, 1881-10-15
"L1MP Leg"


WunHGh Leg.
fsadrfUe Uhfo.> Htnnerhf.
Al, cpisOd0 that wRs guile amusing to n
small cIrcls Of spectators, and nj tho sn,n''
tiGlo Illustrated the keen Ingenuity nf thu
burglar IN krcptng dark everything timt
woulsl lens 10 eonyct l,lM. 0.c,lrrad vt TIC
enunty jaiI y few days ago, when olln "f lhe
" urtss-rnutlrra - was l,ritight Ut fur buHr,|.
Tho et,aracer tint furnished tt amusement
was a wcll-ktioWll croDk by tiIg hts'ng "
tie so!,rlguct' oi "LI,np Leu. !lu acquiretl
tiis ttIe frnn, the tact thnt w1,el. ut one tfsne
o Wns engaged IN Legitimate !aitlii f'cct,.
psts3 pIsi%av "s,c,t s May mn, h,s yft| lar, ccss "
tinted n,np,itatlnn Ut tho knee. Mechanism,
furnished 4 srl,stltutn i0s Il foot ntNt Gulf,
ulli Ilt: stnrtr4 nut 10 b. gai'Iber. llo III.
tic,nnity tint III, obtained lru!l tile fnilron!
iaiio *cha'lcc," a1nl l,e was eoinpeI!c4 to
,ln something, Tor n living, li's .crlnnlctl
limb NMtcred him seriously, and us, for
tlninx llatl wori Or getting down 10 tho llot-
liz bull no Thought Of sucll Thing. + wa*
"gamo" limb WIS q fort anl buiwark
nGainsl ttle yaE lNW. Consequently lie
iixbt ~ 4 loater, R!ul lio stool on tic
were .of n hull character. md finally" i:imp
Leg WIS arrested for completely I'll q
UtlFRlhCS4 1llA NiE3 Ill tsnIEuEt& Hltti liz WHY
eon!ined In 1n!l, a,ul npo,l conviction was
sent tn tho IMnitentiary, wtMre lr served, II
st,ort term. ffuyng seryett his term te nsat,.
14!nstl ttie RaNg G,ui nut lnr ttf: iet ttiat
aild pouMd '.tn.lcallanln continually. liz
naturally triftett tn tito Wust utter lu hui
established his identity ns . burglar. n,!l
after having bccn nsrestc.l rapcatudly upon
suspicion, and Il few weeks ago, when tho
blrglars were dung s,1cll oxtei'slys work
fHMlliarIty Will Zig ouslMess, ui,d ills kHow'-
SSs |,Ix Of how ,,.ice Y slip pw,t trs"E xsrot to
, %I.sn Gail. III ruo,i Id ln bsfrc Ni tiio co"r. @
fur examination i,c laughed aiM Hc0.fe,l Mt
the proceetlliss Neyertllelcss ; ''e W!!a b9l,nd
and, bu!ng unhblc To fnrnlsll II bond, l,o was
pllGetl In tho county jail. 1t lsMt often That
the prisoners sY1leal u. unp of tlleIr klnt, but
| tho 1tkn UIt this t,cchslo1 wtls 80 extremely
funny ihat they gnye It. nwHy after tl'eir FL,
WIS little nyfdGicU bnt0ra tha HraiHl lury,
anu upon The wnrrant WIZ nIarketl mt n
iruuhlIl." Tlin tlnnrH wore npc.!ctt to "l4!,n',
l{ IsE ld 1 te 1atlSr' I;fe;f t,t 'f';Sr t, tGia @ @
Tate whispered M!l,lot!inx i1t9 tho ,enr Ut
| ,jaler TUCKER Tho ini1er ln,lnIRcd III /,
bIaiid smile, mud turning tn the fellow, who
ila,l tlngGret! fur II tnnnent, stfI:
. ~ ..''"pfhi1 XII ~, ~. III 'o s""A 'o'o'
"What ito yon ,lcun?" replied "1.imt
Leg ftign!ng the ,lt,st profound iRn0raMcu
Of Wl,at tlln ]ailer referred IT,.
tas ss,ttl that you cnnld go. md we wai,t ia
sGA wheie ynll carry. y0llr bur9lnr's ton ls."
Burglars tot,lH y exclaimed l.tlnp Lex, ~
Ms sl,atie of eulOr pussetl acrGss Ills fGat.
I uyHs.
YES, tho set yo'! sarry ~ your woo'lesI
leg" continued thu 1atrr, while tho burgiul
IeEah tu retreat toward tho dnDr, seeing Thai
his racket had tWcn given nwny. Hy thi'
| time thu prisoners were euliEnsN:u With
laughter. an.F Sam Tate WINS bubblirg oseI
"il.yr, y"nSI better show w the trick HOW
or we'll i,nyo you arrested. II yon Ill, well
REyn yoM Just one hour tn yet out Ut t0wI
will yt,.!r stuck nf t9ols...
nal, pulling up Its butts les, liz exhibited
Tic cork Mla!ilon or sxtenslpii. .0
"lf you think yuu ca1l lind anything wro1!r
wit my tes, Just lnnk nj u yNllrselt,''. salt
"iin1p Lex" ..s lIe tilrust 1t nut toward tl't
"'rauctl the spring." shouted voice fro''
....Tourh t!lu Surfing, ,[,lmpy," repeated =!
taller to the fellow, who was NOW Wild witt
Secing that Ito yas coruerctl, i.lmpy tEiet
reached tnwl,, a!Ml throwing Llls thnlnb mi
oil 4 needle tint pr6trudctl from thu cDrt
lug, n al,ll!l tttnr tluw ul,etl III 0bctllenee II
tli1s touch. A 4l,al! hola wins .reyealc,! hcr,
brought, forth a., nss9rtllrnt 9t articles tha
arc employed III getting ll,to tho fn!,so ut tA
Mai wiio l,as a ha'ik account. I.'eFo WaE
skcletol, keys. several punches. and three Q
ling, al! sticking 70 his word, the iaiEer tnl'
"l.tmp Leg " t0 cit Up mud Glt.. rllc door t!
Ills toUl chest WIS locked, atlI llg went OF
leaYlnE his curse behind Him.