The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-17
WANTED THE PAPERS
And the Servant Girl Saw Clear
Through His Game.
AT COL. HORST'S RESIDENCE
The Merry Request OF a Hobo and
the Subsequent Assault Upon
the Girl - Two Tough
Customers.
AT COL. HoRsT's RESIDENCE

The residence of Col. III. H. Horst, in
spite of Its central location, near the
corner of Galena and Montana, has
become a popular mark for burglars
lately. 1t was only a few evenings
ago that a very daring attempt was
made to rob the house by a couple of
reckless daredevils. who frightened
Mrs. Horst and the servant girl, who
were the only persons in the house at
the time, nearly ito death before they
were themselves frightened away by
the arrival of policemen and others
who were aroused by the screams of
the women. The colonel was away at
the time. or there would have been
one or two vacant chairs around the
burglars dinner table.
Yesterday afternoon a short, heavy
set fellow. with face of an ideal
crook. called at the house and asked
for Colonel Horst. The fellow was
undoubtedly well aware of the fact
that the colonel was not at home, but
he assumed an air of surprise and dis
appointment when Rosa Peterson, the
servant girl. so informed him. He
then informed the girl that he had
been doing some business with the
colonel and the latter had some papers
winch ne was very ANXIOUS TO get. 1t
was important that he should have
the papers at once and he knew just
where they were and if the young lady
would allow him to step into the
coloneis private Office to get them, he
would appreciate ii greatly. He was
an old friend of the colonel's and he
knew that he would have no objection
to his getting the PAPERS himself. The
servant girl was more than a day old,
No. al he fn1-
lows appearance that he was not like
ly to have any very important business
with the colonel. and she promptly
refused his nervy request. He insisted
that he was all right and he insisted
so much that she finally slammed the
door in his face and let him talk to the
wind.
A little before O'Clock last evening
there was another knock at the back
door. and as the servant opened 1t a
fellow dealt her a heavy blow fairly
between her eyes with a pair of brass
knuckles and then walked rapidly
away The girl was partly stunned
by the blow and by the time She re-
gained her senses and summoned as
sistance pursuit was out of the ques-
ton. The girl is positive that the fell
low who wanted to get into the
colonel's private office In the afternoon
and the caller of last evening were
different parties. The former was
short and heavy set. while the latter
was tall and OF rather slim build. The
man who struck her In the face had a
handkerchief over his face and his
hat pulled down so that his features
were concealed. but the girl would
have no difficulty In Identifying the
other one. 1t Is supposed that the two
fellows are working together and that
the tall one smashed the girl in the
face in return for the unceremonious
manner in which she had treated his
partner.
At the time OF the first attempted
robbery a few days ago II was stated
in one of the newspapers that Colonel
Horst had collected $3.50 and placed
Il in a pigeon hole in his desk. The
colonel suppoSes that his afternoon
visitor of yesterday saw this in the
paper and was foolish enough to- sup
pose tina. he had left the money lying
loose in lis desk.