Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-07-27
DECIDEDLY BOLD ONES.
fHREE BURGLARS BREAK INTO a
R0OM I'm DAYLIGHT. AND
PLUNDEk II.

=. W. Forbis' Residence Also Burglarixed
Tuesday Afternoon-Particu Of Yes
terday's slugging Match-News Of q
Diversified Nature Rounded Up for
The miners Headers. 81;
a very clever capture OF trio of burg
lars was made by Ofhcsrs Leyden, Cody
and lennon yesterday morning between
five and six o'clock. 4 y 81 81 a.s Il
The officers were standing ON thS corner
Of Main and Park streets talking, as il was
about time for them to be released from
duty, and noticed a lady and several men
congregated at the corner below, One OF
the men beckoned to the officers and they
went to where the crowd was. The lady
informed them that only few minutes be-
fores three men had broken into one OF the
rooms OF her house, on East Mercury
street, and had carried away trunk and
several other articles which had been in the
room. occupied by DR.. Christie, the vet
erinarian, and had gone with them in the
direction Of the electric light station.
She said that she had been awak
the room but at first paid no
attention to the matter, thinking that it
waslthe doctor who had returned, he hav-
ing been out Of town, but that in few
minutes thereafter she had heard several
men talking about opening the trunk, and
then became convinced that they we're
thieves. Hastily slipping on dress, she
looked out Of her window and saw them
leayhy the house, two OF the men carrying
the trunk, while the third had towel
and q ever and basin in his arms.
The officers Immediately started in the
direction taken by the thieves, and when
beyond the electric light station scattered
and began to make o search of the old
placer diggings just below. They had looked
but few minutes when Officer Leyden dis
open, and approaching q little closer saw
two men standing over trunk which they
had just opened. He motioned
to the other officers to approach and they
entered tho cabin and found q third man
IN the room. They also found an axe and
D couple OF hammers lying oD the floor
which had evidently been used to break
the lock OF the trunk, large zinc covered
affair. The three men were arrested as
they answered,.the description given of the
burglars by the lady, while the trunk and
other goods also Tailed exactly with those
,he said had been carried off. The thieves
lad even taken the doctors shaving mug
Ind comb, aud these too were recovered.
The men were taken to jail and the goods
'eturnod to the room from which they had
,een stolen.
TIE house at which the burglary was
Committed is small one story frame and
Dr.. Christie's room is in the west end and
hxv 1nnl i
Valk, and the lock OF this door the burglars
'roke to gain entry. The lady's room is |
It the other end and the two are divided
y . thin board partition through which
vsrything transpiring in one room can be
asily heard in the other.
When arrested the men gave their names |
o w. M. Kline, r. A. Lyle and w. Il. |
iarris. Kline claimed that he was inno- |
emit OF completely in the crime and insisted |
hat he was in bed when the others entered |
18th the trunk. The TACT, however, that |
Q was up and fully dressed when arrested,
nd that the lady says positively that the
urglary was committed by three men,
,akes it appear very much as il the gentle.
lany was lying.
Yesterday evening the three were ar.
Aligned before Judge Newkirk. Kline plead
OF guilty and his hearing was set for next
aturday. The others asked for counsel
nd Mr.. Kiethly was appointed by the
ldge to defend them. They took statu.
Dry time in which to plead and will be ar.
aigned to-day. 49, - 80 =
Harris is an old offender and wss arrest
Hast winter for stealing coat and 9TH
: articles from Abe Heyman, and sent to
u for petty larceny by Judge Lippincott.
lib right name is Lyons and he returned
Orn Chicago only recentlv having gone