, 1896-11-13

Mr.. Tim T. Kelihor. deputy sheriff at
North Platte. Ncb. boarded No. 1 to-day.
having in his custody the two hard
customers arrested by Marshal Hiskey
the other day and held till the arrival
OF the Nebraska officers.
Mr.. keliher is we'll acquainted in this
city. having been a resident here and
IN nv employ of the Union Pacific in
1889. leaving here for the purpose of
engaging in the study OF law. He pur-
sued his studies for two years and was
admitted to the bar in Nebraska. After
wards he received the appointment of
deputy sheriff at North Platte. and has
held this position for the past three
years, having one more year Il serve.
see his handsome ~countcnance. hut
hardly recognized him because Of the
increased moun Of flesh h" has put
on Mr.. Keliher is of The opinion the
men arrested are no ordinary Crimi-
nails. They are far abov" the common
burglar in intelligence and the piece
OF work performed at North Platte was
OF such a clever nature as to almOs.
command admiration. As related by
the Nebraska official to The Republic
can his morning. the story of the
crime is as follows:
On the night of the 22d Of september.
when the moon vas shining in all its
glory, the general store Of Max Elm
stein was robbed Of property to the
amount of about 5000. The store is 10
Gated just opposite a saloon and hotel
which keeps open all night. and il is
remarkable that the work of the
thieves could be performed in the To-
cality. without detection. \ large pane
OF glass was removed from on" of the
street windows. through which the
burg.ays entered. One" inside, the
pane was replaced. the. curtain drawn
and then they were at liberty to take
all the time necessary To accomplish
the job. Clothing. shoes and jewelry
were made NJ into tire" bundles.
which were wrapped in clothing GOV
ers n tied much the same rs an old
co%nntryman would tie his pack to m
crate. The lower sash of tn" window
was then removed. the street thorough
Otlghly scanned and at tn" proper time
all slipped out and away into the night.
After the completion of This piece Of
work it is evident that they went to a
hardware tore of the city for the pur-
pose of arming themselves. but some
thing must have scared them away. for
they got nothing and left one of their
bundles in their haste.
The officers were without a clue till
the following Thursday. when one of
the most daring rubhcricS in the his
tory of western Nebraska was perpe-
trated. Just at { o'clock in the even
ing John Byerly of North Platte went
to his room Ovc a toOk off
his coat and was about to place it on a
hook in the closet. when a gun of in
ordinate size was showed in his face
and he was old to throw up his hands.
He quickly complied and the burglar
proceeded in the most drlihcrat" man
ner to go through his pockets. taking
his watch. what money he had and con
siderable clothing. even compelling
him to take off his shoes. Bycrly was
then ordered into the closet and the
door was closed and locked on him.
The robber. John Curtin 10y name.
then went to a livery stable secured a
rig and attempted to make his escape.
But the man in the close, gave the
alarm II keliher WIS soOu upon the
track of the fleeing fugitive. For "a
miles he was chased over the SandhilIs
south of North Platte. and was finally
captured on the following Saturday.
40 miles away. on tn" BURLINGTON and
Missouri railroad. He confessed tina,
he was implicated in the Einsroin rob-
berry: in fact he had on some OF the