The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-19

was by hearing some one stun-
bile I'm his room, writes the Kansas City
spranH To his feet, revolver I'm hand, and
confronted the Intruder, inquiring his
business. The man very coolly said:
81 was just passing the house, and, be~
ing out of money, Thought I would come
In and see IL could lind some. AS 1 was
going away with this little bundle which 1
had gathered I tripped on this rug and
you. 1 am very sorry indeed
that I disturbed your rest"
Campbell. II guess you had better stand
where you are for "a few minutes until 1
sheriff"
much trouble for a stranger. 1 will bc
very glad tai make the sllcritf's acquaint-
aIlce,'' politely responded the burglar.
Campbell escorted his prisoner to the
James Sterling, telling him that the man
was probably insane. He was placed iva -
cell, and next morning he was taken he
FORE Justice j. w. Miller, where he gave
the name of Henry Carton. He waived
J examination and was returned To jail i'm
default of S1,UOO bail, tn await the action
of the grand jury at the January term of
The Jail at Clay Center is n two story
brick and stone building with latest inn
provemcnts in steel cells and gratines.
and is considered the strongest in tho
state. About noon on the. day OF the COM
Hardness to come to the Jail To talk about
tire case and define the line OF defense.
When Hardness went 10 the cell Carton
confined his conversation To scientific and
literary subjects. He appeared to bc am
exceedingly well-rcad man and surprised
Hardness 10y his erudition. After rom
summing an hour i'm this talk Mr.. Harkne
became impatient and asked Carton to
"You play billiards, don't you 80 WAS
the ;.pr my EeplS.
well, I will meet yo,, at that billiard
hall across the way at = o'clock this csen-
ing and while we play We can talk about
'But the sheriff won't let you go out to
play billiards. You must remember you
at 4 o'clock thisc evening"" answered Car
ton.
Hardness was convinced that his client
was insane, hut his manner was 40 earn
est and cool that when evening came on
lac could not resist the temptation to- go to
the billiard aasr h Spsua rero% : ii IL 8 walked
Carton, whose entrance created no
surprise To anyone except .Hark-
town that were aware of a new prisoner
being i'm Jail, and none had seen him. He
went directly up to- Harkncss,a and the two
men began a game of billiards. While
the game was in progress Sheriff Sterling
entered the place: He did not recognize
completely nonplhssed, called to him and
said 'Look here, Sterling, In IL your
usual custom To allow your prisoners to be
out playing billiards at this hour OF tin"
"What do you mean" asked the
"Why, I mean that this man Carton was
committed tn jail this morning. to await
the action of the grand jury, and now he
"SteriinR turned. pale from the shock
and fear that there had been ~ Jail break.
"Don't get excited, old fellow" .aid
Carton; ~ only wanted to get a little
fresh air; hut II you object l will go back
M -.~ A. A. .-l--
crossed the street to the jail, where every
door was found closed and locked, even
the cell door being fast. r." all inquiries
as To how hc got out Carton made no re-
ply. He was replaced i'm the cell, and bid
for bed.
asked the sheriff IL he could not take a
walk around the town tn get q little fresh
a,r: o SsSr'sng sh .ar r,Iss1 ana Tar s",a ny nm n that att IT
pear to he disappointed, but next mornin
when Sterling came from his apartments
sec Carton quietly sitting on the steps
smoking a cigar. On seeing the sheriff
he aross and saluted him, telling him that
Guided tai take u walk before breakfast.
He was locked mp again by the sheriff, who
was thoroughly alarmed at the fact that
this man could at will pass through the
walls, apparently, of the strongest Jail i'm
the state. Carton told him to give himself
no mneasincss, as he liked his quarters too
we'll To leave them until winter was q yer
During the latter part of November, the
lock ON the vault of the Farmers and
Merchants hank became dcranged, and
the officials were compelled to undergo a
temporary suspension until they could &c
some one to open the lock. All the loo k
smiths i'm the town and the bank lock ex
perts of Kansas City tried their skill on
the refractory door i'm vain, and the hank
crs were going to- send to- New York for an
expert, when Carton told the sheriff To
offer his services, as he thought he could
open the vault. He had given Sterling
such good reason tn believe i'm his power
that the sheriff had uo hesitancy i'm tell
ing the bankers that he had "a man who
could open their safe for them. Carton
was escorted tn the bank, and i'm the
presence Of the sheriff and the hank
officials went to work, in half AN
hour he swung the door open
and then examined the lock- and adjusted
the part which had given the trouble. At
ter receiving the thanks of the banker
he was takcnback { q his cell.
When the district court convened the
judg, found n very large docket, and the
result was that Cartons case bad To be
postponed until the August term. All
spring and summer Carton took his rcRu-
lar nightly excursions and the matter bt~
came SO common that the sheriff began &c
lose his fear of AN escape. Last Thurs
day, however, Cartons cell door was open
and the prisoner was not ON ths
Jail steps. On a. stand i'm the cell was a
note to Sterling, ankin him for hi.