The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18

1o6bdng . Poor Statesman.
But terribly desperate chance Was
taken by the boys when few ysars ago
they tackled the home 6f . member Of
the Michigan legislature who had = big
family Of chi)dren) on one Fourth al
July morning. It was said the h0n0Fa-
bic gentleman had receiver big stake
for his vote ia the legislature, and % It
was believed he keft the money In the
house and did not dare to deposit in the
bank or invest it for fear Of having sus-
pjciOn rest upon him - . corrupt men,
Ter, the gang ''drUpped" ON his house
that night. in the face of the fact that
his children were likely to lie awake all
night In anticipation Of the good time
they were to have ON the following dry.
1t was fearful risk to run, and it turned
ont that their idea abOnt the children be-
ing awake was correct. The gang OPEN
ed back door with q jimmy, and while
they were 1T work upon the sale in the
dining room, the chul,s on the floor over
head could he heard talking like q
stream. The safe was drilled open and
among other things found was an en-
velOlDe containing s., on jn*1OO, bills just
the amount the member was reported to
have received for his vote in the last leg
islature.
Then another iunny experience 1
know Of was the cracking o: n farmers
twO-stOry house lust q few miles out of
WyandOtte. There was gang of three
In this job aud it was working like
charm y hen suddenly as they werc TAX
ing their leave Of the place, they were
startled by the appearance Of human
form in white passing close by them in
the lower hall. They had been i'm the
house Al hour and = hall, and it was 3
O'clock il the morning. They were load
I'd down with booty, aud having first
poisoned the big dog, were certain Of
leaving the place unnOticed if they sue
ceetled in ransackimg the place without
arousing the inmates. Everything went
right and their plans were successful I'M
til the appearance Of what they thought
Was ghost. The hall was dark and the
burglars could not see each other except
when their bulls eye was brought into
Use. This was done OH the hack Of the
rust!ing white form which walked hack
ward and forward in the lower hall half
Il dozen times, when it again assembled
the stairs and disappeared from view. 1t
was aftcrwartl found out that the farmer
had daughter who was sOllnanlbu-
list. aud She in enc Of her nocturna!
walks was the ghost. She passed by
the three crack slilcn 50 close that she al
most to. :ci,cd them. They made good
their escape, anil it was not discovered
that the farmer had been robbed until
AlIe next morning.
"'.AlDu! six or seven years ago along
the banks Of the Ohio river,'" cOntin-
ussl Mr.. Mink. who said that the keen,
qllick-witted fellow related the story
with the utmost Indifference, although
he evidently was one of the party and
subje to fhe perils attached tn 1t,
Enlistment whose safe was reported to
always contain u large amount of mOn-
~. 1t was T-sllapcti building with
the Office in the central or middle part
Of the + aud an entrance on each side.
The Office windows were covered with
a-green curtains which ruled up from
tile bDttOnl. The Waterman was u vigil
liant officer and hard to catch mapping.
He Was large, powerful man and al
ways we'll armed, and the danger Of en-
cDuntcring him made the boys ehut:dcr,
although they often took their lives in
their hands when cracking places. This
place was watched for months with
view vi cntr:pping the Waterman, who
was the only object preventing the boys
from making u big ''rake." Everything
was in readiness to begin operations ut
the proper signal, and every night one
OF the gang WAS sent over t" see il they
couldn't get ''.iesulwood" on the watch
man. The hour came. One night one
OF the boys came running i'll saying he
had climbed up on the outside Of the
window. looked over the pe:,-yreen cur
tain aild found the vigila,t n:ght-Of1icer
asleep III chair in til: Office. The tools
being ready, III no time the gang was ut
the door on the west side. 1t was pried
OXEN and al: tour got inside. The light
was turned out, and just then the watch
,lian woke up. Tie realized his pt~it;On
1T once and commenced firing III. revolt
yer. H. hit one OF the boys in the iih-
yer,a and the four then closed on him.
rncy dis;.r,ilc.l him, bound his i.".t and
:;r,,.s, hu; did not fire. shot. One Of
The Eu- cD:Jryd him with his own re-
voivcr and the other three blew open
the safe. They hauled in Il big pike Of
mlullcy aud left the Pl;.c: uniE.rlne,t cx-
ccpt for the finger wound. When the
boys went Oui the st:.iwart officer re-
manned bound, ana the parting shot
ri zen him 10y ONE Of the gang was,
"Go"i-:y, old cl,un,, well see you
later"
Darwin on Babies.
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