The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-15

bedroom of the dead man, the police assuming
control Of everything until the arrival of the
Coroner who was Immediately summoned.
Meanwhile the Central Station detectives were
sent for, and on their arrival "A careful survey
OF the premises was made. Upon investigation
IL was found that the Durslars-there wore
two OF them, as the footprints in the snow
would indicate-had attempted to force an en-
trance into the house of George IL. Brooks, who
lives at 49, Washington boulevard, three doors
west OF the Smell mansion. The supposition
~ that they had made mistake in the
house they intsn led to bur garize, and retrac-
ing ther steps the toll-tale Stow clearly shovel
that they climbed the iutery ening fences and
entered the yard of Mr.. Smell from the rear,
climbing the fence ell SO by the barn. The
storm door was unfasteoed, and with half
inch bit several holes were bored in the thin
pine panel close TO the safety latch. With
heavy instrument the weakened s.ot was
broken III. and it was bat an easy matter for
one II them to insert his hand in the opening
and pull back the bot and the latch Once
INSIDE tie murd erers made their way to Mr..
Smells office, a small room in the front of the
building, facing Washington boulevard and
commenced their work on tho safe supposed ID
contain Mr.. SMELLS yaluables.
CLEVER MEN IN THEIR BUSINESS.
III was here that their work clearly denoted
that they were experts in their line Of business,
Two holes were drilled in the door of the safe
Just below the combination Before drilling
the second hole clear through, the burglars dis
covered that the safe not locked, it being
the custom of Mr.. Smell TO leave the door un-
fastened, as whatever valuabls papers he might
ment-a small soft-metal affair trife larger
than cigar-box The rvets We're Gle yerly
moved and the face of the compartne mt taken
of. In this box were $1,000 worth OF Cook
County warrants and two checks, one for 81,
56L6l, drawn in favor of Mr.. Smell by A. j.
Stone, his son-in-law. Mr.. Stone is the man.
aSer of Mr.. Smells property, and it Is his Gus
tom to collect all the rents, which he hunks in
his own name giving his father law his own
personal checks for the amounts.
These were taken by the THE YES, who next
went into the dining-room, and after search
ing the closets they secured all TIE silverware
which they p led Up in a heap on the dining
room table so that il could easily be carried
away in case they were disturbed in their
operations.
MIR. SMELL AWAKENED BY THE NOISE.
visit was then made to the parors on the
second floor to search for moro valuables. Tho
doors of the parlor were fastened, Mrs.
Smell had left Tor Milwaukee q few days be-
fore, and for years it has been her custom to
lock the parlors whenever she intended to
leave the city. jimmy applied to the
front paror DOORS which gave way with q loud
crash under the heavy pressure brought
bear on them. II is believed that this noise
aroused Mr. Snoll, who is u very light sleeper
and who has for Vcars been on the lookout for
midnight maraudars. At all events he slipped
into his trousers, and, seizing his revolver
started down the stairs in his stocking feet to
Investigate the cause of the noise.
THE 81 RGLARS AT BAY.
It is thought that he surprised ono Of the mon
in the open doorway who quickly jumped ill.,
side, slamming the door shut beh nd him Mr.
Smell then fired e. shot through the door at the