The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-08-30
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Priseaes Taken.
On last Thursday night about half pax, N O'clock
q hold attempt was made to rob Lcland,s STORE re.
suting in battle, which, for a few minutes threat
ened serious consequences.
On that night, the Band were out sercusding and
about III O'Clock. visited Cy. Lelsnfs residence He
came out, sst up the b.er and had social time with
the boys all Of which took up aisx half an hour Of
time The Band then went to Nixou'y saloon where
they played several tunes. This sslsou Is on an op
poslte corner Of the street from lelnnds store The
store building runs halfthe length Of block and Mr.
Lelands residence is up the street. the opposite
side and nearest to the end of his store distant
half square. He had qucted the children, who had
been awakened by the band and was about retiring
to bed, when Mrs. Leland, looking of the window,
remarked that somebody appeared to be sneaking
around the back part of the store. The moon was
shining brightly and it almost rs light as day.
MIR. Leland looked, and saw the person At first he
thought it might be Of the boys trying to play
trick ON Charley Brown, who slept over the store
but he soon made up his mind that it would do to
look after part Of the rear end of the store was
in the shade and Cy got his revolver Mrs Leland
remarked that she thought she could hear some one
taking the glass out Of the back door of the store
Mr.. Leland left his house by the back way and cross
ing the street. approached the in the shade of
fence. The person he had SEEN stood at the corner
of the building looking intently toward the saloon,
evidently watching for danger. His mind FIX
ed upon this that he did not observe Leland, who
clapped his revolver to his head and ordered him to
hold up his hands. The fellow, apparently almost
boy, taken completely by surprise, and begged
fprl hot no haI LII.
took him by the collar and led him mp the steps
a platform at the back door.
Charley Brown, who sleeps over the rear end of
the store had been awakened by the Band, but had
sunk into a doze, when he was awakened by noise
which sounded as if some was squeezing through
a small aperture into the room below. About the
time that Leland crossed the street Charley revolv
er in hand. cautiously came down the steps. There
is small parttioned of in the end of the
store-the stairway leads to this room. As Charley
came down, he man standing in the partition
doorway looking into the main roOni the moonlight
rendering it quite light in the Charley, unob-
served, sprang towards the man. exelaiming, "Hold
on, there" lyon dead man. replied the
stranger. mot by h-ll of sight ~ retorted Char
ley, ut the same time pulling trigger. The revolver
had been loaded for long time, and did not dis
charge. The stranger uttered an exclamation, and
started for the front Of the store, Charley after him.
swapping his'revolver, which obstinatey refused to
fire. Reaching the front door, the man made
plunge through the large glass; and out in the
street.
Having heard noises in the rear Of the store Char
ley retrsced his steps. Seeing persens, through
the hole where the glass had been removed, he
thought they were more robbers, and snapped his
revolver several times at them, when he recognized
Leands voice, calling to him net to shoot him. He
opened the door, and they were about to snake L.
lands prisoner in, when the burglar who had escap
ed through the front part of the store running
around. and exclaiming. "D-n you, let that man
co." fired, the ball passing between Leland and his
prisoner, and penetrating deeply into the door. Le-
land then aimed at his assailant, but just he pull
cd the trigger his prisoner jerked his arm, and the
shot missed the mark. He fired again. but the man
was too far away and running, that he missed
again In the scue the prisoner also got loose, and
followed his comrade. The crowd in the saloon heard
the firing, but thought it Charley Brown anus
ing himself by shooting at Jim Marcums gec.e. We
heard it, but thought some one in the crowd had
touched of few fre-crackers.
VIM. s. MOrehead and John Marcuin started of,
the night for st. joe, and kept watch at the
bridge. The next morning while in u house the
bridge, they told that answ ering the dos-
crption they gave of the burglars coming
They got sight Of them just they had crossed and
the fellows ut streaked it for town. the others
in pursuit. The pursued fred upon the pursuers.
but ut last of them captured and after some
little trouble, put on the ears, chained fast to
Morehead. At wathens, they got q wagon, and
brought their game to Troy in that way. The priso
proved to be the who had been in the store,
and who had done the shooting.
Considerable blood spattered around where
the burglar had gone through the front door, and it
was thought that he had cut himself badly. But an
examination failed to reveal any cuts. However, the
fellow horribly afflicted with syphtie sores,
which had bled profusey, and this WAS evidently
where the blood had come FROM lilo WIS very
shrcwd and sharp, and clearly hardened offender.
He refused to give his but letters found on his
person indicated that his name was Henry Bnuner.
II is believed that lie is person for whom large
reward has been offered at Indianapolis. lie was
committed TO Jail, to await his trial at the District
Court, having waived examination. There is pos
tive and crcumstantal evidence sufficient to leave
no debut that he is the man who attempted the bur
glary.
Everybody admires Charley Browns pluck. hut he
must keep his artillery in better whack. II
fortunate that the old thing wouldn't shoot, long
ms he was after the burglar; but the only wonder is
that it did go off every time, when lie snapped at
Leland. Such is usually the
1t is supposed that these the same chaps that
robbed Craney's store, few weeks ago. They work
cd in the same way and took a bright moonlight
night for it.
The sunday school Excursion.
As previously announced, the Hiawatha and other
Sunday Schools will make excursion to Troy, next