The Newtown bee., 1897-01-01

heard. Four of his men entered the house, each with his revolver in hand, and slowly and softly mounted the lorg. rickety flight of stairs leading to the up- per story, where many strange scenes had been enacted, but perhaps this last was the strangest of all.
 Jack curiously looked in after the men, but he was pushed back out of danger, and seating himself on the porch again, where trembling in every limb with ex- citement and cold, he watched the light in the window. Suddenly it fared up. and as suddenly disappeared, leaving everything in Egyptian darkness. No sooner was the light extinguisbed than several pistol shots rang out sharp i ly in the still night air. and the men on guard drew closer to the house. Almost immediately a shrill whistle sounded from the upper room, and one of the men hurriedly left his post and ran to the | nearest call-box to send a mt ssage to headquarters. After few minutes si- fence, the light suddenly reappeared and was followed by another report of a pis- tol. Then, dashing along the quiet street, with it's bell changing, came pa- troI wagon in which were half a dozen more policemen. Driving up in front of the house, the men leaped to the ground and entered the house, disappearing up the stairs.
 The pistol shots had attracted a crowd that vainly questioned the policemen, standing in front of the house, with every muscle tense, and every faculty alert. As soon as they commenced to push back the inquisitive people. Jack press ed closer to the edge of the wagon and was in time to see the officers come down the steps carrying one of their number, whom they gently placed on the bottom of the cart. After them came three men tightly handcuffed, and guarded by their captors with pistols cooked, ready for any attempt to escape. These men were also placed in the patrol wagon, which with its burdens drove slowly away, guarded by the men ~ho walked along each side.
 When the ex, itement had finally sub- sided, there was nothing left for Jack to do but to trudge home and tell his anx- ious mother his wonderful adventure. | The next morning at the Telegram of- ! flee, when the line of newsboys began to file into the delivery-room, to receive their papers, MT Burns called to Jack to go upstairs, as the city editor wanted to see him. Jack timidly entered the dipgy little rooms filled with piles of papers and books. from behind heap of which came pleasant-looking man who shook hands with him and said very kindly :-
 "I am glad to see you, Jack Do ycu know you have done an invaluable ser vice to the Telegram by helping it to get hold of an important piece of news be- fore the other papers? There is an &C., count of the way you spied the light in that high window in the psper this morn- ing," handing one to Jack, 'sand we have decided that your place had better be in the office hereafter, where we will have the benefit of your bright eyes ard clever little brain. We, all of us, began our newspaper work by selling papers, so you see you will be right in the line of promotion"
 Jack was so happy he could scarcely read the report of the affair, which he afterward cut out of the paper and gave to me:
 JAN EXCITING cAPrURE- THE PERPETRATORS OF THE WESTERN BANK ROBBERY CAPTURED IN THIS CITY LAST EVENING.
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 The arrest. last evening. of the boIdest robbers in this section of the country was accomplished through the intelli- I gence and quickwittedness of one of the carriers of the Telegram, a small boy known to the community as Cheery Jack. He noticed a strange light in an old, de- 1 serted house in Milton street, the B rReu mansion, and confided his euspici0ns to one of the reporters of the Telegram, who proceeded to work up the idea. l Through his efforts squad of police men surrounded the premises shortly after g o'clock, aaurprised and captured three men after lively scrimmage, during which Sergeant McGraw was badly wounded by pistol shot. A large portion of the money and all of the honda were recovered. altht ugh the men fought desperately for their liberty and plunder. The thieves are now reposiug securely in the ewton-street jail a~aitine thcfr trial. lt is believed the detectIves are en the track of the sccompiIces. The bank people ara going % do the hAndsomo thing bv the Httle neWsboy, who n . bright lAd and worthy n every Wav oR the good fortune Whtchis coming eo bIm. Alter Jack won't home e his mother fall of his good neus ano the elleorss kindnees, n said to lSer <ravely s.llosh- ier. gsess ooa ahsd \ be1 1rr IIsluIInxy slSoo r 1-.n n-M uU m*6