Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-12

and wal sent back again by the caution
Colonel. In hall an hour the Captain n
appeared and said ne had discovered Bill
but coul.i not prevail upon him to leav
the gulch. Then the Colonel threw AVA
his caution and boldly rode up the canyo
at q rapid pace. About q quarter OF
mile above the Columbia Gardens he pei
ceived Bill sitting on q knoll, and at once
OPENED NEGOTIATIONS.
We're here to carry out our part of tn
contract" said the Colonel. "We've GO
the money with us, and a brace and drill
with which we want to make another test.
You've already bored my brick full o.
holes" shouted Bill, "and I'll be ID
you perforate it any more. You are rob.
bling me OF my gold-that's what you're
doing!"
The Colonel then, to remove the imputa.
ton cast upon the honesty Of his inten.
tions, gave to Bill the gold buttons he had
secured from the assays, and drew tho vial
Of acid from his pocket.
GIVE been chloroformed tefore!" yelled
Bill, as he fed the spot. "You can't work
that gag on mel"
Between Bill and the Captain then arose
al exchange of profanity that made the
air blue. At last the Colonel promised to
give Bill SO for the privilege of having
another bore at the brick, and accom-.
paliied him to q tree from q hole at the root
ofwhich the brick, encased in a sack, was dis
inferred. The Captain nudged the Colonel
and whispered, Chats the same brick"
and the Colonel himself be lie we'd it was. the
identical brick he had bored before. Bill
bored awhile, then the Captain worked the
brace, and then the Colonel took q turn
at it. While the Colonel was boring,
Bill started down the hill with the avowed
purpose of getting q drink of water, but
had walked but q few steps when he sud-
denly turned around and covered the
Colonel with his revolver, saying: Il
guess III kill you, anyway" The Captain
to lower his weapon, and the Colonel gath
cred up his borings and tested them With
his acid. They stood the test all right,
and the Colonel-his last suspicion allayed
counted into Bills hand fifteen $50 gold
ten 500 bills, four $50 bills and
q SO gold piece. Then the Colonel secured
the brick. covered Bill with his pistol and
commanded him to march. Bill marched,
and the Colonel and the Captain returned
to the city.
THE SWINDLE
That night the Colonel secured a fresh
OF acid, and in the presence OF his
made another test OF the brick for
he had paid such q pretty figure. He
bored three holes, placed the dust in a fruit
dish aud applied the acid. The lust was
consumed in an instant. "We're ruined,'
said the Colonel, and he retired to a
couch. He had instructed the
Captain to call upon him that night, but
Of calling as requested the Captain
sent a note stating it would be inconven.
lent Tor him to do 80. Thursday morning
the Colonel went to work, as usual, and all
tlon. At / o'clo tx yesterday morning he
from his bed, and enlisting the as
OF City Treasurer Hauswirth-a
and true friend -started to hunt
down the men whom he firmly
believed had swindled him. Officer
had seen Bill and the
riding in the same buggy, and at
Carr's livery stable the victim was informed
that Bill and the Captain Rad there hired a
to ride to Silver Bow. Bill was ar
rested as he was about to beard a train
Butte yesterday morning. and the
a afterward jailed by Marshal
Jolly. The prisoners will be examined on
\ charge Of obtaining money under false
oretenses. captain RACES bond has been
liked at $500, but he spent last night in the
Prison. The extreme penalty for
he offense charged against him is a fine oi
81, 900 or a term OF six monthsi in Jail.
When Shaw was arrested $3.50 was found
n one of his boots. $50 was discovered
elsewhere in his clothing and beneath the
OF his hat some bogus gold
lust was found. Nothing was found upon
Pages person to indicate that he was a
party to the crime.
HOW WAS IT DONE?
just how the swindle was performed can
lot be stated with any degree of certainty.
That the brick in Colonel jerks possession
$ bogus, has been settled beyond the
hadow of a doubt, nor does much doubt
'xist as to it's being the brick from which
le bored the dust that aiterward stood
Essay and acid test as good gold. The
believes that the acid with which he
ested the brick just before purchasing it
vas either of the wrong description when
le bought it lat Parchen & D'A:heul's
lrug store) or had been tempered with be- /
ore he applied it to the dust. He was led
o this belief by the fact that some Of the
tuff dropped on his hand without creating
'ain.