Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-01-22
PRINCE OF THIEVES.
LITTLE HORACE" rovAs AND his
NUMEROUS RoeeGRles.
An Aa.bI.. ssailswsaiy r.isa. whs weaid
Va, Harm . Mouse iiasdr.ds ef rhes.
..nd. ef Doiisr. s,slsa freo Bsaks
WIZ %. Cams, Rsfsrm.


Va, Iisrm . Nsa..- iissdr.ds ef Thea.
..nsi. ef Dollars sssiss fren Bsaks
WIZ %. Csas.t Iisfsrw.
Two gcntsclly ,lrsus-.i Insn walkri into tho
Roplels Sas,nss ani DsJ-~it tank. In Dcnvsr,
Colo II was shortly after tbs ncnn hour,
AMI uso~t of The officials wcre at dinner. Only
the cashier rcmalnei. AMI b. appruachci tho
wickei wimlow 10 conycr-s With oue of tho
calicrS ~ho wishsl 10 make arrangements 30
bccome a dets-itor.
suidcnly noi-e In the rcar q tho hank
caught the cashiefs ear lie turucl b. scs tho
othsr stranger ai tho DOR 70 tho blg oT.n
vault Quick a. fash the official ran 10 tho
sale. -.iEing. a. hs ra..si tho counter, ar~
sOivsf
nrowtng the cosksi weapon into the face
n the rctisr. b. male him Pot up his hands
The Isi-Doer quictly sutmiitci 30 arrs~i,
~hils hisoomranioa hastily lsft by tho street
ipF
When turnSi over % the polics the man
pieadei that 10 vas hsfr ofen- AMI tsggcd
lor nervy Ilis nans was JAMS Metz, and
b. ~as a u,srvhaut. hrosen down by rvyer~-
and trOuhle. who feli when ocufruutssi with
tho opfoftunity a. rob The tank IIis a.hirv--
AMI art.arancs -.,uissi o. cuuilrm his story.
Adafk, hravy musiacbs aBi fun i.ar,i nearly
covcr,,l his thin. .allow fAoa lie was rather
small and slaIlder u staiurN One feature u
biz aiiirc. howvycr. ds-psnci the sgspicious
% ths Jolicc lie wurs hsavy feli sbo.-, but
thsu b. urg~i that bo "a. q consump,iyo,
AMI they wers a. prUtsct bis fest from damp
D.,
~ MAS "tIrTtE HORACE"
-Four days later l.ol-rt Ani William l1nk'
srtnu. the cUicifaisl dsiertiss-. hapfsnei 10
stop over la Dynysr The authorities hAd A.
Vt t.sn tarisl la discovering tbs identity u
1Mr Msts.- and decilsi ~ call ca tho-s
chicfs q thief lakcr>
Little Horace" exclaimed BIB hnkerton
Assoon A. ho clapIsd biz eyss ga the pri-onsr.
frankly admitted b. was nuno other than
IIoraoo lIo,an. oes q tho uio~t oslebraisd
aI.l slcc.~ful tank snsaks ths wofd ever
knse
whsn rcmindssi of his saTr,Si by Mr Tinker
lon for tl.s rull.ry u tbs MkIllcto~n lCoun.l
lank la issg. Out u which b. ssurol tlo,-
too la bouds Ltils Horace A.lnilt.,i that
such vas tho fact
Talking with Objective Ifhksrion, liovan
gave trisf sketch % his oarycr. And 10 ls or
iAinly a ui,-t Interesting aooount u the life
% a criminal
Little iofacs has t-.n a--rriatssl with the
l.s.s t.ank silslks Ia the country, ani hls Inns,
have fIsiucntiy thruwu him With other uoie.i
crooks sbo,.s sIsclAlties differed fr0ui LlS In
aV,sarAnos b. Il very geuilcusAnly booking,
q slcnlcr buii Ani q gvntssl arIsarAncs
AMI dr.. lie Il tho lAst man whom any ous
woal.l sasJ-rt q b,lng = dangerous criminal
lie Il t..s.-s.si q tls groaisst nerve u any
man In tho worll. anil. up to ciShi o. Tn
ycars agn. vas mo.t s0ccc,zful Unilke ulost
IrOis-.iOual criminals, b. u very sicaiy In
hls habats ouisilsof a--ociAting wiih them la
biz prufe,slon b. never az-ciaies with them,
nor rs-orts b. placs- frvqucnioi by crimiIlals
Alibough D. has b-su ougagod for numtrr
% years a. pruie-~ionAl criminal, hs Il very
lttis known 81 I,olico odlciais llo l. dons-iic
Ia his hahits. Always -,locia q quict ru,iisnos,
au.i sio.a aruund hom0 lie u In NJ way q
dssfsrais criminal. Ani shcu cornercd bs
will ea,isayor 81 snoak "a run asay. lie
Ia. never b.sn known % earn weapons -
Any Kind. ani b. not ouly abhors such things,
t.It vii even MUS % wurk With any ous
whom b. thinks wouI Aitsmpt % do any ous
an injury In polioe clrvlss this l. consilcrri
oos % tho t.st tfalis q biz character lie
usycr alioss any ons b. Wait hiul-.f OF hi,
family. ani never lsts any ons know whers
hs hvuN
oNCr A rmry ALWAYS rnfTT
In issu. la comIany with q ulAn who has
siDcs rgfomei. AMI who l. nov living boo
ssily. AMI Big III Ilios, Little lloraoe stols
tyD mO frum a tlAlliat - ~ tAnk Ilovan
AnI The man t-fufo m,ntlons.i were arr,stssi.
but Ilicc sUt asay wiih the money. 10th
mcn wcro r,lo1s..l. az tho moncy vas ~
turusl o. the hank In ls5s ll0yan was CON
vlctei Coz snoak 30 In I1tisburg AMI ssn-
tsnosl % two years and cloycn months In the
We.iern TsniicntlAry al Allegheny city. lie
gUt away. and Robert ltnkcrton arrested
him sbortiy afier~arl for the robt.ry q q
vault - tho MhiiletoSu l.'rn.l tank, where
b. ss,ir,,l over tiD.OoO la gUyernmeni, state
anil couniy bunlN Tho buds werv Isturn"i
ani b. was rcioa-sl In issl b. was arrsstci
In Ihlla.islllhla ~ith Prank Buck Tor tho lar
ocuy " tiO,gO In sccuritic- from a bruku' ;
.Ais in that city. lie VS. couyiciod % bur-
glAry anil -nicnccd 10 thru ycars In the
Eastern lcuiientlaIy. Ilo wAs Iarionci cut
A isSi ga condition that b. wvuI 90 o.
Washington ani testify against -omo officials
Who wcro Ca trial lie agr-sl to DO 10 ca
oouiiiion that an old cass against him In
Chafi..ioa. a G.. shoud Ia ~itlci, AMI the
authoriti.. agr,,si to bis terulS lie gave hi.
tssiimouy, which was not crv,ilted by the
Jury. aisl in ls,l b. vas di-rhargod a
month after his rclea-s hs and DUCK Taylor
wcro arr,stoi In Ii.stou. but A. nothing oould
L. Iro, e,i against him ho was simply ordcr~i
cut ~ tho city.
In tho fall of lSS5 ho was detected In ali
sracting a package % tank n0tss from q
sAfs IA an English bankers ofiico and va
sutsnod to thro yoas' imprisonment
After he bal rerycl bis time ahruad be ~
iuruel 10 this country VIA Canada, AMI came
10 Chicago and lived for while at th0 Trc-
mont Lou-a lie then lit and went wesi by
way of kansas City
Tho crook then sliInmArizesi his carver a. b
ehAtts.l with the dctectiyei why dont yOu
reform. a. once advised your askel tho Do
tcctlye
Il so,ll only 10 too willing 10 do - u any
one wOuli give mo employment that my
health would stand. but where couli mar
lie me cct Worki YOu once advised mo q
mae an honsst living ami determined u
acocpt your advicc ! went 60 city 20 Sstil'
down nnd gvt ,mploynent A AdetectiSo oains
along. Ileniin.,l me and iniOrrned The folicc
Although ms family offered q bond for mJ
gool l.slayior. they were afraid 20 Ia me hy'
therc n they had le, ms alone Id bcn AZ
hone.t man today hal family "a support
ami had a. ID someihing The detectives
huntei mc down ~ that ! coud st NJ em
ploymcnt. There's nothing Ia n crtminall
carer but mi-rry for himsslf And family.
know that hcttcr than any one NO mattel
what b. Gets, BE- Is a pauIsr In the end u
from one prison 10 another, no soner on
than back AGAIN | Know Dot a single man u
nv associates. al % whom have tandlos
thousands. that l. In a position Of confort 20
day. n 4 coah get honest empioymsnt
woab b. only too Glad to take u Ny hoalu
n brolcn down fgou hnprtsonmeni. and
have a cough thai means death '-Cincinnai
CA1etta
a Mother In the risy.
some queer mistakes happrn TO ACTRESS
due 20 the many rolcs they enact upon th
stage Reccntly Miss Kathryn khlder, wh
u PLAYING the part of mother 10 Little lor'
Fauntleroy at the broadway theatre, nj
t.ndsi a reception The hs~ie-s intrciucs'
her "a a lady, with this REMARKS "she Is th
mother Of Little Lord fauntieroy." soms
how the lady interpreted the renArk Liter
ally and bagan to question Mis- hiider abou
the age of her little son and when she Isf
mliie.l him to goon tho stage II was a
embarrassing moment, when the young az
tres explained that she was only th
mother In tho play and not In M
life Miss Kidder Il young and has nc
father. Who 4 willing 90 star her any tim