The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-06-26

bed will come forth and sit next.
There, now I've got you arranged to
my satisfaction, so I'll proceed with
my work. Have care to confine
whatever remarks You may wish to
make to conversational tone, for
don't care to have the neighbors dis
turbed," he said to Mr.. Landon who
was fairly writing in his anger
But his Turning and fretting availed
nothing. All were perfectly helpless,
for as the audacious visitor went
through every drawer and pocket
with one hand. he kept revolver
leveled at them in his other hand, not
allowing their slightest movement to
to escape him.
When finally he hadgone deliberate
ly through with his work turn
ing to them with laugh that
sounded any thing but pleas
ant to his prisoners, he said "I'll
now trouble you to escorte me to the
door and, in passing, | would have
you know that it will not be best
for you to attempt to return this call
in any form for at least fifteen min
utes, as l have friends on the outside
whose acquaintance you would not
care to make just at this time. l may
also remark that all the telephone and
alarm wires are cut"
"Oh you villainous thief-I'll pay
you back"
20! that's all right, my good friend,
such work as this is right in my regu-
lar line,its my calling, as it were, but l
don't propose to leave my addrc .
with you, nor give you any chance to
pay me back, either"
Then he compelled them all to march
before him to position near the door,
and bidding them a pleasant "good
evening "moved gracefully and quick
ly out into the darkness.
OF course the burglary was de-
clared to be one of the most
cool and high-handed ever COM
mittcd in the city. The papers
were full of it, and almost every
means taken to bring to light the per-
petrator and his accomplices.
AT last, by merest chance, a man
was arrested in New York City as be-
ing a suspicious character. Upon
search some of the Landon jewellery
was found to be in his possession. But
he was short in stature while the one
who took the property was tall.
However the suggestion was soon
made that it is a custom of burglars
to travel in pairs, one tall and the other
short, the object being to thwart in
Identification, the short one, for instance
will do the inside work, the tall one
the guarding on the outside. AS soon
as the work is done, and an alarm
given, the tall one makes noise enough
by HE running to attract the attention
of approaching officers towards him
self. If he is caught the conflict in
size prevents the parties robbed from
recognizing him, and, claiming to be
an innocent passer-by in haste to catch
train, find doctor or some such
errand, he is allowed to pass on, mean
while the actual operator with the
booty shrewdly escapes in different
direction. In as much as the foot
steps of two persons, rapidly retreat
| ing, were distinctly heard immediate"
ly after this burglary had been
committed, it was believed that two
persons were certainly participating in
the criminal act. Accordingly this
"spicious character" was put upon
trial.
In defence he slowly maintained
/
that the goods found in his possession
had been innocently purchased by
him in Chicago, and moreover that he
had never in his life before been in l.
- Mr.. Landon's home. And there
seemed to be no way of connecting
him definitely with this city at the
time of the burglary until strange
little incident happened.
One evening during the progress of
the trial,sMr. Lane, one of the lawyers
for the state, who called to see Mr..
Landon in regard to the prosecutions
said, "E we only had some satisfac-
tory proof that this man was actually
in Lon the night of the 25th, (tne
hpight of the burglary it would SO con-
meet the other evidence as to make the
chain of proof complete.
Just then little Dottie ran into the
| room with a nictnre in her hand cry