The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-13
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BUTTE. Dec. 12.-Among those who reg
istered at the Central Hotel last evening
were T.. T.. Power and James Brady. They
were assigned tn room No. q, adjoining
No. 9, where slept Martin Stephens.
stephens arose as usual at $50 o'clock
this morning and after breakfast went To
Adam Lembach, the young son Of Fred
Lembach, of Lembach Il Kessler, proprie-
tors of the hotel, RlancinR from the front
door, saw Power and Brady stealing down
Brady feigned u limp i'm order apparently
to deceive the hotel people. The hoy at
once supposed that the men were
e~ndeavoring to jump their hotel hill and
ran into the house, warning his father. A
party started in pursuit, hut the men had
Disappeared. The depots were visited,
but without success. IL was learned that
the men had visited the Pine Tree saloon
and u valice was found To have been left
there. This war taken as security for the
hotel bill and nothing more was thought
of the matter for the time. After dinner
the chambermaid went to Stephens room
as usual, and was shocked to discover
that his door had been broken open.
nation showed that his trunk had been
pried open and many valuable articles
taken. Three checks, for $40, $50 and $50,
were missing $i4 i'm cash, three watches,
a,gold ring, "a breast pin, and other arti-
eles.
II was found that the two other rooms
had been entered and AN overcoat taken
from EACH. one belonging to William
Shovel and the other to Fritz Christian
been entered and two bottles of choice
whisky taken. Lembach and his son inn
mediately started in search of the burg
Officers McLagRan and Carroll. About s
o'clock this afternoon the boy was sent
and QiRx.nVarxs1 Pnvrar irnsislxa Tho <,fqioAHa
AZ once entered and made the arrest. On
the way to jail Powers stepped up to shake
dropped a small piece of paper. Young
Lembach noticed the paper fall and pick
ing y mp, found IL to be a missing CHECK
the ring. breast pin. two pocket books,
cigar holder and several pawn checks.
A half hour afterward officer Carroll saw
n closed carriage drive up to Jack Dowd's
place and Brady, Powers ~accomplice,
stepped out. Carroll kept watch until
Brady had tried to get Dowd to cash a
check for $40. Brady had endorsed the
check with Stephens name seven times,
writing il first Stevens and each time
making absurd mistakes. Dowd
became suspicious and refused TO cash
and has probably been cashed They
were all payable at Clark & Larabie's
bank. Brady also had "a pocket book and
are missing and have probably been
pawned. The men are believed to be old
birds.
Frank Merritt and Paddy from Liver
pool were arrested tonight for attempted
larceny at Ganz x klein's store. Merritt
had his arm nm IA sling and went into the
those inside the store. Meanwhile Paddy
outside attempted to unfasten "a suit of
clothes about u dummy in front of the
store. But the clothes were chained fast
and wouldn't give way. Officer Cody ar
rested the men. They were arrested q
few weeks ago AS tramps, fighting in u
box car at the Central depot.
Paul ANGLING. was arrested by City
Marshal Macarthur tonight for rob
hing the safe of the Northwestern
Hotel in south Butte a week ago.
As already recorded, ANGLING had former
~ been in the employ of the hotel and
had carried the key of the safe some time.
Detectives have been working OH the case
and discovered evidence of ANGLING get
ting a duplicate key made. Some of the
property stolen was also traced to him. 1t
is believed a good case has been obtained
against him.
Old residents say the smoke tonight 10
worse than il has been in three years. 1t
is impossible to see a distance of ten
feet.