The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-01-30
.sBOBBY BURNS"
He Lays His Plans to Become Dyna'
mite Ffend.

mite Ffend.
There is a prisoner confined in our
county Jail, awaiting the meeting of the
next grand jury, which is to meet the
second week in February. He was ar
rested for the crime of burglary, in
entering the dwelling-house of jerry
Gramm, and stealing various articles
therefrom. After being arrested by
Officer Hadley, and while being taken
to Jail by that officer, he suddenly took
to his heels and started to run away
and elude his captors. but the officer
''drew q bead" on him, and the first
thing the runaway knew he had bull.
let pierce his underpinning, which
caused him to halt, and he was then
secured and taken to Jail. At his ex.
animation he said his name was c. G..
Ballender. He was remanded by the
Justice to the care of the Sheriff to
await an investigation by the grand
Jury. Since Ballender has been an
occupant of the county Jail, his peculiar
eccentricitics have so impressed his
.boarders at that institution that
they have given him new name, and
he is dubbed by the historical name OF
Scotland's most renowned poet, Bobby
Burns" Well, Bobby looks q good
deal into the future, and imagines what
his time will be employed at. He is
now industriously engaged in reading
law, with the intention of pleading his
own case, as he expects he will be pre-
sented, by the grand jury, before the
District Judge. He has been favored
with copies of the Statutes, and is
studying them intently. He thinks
sometimes that he is smart enough to
convince the jury that he is an injured
man; and then. again, he will conclude
that the law will find him liable for the
crime. Now, he says, he concludes that
il the Court don't give him more than
fourteen years, he will be satisfied; and
in that event, he has made up his mind,
philosophically, he says, just what
course to pursue. He entertains a very
strong prejudice against Jerry Gramm
and Officer Hadley, and he has deter
mined to so conduct himself that he
will eventually be revenged upon them.
He has given himself away to his fell.
lows, and has told them just what he
intends to do. In the first place he
has concluded that he will get about
fourteen years in the State Prison.
He says he is going there. and shall gel
into the shoemaking department.. anc
is going to make it point to learn the
boot and shoemaking trade, so as to b.
first-elass workman when he come.
out, again free man. He is ther
coming back to Winnenucca and aav.
him a nice little shop, and then he feel
sure that Jerry Gramm and Officer
Hadley will patronize him. He is ther
going 10 work and make each one Of
them splendid pair Of boots. In thu
heels of these boots he will place ,
charge of dynamite, and he thinks h,
will then get his revenge for his iocar
ceration in prison. He is certain, then
that in short time, after these two
worthless trot around town o while, tn,
dynamite will explode. and the plac'
that knows them then will know then
no more forever. We would caution
those gentlemen that if they are circu
lating around the limits Of this neigh
borhood, some fourteen years hence. t.
take due warning hereof, or their names
viii 60 down to posterity as having
been ticketed for the future world by
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