Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27

shadows, fall into our rear as we passed,
and we called the officers attention TO
the fact.
They're all right said he, "they're
my men; we may need EN-
When we reached the house of Odors
| said in u low voice:
''It is somewhere about here-0h. this
must be the alley"
This was few steps further on, and
as we turned into it, treading softly and
| leading the way. | noticed that one of
the other officers had closed up with us,
his companion staying outside. AT the
end of the alley, without any hesita-
tion, I turned to the left. and there were
the three steps and the loose board at
the foot, and on examination we found
the middle step broken, as | had
thought. The officer was delighted.
You'd make good detective," he
said.
The door was fastened. MIR. Searle
prospected with his picks and soon re-
moved the key from the inside and
door was not bolted within, and we all
entered without any trouble. On as
cending to the third. floor the officer eX-
posed dark lantern, and we looked
at it.
'.Thls is the room,'' ] whispered, as
turned in II certain direction and
counted my PAGES.
''Are you sure?'
''Quite sure"
He tried the door and found it fast,
and by pressure Mr.. Searle, who also
tried it, knew that it had slide bolt on
the inside.
Then somebody is there" said the
sergeant, ''and s'pose we must force it.
But first m try persuasion" He
knocked gently, but had to repeat it
several times before any response was
heard. Finally there was n sound OF
movement within, and a grutf voice,
which l recognized rs that of my late
captor with the knife, called:
''Who's therey"
Its Clint, said /. with sudden
inspiration, and as nearly as l could
initiating the clerks voice.
''The - you say!"
''Quics, - | returned, "let me in. The
games up" And / ratified the knob
impa tiently.
We heard him now carfully draw
back the bolt, and the door opening
showed the rascal standing in his shirt
and staring in amazement as the light,
now held by Mr.. Searle, was thrown
full on, and the officer confronted him
with IL revolver, saying: YOU'RE
caught, Jimmy. IuJ your uuuS on as
soon as you can. I'll wait. Wno's your
pal? don't rcmem Der seeing him be-
fore"
He referred TO my other captor, who
was still on the bed, but had started
half up, equally wondering and staring
at us wide-eyed.
In brief, the villains, recognized me,
knew what the visit meant, and seeing
also that resistance would be useless
yielded with good grace. The one
whom have designated as with the
knife" was an old offender, well known
TO the police and prisons, named Daggs.
From the wall safe the officers secured
the entire burglars kit and about one
third the whole sum (about $l2,ODOl
taken from the brokers box. The rest
the clerk, Allen, had retained as his
share.
The latter was arrested early the next
morning at the station, where he was
about TO take the train for New York,
and the remainder of the stolen money
was recovered with him. All three
were convicted Of burglary and received
sentences. At the preliminary exam
ination the reason transpired why such
care was taken in opening the chest
and afterward replacing 1t in the safe.
1t appeared that Allen was really
about to marry II young lady Of respect
able family III New York, and was going
thither for that purpose, and had en-