Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
A CARNIVAL OF CRIME.
John Conway Decoyed Into a
Back Street, Knocked
Down and Robbed.
Other attractions of the Law
of a More or Less Serious
Nature.
From Wednesday Daily.

From Wednesday Daily.
A sleverly planned and successfully exc.
cuted robbery, by which the victim, John
CONWAY, was knocked down and relieved
$1S3 and a time check for $35. was per.
petrated on South Wyoming street early
last evening. Conway, who had been en-
ployed on the railroad out near Pipesto, e,
came to the city yesterday to cash his
checks, preparatory to returning to his
home in Colorado. During q portion Of
the day Conway was accompanied by Ed.
O'Brien, who had worked with him in the
Pipestone country. Though he was care
full TO conceal from his companion the
fact of having drawn the money, O'Brien
in some way learned OF il, and obviously
determined to rob him il the opportunity
presented. During the afternoon O'Brien
left him and remained away
until early in the evening.
When he put in an appearances
and invited his intended victim TO accom-.
pany him down to the old placer diggings,
where. he said, himself and a companion
had fixed up a shack. He dissuaded Con-
way from procuring lodgings up town, and
in apparent good faith invited him to
share the hospitality OF the shack during
his stay in town. Having been a fellow
laborer with O'Brien, and wholly unsus.
picious OF any evil design of the latter upon
him, Conway consented to tue PROPOSE
ton, and together they proceeded toward
the shack. When q short distance south
OF the dump on Wyoming, they were met
by two men coming toward them. They
knew O'Br.en and one of them, named
COyle, also knew Conway and stopped to
talk. While Coyle engaged Conway in con-
%versation the second man stepped quietly
behind him and dealt the unsuspecting
man a heavy blow on the head. knocking
him down. The trio then set upon their
PROSTATE victim and kicked and beat him
into a state of Observation-Disclosures.
While in this condition they hurr;edly
seized hold OF the pocket and forcibly tore
it from his pants. The three scoundreIs
then 0 to their heels and escaped.
Conway, thorough. frightened at the
assault, laid still until the sound OF their |
hurrying footsteps died away in the dis
lance. When he thought the coast clear lie
regained his feet and hurried to the station, |
where he foundC Chief Smith, t, whom he re-
lated the details OF the audacious robbery.
by the chiei, Conway returned
to the place of assault. The evidence
OF a struggle was pl inly visible,
as were also the loot prints
OF three men lsadiog to Main street, at
hich point they were lost owing to the
absence of snow.
The direction taken by the robbers in
an intention TO strike the railwaJ
and experimenting they would head
Tor Silver Bow, the chief telegraphed the
officers there to be on the alert for them.
Conway's description OF the third and
Known man concerned in the robbery
allies exactly with that of a vag arraign d
n the police court yesterday afternoon,
Ind who agreed to leave the city con.
upon suspension of sentence for
he requisite length of time to permit his
departure. The court very considerably
accepted his proposition, and the vicious
,agabond improved his limited opportua-
ty to commit a highway robbery.
The instance mentioned is only one OF
many very similar. and suggests that the
ystem OF ordering these nomadic vaga.
'onds out OF town and suspending sentence
} faulty. The leniency of the Butte courts
as become widely known among tn SO tie
nd box car tourists, in consequence of
'hich they are delighted to make this city
randezvons-- establishment ,
I a. large stone pile and a
isposition on the part of the courts
o compel these lazzaroni to toy with a
hammer would soon eliminate Butte
their route across the continent. But j
long as they can commit petit larceny
no enjoy three square meals per day and
comfort OF a warm bunk in the county
as the penalty they will flourish here :.
Democrats in iowa Tboy II l,L.. u
} the greatest OF earthly evils and the a
respect of ten days on the stone pile or a n
aiding position OF tho chain-gang would =
we q decided tendency to not only hasten y
tslr departure but induce their permanent c.
,sence from Butte. n