Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-16
THEY'RE A HARD GANG
The City overrun With a Nh,
OF Buns and Petty Lar
ceny Thieves.
Men Who Are Too Law
Work and Who Prey
Upon Others.
From Wednesday Daily.

From Wednesday Daily.
Winter may now be said to be At b..,
and the many FOUNDERS, ~loafers. ",;nl:"u
and that class OF scum generally vbo -"
been infesting the city all SUNNI, -~'s
finding it a difficult matter to exist. st..
houses, barns, convenient dry goods how
and sidewalks are beginning to he . .'.S
too airy ard too well ventilated to low
be desirable as lodging places and ,hs''
who have enjoyed their shelter dur;no =.
warmer weather find themselves d,;va. I'
the extremity Of securing better oua,t.'
1t is true that the chairs aod tables q, ~
'.all night" places still remain, but ,ss'
number is woefully out OF all prono,t;o~
to those who are anxious to nra.ena.
them, and besides a sort OF apras,n.ps
seems to exist between the yaprant -
ternity that prevents any "iumnin.. =,
claims; cons qsently priority OF locat;.n
holds good and enables the thougbtfplhum
who located his chair or table earlv in ~.
season to hold it now, when such q no,..
sion is n o longer q luxury but an ab.olnt.
necess ity. While this arrangement vo,l.
all right for those on the inside, the mo,a
robust bum who was content to sl0sn a,-
ing the summer months with only the hin.
canopy OF heaven for a quilt, now 6ods !,
decidedly unpleasant to camp ont v;.,
nothing but the schelter OF a "Tncsoni
blanket to keep off the chilly blas;s nv.
Montana winter. As it is one ~ tho ~
violable principles OF this class OF naonIo
never to work, no matter what NAV occp.
and as they must find some way OF msin'
tanning an existence, they naturally look ~
stealing as the easiest and most proftabi0
source OF gaining a livelihood aad do not
hesitate to engage in it whenever onno,'
tunity presents itself. This thew are nov
doing and the amount Of petty thieyino on.
ing on is something astonishing. Dali,
complaints are made by persons who hays
been robbed. q as winter has vet searcaIv
begun it ia fair to assume that the com.
plants will grow more numerous and Tho
offenses complained of more serious. a.
far no attempts at highway robbery hars
been reported, but this does not 70 to sav
that none will be reported and persons
compelled to be out at late hours will do
well. to keep their eyes and ears omen and
take the middle OF the street. The poics
are doing their utmost to suppress crims
find themselves powerless to
more than to keep it in partial CHECK,
The force is not large enough to protect ali
parts OF the city, and even if every street
were patrolled by an officer, stealing and
robbing would still continue, for the crooks
b are at present harbored here are about
as tough and sly as can be found anywhere.
OF these candidates for the peniten.
tlary and gallows are old offenders who
nave done time" in more than one prison
have been rue out OF other commuui.
lies Tor their misdeeds. Several arrests
nave been made during the last few days,
IND nor will follow, but the decrease
thereby in the ranks OF the evil.
loers is scarcely perceptible and the places
those now deprived OF their liberty will
'oon be filled by other and probably worse
A man who gave his name as N. Deeelles.
vas u in the day before yesterday,
with having stolen $50 and q
watch from one John Wall. Yesterday an.
'ther complaint was filed against him, also
or larceny. The second complaint accuses
OF stealing q pocket book containing
'4,25 and a ring belonging to Lena Oslee.
or. Decelles will be tried this afternoon.
Another candidate for the states hos.
ltalty is W. r. johnson. johnson on.
cred Sipple's store on West Psrk street
esterday and stole q fur cap and shirt.
larshal Macarthur aud Officer Curran ar.
ested him in a way car at the Montana
depot and locked him uD In jail.
Y. j.. Grow was with johnson when the
rrest was made, but soon convinced the
mcers OF his innocence and was released.
Yesterday evening Frederick Eide appear.
at the police court and asked that q war.
for the arrest OF William Wolf be
sued at once. He said Wolf had robbed
m OF 500 and was preparing to leave
'Wn on the 7:5O Utah & Northern south.
train. Officer Murray was sent with
q complainant and soon had the accused
fely behind the bars. Eide's story is to
9 effect that night before last be occupied
room in a lodging house on East Park
rect, and upon going 10 bed placed bis
st containing a pocket book in which
re 500 under the pillow. At 6 O'Clock
sterday morning Wolf entered the room
q woke him. He got up and after wash
himself began to dress. While putting
MS clothes he missed the pocket book
q money and came to the conclusion
1t Wolf had stolen them, as he was the
ly person in the room and left while
was taking his morning additions.
1e'said that Wolf was known to be with.
t money and the iact hat he exhibited
ne later in the day, and also that he was
to leave the city convinced him
It Wolf was the man who committed the
it.
Volt will be examined before Judge New.
K to-day.