Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-04
THE RAMBLER.

There were numerous threats of mobbing
me yesterday, but I'm on deck yet and my
health is fairly good. No sooner had l
reached the street than was told that l had
PLAYED thunder with the o. o. Brown gold
mine scheme. The minions of the law and
Mr.. Brown, it was said had . job put up to
capture the representative of the Mexican
mine, but gave the whole enap away. Inc
plan was to have the marshal go on ahead
to Fort Scott while Mr.. Brown and the gold
king would take the next train.
A bogus check was made out Tor the
$4,000, and when they got to the
spot where the treasure was concealed
Brown was to give each Of the fellows So
SO as to have the:.dead wood on them' then
g signal was arranged upon which the OH
GERS were to make q rush and capture the
gang. The fellow threated Mr.. B. with
dire vengeance if he told anything about
the racket, and now Mrs. Brown is badly
scared; but there would be far greater dam
ger OF him if he went with the fellow and
gave signal tor the officers. A friend met
mo with an immense scheme, which he
wanted me to work up. 1t was the biggest
thing ever preached here. and l began to
work the claim immediately, but soon
found that it had been worked before, and
no paying dirt found. therefore quickly
gave it the shake.
Going up Douglas avenue l found Il.
Hoffman, the tailor, talking in an excited
manner TO Policeman Charley Snyder, and
/ soon learned that fellow named John
White, who had been q cook at the kichey
house for awhile, had walked off with coat
and vest from Hofiman's door. The COP
and the tenth part Of q man, after NOM
ent's consultation, struck out at q lively gail
across the Santa Fe track, and l followed
them up to reap the news harvest. Nc
sooner had they reached the old Exchange
saloon than they struck of north across lots
on the dead run. as if they had seen the
thief, and l said s'ne too" and entered N
the race. They had a good start OF me
and it was q picnic without any poisoned
lemonade to see stubby Snyder hoof it.
keptclose in their wakebut when they reached
First street and struck the sidewalk, quar-
ter horse could not overtake them. Tht
tailor knew,that thethief and bis wife stopped
at a boarding house just north Of the pump
factory on Fourth avenue and they made
for there. Just as / was coming by thu
Zephyr mills, Tom Mcnamara came boiling
out on the street ahead Of me and he joinet
the fray. Tho cop. and the tailor entered
the boarding house but their prey was no
there. In about an hour afterward
Policeman Mcnamara ran him dow
at the Union depot and found the stole'
clothes hidden in a bunch Of weeds on Cen
trail avenue, near the railroad. In the eve
ming he was taken before squire Thoma
and fined $50 and costs, and not having tn
need:ul he goes up 70 the sweet scented
house on the square.
got onto another racket that l though
would yield IN paying quantities, but
didn't 1t WIS to the effect that an oil
soldier named Irwin, who, with his wife
lived over beyond Washington avenue, hal
gone off and could rot be found. As III
story went, lie had been wounded in III
head in the war aid at time
was slightly off his base. Wednesda.
night he was very uneasy and the next da,
he told the old lady that he was going OF
and if he did not return she could sell tn
place and do the best she could. She SAT-
he didn't have cent when be Left
started toward their place and met Dr.
Raw and another man and told my story
Just then An old man and woman cam
along and ono Of the men said, "there ar
Irwin and his wife" The old man had jus
returned and my fac item was scattered f