The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-03-25
LETTER FROM TRENTON:
TnENroN, March %, 1871.

LETTER FkOM THENAUN's
TRENTON, March %, 1871. +
- Editors Zeley,uph:- Last Saturday
hight whilst one of our mercha1tpwas
wing peacefully and quietlyin the arms
If Morpheus, RECALLING his over wrought
brain with contemplations of dreamland
scenes, q monster grotesque and of most
hideous mein seemed to spring up be-
fore him, threatening destruction to
that came in its way. Wen,
this supernatural being brought such
terrifying shoulders over oYE good citl-
zen that he sprang uncods ous from
his bed; whereupon he began to realize
that Is nlisfortunes come not single
for as he jumped from the bed
his bare shin came in contact with a
chair and sssit him up a standing AS
soon as he awoke the dream troubled
him, and he thought there must GER
tainly be something wrong; so he be-
gan to mako preparations to go down
town; when, 10 and behold, the place
where he left his unmentionables was
there but unmentiopables were no
where to be found. Suddenly the thought
struck him on rather a tender point
that in said unmentionables he had left
a watch, $40 in currency and his safe
key. Now;swith no thought but OF his
treasury department, he rushed franti-
cally forth, minus unmentionablcs, about
A O'Clock AM, with main top sail float
ing on the gentle morning breeze,-so
the story goes. Arriving at the store
and finding everything apparently safe,
he proceeded to awake several parties
at the Parker Hotel. On returning to
the door he saw two men walking up
the street; after watching them a while
he had them stopped and found them
to be strangers; whercupon the town
marshal arrested them and proceeded
to search them, to which they submit
ted so willingly. that the marshal was
thrown off his guard, and he liberated
them after few interrogatories. The
mannuvres of the strangers, however,
subsequently attracted attention to them
again, and aroused the suspicious OF
several parties that were assisti,Es; in the
search. The plot began to ZEN at
this point, and the suspioioned parties
began to evincc considerable uneasiness.
They walked aboard tho wharf-boat
where they remained but a few minutes
and then came ashore. The marshal
and two or three citizens now went on
the wharf-boat, and on turning oVel
some bales of cotton found the stolen
watch and a burglars key. This was
considered strong enough evidence
against them to cause their arrest, whlct
was done by tho marshal just as they
were going to cross the river. There
was found in their possession three PTS
tolls, quantity of old silver plate, &c.
hammered up, two or three watch CHAINS
and few other tricks that dom
amount to much. Later in the day an
other burglars key was found on tn
wharf-boat, and the stolen safe key wa
found lying on the side walk on Clai
borne street. The $40 is yet to be heart
from. The two men arrested were try
ed before our town marshal and sent t.
Jail, in default of $500 bail. They Civ
their names as Charley Warren ant
Charley Lewis, natives of Ohio ant
Missouri, but hail from the clone Sta
State" where it appears they had SO
iourncd on tbusincss tour" On tn
same night of the robbery mcntione'
above, two other private dwelling
were burglariously entered, but fortu
nately the inmates had not been t.
Johnson's circus" to see his mul
Shoofly ssact up" and were more wake
full and consequently lost nothing; AM
no doubt our unfortunate friend soil
oquizes thus -'sshoo-fly don't boddc
dis" ACCOUNTANT.
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