Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-04-04

For few days back Marshal Jolly has
been quietly engaged in master piece OF
detective work that reflects great credit on
his ability as an officer, and compares
favorably with anything done by detectives
OF late in the big Eastern cities. Last
Thursday afternoon there arrived in Butte
from the south man of more than ordin-
ary notoriety, viz: Chas. Wilton, the former
pal OF Jimmy Hope, the great bank robber,
without question the most noted and
desperate cracksman in America. Mar
shall Jolly, who met him face to face on
Main street the day OF his arrival, knew his
man at once by a photograph he had re-
ceiyed from the Pinkerton letect.
i've Agency, and at once set about
to learn the object OF his pres
cree in Butte. With full understand
ing of the man he had to deal with, jolly
called to his assistance well-known gen.
tleman of this city, formerly on the edi-
torial staff of The MINER. The two put
their heads together with view of trapping
their game.
Jolly's first move was to cause the pub
lication in Friday mornings MINER OF
fictitious account OF the escape from the
Deer Lodge penitentiary of one Dunn,
ten year man. This accomplished, Jolly's
assistant whose name is withheld from
publication, was clad in a suit OF prison
garb borrowed from Manager Mcguire OF
the Opera House, which had been used in
the play OF 1.-The Galley Slave" Carefully
concealing the tell-taIe stripes of the pants
under pair of overalls andcovering his body
with an old overcoat, he then fastened to
his ankles a pair OF shackles and filed the
chain thatconnected them, in two, leaving
band and bit OF chain hanging to each leg
1t was now II O'Clock at night, fully in-
structed by jolly his aid started out in
search OF his man who was found, after an
hours hunt in q box at the Metropolitan
Restaurant alone taking lunch. Jolly's
man placing his finger on his lips to COM
mand silence entered the box, and threw his
coat to one side to display the prison
clothes. Leaning over he whispered in the
ear OF Wilton, "Please follow me; want to
speak to you but can't talk here" and
started for the street followed by his man.
Once in ihe open air ne detailed his escape
from che penitentiary and asked Wilton
to help him get out OF the country Wilton
fsii at once into the trap and while walking
down Main street told him who he was and
that he came here to rob the First National
Bank. The job was to be done Sunday
morning; there were two men besides him
Sell III the snap and he would let him stand
Ill and leave the country with him if he
wanted him to. This brought them to q
little dug-out below town, few steps from
the hut where the Chinaman was murdered
ABOUT two years ago.
W;1t,,n p,,Il,l n
punk Dag containing d full burglars kit,
selected file and soon had the shackles off
his legs.
Inns done, he cautioned him to keep out
OF sight while he went to South Butte and
mad conference with his pals, James and
MURDOCH This move gave the much
coveted opportunity to communicate with
1oily, who was advised of all that hap
pened, and his man was instructed
IN IN return to stay in the plot so
that they could be taken il the
act. jolly az once called to his coun-
Gil three officers, who dressed IN cti
zens clothes were stationed at the proper
Ilme IN such positions ar to guard every
POSSIBLE entrance to the bank, not omting
the ROOT OF the building which was guarded by
ofncer Smith. Just at dusk Saturday after
nooh wilton returned accompanied by
james and Murdock. The tools we're all
right.
They all had several drinks from a hottie
~ whisky brought back by Wilton, and
!ueO as une CLOCK struck II they started up
town, Wilton walked ahead and came up
70 ana around the bank block, then =ta-
TONED James in the vestibuIe OF the cloth
ing Store three doors below the bank on
main street, with instructions to cross tAe
sereet and throw rock o> er into the alley
i1o the back when the policeman on that
peat passed down town, This was our
signal 70 commence o,,era ii. rs. Waiting
lol.y haii an hour Wilton became impatient
and went up Main treet to see what was
.he mat tter Here he found Jaues stand
ing In the fuil glare of an electric light in
sne Vestlbule OF three hundred and eleven
Maln street, reading the prices on the ele
ean0 suits OF Ready made clothing in The
show windo~.
ne was caught. the prices were -, much
lower then he had ever seen that he ,ynnd
pt pot nave moved if all the pollcemeu N
D ppuIte were at his heels. Wilton, ;. bold,
pau man, was stopped in his career OF
oriihe. with goods at such prices ii would
not pay for the wear and tear OF tools
to rob banks.
marshal Jolly, impatient to nab his men,
walked down the street just in tim, to hear
O. roar OF laughter as some one suggested
rhat It was just Que year ago since the
BROOKLYN bridge and price OF clothing TOOK
= tumble. That is to say in the month oi