Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-22

! careful search, lay Master NICK AmeS,
while around him wandered a rough
wilderness of emptied cans, fragrant
| liyerwurst and other matter not so fra
grant by half "H-ll, boys. how did
you know | was here?'' was the grace
! full salutation that created the pair as
the5 ccnared the young man and gently
insisted that any resistance NIGH result
in his sustaining bodily harm. Nick
hastened to assure them of his peace
fulness of disposition toward the world
in general and two such persuasive
gentlemen in particular and was con-
Quoted to the lower regions and prompt
| " incarcerated in safer and more COM
Portable quarters.
In the meantime the news had flown.
The blow was a severe one on the court
house inmates. Were they liable as
particeps criminals. Durley looked as
astounded as if he had learned that
Conkling was Secretary of State. Hill
was troubled but said nothing. Lester
carefully preserved safe distance be-
| tween himself and the sheriff But
Busch was the first to rise to the level
of the occasion. Recognizing that
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
to divert suspicion and wipe out
the disgrace, he appointed himself
general in chief of the exploring
force that was rapidly organizing,
and with bated breath and a smoky
kerosene lamp, he HE'D him to the
den of the corsair. What a sight
was there my countrymen. Cans to the
right of them, cans to the left of them,
cans all around them, told of the spoil
that had been laid tribute to Nick bow
and spear, j. e., one inch bit and chisel
"Liverwurst" and sardines mingled in
delightful familiarity; but alas, for the
hopes Of the searchers the cans We're
empty. A brick out of the chimney
furnished the bold burglar convenient
means of warming up and a handy flue
when he wished to indulge in seance
with some of the numerous Havanas he
had borrowed, while over in the cor
ners of the cupalo numerous peepholes
showed the means by which he kept
track of passing events. Here he had
hibernated by day and made his descents
by night. All the plumber was found
in this den under the roof, except sun
dry chickens and bag of flour said to
have disappeared from Trowbridge's
and Schmitt's respectively upon a
recent raid.
Upon being questioned Nick said he
had used the court house as hiding
place since his tete-a-tete with Mitchell
in Herr Schmitt's field. He stoutly de-
MED having any accomplices upon first
being put under the inquisitorial pump,
and was accordingly left to the solitude
of his reflections until the excitement
had somewhat died away.
Saturday afternoon he was brought
over to the Court House, and put under
Lanes Standardization, non-explos-
i've, truth-extractor, operated by District
Attorney Orr, under the persuading pro-
cess of which he acknowledged that he
was not alone, and implicated Lou.
DAILY as an active partner. The seance
was strictly private and
NO RESERVED SEATS ATTAINABLE.
Mr. Daily was, however, sent for, and
denied in toto the whole charge, and his
examination was put over for an
other time. Owing to certain family
events, the presence of the prisoner was
needed at home, but some difficulty was
found, owing to the lateness of the hour.
in getting bail Having his man, it be-
came Lane to hold on to him, but the
face of the big-hearted Sheriff was
study, rs duty and inclination contended
for mastery. There was but little doubt
as to which would win, and THE HERALD
man was taking long odds that Jack
would find way of solving the di-
lemma, and he did.
In private conversation, Nick says he
can hardly tell which amused him most,
Mitch. s galop across the field or Lanes
grand and lofty tumbling act as he went
over the pile of logs. The humor OF the
latter, however, was somewhat married
by a fear that the charged revolver
might go off and accidentally perforate
the representative of
THE HOUSE OF AMES.
He was also laboring under fear that
John might wish to have a prayer-meet-
ing there in the starlight upon arising,
and not being at the time religiously in
clined Nick hasted to escape.
It is now extremely probable that the
city will enjoy a brief period of rest,
which will certainly be appreciated after
the excitement of the past weeks; but
hereafter THE HERALD would suggest
that the Court House be the first point
reached. 1t knew there was iniquity
lurking about the venerable pile, but it
did not suspect it had got so high up.
DURING the middle of last week a