Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 25, 1874, Page 5

SCALDED TO DEATH. Horrible Accident on the Hyde Poark Dummy Road, The Engine Jumps the Track and Crushes the Engineer. A Newshoy Fatally Scalded by the Escaping Steam, An Eye-Witness Describes the Disaster and His Suf- ferings. ; The Lngineer’s Death Discloses Mis ‘Distory and Real Name, Testimony Taken Before the Oor- oner's Jury. The Verdict. * One of the most painful accldents which ever happendd in tho Northwost, and one the dotatls of which place it on a par with the Alton Talle road horror of 1878, ogourred at an early bour yostorday morning on tho dummy lve of the Chicago Oity Rallway Compnny at. Hyde Park. Tho roport which roached Tue TRIBONE at on oarly hour yestorday morning was to tho effack thst o dummy-crigine of this lino had oxploded while travaling east and noaring the Hyde Park Station, and o Tmmuxe reporior was lmme- dintoly dispatched to tho scono of tho disaator. Arrived at Hydo Parlk, the roportor found OAPT, DINFOND, ot thoe pollco fore of this suburb, who st once gave him all tho information which he vossessod xogarding the ,mad occurronco. From Capt. Binford be learned that st a fow minutes past 7 in the morniog the dum- my, comming intd Bydo Park on Lor first trip from Chicago, had, while running east on Fifty- fifth streot, just a little west of Kimball avenuo, Jumpod the track, falling on the north side of the samo, and killing instantly the engincer,: Charles Matthows, and soverely scalding a nows- boy nomed David Brown, who wes taking pas- mago with the engincer from Chicago to Hyde Park. The reporter met also, in Capt. Binford's ofilce, Dn. ¥LOOD, of Hydo Park, who waa tho first medical man summonod to tho assistance of the unfortu- natea who had suffered by the torrible necldont. Dr. Flood stated that ho had boon called at a littlo after 7 in the morning to attond the sufforors by the accidout. Ho re- paired to tha sceno of tho disaster; and found the decessod, whom he know by the name of Oharlos Matthows, ying orushed undor the boilor of tho dimmy eogino. Capt. Binford and a number of the inhabitanta who had gathored in tho vicinity of tho accident wero endeavoring to pxtricato tho body, if possible, without increas- Ing tho diefiruroment which had alroady oc- burrod, This nocorsarily delayed the nocom- plishment of extricating the body, and it woa moro than an hour befora it was reloneed and taken to the Chicago City Railway Combany depot. While viowing the body of tha deceased, the Dootor was requested to attond profes- nionally THE DOY DROWN, with whom he was already acquainted. He found him lying in bed at the house of Blr. Buydor, ai tho corner of Tifty-Bfth stroot and Kimball avenuo. He found tho poor boy suffer- Ing the intensest ugony, his entire body, with the excoption of tho chest sud a portion of the arms, belug soveroly scaldod, tho lower partof the abdomen and tho fhighs boing devold of Bkin, and mcomingly bslf-cooked by tho stenm, Ho did all that he could to easo the sufferings of tho Iad, gavo him o suitsble dose of morphina, and advised his motbor, who had been in the moantimo eont for, that she could look for no xroasonable hope of bis rocovery, - "Having secured thué much information, the roportér wout to tho " SOENE OF TIE DISASTER * a8 the most likely place to gloan tyller partion- lars of the sad accidont, The spot reached, the xoportor was ablo at s glanco to realize the sorious onturo of the sccident, About 50 feot ongt’ of Kimball avenue, on Fifty-fifth stroot, Just uosth of tho track, lay the wreck of the dummy, snd on tho. other side of tho track, a Tittlo further east, lay the badly dsmaged coach. ‘Tho only, wholo thing about the dummy was. the boiler, Everything elso was eithor smashed ap or horribly distortsd by tho force of the con- cussion of tho hoavy engine with the oarth, or tho koel-over which the pessengor-coach gave it on passant. Al the wood-work of .the dummy was in splintors, part of it thrown 80 fost nhond of the spct whero the boilor bad sunk into the gronud, ‘The top of the dummy rosted on tho pround, into which it had plowed to tho deptl of over a foot; whilo tho wheals polnted ekywayds, Tha dome of the dummy just touched the ground, and in it was n large dont. This waa cansad by the fatilo opnosition of the heed of tho engineer, evidenced by o pool of blood which lay just.bonoath, and sorapa of ekin whioh still clung to'the dome. Hora and thore loy difforent ~ parta of the dwmmy, some of thein: distinguisbable, some of thom torturod Py tho sudden force of the shock bevond il recognition, And hero and thore lay a 'hxeudni morning TRIDUNE, stiff with the fco which b formed from thostoam of the boller, muddy with the mud which tho sudden supply of hot water had cvented,—part of . the stock of tho poor nowsboy who'had -met & sad fato on the ¥ond an bour or two boforo. At tho first glauce 8t the scouo of the disastor, whore the passen- gor-concn lay, to tho east of the dummy, the 2oporier coucludod that tho traln bad bosn run- piug coach foromost, but A OWITICAL EXAMINATION of the locality satisfiod him thot such was not tho osso. Vith the utmost care he lookud buck upon the track = ta ovl- Jouco of whora the disaster had hed Its boginning: Tt at firat becume apparent that the dummy bad left tho track sbout 20 feet from whore sho lay, judging by the evidences in tho ahape of tho doep dents In_ the slospers and plowed furrowa in the eacth, which began at ihis polat and deoponed In {utonsity until tho Goal overurn, Bl there was notbiug at the Folnt of nclll.nl departure which could account or an ongltio's jumping the track just theve, snd th reporter looked back on the track in poaroh of furthor evideuces, BUCCESH IEWADDLD JiI8 INVESTIAATIONS, At & point about 160 feat hminfruanthlt at which the dummy and car lay prone tle reporter poticed, on tho norih rail of the track, a.thin but cloarly-dofined brightoned Yioe which gone tinued, sometimes in tho middle, sometimes a Littlo to one sido or the otlier of the track, but still continued slong tho rail ‘and onded &t tha ruinz whoro tho plainest ovideuces woro bad of he dopartuto of tho dummy from the traok, hls bright line, abont a bundred foot iu length, was tbo mark loft by the iiauge of the morth wheal of tho dummy whioh had loft Its position, T polnt ut which tho bright Lue commencod 'Was at a railway-crossiog, whero a deprossion of couplo of inchos was notlconble, and it soemed &t onco that it was this depreseion in cosuection with the dangerous condition of suoh roads attor & partial frost and probable fast traveling of ¢ train which caused the accldent. A carsful e: smination of tho dummy s It Iny wheel upwards with s viow of ascertainlng whence, in viow of the fact that tho boiler waw intact, tho steams er onped In such volumes se to injuro the boy Brown, revealed tho fact that Io the overturning of the dummy TIE BAYITY-VALYR hrd beon wrenched off, and the steam had h;-l;‘g‘%d forth as in thooase of tho Bag dlsastor [3 ) Loaving the wrecked dummy and ocar, the ro- E::m repalrod to the little cottaye of Mz, Buys o & fow sods fyow the stend of tho dlasster, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1874 where tho boy Drown was takon shortly after its ocourrouds, Ilors wan & ucens of both BUFFERING AND HOBROW, Tho mother of \oung Dave Brown, tho nows- boy, had arrived a fow mmutos bofore, and wns valuly trying to disacmblo lior griof at nlint sho too plainly naw waa tho dea Li-vcone of her only boy, 'The repozter was ndmittod with the mothe or to the room where the young sufferor lay. Ilo was undor the Inflionce of akindly dono of morphino, whicb, howover, could not outirely deadon his norves to big sufforings. At tho ro- Tmnt of tho mothor, Tux TIDUNE reporior quoss tloned tho poor Iad with regerd to tho accidont of the moruing, The lad'a face was not visible, but through s holo cut In 1tu ofl-skin cowrhnF Lo told tho roportor that he hind missed the IlI- nois Contral train {u the mornng, aud had boon forced to take tho dummy, 1lo got on the dume- my, with bis frlend Oborlie Matthows, aud pro- ceedod homo with his atack of papors. Ohntlio, unfortunately, was ..uot .sble to got auy wator at tho oty limits, s L -waa all frozon np, and consequontly -started on tho run to 1lIydo Park with o Yory ' short mmnly. Nopring Hydo Park, Charlio’ found that his supply of wator wag vocy short. indeod, and In ordor to save boing loft on tha rord he rau his dummy at » vory bigh rate of spcad. -* Wo wore running vory Tast indeod,” snid littie Dave Brown, * whon tho aceident happosed. I can't give any particu- Inrs, for I don't knosw howit happoned, but aftor tho " aceldent, whon I was, trying to gob myself out, 1 callod over and over again to the conductor to lielp mo'out of my position. X waan't much burned when I firat calied, buc ho wouldn't help mo. It was aftor ho rofused that Igot badly burned.” The ropotier loft tho sorrowing moior with her dylug boy, and futerviowed 238, BXYDER, wifo of tho iousebiolder, with regard to what nhe knaw of the ocourronce. Mra. Bnydor, who, as hier testimony will sbow, I8 ono out of a_thousaud, told what sbo know of the part sho played Iu tho terrible acoldont, as follows: Slho was looking out for the arrival ot the mornipg dummy from Chicago, when sud- denly sho licard a sort of rumbling fromtho dtrec- tlvn {u which thedummy should come. 8he rushed to the window just in timo to sco the dsmmy loap from tho track ande land— turning over as it landed—upon the north side of thotrack, As it did o sho board an cxplo- slon, then anothor one, aud immadiately the dummy was onvelopad in steam. TFiging open the door, sho rushed tato tho streat, whenco sho snw somoe men flying from tho car wto the wood on tho south sldo of thoroad. ~ As soon ns the stonm cleared away aha gaw the bov Dave rush- ing frauntically horo aud thero in tho vivivity of the dummy, and honrd bim cry "0, my God, tako mogomewberol 1am blind; I caunot 800} Tako me somowhera! Holp mol ™ 8ho flaw to lis assistauce, seized him by the arm, nud betpod him into hor cottaze. She saw tho conductor noar the dummy, but Lo soemed to bo afraid of eitnor it or Dave, nnd would not go near him, She took tbe boy into tho houeo, nnd anty that his faco was black with soot, uof red throughout with blood and with burns, Io had on two hoavy coats and other clothiug whiel 1o bogged her to take from him. Like & nervy little Westorn woman, sho begau to utrip tho lad. First sho pulled off his gioves aud with thom csme ol ho skin of his parboiled hauds. Thon sho took off his conts nod vest, when with hig poor raw hands the medly-ampationt boy, made frantic by his sufferings, ecized his shirt and tore it from bis scalded body, the wet cloth carrying with it, and actually throwing sround the room, large sheots of skin from hls back, and loios, and logs. Undismayod by tho bomiblo sight thint might make many s storn man giva way, the plucky littlo woman strippod tho lad and Iaid” bim on ber bed, lonving him ouly long enough to cnablo hor to sond for medical assist- apco and tho poor boy's mother. As be lay on tho bed tho lad ctied, “ Ob, I am full of that z08; Tam full of thut " and, according lo Mrs. Buvder, at one time * He belched, and'tho liot stomn rushod from his mouth.” =~ As alroady statoa, medical assiatance nrrived in the shaps of Dr. Flood sud the widowod mothier of tho Ind goon followed, who both did all that could bo done to alleviate tho boy's sufforings. In converaation with partios who hnd gathered to viow tho ncone of tho acoidont, Tux Tmuvsn roporter hoard notbing but UNIVELSAL REGRET at the untimoly fate which had overisken the cngincor and the uawsboy. ¥rom Capt. Binford the reportor lonrnod that Charlic Matthows waes ouo of the speeial police of the towu, and one 1 whose ability and trustworthiness ho had slwave placed great relinnco. A painful feature in the acocident, ns rolated by tho Captain, was the fact that, barely a month ngo, Matthews bad taken unto himsolf a wife, and sinco then Lad cows in- to & legsay, which, with bia carniogs, would mako him more than cowfortablo during tho re- mainder of his life. Doth asa couductor and ongineor on the road, nud od & citizen, he had endoared bimeelf in Hyde Park to all with whom he had como in contect. With especinl prido the Captain _pointea’ to tho joiut facts of tho ro. verged lever of tho dummy and the closencss of Matthows to hia ongine us a proot thet Oburlie hod died s he had lived, a ** whito man,” and bad met doath rather than shrink from duty. ‘Tho poor ciushod ongloger was the lLoro of Hyde Park yoeterday. Every one was singing his pralscs, and but very fow—nono, perbaps, outslde of Lis connoctions In ¢ho place—inow of THE BFRANGE DENOUENENT which bis untimely death would cause, e Coronor,—or rather Coroners, for thres came to attend the investigation iuto the cause of his doath: Coroner Btophens, Coronor-olect Dietzach, who 18 trying to learn from Juck how to do the bLusiness, and Dopa- ty Pilgrim—about as powerful and complote o collection of Coronors as ouo would care to Aeo appronch one's Louse on o mission of pressingimporisnce, —immediately on arrivin, as the place, set to worl bunting up & jars, s roparing the proliminarios nocessary to socur- ug o eatisfactory verdict, Afier some trouble, o Jury was socured, whon, just as tho Coromer was about to begin his lnvestigation, su ap- parontly outslde, but renlly deeply-interested Pacty, io tho ehape of Dr, Rdwin P. B. Wilder, of No. 183 Enst Twonty-accond utroot, roqueste an interview with Nr. Steplons, A_loug copfab ensued, duriog which Dr. Wilder mado _ the domewhat-astounding state- ment gthat tho doceased, Charles Mate thows, a8 bo was gencrally known to tho Hydo Parkers, wns i renlity ono Charles Lyman Morris, a son of a most tafluontial citi- zoo of Queida, Now York State, According to the Dootor, the doconsed had, some nine years beforo, muairied bis cousin, & lady of Onefdu; had bnd o son by ber, 8 boy now 8 years of ago; and It was this lady whom Borris, aling Matthews, bad introduced recontiy to his frionds in Hydo Park as tho lady Lo had just marrled i New York Stato, ropresenting the boy to bo a stop-son by & provious merriage of his wife. Inorodulous at firat, additioual tostimony aou- vincod the Coreuor that TUE STRANGE STORY WAS TRUE, and that tho Charlos Mattbews who had 8o in- gratinted himsolf into the good will of the psoplo of Myde Park wos in reshuy what Dr. Wiider ropresented bim to be. It will bo easily imag- ined then that the twalve men who were solcoted to investigate the canse-of tha denth of their friend Charlle Matthewa wero somewhnt sur- priged and talken aback whon called upon to por- form the sad duty on hehalf or Oharles Lyman Morris, Whstover doubts, howaver, thoy may have posaessed iu the premisos wore wek ab rest by the ovidonce of DR WILDER, the firat witnoss called, who identifled the decensed us Charles Lyman Morris, Witooss kuew that the decensod was & married man, and wont b tho mme of Chales Matthowa in Hydo l’n{ provious to his death; : The noxt witnoss was tho conduotor of tho train, JOIN ¥OUANTY, who testifiod that ke was a rosident of Chicago, and wos & conduotor on tho Chlcngo City Itsil- way Company. Weat on as conductor of the dummy on Monday moroing, Knew the decosdod only since _ Monday. Ho was engineer of the dummy on which witness was conductor, At tho timie of thoacal- dony,; about 25 minutes past 7, the car was run. ning at its usual paco oas. from Cottago Grove avenus, along Fifty-fifth streot, whon ho noticed tho engine givo & suddon jork and soparate from tho oar and oapeize. Witloss then loft the car 1 which he was, aud went over to the dumnmy, whore he found the boy, at prosent suffering from injuries recolved in_ tho accident. 1o au- pistod him out of the dummy. The boy was burnod. _ Did not aoe the decessed at that timo, Afcor assisting the boy luto the charge of a wo. man, witnous returnod to t&” dummy to soarch for tho deccased, Could meo” nothing of him untl the broken frugments of the dummy wero romovod, whou ho wag ‘dcoverod Iying under the boiler ot tho dummy. It took about Lall anliour boforo enough help arrived to extricate the body. 'Tha cauno of the accidont was tho jumplug of the track by tho eugino, but what causod the jump- Iug tho witnoss had no idea, DIA not knaw of auything Lofug broke in connaation with the duinmy, Theroe wore threo passengers an tho tram—tboboy who was lnjurod sud’ two othor won, In anawer to jurors—INnow nothing of an ox- [vlunl\‘m. Refusced sesiutunce n a cortan way to ha boy, Told him it was no use to try to got ovor & pleoe of iron that was In bla way—that ho could ensily ot under it, ‘Chon drew bim undor it aud roledsed hin, JOHN MEED, the engineer and maouwist in obarge of the mnohinory of tho dnmmy lno of the Chioago ity Railway, tostifiod that ho know decoased by the name of Charlus Masthown, o uuderstund doceased Lo have beon o rallroad ouglnoor. Ex- wmined him on that point, and camo to tlie con- alusion that ho wau competont to run o dummy. Had examinod tha dwmnmy sinco the accidont, and found the dncoased lying undor it. Witnesu could not lavo rocoguized him lad lo nob kuown that ha wns lho enginger ou ihat trip. Examined tho boiler and found ail sound oxcept tho mafoty-valvo plf"" o 2-nch pipe which hnd beon broken off, This seomod to bo Lho only plnco from which stomn and wator had como. Had examined the track nonr tho nccidont, but fonnd nothing wrong whatovor abour it, Could glvo no cauvo for the accldont, “Iho changoin tho weathor might have causod the sprendiog of tho track, In auswor to a juror—Tho journala of the dummy worae not worn out, Did not thinl an fu- oronso of spood would have a tondency to canso tho onglne to leavo the traok, Kound ‘the lover of Lo ouglue revorsed, which ghowod that the angincor hind taied to atop tha dummy ng noon a8 tiio running off tho track ocourred,” The dumas mies averagod about ‘60 pounds of steam, and Tan to town, a distauce of 8 miles, 1 about 17 minutes, A, W, EGOLESTON, mnebinist and track-foroman of the Chicago City Ruilrord Qompany, testifiod that o hnd oxam- ined nnd found the track in good otder; thought thore might bo two or threo causes for tho neui- dunt, Right whero tho ongino loft_tho track thore was o orossing of onk~plank. Hia fmipres- sion wag, that It wae ab tho oast oud of theso planks that tho car loft the track; somo hard substanco might have got_botweon tha track nud thy cmflainfi aud caused tho throwing off of tho track, Anothor cause might lave beon thnt Mr. Matthows saw sowo obstruction aliead, and ravorséd bl ongine. This would in il proba- bility, if tho timm was running fast, throw tho engiuo off tho track. It was woll known amougy ralirond-men that tho cars frequently, while rune Ding ou o track partially frozen, bugimerod con- siderably, R VIOTOR LE DEAT, oneof the passongers, testitiod that he and bis brothor woro the solo passengers o the dummy earat tho time of tho accidont, Ho snw the dummy jump the track, sud then folt tho onr ho ‘was on loap nto ‘tho ditch on tho otsor sids of tho track., Himsolf, his brother, and the conduaior wers thrown into tha forward ond of the oar. Lhoy all got out ot it, and wont to tho dumwmy whora tboy found the boy, who complained of feelng cold. Wit~ ness took bim into a houso whore hio wnehed his faco. The nccldent ocourred at nbout 10 minutes past 7 inthe morning. At the timethe dummy was runuing at a good rato of spoed. ‘Fho conductor did sl ho could to got tha boy out of the wreck, Hud oxamined tho track aubsoquently, but found no obstruction which could bave caused tho dumtny to be thrown from tha tack, z DR. 71.00D testified to finding the decoased crushed and doud bongath the dummy-hoilor ¢ tho chest aud Load of docersed wore crushed, and the boves of his neck wora dislocated, Ag this momont nows waa brought into tho Jury-ruom of tho death of the boy Dave Brown, whon Dr, Flood gave it us his opinion that the lod died from inlialation of steam and extonsive sealding. ONARLES B, NOLMES, Superintondont of tho Ohicago Clty Rellway Company, testilicd that thero was nothiug & Rauway Suporintendent dreaded so much ws the flrst frost. It froze tho grouud to tho depth of an. fuch or two, moking an insecure track, which caused the ecogiues to jump in 8 dangerous manner, Io Lis opinion it was probablo that tue decensed eugineer saw something ahend on the track which caused bim to raveras s jover, ‘The Company were author- ized by cbartor to run as fost as they ploased. The conductor was in charge of faves and pan- songers, the engineer in charge of runnivy of the tiuin, Sovaral. jurats wanted (o know why tho snto- mortom exumination of the boy Brown had not boon mado, and the Coroner expluined that at tho time Doputy Pilgrim . wived to take it tho Ind was not ablo to give evidenco, THE VERDIOT. retired, “and, nftor = prolonged connuliation, coudéd by soma of {ho jurora wishing to, bring in sorcbody. guilty of wan- sluughter of crimiusl nogligence, but.which thoy failod to attempt to prove during tho examina- tion of witnesuen, brought In o verdict to the effect that Chatles -Lymen Morris came to Lia doath by unavoidablo' acoident in tho turning over of (lio dummy’ engine, snd that Davia Drown's ‘death was csuscd by carolessness on the part of tho omployos of Lbo railway company in oliowing i to ride on the engine. aud thus in tho sceidont boing sealded 8o badly as to causo biy death. " y 3 Thoro Is no miataln that the nccident has not aided to the small voluma of affection which tho Hydo-Parkora fosl {oward tho dwnmy as o meaus of travel to and from the city. Since it began running it has sucecedod in Killing no less thnt four people, viz.: John Sullivat, who tnet with bis death at the dummy's whools somo five yeers ago ; Godfrey Movke, who was killed about four wealis_ngo, and tho unfortuunts subjocts of yestorday's dissstor. THE RELIGIOUS WAR. Mr, Gizdstone and the Vatican De- crees—A Reply from the jdust Reve Dr, Mancun. B To the Editor of the London Daily Teleqraph Sin: The gravity of tho subject on which I sddresr you, affecting, au it must, overy Catholis in the British Empwo, will, I hopo, obtain from your courtesy the publicatton of thus lottor. ‘liis mormng L recoived a copy of o pamphlot, enti tied **‘Lho Vatican Decrees in Tholr Beaviug on Civil Allegianco.” I {lnd in it a dircct appeal to myaolf, both for the office I hold and for tho writinge I bavo published. I gladly nckuowl- wdge the duty that lies upon ma for both thoso ronsous, [am bound by'tle offica I bear not to suffer & day to pass without repolling from tho Cutholics of this comntry tha lightest imputa- tion upon their loyaisy ; and, for my teaching, 1 nm ready to show that the principles I tiave over taught are boyoud impexchmont upon thut scora. I i true, Indeed, that iv pago 67 of tho pame plilot Mr. Gladuwono expronsos bis boliof ** that mauy of hir Romau Catholic fricudy and fellow- countrymen " are, ‘‘to say tho lcast of it, an good citizens as himuolf.” But, as the whoto pamphlot is an olaborats argument to prove that ho teaching of the Vaticuu Council renders it impossible for them to bo so, I cannob hecupt this graceful acknowlodgmout, which implica that they are good citizons becauso thoy are ot variauce with tho Cathalio Church, I should be wanting in dutv to the Catholica of this country and to mysel If 1id not give o prompt contradiction to this atatoment, aud if I {d not with equal promptuoss afimy Lot the loyalty of our oivil allegiance Is not in spite of n;el:unohlnn of thio Catholio Church, but because of it. The um of the argnmont in the pamphlot just pnblishod to tho world fathis: That by the Vatican decroos such o chauge has Deen made in the relatious of Catholics to tho civit power of tates that it is no lonsmr nossible for them to render tho samo undivided civil al- loginnea as it was possible for Catholics to render bofore the promulgation of thosa docraes. i In anawer to this {t Is for the prosent sufiicient 0 afllrm : 1, That the Vatican decracs Lsve fn no jot or tittlo oanged oithor tho -obligations or tha con- ditlous af civil allogiance; 2, That tho civil allegiance of Catholics s an undivided a8 that of all Obristians, and of sll men who recognize a Divine or natural moral Tha Jury thon law, 8. That the olvil alleglance of no man irun- limited, and, thareforo, tho oivil allogianco of all men who boliove in God or ure governed by con- aclonco f fu that sonso dividea, In this sonso, and in no other, can it bo sald with truth that the civil allogience of Catholics 18 divided, Tha civil alleginnce of every Olris- tian man In England is linted by conscionce and the luw of God ; aud tho civil allegiance of Cutholios fa limitod nelthor loes nor moro, Tho publio poaco of the British Empire baa boen consolidated i tho leat haif-century by tho olimiuation of relizious conilicts and moqualities from our lawa, Tho Ewpire of Gormany night havo beon equally poacoful and atablo If ity statesmen had not boon tomptad, in un ovil hou, torako u. .he old firos of roligious disuniou. ‘hohand of ono mun, morothan ay other, threw thia torch of discord into the Gurmnn Empire. The history of Germsuv will record tho namo of Dr. Irguating von Dollinger as tho author of this national evil. Ilament not only to rend the namo, but to traco tho arguments of Dr. von Dollinger in the pmullhlnt bofors ms, dMay God proserve thwso kingdoms from thoe publio and privato calamltion” which aro viebly pouding over Qermany | Cho anthor of the pamphlos, in bis first lisio, aswuron us that his * purposo is nntJmlonllcul, but pacitle. I am sorvy thut 80 good an intention should have so widely exved in the welcation of tho moeans. DBut my purposo ia neithor to eritiolse_nor to controvert, My desiround my duty as en English- 1oan, a4 o Outholio, and a8 o pastor, is to cluim for my fluck und for myweli a civil slloglance gs nure, ag truo, and au loyal as Is, vondored by tho distinguished suthor of tho pamphlet, or by agy subjoct f tho Lritish Emipiro, 1 rowaiit, your falthful sorvant, tileny Evwann, Nov, 7, 1674 Archblshop of Wostminator, THE RAILROADS, Attorney-General Edsall Quostioned Concerning the Fixing of Ex- "press Rates, He Thinks the Law Will Not lustify Interierence by the’Railroad Commissioners. And Advises that the Matter be Roferred to the General Assembly. Advance in Frolghts Between New York and the Wost. Miscollaneous Ifems. EXPRESS COMPANIES. THE FIXING OF TUEIR RATES NOT WITHIN TIE PIOVINGE OF TIE RAILIOAD COMMISSIONERS, Snecral Dispateh (o 7'he Chicago t'ribune, Brnivariery, -1, Nov, 24.—Mr. E, 8, Bond, of Chieago, for some roason unknown, sooms to be desirous to subject tho cxpress companies doifug business [n this Btato to tho provislon of tho Railrosd law. Ho addressed the Railrond Commissionors, calling thoir attentlon to tho law, aud asking their opinion as to whether thoy could pot fix maximum ratas for the companies, Tho Commissionors seforsed the lattor to tho Attorney-General, who furnishes tho following opinion ¢ STATE OF ILLINOIS, ATTORKEY-GENERAL'S OFFI0R,} SenuovirLp, Nov. dl, 1874, °f GrNTLEMEN: Your comnunicatiou of tho 5th fnat., roferring to mo certain correnpondonce betwoen your Board and E, 8, Bond, ¥aq,, has been carofully con- sidored, Tho qucotion’ rajsvd i, Whetlior it ia the duty of your Board to proparo and publish achedules of tariff rates for the contral of tho different oxpress compnnles, incorporated or ollierwiso, doing pisincsn upon tio fincs of raflroad fn {hls Stato, Tho pro- siona of the “act {o provent oxtortion nnd unjust disorimination in the rates charged for tho traneporta. tion of passeugors aud frolghts on milrouds in this 8lito,” otc, in forco July 1, 1870, are mora direcily applicabla to incorporated. compnnfes or personu’ who oro engaged in the goneral bisluces of operating railrads, and the transporta- tfou theraon of passengera and freight for hiro, than fo companies or porsons cngaged In tho busineas com- monly carrled on by express compasios, To cloventh soetion of thio set §4 o follows ¢ +tT'hie term raflrond corporition contained in thia sct_sball bo deomed aud taken to mean all corpora- tious, companics, or indisidusls now owning or oper- atipg, or which may bereaftor own or_operate, auy railroad in_ whole or fn thls Btato, aud tho provisiona of act auall op- ply to all persons, firms, and compsnios, and to sll associations of persons, whothor incorporated or otlierwise, that shall do Lusiness os ‘conuion cariors upon any of tho Jinos of raflwaya in this State (atrect-rallways exceplod), the sumo as to ruliway corporations herein boforo tnontioned, e~ vteed ulatutes 1874, 79, 19, 05, "This s tho only provision of the law which would sugguat i application to cxproen companes, Tt fs doitbtful whotlior tho proposition can L successfully maintaiucd that oxpress companics eithor own or opotato tho lincs of Taflzoad upon which their busi- ness §a transactod, within tho meaning of tho first Lranch of that scction, It might bo insisted with much forco that expross comyanius carvy on thole bikiness of transporting such packagesand frolghtnd is intrust- ed to them in ¢ara wiiich aro oparated by tho raflroad company, Tho last clanso of tho scction may fncludo cxpress componles, Sueh compnnios do bualesa as common carriera upon linos of rafiway in this Btate, nd como within tho liioral -meaniug of the languago thero ewployed, Whether tho courts will o conitriio this provision of tho stabute, when read in con- neclion _with tho. entiro aot, i4 wob ontirely clesr. It scoma that the practioal construc- tion hereloforo placed upon the law by your Board bus not led you to propure schedules of maxi- muim Futas fo5 o {rstapartation of frelght by express companios, 1t woull Lo unreasonablo to apply to such companies rates which would be Just and fair for tho transportation of frefght by raflroid companies in tho ordlunry mode. Goods siippod by express are Lrausporied under [lio porsound spervislon of sgents 1n care of each frafu, Express companios not only rocolve nnd deliver puckayus nnd goods Intrusted to thom at tho pluces of buejucss of tho shippors aud consiguees, but transport the axme upon cors attached to paneonyor-trains, wilch aro run at groater apeed than_ordinary frolgittraing, 1t is undoratood that the leading ~ motive {o ship by cxpress dn to soouro grealor * dispatch and - eafety than att:nds ehipments of frefght fn tho ordluary mode, These considsrations will Justity s ditterenco in the prica lur o for ho (v moded of trsuaporta- tion, You coull ot now preparo and publial achednle of ‘masimum rales of churges for express companies so as to havo tho ssmo tako practical oflcot befo noxt Gougral Avsombly will be 1 sosdon, and, i7 thougbt that tho publfo futersts requir schedales of maxtnin ratoa for tho (rausportation of yoods by expresa to bo mado and eslabifshod, { would bo totter thnt the atatute should Lo so amended o ta clearly upply to express companics, Ihuva thobouor to be, c JTAMES K, EDSALL, o Eons, J, M. Pearson, D, A, Birown, and James Ktecle, Ruilroad sod Warehousa Cotnnicslouerd, pshids s THAT WEST SIDE DEPOT. NO PROYPECT THAT IT WILL BE IVILT. The Zimes yestordny lad an articls to tho offoct that tho contemplated Grand Union Depot at the corner of COanal and 3fadison streets would forthwith Lo orocted, ‘It this assortion was incorrect will bs soon by thoe fullowlng interviews with prominent rail- way managers iutorested in the buildivg of that depot : The first gontleman spoken to in rogard to fho subject was MR 7, C. M'MULLIN, Genoral Buporiutendent of the Chicago & Alton Ruilroad, Reportor—Afr. McMullin, i3 there any trath thut stepa havo been takon towards building o now depot ? Mr. MoMullin—No steps whatover liaro beon taken sinco last summer, ‘he subjoot bad not boon montioned to mo sinco that time until yes- torday afteruoon, when jntorviewed in rogard to it by & Times veportor, 1 told him there was no truth in the roport, but he roplicd that ho wonld slav it down anyhow, Roportor—Is thero a prospect that such depot will be built within the next your? Mr. Mcdullin—I do not Ll‘.‘\mlr thet anything will be done just now; no atops bave boen taken ginca last sutmor, 1. ALDERT KEEP, . Presidont of the Uhicogo & Northwestern Hail- road, wag noxt callod upon, and the following diclogue enaued 3 Reportor—Ar, Keep, tho Times of this morn- ing atatos that you bad entered into an agree- ment to build b now depot in conjunction with otaor roads. Mr. Keop—The subjoct of building n now depot hnanot boon meutioned for the last siz wmouths, If an agroement hos been made the Norttiwaatern ia not a.party toit. Wo bave not tho moeans at prosout to build grand dopots. Iho noxt gontleman intorviowed was 30, J. 21, DOUOLASS, Acting Presidont of the Illinois Central, l’ntnrlnr——unvu you heard that the Burling- ton & Quincy aud’ Michigan Central Bailroads ’":l““?a to Joave your depot and go to the Wost o Mr. Donglass—~Don’t hinow snything about it, except what I saw in tho papors, Don't believe & word ot it Tho laat gentloman oalled upon was MR. 3. 3, WALKER, President of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, aud who ropresonts fiu the depot mattor tho Michigen Coutral also. Noportor—dlr, Walker, I would like you to an- swor but one question. Has anything boen dono lately in mfium to tho depot quostion? | Mr, Walker—1'horo by nuthing boou done in reinrd tolt for the lant six months, In fact, tho subjeot bas beon ontirely dropped na far as our road {8 coucerned, A Times roporler who onterod tho room at this junccuro, and _heard what was being talltod of, aslred Ay, Walker whothor the Michigan Central und Burlington & Quinoy did not coutemplute emigrating to the Wost Bide noouer or lator, Mr. Walkor suld emphatically No, tuey did ok 5 they have given up tho idua ontirely, Alr. Walkor aleo staled that bis road may #2000 be driven from tho Illinow Contral dopot, whlolt ho only oceupied on a_ loaso from day to day, In that ovent Lo would move the depot of his rond to tho corsor of Tnduna avonue sud Sixteonth stroat. Whoro tue Michigan Cantral and_Olnongo & Bulington Railroads wonld fluatly looate, Alr, Walkor waa unablo to toll, hut thore Is luxrdlg » doub that it will bo somewhoro on tho Bouth Bldo, inhilivgsdhiisie iy MISOELLANEOUS. THR LOCONOTIVE ENUINELRE. N\ - The Locomotivo Engineoiy, having become ap- probouslvo that o roduction of thoir wiges was contomplatod by tho varlous railrond companlos, hava lutoly Liold soveral weotings, at which snob contomplated wotiou waa denouuced a4 wrong I nnd unjust, and resolutionn were pnssed to apposo sich reduction with all moans in their powor, Tho railrond mansgers in this city, howoYor, claim that theso is not tho loast ground for puch notion, ay thoy had ot thought “of ro- dhoing tho wages of the ongiucors, 'The lntter nro, novertheless, dissatiafled, and a mooting of tho Drotliorhood of Locomotive Engincors was hold {n this elty ynnlmh{. The mosting was privato, but it was agoortained that tho practica- ity of o strike was soriously discussed, and it was funlly dooided that in caso of a roduction a utrike should ho immedirtely inauguratid, The following resolution was uuanimously passod ¢ WirEnzEAs, T4 hae como to onr knowledge, throngh tho daily papors, that tho yarions raflwny managors huve i confomplation & reduction of engiucers' pay ; thorefore, b it 5 Itedolved, Thnt wa, the locomotive engineers ropre soutinig {0 varlous rullraads in tho Stato of Tilinols, terly and unallerably protest. ngalnab any raduction Dofng mindo In_our wages, bolleviug, a8 wo do, thot tho pronoit ayatom of paylng euglnsars it wuflictont ro- dtuction, withaut belng required to _submit lo any fur- thor reduction, and earnestly look forwnrd o tho timo wiien tho syataim now it vojua on many of o rosds, Damolyl; vaying euglnoors by o trp, will bo aboliahc od, 8 1t 18 ot u Just mothiod of psylng angincors, It Is hoped that the prosont difiloulty between thio_ managors and tho onginsorn will bo onsily bridged over, and that businosa will not atil fur- thor bo embarcassod, by su cugineors' strilco, "ha Joconiotivo cugineers Lave a responsible po- sition and deserve good wages, and thoro 18 no roagon in the world why thoy should have thom reduced. Tho rallrond manogers, sd etated nbovo, dony that thoy over entertained nn idon of making n roduction just now, "Phioy olaim that the dillioulty Lins beon stirrod up hly;nuuunnunnl morning paper in whis city, for tho purpoxo of crenting & sensation by got- ting up a siriko, L 3 TUE FIRBT ENIGRANTS, The firat instalmont of omigrants via the Dal- timore & Ollo Risilrond arrived in this oity yonterdny morping. "Thoy loft Southempton by tho sreamsbip Nuranbarg on tho 7th, and arrived at Baltimors on tho 19th. ADVANOE IN FREIONTS, Special Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune. Tipiaxarouss, Ind., Nov, 24.—Tho Western Buroau of Raiiway Commissionors mot hezo to- doy and declded “to advanco tho rate on all clasges of freight 6 por cont per 100 pounds, This makos tho rato for fourth class froight from hore to New York 43 conts, and from Chicago 46 outg, Tho Commissioners went to St Louts to-night, whoro » goneral mootiug will bo bold to-morrow. DRIDGE DAMAGED DY ICE, Spectal Duapateh to The Chicage Vribune, McGneaor, Is,, Nov. 24.—This morping the floating ice in the river broke the cable used to pull the draw in the pontoon_bridge of tho Chi- eago, Milwaukeo & St. Paut Railroad Compan; at North McGrogor, Traing have boon suspond- ed to-day, and will ba probably for two doys. Tha ico provonts tho rupid raiing of bridgos. This is a miafortuno to stock-dealers, who have boon shipping largely upon this rond ' this fall LEvory exortiou Is boing mado to ropair thobridge o4 soon o8 possible. TUE OILaAN, OLINTON & SPRINGFIELD, Speciat Disvatch to The Chicago Tribuns, Brooanoaroy, 1il, Nov. 24.—In tho MoLean County Cireuit Court, Judge Tipton bas orderod that [ all suits now pending in the Cirouit Counrt of DoWitt County against tho Gilman, Clinton & Springfleld Rallrond, and arising from damage to porsons or stock, plaintifls slnll bo allowed to prosecuto to fiunl R\dgmuulg hut oxe- cutiona not to issuo on_gny judgmont thus ob- tained until further ordor of the Court. WANTH TO DREAK IT8 CONTRACT, Specynd Disvateh to e Chicasn Trioune, Broomixarox, Ill., Nov. 24.—Some time ago ‘Waynoaville Townahlg, DaWitt County, sub- acribad 850,000 in bonds to the Poorls, Atianta & Deeatur Railrond on condition that snld road would build ita lino through the Town of Waynosvillo, Within tho past fow days the Suporvisor of that town ling takou counsol to rosist the issuing of tuo bonds, although tho reason does not appear, for tho road has com- plied with: the conditions. ALABAMA. annugural Address of Govs Etouston. MoxTaoneRy, Ala., Nov. 24,—Cov. Houston was inougurated to-duy du the prosonco of s grest number of citizens. In bis addross ho asid: “ I will regnrd it as onoof my highest and most eacred obligations to koo thut the laws ara faithfully excouted, and tho rihts of all citi- zonw, withont rogard to racs, calor, or pravious coudition, duly guarded and protooted. 'Tho aitizous of Alnbame tauly dosiro ponce aud per- feor restoration of fiatornal relntions botween all geotions of our co.nmon country. -Thoy aro loyal to the Government of the United Stater, aud will roadily yield cheerful obeaience to its authorily and laws, They only ask to bo per- mitted, undor tho Constitution” and laws of the country, to oxoraiss, suouro from nuwarrantsblo iutorforenca, the night of govorning thomeolvos at hiome by juss and wisoly-ozercisod laws for local elt-goverument,” United Staton flugs woro conspicuous in the procossion. —— LATEST NEW YORK MARKETS. Snecval Dusated to Lhe Chizago Trivune, Now Yon, Nov. 25.—Wheat wag strougor no- dor the mora favorablo nows from Luropo and the advanco in gold, but the ndyance in freighta cbecked businasa for vxport, Millers bold back. Winter is not offerod very freely, and is bold bighor. ‘Tho mayket closos bottor under a good speoulative domand, chiefly for Western account, ‘The extremo rates of froinht current checked tho oxport domand, Winter is H'm but quiot. Extra gpring is mot higher, aud is quict, ‘The ealos nra 250,000 bu, at $1.10@1.12 forNo, 2 Chicago epring in stora and aflont; S1.08 @105 for No. 3 do in Btare, SL143¢@1.15 for Ko, 2 Milwaukeo, $1,20 for No, 1 Muwtiosots, 81.15@ 1,17 for red Westorn and nmber do. Burley is dull aud tawme. Sales of 5,500 hu two-rowod_Stato at #1.45@1.38, and 2,100 bu four-rowed do at £1.4@1.L0. Bailey malt is towe and quict, Sales of 8,000 bu four-rowed State at 31.4% on time. Oats aro botter, and iv dewand. Tha inquiry 18 chiotly for tho trade. Tho sules are 97,000 buy now Ohlo mixed at 67@680; whito at (3@6Y0 ; Wontorn mixed at 06l5o in store, and 67;@08c affont; whito ot 681¢@700 5 Stule at (8L @E8LG0 for mixod, tho Iatfor for fancy; aud 08@6Y35c for white do, Rye i firm and in fair demand. The sales nfia I:,UUD bu Btate &t 960 ou pier, and 97@48c adlont, Corn is bottor, and is notive, Tho domand s chiofly speculative, New i in request for ox- port, olowing anict [or old. o sloy aro 171,000 bu ; Westorn mixod at 91@92 In etore, and 92¢@I%0 ailoat ; now-mixad at 82@870 ; do, E:llmv, ut 93@03}go for smoll lots ; Jersoy yol- w at B4@4Hbe. The pork markot is quist, but a littlo stiff un- dor thoadvices from tho West, Balos are 250 brls moss ut $20.874@21,.00. For the future thora i vary littlo doiug ; uales 750 Lrla mesy, soller Jauuury, ot $21.00; 250 brls do, sellor Tobruary, at $31.50. Lnrd ‘openod strong, but cloged dull and heavy, Buales of 850 tes city at 18i5u for No. 1, and 1850 for city; 60D oy Wostorn steom at 183¢@1dc, closing heavy ab tho ingide price. Tor future delivery wa horr af 2,000 tes, unllor Jauuary, at 18 11-160 ; 3,000 tes, woller Fobruury, at 183¢@13%¢0 1 5,000'tos, sellor tho yoar, at 13 9-16@132¢o ;2,000 tes, sellor slx months, at 1830 ; 760 tos refined, selior Docom- Der, on privato torms ;200 ton do, spot, for tho Havann markot, at 145¢o. Froights—Thoro 8 u fair inquiry for con- venionco on tho borth, but room continucy tearco, and ratos aro stoudy At tho lato strong adyanco, Therefors, parties sro compolied to rofram from operating oxcopt on & small scalo, ‘The ohartering wovement i quiot, but rates laveau upward tendency, and tho vessols closed Lave obtninad botter ratos, Whisky—The domand {3 falr, and tho market is utoady at yosterday's decline, Salea of 400 brls at $1.01%5. CANADIAN NEWS, Secial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Or7aw4, Nov. 23, —Qreut interesl nas for somo time centerod n tho contestod elaction trinls throughout this Province, and In unone moro than that at Kingsion, which resulted in 8ir John A, Mgodonald, formor leader of the Domin- ion Governmont and hond of the Tory party, Loing unseated on tho ground of bribery through his agente, In the constituencios whora nesw eloctious have boon held tho result hus boon a gain to tho Reform party, Tho Chicago Bridge Cnmpln{) have beon awarded n contract for thirty-two bridgos ou tho Enrthtsham Railroad, for which the timber s to 0 ank. dMonTRrAL, Nov, 23,—The Inst acean-going ateamer in port loft Saturday, hound across the Atlantio, As sho mung out’ from the dook tho ovow gave threo purting ohcors, and too flag was dippod_ropontodly, At the threo lower port stonmships aro sl in port, Six kundrod and sixty-tiyo woa-goiug vosuels arrived this season, Deing flvo mora than arrived laut yoar, "Fanonro, Nov, 82.—~1'ho engines of the now water-worlin of this oity hayo heen succosufully tented, Thay aro capablo of foraing 4,000,000 yallony of water avery twonty-four houvs, ‘TonoNto, Nov. 29.—Navigation s closed, Bov- oral vessels, on thelr way to thiu city with gen- oral eargoos, have been frozen inin the oanal, ‘Tha shipping of lumber by water Liay ceasod, and thie milly have shiuf down. BURGLARIES. The Store of Messrs, Shoenfeld Bros. Entered. Question as to How the Burglars Entered, Policeman No. 61. BURGLARY AT SHOENFELD & BROS. BTORB. . Dospite Buporintendont Robm's protests, backed by the authoritios gonorally, against tho idon of the clty boing infosted with n gang of profossional burglars, Tite Tninung has to add anothor to tho loug list of burglarios whiol havo boon porpetrated undor the vory noso of tho polico forco without thelr kuowledgo until tho thioves had socured and oscaped with their booty, -Tho caso In- gquostion is tho robbery of Shoenfeld Dros,, dry-goods store, 101 and 103 North Olark streot, Monday.night, in which o loes of ahout $3,000 was sustained. Trom tho information to bs gainod yestorday morning, 1t apnears that tho robbery took placo botweon 11:30 and 12:30 Monday night. Tho store.was lefl securoly fastoncd In the early part of tho ovening, and lighted s usual. At 12:90, as Josoph Skerritt and Goorgo Neoly woro gomg howme, passing slong Iudisna streot, thoy notlced the bassmont-door of tho store open, and tho lights oxtinguished.® Thoy at onco s ,BOUNDED THE ACARM, whioh called o the ecouo Ofticcrs Larson and Jackeon, aud two membors of the Morchants' polico forco. Seouring o light, tho officors en- tored tho building, at tho samo timo dispatching o messongor for tho propriotors, who live at 107 North Dearborn stroot. It was noar 1 o'clock wheon the proprietors roached tho storo. Iucome pany with tho polico, thoy mnde & survey of tho promiscs, In the basemont arca, on Indiana stroot, woro found sevoral fine brocho shawls, whioh the thiaves had droppod In tholr haate, whilo the basement floor, moar the door, was complotely covered with the samo line of goods. Going from tho basotnont to the firss floor, tho stops were also found STREWN WITH SITAWLS, Upon {roaching tho first foor o light wos medo, whon it appoarod that the thioves had attacke tho silk dopartment, ombtying two entire sholves, and in silks and shawls had mado way with ubout 28,000 worth of goods. Tho reat of the stock wag not molested, the thioves, in their fienumany, not even €0 much as oponing u rawer o dolng ouything in the way of diuar- ranging the store. The conclusion was at onco jumped at that tho thioves, whethor oxports or not, woro_acquuinted with the store and tho position of the goods thercin, 'Lhis opinion was_strongthened by refleation, for it was romombored by ove of tho fim that two mon of rator enspicious demeanor had beon in- spocting tho silks during tho aftornoon, and bed promised to return duriug tho ovening with their wives to mnko their selaction and "purchascs, After gaining o rough iden of what hod been stoleu, tho party retraced Lheir stops to the busa- mont to exawmite into the yays aud means by which tho thioves HAD EFFECTED AN ENTRANCE. Themain double-door, lovlking suk upon the baso- ‘ment aron, wax standing open, but bore 1o marks of vivlonce, and tholowersection of the right-band window-shittter, which was upon tho usido, wos found in 8 demoralized condition, The shuttor wng paveled and made of white pino. Tho lower pauels were smashed ag if_knooked out by a blow from tho ioside, whilo the ginss of tho window wae unbarmed. A closo invostigation led ton differenco of opinion ssto how the thioves had entered tho store. ‘Tho ansh-tasten- er of the windo v was cxainived, and did not np- poer to hnvo boon woved for some time, which, with the fuct that tho appearnnce of the iujnry way that ic had boon done from tho inside, raised & quostion a8 to whether or not tho entrunco bad been made from tho outside by wayof tha window, 1n the damago to the window it was vory plain that o chisol Lad beon used for prying, aud upon further sonveh a slodge-hammor wos fonud, which, no doubt, figured in tho affair in some way. ONE OF THE THEORIES ) advanced was, that tho burglar, or burglars, had sucrated thomyolvs 1n tho store duritir tho aftar- 100n ; another was, that an outrance was eifected withs & koy by way of tho front door; auother, that the thioves entored by way of the brsement window. Tho formerof the theories advancen, from many of the mystorious circumstances 1o which the robbery is involved, would scom tho most probable, though 1t s deniod by tho proprictors and prooounced {mpossible, = Tho robbory, from what could be learued, must have beon committed by a gang of novices. The dnmngo done to the window was suroly not tho work of an expert ; sud the hour at which the Tobbory was commitfed—wlon tho stroots wera alive with vohiclos snd footmen, and while n saloo wpon tho opposite corusr was in full blust—~is proof of tts, Whilo the deed was Lold, is was by no means ingenious, and its suc- coss can be attributed, Gyt to the GENERAL INEFFICIENOY OF THE POLICE FOROE ; and, second, to tho rocent Iabors of the authori- tien in encouraging thieves by bolding out the iden that the city was totatly rid of such charac- tory, Such o courso on the part of the authori- tics lins omboldoned thieves, and tonded in no emull degreo to arrest the vigilnnce of tho forco. “Chis cage is like mostof tho burglaries comumnit- ted of Jate. It appears that four policemen were in calling distance, but thatnono of them wero ovailable to discovor the robbory or arrest tho robbors, -If Lho police had boon attending close- Iy to thoir duty, it scoms almost imposaible that tho thievaacould have oscaped with thoir plonder. 1t is ovidont that tho goods woro taken away in tha arms of the robbers, and the fact that they cludod dotectton in couveying and concealing them is n sad commentary upon the vigilunco and ofiicionoy of the police forco, Yesterday morning the fucls in connection with tho robbory were communicatad to tho polico ruthoritios, aud private doteotives woro omployed to work the case up. Up toalate hour last night no clow to eoither the goods or ¢he thioves had been scoured, el POLICEMAN NO. 61, About 4 o'clock yostorday morning Mr. John Gilder, who lkeopa a clothing and jowelry stora ab No. 634 Stato atroot, was nwakoned by su alorm at thoe front door. o looked out of the window, and saw a man rattling ot the door, apd ovidently tiying to getin, Whon tho man snw that Mr. Gildor noticod bim, he calted to bim to opon the door or ho would burst in the glags. At this moment M. Gilder heard some ono raltling at the back door, and, from the sounds, was inclined to think that thero were o couple of men there. Ilo struck a light, and agliod the man in front what he wanted. Tho man roplied that ho wanted togesin. For a momont Mr. Gilder was porplexod as to what bo should do in viow of tho doublo nsssult at the front and at the back door, but Anally he took o Bharp's 1iflo apd wont down to the front door, and, pointing the woapon through the pano at the man, told bim to stand thore—that it he moved be would blow out his braine, The man put his haud to arovolver which ba Lad in his bip pocket, but did not attomps to draw it. In & fow momonta Policoman No. 61 came zlong, and then Mr, Gildoer opencd the door and told the policomnan so arrest the man. 'Che ofticor asked him what hls namo was and his business, bu the man declined answoring, Mr. @ildor siain raquostod tho oflicer to_arrost tho wman, but ho refusod to do g0, aiying Le dguunand tho map was Almply a littlo diuok, and walked off with hin about iwenty nteps. At this time tho ulght-watohman, who had heard tho couvorsation, came up nud also in- sisted that tho mav aliould bo takea into custody, The policoman brought him baok to the door, aud snld ho would not arrost him unloss ifr, Gilder went ulonfi to tho station, That_gentlomon re- pliod that ho lnd no ono to gunrd his houws, and 0 disliked excoodingly to leavo it, Then tho oflicor #aid ho should not mnko suy arrest. Thereupon Mr, Gllder loft bis wifo and two small children in tho houso aud went to ths Avmory, 'Thers It was agcortained that tho man, who WAg o nopliew of Jorry Monroo, had beon triod about » your boforo and sent to Stato's Prigon, Tho policoman still {nsletod that the mattor was of no partioular cousequonce, aud ixll‘“glfi‘ thoy could do with tho mou wau to fino m 85, At thrl{-fivo minytos paat 0 o'olook youtorday morning, Mr, Uilder'went down to tho Pulico Court, bit found that tho eako had bosn oatlod v by the poticomun ut 9 o'slock, aad_that the olleor bud tostifled that the man was disordorly, aud Lo ikd boon finad 37, which sum ho had paid. Nr, Gildor fools that Polloowan No. 61 to0k altogothior too muolt interest Lo thix nophow 5 B —— of Jerry Monroe's, and intenda bringing thoe ¢asa 10 tha attentiou of the Police Commivstonora. “NOT GUILTY,” Acquittal ot Mru, Saran Ingersoll, on Trinl ot Madison, Wis, for the Mares der ok ilor Iushandd, Speciat Disateh lo The Chicago Tribune, Map1soN, Wi, Nov. 2f.—Tho trinl of Mra, Barah Ingorsoll, of Bparts, on tho ohnrgo of potsoning hor husband, after ocoupying n forte pight and n day, concluded this aftornoon with vordict of ** not guilty, Tho Hon. Goorgo B. Smith, thls foronoon, conelndod with an earncst appoal for justico, and that tho prisoner be do- clored gullty wuloes hor husband's donth conld bo raagonably sccounted for in such way as to admit of lher innoconce, Judge Stunrt ot 2 o'clock doliverod Lls chargo to tho jury, ocoupying tbroo columns of tho Slale Jmu'u;{ in fluo type. It gava instructions {a twolvo out of tho fourteen polnts ssked by the dofense, and In his roview of tho evidenco and vales by which the jucy stionld be govornod was anerally favorablo fo tho prisonar. Tho Jury than roticed. Their firet not was the selection of Mir. Wallag foroman, They then wont to worle to soo Low thoy stood. They tool o ballot aa to a vardict, and all twolvo voted not guilty. This rendered nny disoussion unnecessary, and, after remuining & short time, ko thot the verdict should not scom too suddon after so long a trisl, returncd and rondered their vordict to the Court, Tho vrisonor recorved ft with bowed hoad, but without apparout omotion, Thera ‘wore somoslight domonatrations of epproval, and tho erowd which had packod the court-room dig persed. Tho roeutt of tho trial 1s o preat tris umph for tho Ion. 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