Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-14
NOVICES IN BURGLARY.
Two Crooks Raid a Room and
Run Into the Arms of
the Police,
captured With a Portion of the
Plumber Still in Their
Possession.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Som. time yesterday afternoon a room
| at the Central hotel on East Park street,
occupied by Martin Stephens and William
Shovel, was entered, their trunks broken
open and rltied OF most OF their contents.
upon their return to the room Stephens
aid Shovel discovered the burglary. and
on taking on inventory of their losses
found that Stephens was minus three Ger.
'lticates OF deposit en- Clark & Larrabie's
bank for $40, $50 and $50 respectively.
Si5 30 in money, two silver watches and
an overcoat, while Shovel mourned for a.
silver hunting case watch, $12.5O in cur.
fent funds, handsome cigar case and
holder valued at 500. an overcoat and a
number Of less valuable articles. Thew
reported their loss to Marshal McArtbur.
who, accompanied by Officer McLaepan.
started out to inv stigate. For some rea.
son the marebal suspected two young men
named Bob Powers and Ed Brady, who
nave been lounging about the city
Tor several weeks past without
any visible means OF support. The officers
instituted a search for the men, and found
foWers seated at a gambling table in Max.
"eirs saloon, bucking the tiger. He was
th ken into custody. and when enroute to
the jail was observed to slyly drop piece
OF paper on the walk. An officer following
picked up the piece OF paper and found it
to be ths $40 certificate OF deposit stolen
from Stephens. The watches, earrings and
a portion OF the stolen money were also
found in his possession.
Alter lodging Powers in jail, the marshal
again started out and found Brady on
Park street. He had just stepped from
hack and had rendered the stolen $50 Cor.
tlhcate OF deposit belonging to Stephens in
payment OF his bill. Brady had endorsed
The certificate, and evidently intended re-
ewing the excess OF his bill in money from
5he hackman. At this interesting iuncture
Marshal Macarthur put in an u1expected
appearance snd placed Brady under arrest.
None OF the stolen property, excepting the
certificate was found with him. He
explained possession If the certificate by
stating that Powers had given it to him,
IND the officers are rather inclined to credit
us story. Brady was locked up in the
ity jail to await trial. To prevent collus-
on and the fixing up OF q plausible fairy
ale IN explanation OF the robbery, Powers
vas transferred to the county jail. Brady
lenles having participated in the robbery
tnd lays the entire blame on Powsrs.
iowever this may be Brady, by endorsing
'tephen's rame, which be wrote "Stevens"
N the certificate OF deposit, certainly COM
nitted forgery and will be held to answer
Or that crime.
The bungling manner in which the rob.
cry was perpetrated associated with their
eglect to get away with the stolen prop
riy stamps Powers and Brady as amateur
ROCKS. unaccustomed to smooth work.
The $50 certificate could not be found.
larshall Macarthur is in possession of in
that induces him to believe it
as hypothecated for drinks at Maxwelrs
aloon. In this event it will be recovered.