The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-25
The Mysterious Key.
A CHEEKY THIEF CAUGHT.

| He Stole . Buggy and Silverware-In
Judge Sanders Court
Sergeant Quirk and Officer VIM. r. Lloyd
arrested Edward s. Chambers yesterday
and charge of larceny has been booked
against him. Chambers is sprinter who
recently challenged female sprinter to a
race. Chambers came to Helena from Fort
Custer August and got employment as
general utility man at Col. w. F. Sanders
residence. He remained there until August
%, and next secured employment at the
Maggie sisters boarding house and worked
there until yesterday. On Sunday evening
the family went down to the Northern Pacific
depot to meet some relations who were
coming to visit them from San Francisco.
While all were absent Chambers stole new
buggy. Of the value of $175. which had been
purchased of 8. G. Ashby l. Go. The buggy
had been used only two or three times.
Chambers took it to Huftaker b McLean's
stable, where he tried to dispose of it, but
they didn't care to buy. On Monday be
succeeded in selling it to John Zeigler for
$50 cash. He told Mr.. ZeiGler that the per-
son for whom he was working was unable
to pay him and gave him the buggy in
settlement.
The buggy was not missed from the Naele
residence until yesterday morning. Richard
Maggie notified Sergeant Quirk Of the theft
and after diligent search the phaeton was
found at Zeigler's stable and fully identi-
fed.
Mr.. Zeigler gave DESCRIPTION Of the man
who sold it which Tailed with tho descrip-
ton given by Mr.. Nagle of the suspect.
Mr.. Quirk and Officer Lloyd next found
Chambers in q saloon ON lower Main street
and he was making preparations to skip
out. After being placed in jail the oficsrs
vent to Chambers lodgings and searched
which haG been stolen from Col. SANDERS
residence. Also plush box containing sill
verware; an Appleton's encvclopediA his
tory, handsomely framed pictures and an
imported razor belonging to N. A. Meyen-
corn, who rooms at Col. Sanders house.
Chambers acknowledged having stolen all
these articles and his chances for an en-
forced residence at Deer Lodge are Of the
most hopeful character.
d. A. Lake and D. Z. Erwin had another
set-to in the police court yesterday. Lake
is man Of "incoherent ravinRs,' a. judge
Atkinson describes him; Erwin il q prim
and neat looking young man. He came to
Helena with Lake. who had . Young and
progressing wife, who. it is alleged, has
cast her smiles on Erwin, who was not slow
to reciprocate, the result being that she has
left her husband aud il now said to be
living with Erwin. but whether in Helena
OF at distance Lake has been unable to
ascertain.
1t appears that Lake il an agent for
smyrna rugs, and. as he says, picked Erwin
out OF the gutter, gave him employment,
ana the result has been that Erwin has
ruined ms domestic happiness and 10 now
trying to defraud him of his business. Il
Was developed at tho trial that an invoice
OF rugs came here which EEvm took out.
paying the freight and signing his own
n ns He has sold 100 rugs Or moro ct
- and 80 and $12 each, and Lake has bean |
unable to get settlement from him. and |
brought suit to recover The rugs Erwin |
was receiving $l5O mo0th salary, but took |
in more than tl,0O from the sals Of the |
rugs, and refused 70 mako settlement. |
Lake says he will b held responsible for |
the rugs to the eastern house, and be prom |
Uses to have full accounting from Erwin. |
Judge Sanders reserved his decision until |
to-day.
man named EcDoaAld, Who eAole q |
watch from woman on Clark street. vas |
arrested ct East Helsaa yesterday and |
brought 70 tie city Jail.