Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-29

tention to the fact.
They're all right" said he,
"they're my men; we may need 'em."
When we reached the house of
odors said in low voice:
at is somewhere about here--ohl
this must be the alley"
This was a few steps further on,
and as we turned into it, treading
softly and leading the way,I, MOTTO
ed that one of the other officers had
closed up with us, his companions
staying outside. At the end of the
alley, without any hesitation, turn
ed to the left, and there were the three
steps and the loose board at the
foot, and on examination we found
the middle step broken, as / had
thought. The officer was delighted.
You'd make a good detective"
he said.
The door was fastened Mr.. Searle
prospected with his picks and soon
removed the key from the inside and
threw back the bolt. Fortunately
the door was not bolted within, and
we all entered without any trouble.
On ascending to the third floor the
officer exposed n dark lantern, and
we looked at it.
"This is the room" whispered, as
turned in a certain direction and
counted my PAGES.
care you sure?"
'Quite sure"
He tried the door and foundIu fash,
and by pressure Mr.. Searle, who also
tried it, knew that it had a slide bolt
on the inside.
"Then SOMEBODY is there" said the
sergeant, land | s'pose we must
forceit. But first I'll try persuasion"
He knocked gently, but had to re-
peat it several times before any re-
Spouse was heard. Finally there was
sound of movement within, and a
gruff voice, which | recognized as
that fmy late captor with the
knife, called:
"Whos there?"
''It's Clint, said I, with a sudden
inspiration. and as nearly as l could
initiating the clerks voice.
The = you sayP'
"Quick," | returned. '1et me in.
The games up" And ratified the
knob impatiently.
We heard him now carefully draw
back the bolt, and the door opening
showed the rascal standing in his
shirt and staring in amazement as
the light, now held by Mr.. Searle,
was thrown full on, and the officer
confronted him with revolver, say
ing: you're caught, Jimmy Put
your buds on AS soon as you can.
I'll wait. Who's your pal? don't
remember seeing him before"
lie referred to my other captor,
who was still on the bed, but had
started half up, equally wondering
and staring at us wide-eyed.
In brief, the Williams recognized me.
knew what the visit meant, and see
ing also that resistance would be
useless yielded, with n good grace.
The one whom | have designated as
with the knife" wasa old offender;
well known to the police and prisons,
named Daggs. From the wall safe
the officers secured tho entire burg
lars kit and about one third the
whole sum (about $12,00O) taken
from the brokers' box. The rest the
clerk, Allen, had retained as his
share.
The latter war arrested early the
next morning at the station, where
he was about to take the train for
New York, and the remainder of the
stolen money was recovered with
him. All three were convicted of
burglary received sentences. All
the preliminary examination the
reason transpired why such
care was taken in opening the chest
and aiterward replacing it in the
safe.
1t appeared that Allen was really
about to marry a young lady of re-
spectacle family in New York. and
was going tlIither for that purpose,
and had engaged passage for himself
and bride on n steamer to sail for
Europe the Saturday following. He
knew, of course, that Mr.. Gould kept
a large amount of money in his pri-
vate cash-box, and had long waited
favorable opportunity to rob it.
The broker had really lost the key to
his safe at the time my services had
been used to unlock it, but since then
the clerk had found and secretly re-
tanned the missing key. Mr.. Gould's
projected absence for II week or two
happened OPPORTUNITY at the time
set for Aliens marriage The
latter knowing that only the broker
himself has access to the steel box,
and that if the contents could be abb
stracted without the chest disappear
ing, there would be no discovery I'M
til the elder Gould, return, when AL
len would be with his bride well on
his way to Europe.
Therefore he promptly arranged
with Jimmy Daggs the plan which
had SO nearly succeeded
| will add that this affair was by
no means Aliens first offence, but
that his new trial drew cut the fact
that he was an escaped forger whom
the offices of II western state were
then looking for, and | was always
glad that | had heen the means not
only of bringing him to Justice but of
saving a probably estimable lady
from allying herself to convicted
felon.