, 1861-10-21

eeI6 QlKQLlY occurrences. the fA8ddenEA OF
darce1,us B. Smith, Eea.. {of the well known
i'm Of Smith, Pollard & Co. J, M. 81 Wabash
lyenue, wa. entered by q daring burglar, |
The rascal gained iugresa to the house by re-
nov,np a rssr window. and ransacked every
ooro. rjcb1v rewardine the risks he had run,
" ca1rylnr off two valuable watches and ali
he s,1vervare In the house, without detec.
Ion or eyen alarming the inmates.
The ne1t morning the loss was discovered,
md the police were notified. Detectives were
,laced upon the track In every direction, but
he burglar Was evidently IN experienced and
professional character, and managed to con.
zeal himself and his plunder 90 effsctu,lly
hat no trace Of him could be discovered.
In the mean time the burglar had 1eft fo~ a.
takirg his plunder with him. Arrivaa
n tbat city. he went, to h,s rootber,a ona at,a-
remsiuing there a few weeks comrnanoas a,s
Dosfnp If the stolen nronertv 11fs -,
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and skilfn1 onera,or. I'm shrevd in fact to
h..e ere- srffsrad an. +1,no At H. :hards of
t,a 1aw for h5a nr;o- vaecal;ttee
40 ~ sro;tb md his family were absent In
Naxr vo,E an e,am;nstfon was DELAYED In
The mean time fresh proofs continually came
in from St. Louis, establishing beyond the
shadow Of doubt his pcrpetration Of the
burglary. So convincing and clear we're these
proofe, it Has determined to defer IN exami
nation no longer, and Saturday last Was set
for his appearance before Police NsgSs
trate. About three O'Clock, on Saturday st.,
ternoop, Constable Keller vas dispatched by
the Chief of Police to convey Phillimot from
the jsiI to the Armory. Phi'1lmot cana With
out objection OF resistance, and indeed was
quite free In his conversation with the Con
stable about the merits Of the case, and in ex'
pressing his conviction that he might clear
hmselt IN some 1naH1er run 10e ea@ise
against him. The sequel "ln sno" 1nas ne
id, but not in legal Way.
The Constable brought his prisoner into
Court, and as case WIS Oh tflal' placea MN
IN the dock, which Is smut Out rom tne court
room BY high partition. Two other prison
ers were in at the time, but both IN drunken
sleep. The case WAS nsposea ot. Inc clesk
called ALEXANDER fhlll1mot. 3 poucel1ta1i
opened tue door, hnt to MS intense aslonlsn- :
n7A' Nv ''14t4i"S II" - 80
| Wzs open, and the bird had foWn. Only the
two drunken prisoners lay snoring obliFi.
! ously.
The window was three stories high. Could
be have jumped out? Every one rushed to the
windows expecting to behold ifeless mass
upon the ground below, but there were no
signs Of any corpse or living man even. The
next moment laborer in the gas works, op
pcsite the Armo1y, rushed into the Court room
and narrated the manner Of his escape.
The prisoner had got out Of one Of the win
COVE N1ea ID a1Ea3s 1elL opea Iof puEluea
tion purposes, and walked along the wide
stone sill until he reached one Of the pllasterf
| Of the building. These pilaste1s or square
| columns projecting short distance from the
| wall, were dressed with rough faces and sides
| aud sufficiently parroW to be eaei13
praened bv the edpes. CIinpinp to the edges