Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-05-28

quietly slipped from the house. On
reaching the garden gate he found his
horse and wagon, and, getting in, drove
up toward Locken Bridge, by which he
could cross the river and get homo. As
it was chilly he thought he would put on
his overcoat. An overcoet and its con-
tents. Then he discovered that his
overcoat was on the seat under
him, and that the overcoat that
he had brought from the house
was some one else's. It was then
too late for him to return it, and 80 he
kept on, resolving to send it back the
next day. In the morning, on examin-
ing the garment, he found inside singu-
lar documents. It was none other than
an elaborate plan of Squire Kirby's house
with directions Is to how the various
doors were fastened, and pointing out the
location of the silver-chest, of Mrs.
Kirby's jewel-case, and of the 'Squire's
strong box. A reward had been offered
for the apprehension of the burglars, and
Whip knew it. He went to his lawyer
and laid the facts before him. That af-
ternoon the occupants of the Fallow
House were arrested, and plumber from
all the burglaries that had occurred in
the neighborhood for some months past
was found. Two canvass bags were like
wise discovered, and were identified as
those in which the money for Butter
fields mill was placed on the day of the
robbery of the clerk. Steracker, who
had slammed blindness, was found to
be one Sarles, q noted London burglar
and highwayman. His hair, which was
light, was dyed black, and his face and
hands, which were exceedingly fair, were
stained with some dye which he could
readily remove. Thus, with q little
water and wig, he could alter his ap-
pearance in few minutes. His suppos-
ed daughter was his wife, the daughter
of clever counterfeiter, and skilled her
self in the art of disguise. Stevens was
right when he said he saw Steracker IN
the boat, and the latter's visit was paid
to the inn the same evening with the
design of disarming suspicion for he had
been up the river arranging with do
nestle, who was his confederate, to
crack the house that very night, and it
was policy on his part to show himself
at the inn. But he had 80 managed that
on the return a confederate took his
place in the boat, and he passed on up
the river, where he met his associates
and assumed the needful disguise.
1t was found from the statement of
pal that he had confederates who were
In the employ of several wealthy persons
in different parts of the country, and it
had long been his custom to locate him
self in various neighbornoods. passing
himself as a blind gentleman, and so
planning and aiding in executing bur-
glaries and highway robberies. The pal
already referred to, admitted that when,
the laborer saw the tax cart at the Fall
low House, he and Steracker were stow
ing the plumber which they had acquired
by recent burglary.
Steracker, after hisconviction and SEN
tence, to transportation, made clean
breast Of his crimes, and gave the police
much valuable information. This did
him no harm, for after he had been two
years in confinement he was released on
ticket of leave, and his wife having
joined him, began an honest life of in
dustry, which resulted in his becoming
a wealthy man.