The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-23
SAFE BEHIND The BARS
CleVer Work That Has Landed q Brace
Of Thieves In Jail.
Tho Men Under Arrest and a Good
Deal OF the Plumber
Put In Safe
Hands.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
BUTTE, April 22.-Shortly after l. o'clock
Saturday night, April 5, burglars entered
the jcwelry store Of j. NJ. Donelson on
West Park street and carried off goods To
the amount OF $1,000. The manne In
which the burglary was committed
showed evident familiarity on the part 81
the burglars with the habits of Mr.. Donel-
son. On the night of the robbery Mr..
Donelson, who sleeps i'm his store, closed
considerably later than usual and, after
putting away his goods, started ont for
a walk. In lieu Of n safe, he kept
his stock in q couple of large
satchels which in turn he locked up i'm a
trunk behind the counter. After leaving
the store he went as far as the Crystal,
which place he entered m began to hat
with one OF the employees OF the house.
While so engaged n man known rs Jack
Salmon also entered and, having previ-
ously formed a slight acquaintance with
Mr.. Donaldson, asked him Ia taxi q drink.
The invitation was accepted n after
talking a few minutes Salmon treated
again and then left, return.
proposed that they should drink
again, but Mr.. Donelson declined, saying
it was his turn 10 treat. The parties then
drank, after which Mr.. Donclson went to
his store n found the front doors open.
the lock of the trunk broken and two
satchcls with their contents gone TIN
real door OF the store was also open,
showing that the burglars had entered by
Ia front and left by the rear door, as the
latter was locked with a bar and could he
opened from the inside only.
The police were notified and dcscrip-
tons OF the stolen goods sent in every
direction. Since then nothing has been
heard of the burglary, and the superstition
was that IL had been allowed To drop.
But not So. The man Salmon was sus-
pccted OF having a hand In the job, and
his movements were watched. Detective
convinced that he was on the right trail.
Before Salmon's arrival in the city, MIR.
Rhodes was notified by General Cook,
superintendent of Cooks Rocky Noun
tain Detective agency, 10 look for
him rs he was a crook and was
coming to Butte, evidently for the
purpose If doing n job. A complete de-
scription Of the man wac sent and Mr..
Rhodes had no difficulty in identifying
him In a few days after his arrival Sal
mon aud two other g Jake Poleski
and McCabc entered Mr.. Donaldsons'
store and struck up am acquaintance with
the proprietor. Polcski passed himself
Oft as an auctionecr and said he intended
To engage In business in the city.
The men soon became familiar with
Donelson. Meanwhile Marshal Macarthur
had learned a good deal about Salmon
and 'kept cases. on him. After the rob-
berry Polcski went To Helena and Salmon
followed him, but he made several trips
between that city and Butte. Finally he
started for Salt Lake where the police
authorities were warned.
This morning n telegram was received
from w. Metcalf, chief If police at Oa-
den, announcing the capture Of Salmon,
together with the recovery of 40 gold
watches, - gold chains, III diamond rings
and a miscellaneous lot Of studs, scarf
pins and other jewelry.
This afternoon Marshal Macarthur re-
ccived word from Helena that Poleski
was locked up. An officer will leave to-
morrow To bring him To Butte, and another
will ave In the evening for Ogden To es-
cort Salmon up the road. Following the
receipt of intelligence of Polcski's arrest
the marshal went i'm search OF McCabe Ia
arrest him also, he not leaving the city.
Almost the first person he met was
the man wanted. In five minutes there
after Mct,abe was viewing the outside
world through the bars Of Sheriff Sulli-
van's hotel on the hill.
The arrests M the recovery Of 10
much of the stolen goods was "A decidedly
clever piece Of detective work.