The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
MAKINSON'S % FRIENDS HAVE
COME.
Ten Persons Robbed Wednesday
Night-Full Particulars of the


lieved that. they would come, how
ever, but one cannot always tell when
to believe highwayman and when
not to trust his utterances. He was
taken before Justice Tegener for pre-
liminary examination and he stated
to the court that he was not ready for
the reason that an aged father and
other intimate friends of his would
be at the capital Wednesday, the
9Th day of August, and it was
greatly to his interests to have these
friends with him when the blind god
dess weighed out TO him her measure
of justice. Justice Tegener wanted
to see that aged father, the beautiful
Jane Thompson and her illuStrious
brother Henry, so ne cheerfully
granted the request and the prelimi-
nary trial was continued to the day
when the gallant young knight of the
road said they would be at the capital
That they might be in time ii they
came in on the morning train the
time was fixed at o'clock in the af-
ternoon. Well, time went by
and neither the white locks
of the venerable father, the
lawyer-physician - the beauty of
Jane nor the manly grace of Henry
was visible in the streets of our good
ly capital The hour of two was
struck from the castle bell and the
crowd gathered at the office of Justice
Tegener, but the aforesaid friends of
the prisoner were not to be seen. Then
came the sheriff and his numerous
brave under sheriffS, leading the
brave knight. but Jane was not there.
Counselor Russell, in behalf of his
client, arose and asked for little
further respite that the aforesaid
friends of the prisoner might cheer him
with their smiles, but the court was
heartless and distrustful that those
friends would not come and he would
not grant the respite. His examina-
ton was had and the bonds fixed at
$4,000. The afternoon went by and
night came-not the knight of the
road but nioht that marks the time
when "men seek darkness rather than
light, because their deeds are evil"
Makinson's ca friends came too. One
OF them went to the Southern Hotel,
and going into the back yard opened
rear door and gained an entrance to
the hosiery. With the tread of a cat he
assembled the stairs and Wended his way
with silent step to room No. II. Here
he entered and saw the genial propri-
etor asleep and his pants hanging on
a chair. He gathered up the clothes
of the sleeping landlord and eau
tiously took them down stairs. He
removed from the pockets all the
money they held and left the pants in
the hall below. There was a fine gold
afnh IN ~ hIIt
was engraved, and MakinSOn I? and
his friends have made it an undevlat-
ing rule of their profession not to
have anything to do with engraved
watches. He then assembled the stairs
again and vent to room No. 26.
He found the door unlocked
and he went in. j. H. Tomp-
kins was dreaming of home and dis
tant friends, while the long expected
friend of the gallant highwayman
was helping imself to the small
amount of wealth that Mr.. Tompkin's
breaches held. When he had made them
stand and deliver he went to room
No. 81. Here reposed the clerk of the
hotel, Mr.. I. l.. Lowe. He had no diff
fculty in gaining entrance to Mr..
loves room for it was unsecured by
either lock or bolt, and there before
him lay the pants of the hotel clerk.
A hotel clerk does not usually have
much wealth to donate to a Makinson
family and it was not much the bur-
glar extracted from Mr.. loves
pants, but ne WAS not discour-
aged. He left No. 81 and went to
room No. 9. Here was II sleeper by
the name of A. T. Chaddick, of San
Marcos. The door was not bolted
and the pants were in full view. He
robbed them of quite goodly sum
and went across room No. 9 to the
bedside of another occupant, Mr.. j.
R. Lindley. Mr.. Lindley contributed
two twenty dollar bills, one ten dol
lar sklver certificate and four silver
dollars to the Makinson fund. He
next turned his attention to the gal
lery where DR.. Campbell Wood was
breathing southern zephyrs and
exhaling gentle snores. These
inform, the Makinson friend
that he was a good subject to levy
tribute upon, and catching up his
pants he put his hand into the neither
depths of pocket or two and was r. =
warded by roll of greenbacks-just
$40. He next called at room No. A
and visited the pants of H. G. Davis,
but did not get very large bank &C
count from them. Not yet discour-
aged, he sought room No. IA and in
terviewed the clothes of ]. L. Holmes
and took a fair collection. From
there he stole as silently from
the hotel as he had entered,
and not until the sleepers
awoke in the morning did they know
that Jane Thompson had been fit
ting among them like honey bee,
extracting bee-bread from their Sum
day pants and pockets. Not clue
was left as to who the expert. was
that had done his numerous work SO
noiselessly and skillfully that not a
sound was heard and not a sleeper
awakened.
Now MakinSon never stops with
one little job, even if he be very sue
cessful, and likewise friend of Ma
kinson will not, and SO this bold bur
glar went to divers other houses
in the city and kindly
relieved ladies of their iewelry and
other articles, full account of which
divers and sundry acts will be found
elsewhere. The total amount taken
from the Southern Hotel was about
$3.50, we estimate, though several OF
the parties robbed do not know the
exact sums they had when trey went
to bed the night before. They know
how much they had when they got
up, however.
DIR. Campbell Wood had 500 with
him at the hotel, but he was cautious
enough to place it between the mat
tresse5 when he retired, and there
the money escaped the dizziness of the
burglars fingers. Several of the gentle.
men robbed had valuable watches but
none of them were taken. A repre-
sentative of THE STATESMAN visited
the Southern Hotel, and carefully in
veStigated the whole matter. and it is
quite certain the work was done by an
expert. No novice could move about
among so many sleeping guests as
cend and descend two flights of stairs,
and>ritle SO many pants and not he de-
tected The man who did the work
had been there before, and knew what
he was doing. and just how to accom-
plish it. Several persons, stran-
gers in the CITY, are I'M
der suspicion and particularly one
who had been here several days with
no apparent object in being here. He
is thought to be the party. Whether
any evidence can be found against
him is not now known. The case
is in the hands of the detectives
and they will do all that can be done
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