The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-28
REACHED FOR ~SPARKLERS.
An Exoitinx Eptsodc In 0oidbsr<ss Pawn.
ahOp Last Might.

An Excitins Eptsode In Ooiabsrsss Pawn.
ahop Last Might
Two men walked into tho ieweiry store
Of A. Goldberg, % South Main street, lasi
nieht about ten O'Clock, and Of. them
asked what he could get on = watch and
gold nugget that he wore on hia chain. II
G~reenberg, the clark, who Was the only
other person in the store at the time, on.
gagged in conversation with the man who
wanted to pawn the watch and nugget.
The other man stood near tho door and at
the end Of the showcase. which ID in com
v~snient reaching distance Of the window.
where there was displayed . quantity Of
iewelry. including a tray containing about
$1,000 worth Of diamonds. Happening to
glance in the direction OF the window. the
clerk noticed the man there reaching over
toward the tray Of precious stones.
what are You doing thereY exclaimed
Greenburg.
"None of your business replied the
man.
The thoroughly frightened clerk started
back toward the rear of the store. When be
did 30 he does not know, as he admits be-
ing too excited to remember just what no
wanted. He did not go for a gun, as there
was no weapon in that part OF the store.
But the man who stood near the door evil
IDENTIFY thought the clerk was going for a
gun or to give the alarm. You'd better
hold on there" he cried. With these words
he covered Greenbure with a revolver. The
clerk stopped short, and the two men
backed out OF the store and disappeared.
When they had one. the clerk, who is a
mere boy, went out and informed Police
man Callahan of what had taken place.
giving AZ good a description Of the two men
as was possible in his excited state.
About half past eleven Callahan and Po-
llceman Lynch ran across the two men ON
Main street near Wood, not a hundred
yards from the store where the attempted
robbery had occurred. The men were ar
rested and locked up at police headquarters.
The one whom Greenburg accused Of
drawing a pistol on him gave the name of
A. johnson, which is no doubt cor
rect, as a lot of letters addressed to him
were found in his pocket. He Is m engi-
neer on the Northern Pacific railroad, and
ston as most Of the letters were addressed
to him there. The charge against him is
drawing a pistol and threatening to
shoot. No pistol was found on him, how
ever, and the police surmise that he hid
1t somewhere during the hour and a half
berry and the arrest. The other man said
no was F. L. Marshall, a roadmaster in the
employ of the Northern Pacific. He dis
claimed any connection with the attempted
robbery by johnson. Like his companion,
ne was unarmed when arrested. After
the Goldberg store he had pawned
his gold rugged for Sc. He is charged with
being an accomplish. The two men were
locked up in separate cells.
1t is believed the two men came in over +
the Northern Pacific yesterday and pro-
to take in the town. In this under
taking they evidently spent all their money. +
and Marshall started to make q
on his watch and nugget. |
While in the store the sight Of the
valuable gems within reach in the window
no doubt tempted Johnson's cupidity, and
he made ar effort to get a few of them.
On being discovered, fearing that the clerk
about to get a gun or give the alarm,
Johnson drew his pistol in order to cover a
safe retreat. Whether Marshall was in any
to rob or not will be difficult to
prove, and the absence of a pistol on either
man when arrested will make it still more
more difficult to prove that there was any
of holding up the clerk and going
through the store. especially as they took
when the clerk was standing pow |
erless before a revolver.