Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-14


namo Of james Gale, aud II was not until
year later that discovered Jim Gale"
10 be one Of the aliases Of the notorious
househrcaker and burglar, Charles Peace.
ON the second day after my arrival Ia
Manchester We learned that the ticket Of
leave man had made arrangements with n
carter 10 accompany him out To some open
fields lying on tho confines Of northern
suburb Of tho city.
About S o'clock In the evening the thief
Joined tho carter whom ho had engaged,
bringing with him n piokax and shovel
lie had changed his dress and appeared an
ordinary laboror.
When we reached tho fields In the sub.
urbs, II was close upon o clock and pitch
dark. Tho thlof had however. provided
himself with lantern, and by It's Hight
We saw him busily engaged digging at .
spot 10 yards from tho roadside
The oartor whom no had brought with
him had remained with his horse and cart
IN the roadway, 80 that wo could not np
pfoach very near for fear OF being OBJ
served
Consequently We turned back along tho
road, and thon striking across tho field 40
right angles were nblo TO approach the
scene of operations from tho farther side.
by this means we were able 10 got within
few feet Of the thief without being oh.
served
lilo was hastily engaged and already had
sunk pit Of some foot In depth. lie had
placed his lnntern In tho holc and was
himself standing In IL and throwing out
tho soil In largo shovoliuls. The holo wo
then saw was at tho foot Of large heap
Of stones, which had evidently been used
as n landmark TO licndfy tho spot.
Making n circuit 10 the right, we got TO
the back Of the heap Of stones, and ap-
pronohing were ahlo 20 get close up TO tho
thief without being observed and TO look
down upon him at his work.
He was 10 busy that no would not have
noticed Us had wo been even loss cautious
than We were. Tho hole was now sunk TO
a depth of six fcot, and tho thief had TO
exert himself considerably 20 throw out
the earth.
At last, with = Rrunt Of satisfaction. ho
stopped In his work and stopped down.
His shovel had struck the lid Of largo
square box. Another minute and no had
tho lid opened, and we saw before us o
collection Of old silver tnnknfds and sal.
yefs and spoons, mud among tho silver a
small box or oaskct This no also opened,
Ing, n mass Of jewelry.
Thoro were rings aud chains and brace.
lets, but what struck Us more than all
else was a magnificent diamond tiara,
containing stonOs Of marvellous sizo nnd
brillihnce.
And beneath tho diamonds was n packet
~ papers, which, with great gasp of
satisfaction, recognized rs the bank notes
(which this man bad stolen. now nearly
sovcn years ago.
Having satisfied himself that the stolen
booty was still there, the thief closed the
box and lifted II up TO the surface u tho
ground. lie placed It on the edge at tho
foot Of the heap Of stones behind which
We wofo concealed and over tho top u
which W. wore observing him.
had drawn the revolver with which
had provided myself and was quito pre-
pared for tho moment when no should sro
us.
This he did not do until he had placed
the box ON tho ground and was preparing
TO climb out Of the holo after 10.
The man was no cownrd-iow Of tho
scoundrrls who resort TO burglary nro---
and though he started when he found
himself face to fnco with loaded revolver
no did not quail Anger rather than fear
was the emotion which expressed Itself
upon his features
"Curso you, hc said, what has IL got
TO do with your
Nothing only that you've got my bank
notes In that box, and that tho rest " Il
has got TO be handed over to the police"
Tho thief still retained the same POSI-
tion, with ono knee raised 10 tho bank OF
earth and his other foot still resting nc
the bottom of the hole.
ono Of his hands, however, had stolen
into his coat pocket, and though had not
noticed It my companion had done 30 and
exclaimed.
Now, No $50, drop that, or you're n
dead man, ut tho same time covering him
with his revolver.
And " do, what thcni How much
do you wanti III give you half OF It, and
I kc0p the rest. %
we shall hand you over to tho police
with the swas.
No sooner had tho words loft my lips
than tho thief, grown desperate at tho
prospect Of ngnln returning to prison 10
work out tho remainder u his sentence,
drew from his pocket tho revolver upon
which his fingers had been resting during
tho last few moments and fired point
blank at me
Tho bullet grnzcd my shoulder aud pass.
cd harmlcssly away. Not so, however, tho
shot with which my companion had re.
piled to It.
He had boon prepared for n domonstra.
tlon Of this Kind, and scarcely had the
thief fired than ho received In reply n slug
which struck the hand In which his Tc.
yolyor was held. shattcring the stock Of
the weapon anu two ~ the fingers which
held II.
with cry Of pain tho thief disappeared
within tho hole, and calling to mo TO fol-
low him the wArder jumped into tho holo
aftcr him and had him Landcutfcd before
ho could mako AMI further attempt at VIC.
lonco.
had assured myself ON tho way TO tho
police station that tho papers In tho box
were indeed. ~ ! had anticipated, my own
missing bank notes, and thankful indeed
was so strangely 10 recover possession Of
my long lost money, boston Herald.
A MANS LAUGH NEVER CHANGES.
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