The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-25
ROUGH USAGE.
TWO PITTsBURG MEN ASSAULT
ED AND ROBBED.
They Got Into a Place In the Tender
Ioin and Are Relieved of a Sum
of Money and Valuable
P.nsra-warraut n tn Ont,

Ioin and Are Relieved of Sum
of Money and Valuable
Papers-warrauts Out.
Ulrich Aeschbaoher and John Habeg-
ger arrived in Canton ut about IL o'clt OK
last night from Pittsburg. The men
were tired after their long ride and they
had also developed thirst. Being of
the good German type that take kindly
to FIRST class brews, they dropped toto a
saloon in South Cherry street for mug
Of brown beverage. The place proved to
be the resort kept by Pat Quigly near
Tenth street ard the men allege that
while one was engaged In free-for-all
fight in the bar room, the other was drag
ged into the rear room and was robbed
Of bis pocketbook containing S3S In cash
and negotiable notes Of the value Of $500.
After escaping from the place, Aeseh-
bsoher and Habegger hurried to the police
station and told their story to the officer
iu charge. Aeschbacher is young man
who formerly drove milk wagon for
Joseph Miller, In this city. He is now
employed by Hsbegger who owns valu-
able milk routes in Pittsburg. His
story Of the robbery Is as follows:
1--WE entered the saloon and asked for
two glasses of beer, which were given us.
As we were drinking the beer woman
entered and asked us to set 'em up.
There were three men in the place and
told the bartender to give them all what
they wanted TO drink. At the same time
HabsRger placed S. bill on the bar In
payment for all the drinks. The change
was laid ont on the bar, and in picking it
up two dollars fell to the floor. These
the woman grabbed and refused to give
them back. demonstrated with her and
then two Of the men jumped upon me.
While l was fighting them big, fat
man grabbed Habegger and pushed him
into the back room. He soon broke
away, however, and came to my as.is-
tsnoe. The two men l was engaged with,
then withdrew, and Habeggsr reached
for his pocketbook. 1t was gone, and he
said: For Gods sake, let's get out Of
this. We spraDg to the door and felt
lucky that we escaped with our lives"
AS soon as the night force was notified,
they went to work on the case. They
went to the Quiglay ssloon, but the men,
whose descriptions had been furnished,
were not found. The woman whom It
was alleged had stolen the So, was found,
arrested and locked up. She gave her
name as HBzsl Clifford. When arraigned
she denied all knowledge of the theft,
but said she had drank with the Pitts
burg men. She will be held for further
examination.
This morning Officers McCloud, Robn
and Ryan took mp tho case. They were
accompanied by Aeschbsoher aud HabPg-
ger and the Tel dsrloin was ransacked in
the hope Of finding the man who did
the work at the Qaigley resort. They
met " ith no success but obtained clue
that resulted in obtaining a warrant for a
well known character. The instrument
was placed in the bands of Marshal Reed
and arrests will probably be made before
evening.
The warrants issued were for Ralph
Sawdy and Reddy CCzler. Both are well
known in police circles where each has
figured numerous times for all sorts Of
offenses. Marshal Reed at once went
in search of the men and all the officers
were notified to arrest them on sight.
A Aeschbacher, who formerly resided in this
city, says he kuew Sawdy when he lived
here and insists that he is the man who
robbed his partner. Cczier answers the
description of the second party to the
assault and robbery.