The Butler weekly times., 1882-08-23

to show up It's passengers A Gin
cinnati detective who chanced TO be
here on business of MS own was
pressed into service. All in vain.
The highwayrnan has eluded de-
lection thus far. a subscription
paper was at once started. offering a
reward for his capture. The Messrs.
iiow subscribed SI,z5o between
them. Mr.. T. B. Musgrave. 4 well
known broker Of Wal! street, '.came
down handsomely with $1,000.
L he amount soon swelled to S. 900.
Nothing else but the robbery is talked
or among the Gotta gers and the hotel
guests. The evening of the same
day the ''swcll'' hop of the season
was gwen at the Lyman house. but
even the most inveterate walters
paused IN their dashing career, until
oftentimes the floor was covered
with standing groups eagerly dis
cussing the. affair, despite the fact
that the orchestra was III full blast.
The Messrs How are among the
most popular of our summer guests,
and are both New Workers. When
vourreporterc called upon the younger
Mr.. How he found the gentleman
upon the poarch OF the Belmont in
quiet conversation with several
friends. He readily told his story,
in effect what has already been re-
ported:
THE fellow was perfectly cool,
and was undoubtedly an expert. l
shall not easily forget those cold
steel blue ewes. | should know
them again among thousand. We
lost several hundred dollars, but l
don't care SO much for that as for the
fact that such cold-blooded and
outrageous act should have been
committed at Mount Desert. have
always laughed at those people who
were afraid to walk alone in the
mountains or after nlghtfall. Now,
I'm the first victim of my own
credulity
''No trace of the fellow has yet
been found. The chief of police,
Mr.. S. E. Head, when Interviewed,
gave it as his opinion the robber was
Western professional, his use of
the word ''keeper" or ''ticker'' be-
traying that. I had long talk with
the Cincinnati detective, and we
both agreed that no eastern man
could have preseserved his GOODNESS
so we'll. AT any moment
carriage load of people might have
come. Yet there was no undue
haste, no nervousness on his part.
In my opinion he is in the village
now at one of the hotels, smoking
his cigar, and enjoying the breeze
he has created. Every man that
goes off the island is watched. Only
one person has seen him, and that is
an old woman who went blueberry-
ing on the mountain with her little
neice She says about ten minutes
after Mr.. How's party passed up
the road to the summit man with a
loose shirt on, carrying bundle
under his arm and something that
looked like dirk in his belt, came
up the road walking very fast. She
was so frightened at his appearance
that she hardly dared to look at hun
the second time. 1t is my opinion
that we'll find him playing the gen
tle,nan at some hotel or club room.
Very naturally people are alarmed
about continuing their walks as here
tofore. Green mountain has been a
favorite resort for pedestrians OF
both sexes and Newport also.
Young ladies often took tours
through the woods alone or along the
beach without the least fear; or coment
upon the part of chaperons. Now
everything is changed, and people
go out in large parties, many bear
ino fire-arnS