The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-07
HIS MONEY IS FOUND
Julius Sultan Receivers $40, 900 Worth
of Gilt-Edge Paper.
GOOD WORK OF THE POLICE
The Thlef's Thirst for Beer Gives
the Whole Snap Away-How
the Capture Was Clever
ly Brought About.

Negotiable papers representing a
cash value of $1,000, which were stolen
from a room in the Butte hotel on Sun
day night, were recovered by the police
yesterday and they hope to have the
thief or thieves in custody before the
account of the robbery reaches the pub
lie. The robbery is the largest that has
ever commanded the attention of the
police department of Butte, and the Off
GERS who were instrumental in the
speedy recovery of the valuable docu-
ments are to be congratulated on the
skill they displayed in working up the
case.
The papers which represented a small
fortune and which were in such shape
that they could have been converted
into legal coin of the realm without
much trouble belonged to Julius Sultan,
wealthy cigar manufacturer of San
Francisco and a brother of Adolph Sui
tan of this city. Mr.. Sultan arrived in
Butte Sunday afternoon on one of his
regular business trips and registered at
the Butte hotel. His baggage. aside
from his sample cases, consisted of a
valise and a small grip. and the last
two were taken to his room. He went
out to visit some friends that evening
and left the two grips In his room.
When he returned, a few hours later,
he found the door of his room locked,
as he had left it, but both of the grips
were gone.
The magnitude of his loss threw him
into a very much excited condition and
IL was with difficulty that Chief of Po-
lice Tebo to whom the robbery was
promptly reported, could keep him from
publishing information of his misfor-
tune broadcast. After securing an in
voice of the contents of the missing
grips, the chief prevailed upon Mr.. Sui
tan to leave Butte and continue his
trip as though nothing had happened.
He explained that this would throw the
thieves off their guard and greatly as
sist the police and increase the chances
for the recovery of his grips and their
contents. After a great deal of urging.
Mr.. Sultan proceeded on his trip and al
lowed the police TO work on the case
alone, and the wiseness or this plan
was made apparent yesterday through
the recovery of the precious documents.
Included i'm the valuable papers were
the $4,000 worth of notes which he had
collected on his trip before reaching
this city. The notes were all payable
to bearer and could be easily negotiat-
ed, as they were all as good as gold.
There was a note for $4,000 among them
and. as the maker is well known in
Butte, the holder was very much afraid
IL would be turned into cash. Among
the other papers was a partly used
mileage book, and ii was on this that
the chief based his hope of recovering
the property and capturing the thieves.
The mans Valise contained wearing ap-
parel only. The police notified the
ticket brokers TO let them know If an
attempt was made to dispose of the
missing mileage book and, after taking
other measures TO head off the thieves
they patiently awaited developments
Yesterday afternoon four or five cigar
makers were drinking together in the
Log Cabin saloon in Lower Main street
when a stranger Joined them and had
several drinks at their expense. When
IL came his turn to buy he stated that
he had just arrived from Omaha and
was fat broke, but that he had a party
used mileage book, and that If he could
sell Ii he would buy plenty of beer. He
explained that IL would not do for him
to attempt to sell the book, but that If
one of his newly found friends would
take 1T up to a scalper's office and sell
Ii he would give them a percentage,
besides buying beer by the gallon. one
of the cigarmakers, called Johnny De-
lany, accepted the proposition and the
book was turned over to him. The
stranger deposited a valise with the
bartender behind the bar and accompa-
MED Delany to a ticket brokers' office.
He was foxy enough. however. not to
go inside with him, but took position
a few feet from the door TO wait until
Delany had disposed of the book.
When Delany presented the mileage
book the broker recognized IL as the
one stolen from Sultan, and a boy was
sent out after Chief Tebo. When the
thief. who was waiting outside, saw the
chief enter the office he took a tumble
and a quiet sneak at the same time.
on questioning Delany the chief
learned of the valise which had been
left in the bar room. lie lost no time
in securing possession of IT. He found
that IL was the valise which had caused
Mr.. Sultan so much anxiety and that
the contents, including the 10000 worth
of papers. were intact. Delany gave a
good description of the man who gave
him the mileage book TO dispose Of, and
spent several hours in company with
Detective Meikeljohn in searching for
him. Delany's friends also know the
man by sight and they are assisting in
the search. The fellow is believed to
be a stranger in Butte. II is supposed
that his partner has the other grip and
the officers expect to have them both
behind the bars before daylight this
morning.
Time is money. Save 10 hours and 40
taking the Burlington Route" via Bill
lings.
For quick trip to Chicago try the
Burlington route via Northern Pacific
at Billings.
Time L. A.oney