Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-04-23
The Burglar HINT.

ions parts Of the city. Ac-
cord,ng To the City ,Marshal's &C.
count. property has been taken,
within 'he past few days. from tue
premises ~ o. X Simenson, Issac
Opp.nb-im"r. ) n Cooper, A. j.
1r~sdway. VIM. McMicken and b.
W Baker Last Monday morning,
Msrshsl 6uyot. thinking the time
for forward movemen. had come,
determined II Iossible 10 trace the
burglars 10 their secret stronghold.
The objective point Of search deter.
mined upon was. perhaps. the most
inacesslbie thicket to he found in
Monkey Creek bottom. This neigh
horbood VAS chosen from the fact
hat the hight Of n campfire had
been seen IN that locality the night
before
Accordingly, about ten o'clock
Mouda, morning. Mr.. Guyot started
up towa ut the head of . posse Of
armed men. many. Of whom had been
the victims Of tho midnight marau-
dcis Tho MarHbal's posse was com
posei Of the following volunteers:
o. H. Simenson, X. l.. Robertson,
Olaf Fri-ch, Jos. Rsisbeck, Ike OPP
pcnheimcr, y Hosneider, Peter
johnson. G. H. Tusten, August
Shredder aud II Iiadlan. After go
ing up about NJ far south as Fifteenth
strest. the party filed left and de-
seconded into ravine densely over.
grown with small timber q fit re-
trea, Of sneak thieves. The clump of
underground from which the light OF
the campfire had been seen to ema-
nate was quickly surrounded. when
the exciting process Of closing in
upon the game commenced. From
various signs not TO be mistaken it
was pretty evident that the occupant
81 tho thicket was at home, and this
fact WINS practically verified. just
as MIR. Guyot was stepping around
tho end Of n large log. u man bear-
Ing = carpet gripsack sprang up from
his lair behind the log and shot like
u startled deer into the thicket and
ont Of sight. Mr.. Guyot fired two
shots ut the outline OF the flying
robber, but, MS it proved, without
bringing him 20 bay. Ho dropped
his carpet.bag. however, and in some
unaccountablo manner made good
bis escape. The report Of the shots
brought the men together and the
Utmost retreat Of the tramp was soon
discovered and thoroughly examined.
Besides the carpet-bag, a large num-
ber Of camp and cooking utensils
were found. The booty was brought
TO town and when displayed in
one Of the rooms Of Columbia ball,
the following curious inventory was
taken Of tho articles found in the
satchsls and scattered about the
camping place Of the outlaw: A re-
volver aud cartridges, rusty bayo-
not, stew-pan partly filed with
oatmeal. two table knives, a sperm
candle. q black morocco purse, part
Of roll Of butter, q small map OF
South America. q large screw driver,
several miscellaneous books and
pamphlets one being Hoods Cook
Book like those distributed about
town few days ago, a pair of gents
hid clothes. carpenters' Ratchet, sack
containing a few English walnuts,
sack Of salt, pair Of brown overalls,
lady 'sgossamsr cloak, wooden shawl,
pair Of cashmere pants, blue calico
Mother Hubbard dress. gents over
coat. gents sack-coat, blue flannel
over-shirt, q largo brussels carpet.
sack. sack Of oatmeal. lady's linen
handkerchief colored border and
hemstitched, red linen tablecIoth,
checked bingham pillow slip, red
table napkin, u woman's night-csp
with tape strings, soup spoon and
table fork both Of silver, q Faber
lead pencil. aud several other arti.
clcs that Webster's unabridged die
tionary fails to identify or define.
Thus ended tho 6rst days hunt
for tho disturbsrs Of our citizens
nocturnal reposo aud tho pilferers of
their small wares. 1t is an accepted
theory that n confirmed tramp sooner
or later becomes, to q certain extent,
dementod and given up to the perpe-
trntion of thousand whimsical mis-
demeanors. prominent among which
In petty larceny. A careful analysis
OF tho list OF articles reclaimed by
last Mondays hunt would certainly
stamp the poor wretch who dropped
them as belonging to the above des-
ignated class Of tramp thieves. 1t is
thought that he is pretty thoroughly
frightened and, in consequence. may
have skipped this part Of the country.
WnAr in tho world will oar county
Republican organization do without
its bosses this year. Old Nick can't
Ofato NOR can 40 tho Maiorp and hi,