the Opportune arrival of a
seaman named Evans, Wise would
have charge of murder against him.
The Webfoot is on the Merchants dry
dock and last night Wise went on
board drunk. He went into the fore
castle and called to McGrath, who was
on watch on deck, to bring him a
drink of water. McGrath refused and
Wise, going to the water butt, filled a
tin dipper and ordered the watchman
to carry it to his bunk. McGrath again
refused and then Wise, picking up the
dipper, beat the old man over the head
with it until he was inSenSible. Then
the drunken man picked up the watch
man and attempted to drop him over
the rail to the floor of the dock, twenty
feet below. 1t was then that Evans
appeared on the scene and prevented
the murder. McGrath was taken to
the Water Front Receiving Hospital
where DIR. Zabala had to sew up half
a OOZen wounds on MS nead, While
Wise was taken to the Barbor police
station, where a charge of assault to
murder was placed against him.
A man named Peter DigginS had a
narrow escape on the front yesterday.
| He was driving a wagon across East
| street when a Folsom street car ran
into the vehicle and threw Diggins out
| on his head. He was knocked insensi-
| BILE and was badly cut about the head
| and bruised considerably about the
| back. He was carried to the Receiving
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James M. O'ROurke Nor
tally Wounded in a
Quarrel.
In His Dying Statement He Says
That He w as Wholly
at Fault.
ROUGHS ASSAIL A CITIZEN.
The Bloody Scene Occurred on Powell
Street, and Was Witnessed by
Many Terrified Spectators.

It was terrible battle that Thomas
II. Lindsay, of the liquor firm of Lind
say & Harris, y Ellis street, had for
his life yesterday morning. In point
of chivalrOus action it is worthy of the
deeds of the knights of King Arthur's
round table.
Not until fighting for at least f1f-
teen minutes three assailants, armed
with deadly weapons, and after being
driven from one street corner to an
other by the onslaughts Of cOmbatants,
did Lindsay, in order to save his own
life, shoot. Nor was the shot fired un-
til he was corra1ed between a streetcar
p and a garbage wagon, where he had no
opportunity TO escape from enemies
who sought 'his life and thirsted for his
blood.
Possibly a more thrilling scene was
never enacted in the streets of San
Francisco than that which was wit
messed near the corner of Powell and
3 Ellis streets yesterday morning. The
assault on Lindsay by three ruffians
was almost equally atrocious to the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25
THOMAS LINDSAY FIRED
IN ORDER THAT HIS own
LIFE MIGHT Be SPARED
A Terrific Street Battle Fought to a Fin
ish at the Corner Of Powell
and Ellis.

morning with unsteady step and unac-
companied he entered an Ellis-street
resort, where he displayed. in his hi
larity, several twenty-dollar pieces.
w. Doyle, Louis Seaman and James
NJ. O'Rourke, three hangers-on at the
racetrack, were present and saw the
gold. 1t attracted their cupidity. The
gentlemen, after taking a drink, left
the saloon and entered that of Lindsay
& Harris, several doors below.
He was followed by the trio. En-
tering the resort he met Lindsay, who
was on the late watch, and the bar
keeper both of whom he knew. He
gave them S25 to keep for him. Doyle
and O'Rourke followed their Would-be
victim into the place.
I'VE can take care of him." said
Doyle, seizing him by the arm.
Lindsay, being acquainted with
their character and knowing that their
motives were unholy, objected. Doyle
offered to compromise matters by
treating.
Il do not want any of your class of
trade" answered Lindsay, taking
Doyle and O'Rourke gently by the arm
and leading them to the door. They
protested vigorously, and Lindsay was
struck by Doyle in the face. Ele sue
ceeded finally in getting the men out of
the saloon.
On IHG SlueNdIh lL6y illSl OSdiile1Ai
and the three held q consultation.
Doyle and O'Rourke re-entered the
saloon and became very abusive, call
ing Lindsay many opprObriOus names
Lindsay was repeatedly hit by the
men in his efforts to get them out OF
the saloon, and his face last night bore
| evidences of their VisitatiOns.
The men finally were forced from the
premises. Lindsay, believing that
aVRTNvf hing NOT right. looked
through the window of the cigar stand
in front of the saloon. He saw Doyle
pick up a basalt block. Fearing that
the rock might be hurled through the
window, Lindsay slipped a revolver
into his pocket and went out on the
sidewalk. Before he passed into the
street a hackman had taken the stone
away from Doyle.
Lindsay was assaulted by Doyle, and
O'ROurke and he used the butt end of
his pistol in beating them back.
The basalt block was retained by
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Ex-Captain Charles A. jerks. not he of
the horse marines, but the fellow who
was sentenced for starving a lot of
horses that belonged to Troop A.
N. G. c., has begun to feel the weight OF
the law, for the Supreme Court has re-
fused to grant his petition for a writ of
haJeas corpus. Police Judge Conlan SEN
fenced him 10 pay a fine of $500 or in
default of payment to be confined in the
County jail for a period not to exceed
six months. The appeal to the Supreme
Court was taken on the ground that the
sentence imposed was in conflict with
the law; but the court evidently took a
different view, for 1T declined to issue
the writ.
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would certainly have evaded them.
am not a coward, but 1 believe in the
old adage that discretion is the better
part of valor. They came on me with
rush. Doyle and O'Rourke fire.
quently struck me, while Seaman en-
couraged them by cheering words.
Il pulled my revolver, and with the
butt end of the weapon tried to drive
them back as 1 had done early in the
morning. 1 struck Doyle or O'Rourke,
l don't know which, over the head and
the bone handle came off, leaving me
practically defenseless without shoot
ing.
II did my best to stand my assail-
ants off. They came like the wind and
we battled up Powell street to in front
of Wyman's jewelry store. At this
point Doyle. picked up a brick and
hurled it at me. 1 lodged and the
missile struck my hat, knocking it
off. l continued the battle for my life,
knowing that if l fell 1 would be
beaten to death.
by this time we We're at Hilbert s
corner, known as the Coronado. The
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Lindsay, he intending at the time to
report the occurrence to the police and
secure the arrest of the ruffians.
At 6 o'clock Lindsay went off watch.
He looked for an officer for some time,
but failing to find one, lie concluded to
take the Ellis street car and go home.
About 7:15 he stood leaning against
the post at the northeast corner of
Powell and Ellis streets, when he saw
Doyle and O'Rourke approaching him
from Gunst's cigar stand, on the south
east corner. Seaman, the third man,
was on the southwest corner, in front
of Pein Bros store.
It was then when the terrific street
scene occurred. In speaking about it
later Lindsay said to a Call reporter:
1.-The men came on me unawares. Had
1 been apprised of their coming I
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Pay or Go to JoII.

A. ALGER, Secretary of War.
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merce, sent to Secretary of War Alger
a dispatch which was in the nature of
a protest against the action of some
of his subordinates in giving to Chi
cago outfitters and provision COM
panies the contract to furnish the sup
plies for the relief of the miners now
destitute in the valley of the Yukon
The dispatches from the East gave the
local merchants the idea that San
Francisco had been shut out of the op-
portunity of competing for this con-
tract, which will amount to several
thousand dollars. The fact that this
State produces the finest condensed
foods and at the lowest rates did not
seem TO cut any figure in the arbitrary
order to give the order to Chicago peo-
pie. The only excuse given was that
the Pacific Coast cities are in a state
of rivalry for this trade.
In Mr.. Howard's dispatch to Secre-
taTy Alger he said: Can it be so ar
ranged that our coast merchants will
have an opportunity of bidding for
these goods?" Mr.. Howard was hard
ly in his office yesterday morning be-
fore the following telegram was hand
ed to him from the office of the War
Department, which shows that his dis
patch Of the previous day had not been
in vain:
Washington, D. c., Dec. "a.
John L. Howard, Chamber of Com
merce, San Francisco: Captain d. l..
Brainerd will advertise for supplies as
soon as the proper proportions of diff
ferent kinds of food are made out and
amount we can send in by first expedi-
tion determined upon. All goods must
be delivered in Dyea. because of the un-
comfortable rivalry between ports of
shipment on the Pacific Coast 1t is the
custom of the War Department to adj
vertise for everything the Government
purchases.
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murder of Mrs. Mary A. Clute.
It was unwarranted. Ii had no Justl-
fcation. Lindsay became offensive
TO his assailants, because he
prevented them frcm robbing highly
respectable citizen, who was In his
cups. This happened four hours be-
fore the shooting took place, or at $3.50
o'clock in the morning.
The commencement of the quarrel
occurred at this time. A prominent
citizen, actuated by the liberaiity OF
the season and wishing to make nome
happy and his friends joyous, had
. early on Thursday evening started out
to purchase Christmas presents. His
purse was plethoric and his bounty
: large He met friends Wassail flowed
q and sparkled. At o'clock in the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25
a deadly weapon, and Seaman as a

a deadly weapon, and Seaman as a
witness.
All the members of the trio assault
ing Lindsay are tough characters.
O'Rourke has been arrested several
times. He has a bad reputation. He
was elected from the track at Ingle-
side two months ago and subsequently
was arrested at that place for Great
ing a disturbance. He assaulted two
men. He escaped with a light fine.
He has been stabbed in a saloon row
and he is thoroughly tough.
Doyle enjoys the distinction of being
a bad man.
Many witnessed the shooting and all
contend that it was justifiable; in fact,
they marvel that Lindsay didn't shoot
before he did
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Hospital, where DR.. Jordan dressed his

Hospital, where DR.. Jordan dressed his
wounds.
OF all the vessels that were supposed
to come here from the East to take
part in the Klondike rush only five
are on the way. These are the Cot
tage City, City of Columbia, Curacao,
Valencia and the Brixham. Besides
these there are the steamers Senator
and ST. Paul now nearing completion
at the Union Iron Works and the EX-
celsiOr and Alliance, which have been
built up into first-class passenger
boats, so that when the season opens
in a few months there will be at least
nine new vessels here to carry the in
coming thousands to the Klondike.
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\ CHANCE TO COMPETE.

Local Merchants May Bid on
KlOndike Relief Supplies.
On Thursday John L. Howard, vice
president of the Chamber of Com
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-03-19
8 THE JEW
MISUNDERSTANDING ano Olo.
BY LOUIS II. LEVIN.
BY LOUIS H. LEVIN.

0NE Sunday afternoon Mrs. Michaelson called
GJA on Mrs. Kantrowitz. She was cordially re
ceived, and asked to make herself thoroughly at
home. This Mrs. Michaelson proceeded to do, and
after throwing her shawl, which answered the double
purpose of a wrap and head-covering, over the back
of a chair. she sat down and made herself comfortable.
Mrs. Michaelson was an elderly lady, tall and
slight-built, and wore a wig, after the manner OF
pious old-time Jewish wives. Mrs. kantrow1tz was
a stout, hearty, middle-aged mother OF large family,
and was too busy to bother with a wig during the
week, so she wore it only on Saturdays and holidays,
when the weather was not too hot.
Mrs. Kantrowitz was glad to see her visitor, and
the wele ONE was evidently sincere. After Mrs. MI
chaelson had comfortably seated herself, and her
hostess had taken a chair nearby, the latter began:
ITS a long time since I've seen you. The sight
Of you is good for the eyes
YES answered Mrs. Michaelson, "since I've
been going to the Wilnar schulz, we do not meet as
often as we used to. l didn't want to leave the kow-
mar schulz, but my son Lazer-you know my son La
ger, a fine boyle is a member OF the other schule
and wanted me to go where he goes. What could
do?"
~ don't 90 to schulz as often as | should, SAID
Mrs. Kantrowitz, with a sorrowful shake of her
head. MY family, unnbeschrien, is right large now,
and | can't leave the children by themselves. It's
now three weeks since l have been in schulz. What
do YOU think of that? Sometimes | think that | am
forgetting God altogether
sNu, nu, a young woman with little infants can
STAY at home once in a while, too. 1t won't hurt
YOU. Such a sin will be readily forgiven
but want to co. persisted Mrs. Kantrowitz.
..The whole week Pm busy about the house. Why
should l not go to schulz on Shabbas, SO | can seemy
friends and find out how they are and what they are
doing? BY the way, they tell me that the new Rav
at your schulz is something extraordinary
u don't know said Mrs. Michaelson, Struggling
her shoulders. Il don't find his droshas to my taste.
He talks and talks and talks, and MIKES you up, and
brings together passages from every Sc er that was
ever written, and when he is done l don't know any
more than when he first began. My son Lazer, who
IS such a romm young man-and he has money II
bank, too-says he is a great Lamdon. That may be
but like the old-style Misunderstanding thai
touches your heart and makes you cry. Would yot
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-03-19
The JEWISH SOUTH.

be. They are too worldly. Do you remember Reb
Mosche Porovski, of blessed memory 7"
"Just as if he stood before me now, with his little
cap and long curls."
81 have listened to him for two hours when you
couldn't understand a word he said, because he cried
so hard. That's what l call a Raw"
where can you find his equal?" said Mrs. MI
chaelson. "A zadock! Agoyon!"
At this juncture Mrs. K~antrowitz's little girl, Ra-
chel, entered the room, and said the butcher had
come for his order for the next morning.
"Do YOU still take meat from Rothblum - asked
Mrs. Michaelson.
eyes. don't like to change butchers"
Who schechts for him now?'
Chain Zev."
"A good schochet, but
"But WHAT"
"Our Raw is not so much pleased with him. He
sent for Chain and told him to prepare the chaM tor
examinations; but the Schochet never came. Some
people say that he was afraid to bring it to the Rav...
mo Mrs. Mchaelson,' said Mrs. Kantrowitz,
coming to the rescue of her schochet. "Cha1m Zev
need not be afraid to show his chaif to the greatest
Raw alive. He got kabalah from Reb Mosche Porov-
ski himself. Chain Zev is an honest Jew, and knows
all the dinim. No, indeed, Mrs. Michaelson, he Is not
afraid to set his chahf for your Raw; but will tell
you what's the matter. The W1lnar Rav is Avremele
Chops Landsman, and wants him to get all the
trade, and because Chain lev don't schecht for Avre-
mele, the Raw tells the members OF his schulz not to
eat of his shcheta. He has done Chain Zev much
harm, and Chain is an honest Jew and a poor man.
Rothblum told me that he missed Faiggie Reshneck's
wedding on account of the Wilnar Raw. Avremele
CHOP furnished all the meat for that wedding, and
there were over four hundred people there
q had an invitation to go to the wedding; but
didn't go. l can't stand the noise OF a wedding any
more. Nv son Lazer went, and he said 1t was a hne
wedding. There was plenty to eat and a good deal
was left over"
81 didn't 90 either, though Faiggie and l are good
friends, and she is in our mishpoche. Since her hus-
band opened the new store he has been putting on
airs. and when she sent out invitations she let 1t be
known that she didn't want any children in the hall.
Did YOU ever hear of such a thing! Did she think
+ha+ was going to dress up in style and go to a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16

LUNENBURG COVRTHOTsr VA
June l5.-(Special)-Al of the newly-elect-
ed county ohcers-supervisors overseers
OF poor, constables. and magistrate
qualified at to-day's session OF the County
Court.
scene of to-day was the appe1rance az
Jack Walker alias Anderson John VIII
liams. the noted negro burglar who was
captured near Blackstone on last Thurs
day by Sergeant Rowlett and Constable
Jones and confined in Lunenburg Jail.
whence he has twice escaped. almost at
the sacrifice OF the jailer's life Jack
Walker alias Anderson John Williams was
brought before his Honor. Judge c. g.
organ, on a writ OF habeas corpus. sued
out by Mr.. b. III. Lewis, counsel for the
defence. but failing TO prove the prisoners
name as Williams he was remanded to
iail TO await his trial al the July term Of
the County Court.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16
c. III. Oliver. Auctionoer,
22O west Broad street.
CUpERB AND HANDSOME
OHOUsEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION.

BY direction OF Mr.. J. II. Witty, who
Is declining housekeeping. | will SELL AZ
his residence. No. liz north Eighth street,
on .,,>
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 3D,
at 1890 A. NJ. all Of His HOUSEHOLD
AID KITCHEN FURNITURE. en-
bracing 1 Plush Cherry Parlor suit %
pieces. / EscrItoire very fine). /
Handsome Administer Carpet. / Fine
onyx Clock and Candelabra Conn
bned); several Fine Steel Engrayings,
Large Handsome oak Bookcase. l
Banquet Lamp. 2 pairs Fine Lace Cur
tains and Cornce.
HALL Carpet. 2 Fine Hall Chairs. 2
Tables. japanese Porteres. Hand
some Oak Hall-Rack.
LIBRARY Leather-Covered Lounge. 6
Lsather-Covered Chairs. 1 Large Rock
ing Arm Chair. Rugs, l Large AK
Game Table, pairs Curtains ana
Poles.
DINING-ROOM-1 Superb Oak Buffet
very fne) / Oak Extension Table. /
oak Refrigerator. I Oak China Press,
6 Oak Chairs. Steel Engravings, Sill
ventilated Tableware, Glass and
Crockery-Ware. etc.
BEDROOMS Very Fine oak Chamber
Suits. 2 Excellent Carpets, oak
Roller-Top Desk. / Fine Chinonere.
Fine White Curled Hair Mattresses.
Feather Bosters and Pillows. Ward
robes Springs. etc; , dozen silk Bro
catelle and Leather-Soat Chairs. and
a large lot Of miscellaneous articles.
This sale merits and well deserves the
attention Of those in need Of First-Class
Furniture. as al OF it has been selected
with a great deal of care. and az high
cost in this city of Mr. Preston Belvin
and Mr.. Waller Scott. and some of IL has
never been used all 70 be sold without
limit or reserve.
FRED. n. WILLIAMS Salesman.
lie l61S20,22&23
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16
SCOTTSNILLE.
Sad News from FIoridn-Bitten by
Mnu-DOg.


sCOTTSVllLE, June l5.-(SpeciaL)-
The many friends of Mr.. 81. Clair Hart
man. whose extreme Illness at Apala-
chicola, Fla, was mentioned in former
letter will be panied 10 know that ne
calmly passed away from early scenes
at 5 O'Clock i. Nj. Saturday. He was
born in Augusta county, Va, In 1871.
When quite young he moved 10 AlDemdfle
county. He married Miss Jane Tomp-
kins, daughter of Dr. Samuel Tompkins'
near Scottsvlle. He was for many
wears connected with the charlottesville
Wooglen-Nills. He afterwards moved
TO Richmond. just before the war. During
the war he was in the Confederate navy,
operating on the James river. After
the war he moved TO Marion. va, ana
was connected with the Holstein Woollen-
Minis. lie afterwards went 10 Newman
Ga. and was engaged in manufacturing
there. In 1880 he moved TO Apalacni-
cola. Fla. There his daughter, Miss Alice.
married Hon. John r. Grady, who was
a relative of Hon. Henry Grady, of At
lanta. Ga. His wife and. daughter CMrs.
Grady) both died and were buried there.
At the time of his death he was IN The
service OF the United States Government
as inspector for the War Department in
the United States Coast survey. his
death was brought on by grip. contracted
last fan His only remaining child Is
Mrs. ]. V. Perera OF this place, who Is
n most estimable lady.
lie leaves. two brothers-Mr. Henry
Hartman, Of Lexington. Va, and Mr..
Littieton Hartman. Of Staunton, and two
sisters Mrs Mary Muse and Miss Eliza
Hartman, OF Ninton.
Sunday morning as Mr.. Robert Gault.
who lives near here. went out into Ess
yard. his shepherd dog, which was mad.
ran upon him and bit him very badly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16
THE COHEN CO. THE COHEN co

Aldermen last night. All the ordinances
and resolutions recently vetoed by the
Mayor and passed over that officials head
by the Common Council were TO have
been before the body. There was also
TO have been read paper from the Board
of Fire Commissioners in reply to the
action of the Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform, asking that and other de-
partments TO suggest wherein their eX-
penses could be reduced.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16

decorating his arm and hand. He car,o
to town and consulted a physician bDt
being still much alarmed about the mat
ter he that evening went up TO SEQ DIR
Il. l.. billiard, near North Garden. The
dog died Sunday night. The occurrence
caused much excitement in the neighbour
hood.