The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-04

6ALY ANN.
TIN UvT1Rr81DugQ BURGLAR.
0tEongO AdVo0turo0 o( 00uf1om00
Of tho Jimmy Among States
men, O]sgvymsn ana
! 9portamen.
ORANGE LAKE, n. Y, Jan. I0.-Mr.
John Mink. Of Newburgh, is well and
favorably known, and his veracity is
seldom questioned. His earthly posses
si0ns permit him occasiOnly to drive out
to this resort. BY his side upon these
occasions there is one who 1t Is natural
to suppose will be legally entitled to a
dover right in his estate. Mr.. Mink is
very fond of relating his experiences.
He has rescued many men from drown
ing. He has sought political prefer
ment and been robbed ON the plains by
stage-coach frecb0oters. HI has made
expeditions inland and on the water to
recover Captain Kidd's lost treasures,
and is said to he one of the men who
years ago took the perilOus sail on
the Maid o. the Mist. He sought and
obtained from "Jim' Fisk permission
to ride over the Erie on the Chicago ~
lief train and in ~ crossed the Hudson
Oh ice so frail that it rolled with the
waves as tissl,e-laper wOnldsarge before
a strong wind. Vcnturcs,nlc as he has
| been in this direction his disposition al
50 leeds him to venture with the b4n'k-
| makers and their kin. This takes him
to buat-races, l,ali-niatches, hOrse-trOt,
and the like. l. few days ago the wri-
ter happened to ''drop' on him ut \
| neighC0ring country tavern. The HON
Orable gentleman was in laxative
mood. He had been relating cxperien-
ses and gathered quite All audience.
The day was cold and i fire had been
; put in the tavern stove. The picture
! made by the tough gang surrounding 1t
| would para!yze u SarOny camera. They
listened to the uncx,va!lc.i fluency with
| establishment, and when 4 hit was made
it was readily recognized.
MR..MINK's ADVENTURE.
After nHrrating how he pat spurs on
hogs feet and drove it across the river
on the ice in ~, and telling how he
once engaged Spino!a and his collar to
! TAKE the place Of the main sheet on his
frs<i, ''ciaw," pulled up the nearest
up on IT, ;r.n ~. :ii~ ;o.::,:i t::<. tavern
stove and said: ''<;tt down no., and I
will Tell you true story tina, will put
Beechers way in the shatie."
"You remember" said he, IL vert
out Oh the Erie last year TO Owast'a
Lake, to SEE that Courtney Iianlan fiz-
gle. Although ! travelled on dead.
head l.ass, ! had wealth and expected
is n. Il. Well, on the train l fell in
with ,lasl,ing sport. who looked every
inch Il Broadway statue. l was seated
in smoker. pulling away ut a Rciia
Victoria. He took me for tlupe, I
know, for an,on:: other things he tried
to work the lhrcec.lrd Racket on lie. /
s'losc Looked green, but 1 wasn't as
green :.> my yaller nccktie made me. l
declined to play any game, even I" pass
the time away. Then we fell tUrel:lt:'ig
experiences. u weakness you know ]
have. told some yarns that horse
would r.'l,e! against, Int when this dam
d. chap told me Of the experience that
burglars had instantly awarded him
the "cakc." jh~i.:es, when he got
through closed the acquaintance. and
I'm glad did, for every valuable had
about me was III imminent peril while
[ was in his presence. He said he had
tecn acquainted with burglars for years,
but how he became 80 lic would not r.
veal. He knew "tll,rIic" Billiard and
talked freely Of the James brothers
gang. Dunlap was Il familiar name 10
his lips. AMI Jimmy Hope figured frc-
uucntly IN his coHvelsat!On. Scott, or
''>cotty." a. lie cal!c,i the noted bur-
glar Of that name, WAS often spoken of,
aud that DARN" cracksl,lan o; the Pa
cific S:o;"', Davis, Was many times al
ln!tsl t.. Many Oticr; whose names
are like household words in the crinii-
nal literature OF the states and Canada,
and have figured .onspicuou>ly in the
realm; uf crime all over the world. were
talked :asnIt in a brothcr'y fashion.
ItS, lie related experiences which he
could not speak SO fluently at:"It ant:
give 30 many minute details of unics: lr
had had a hand in them himself. OF
course he did nOtreveal his identity to
,,:c, but I'M convince! he wa, Il cracks
too. although, a., l said a:orr, ned
caught the wrong r,r,>tcr to work the
thrcC-t.ar,l racket Oh when !:c struck ne.
"a gang of three, OH" night. he said,
tapped !, liy mansion in Fond du Lac.
!,,e entrance was hi:.ic through an
omen cellar window, although ha,! it
been necessary they were prepared to
cn;er through the font dcor. Twas
IL, ing job. as in almost every case bur
glars find rich w"l'ie we'll prepared with
weapon. 10 .;ricn.l Themselves. They
got in the nous" al O'clock IN the
morning and every inmate was sleeping
:sui:.ily. 1t wa- dark night and in
:hcir wauicrinyS tiroU9l, tn" mansion
they discovered tw" lncu in on> I.d ia
Il room That wa> full "f hin::-t:'k|e,
rods, :i>!:-I,msS. guns, 4.'n;.-l:,sk:ts
il fine lunch put u' :,'l other things FOR
Il ;i>hi,,:: and hunting expedition, in
c!u.;in:ra bottle OF Monogram. The
alarm. clock had i~.cn r: for ! o'c!"h.
:,,,a ut that hour o;:' !; went and the
two >pnrts,ncn GOT up. The. Gang had
been through, every room! i'll the house
and they were l:::i,l.sl witt, silver plate,
.;rwelry aud L.cncy. When the alarm
clock struck they ccUn~rllca together,
and although, they could have easily got
AWAY they knew tilt, two men were. IT,