Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-01
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A Loss Of Money and Valuables to
Which no Clue is Found.

A LOSS OF money u valuaDleS 10
Which no Clue is Found.
A small frame house on Copper street.
near Main, is occupied by Mr.. Peter Hess
and his wife, The front room is rented to
Bray & Davidson, srocers, whose store
was on Main street near by, until they
moved yesterday evening farther down on
Main.
During the early hours of Sunday night,
about $50, q m was afioat that a
robbery and burglary had been committed.
Every effort of the reporter and the police
officer resulted in nothing definite except.
the fact OF the loss Of some 500 by Mr.
Davidson and the supposed loss OF $25
and O watch and chain belonging to Mr..
Hess or perhaps his vile. A MINER re-
porter has spared no pains to get at the
truth of this affair, and with this view yes
terday again visited the police and Mr.. Da-
wilson, and tried to see Mrs. Hess, the
lady who was in the house, and who is too
unweil to be seen UP to this hour.
The FACTS AS A
Are that Mr.. Davidson put among his
clothing in q bureau drawer, in his room in
the Hess building, about 500, which had
been taken in at his place of business after
banking hours. He was in his room Sun
dav afternoon about 9 or 4 o'clock. He
hoisted the window to air the room and
forgot to lower it when he went out. About
$50 p. M. Sunday, he returned to his
room to retire for the night, and on open
ing the door found the floor strewn with
articles of clothing and his money gone.
His room adjoins that in which Mrs. Hess
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tell her of the loss, and to inquire as to
what person might have been there. To
his surprise the lady failed to reply to his
call, and he soon found that she was i'll, or
in some unusual condition. He procured a
young man to stay in the house while he
acquainted the husband-who was in his
place of busiuess-of the facts as here
stated. These two started for the Hess
residence, calling for a physician on the
way. The result of the investigation then
amounted to only this; that the lady, lying
on her bed as if in pain and stupor, was
constantly grooming. She was able to
state that an unknown person had
entered the building by way OF Davidson's
window: that he had administered cloro-
form or something to her, and also caught
and held her hands, ankles and throat.
That che did not know him and that some
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gold watch chain. She knew nothing more.
There was found beside a pocket-book, on
the floor near her bed, an ounce bottle
that smelled OF cloroform.
THE OFFICERS
Immediately, upon the information given
by Mr.. Davidson, took all steps possible to
learn who the burglar was. Their best
search has resulted in nothing more than
hereinbefore stated. Mrs. Hess ''came to
her senses about 3 o'clock Monday morn
ing, but practically could give no more in
formation than before. The police, up to
this writing, can find nc clue to the robber
or the mode of his entrance to Da%vidson's
room. There were 10 steps or footprints
noar the window visible last night or to-
day, and at this writing the only certain
statements that can be made to the public
are that Mr.. Davidson says he has lost
about 500, and had his dressing room
turned topsy turvy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hess say they have lost some $25, and the
lady undergone an experience that not
many people will envy. Taken all in all it
is a strange affair. and Marshal Jolly, like
all good police officers, is as dumb as. an
oyster, but not asleep.