The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-13
HAD HIS SACK ALONG.
Peter FairChIld In Trouble Because He
Always Brings In The Nights Coal In
aSack-He Was Bound Over.

Peter FairChlld In Trouble Because HI
Always Brings In The Nights Coal Ii
aSack-He Was Bound Over.
Last week Mr.. Rose of the railroad
detective force informed Attorney
Morrison that considerable property
belonging to the railroad company had
mysteriOusly disappeared from the
neighborhood of Payette. The agent
at Payette was instructed to be on the
watch and recently sent out couple of
men to keep an eye on coal car lying
on the siding. Those men discovered
two other individuals also inspecting
the same car. One of them, a former
employe, was on the ground preparing
to shoulder sackful of coal, the other
was on the car, apparently filling a
sack. The facts were reported to the
agent and Immediately warrants for
the arrest of James Hull and Peter
Fairchild were issued. At the exami-
nation, Hull, the former employee, was
utilized as witness and Fairchild the
coal dealer, figured as the criminal at
ba. charged with burglary in the first
degree. Fairchild's defense was quite
ingenious. He said that in early mar
ried life he had contracted the habit of
fetching in the evenings coal and that
he had adopted the sack as a convent.
ent mode of transportation. On this
particular evening, at the suggestion
OF his wife, he gathered up his sack
and started for the coal bin. The
thought occurred to him that possibly
some burglariously disposed person
might just then be engaged in rifiing
the railroad company's coal car which
stood near by. Overcome with the
awful suspC cion he was i7voluntarily
impelled towards the car aforesaid
Sure enough there was the thief at his
felOnious business. Mr.. Fairchild
promptly climed on top of the car and
after exchanging compliments of the
season with his burglarious companion
and expatlating at length on the evils
OF larceny and the rights of property,
absently proceeded to fill his own sack
from mere force of habit. Unfortu.
nately he was discovered by the sleuths
at the moment his mind returned and
before he had carefully replaced the
coal where it belonged. 1t flashed
across Mr.. Fairchild's mind that an.
pearances were somewhat against him, |
so he invited the sleuths out to take a |
nip and implored them not to mention |
S@-S -" ~AANAAg cos IL AZ UO |
generally known that he, the coal mer-
chant, had been seen in the society of |
Hull, the coal burglar, it would injure
aim in his business and cast reprOach |
upon his ancenstral escutchion. But |
the sleuths were inflexible and Fair
child is in trouble. Hull, the former
employe and witness, told somewhat
different story. He said, he was at the
car on that particular evening also,
but was excused from stating his mis-.
sion. He said Fairchild came along
and inquired respecting the quality Of
hat car of coal. Hull said that
his experience warranted him in pro.
louncing it fair to middling and free
burner. Whereupon Fairchild was
satisfied and proceeded to fill his sack.
The Payette court, seems to have &C.
,epted the Hull version and now Mr..
Fairchild is in durance and Hull is
lnder bond to appear as a witness.
Attorney Morrison says there has been
growing disposition to let coal cars
llone since he adopted the burglary
'harge.