The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-29
WAS A DARING BURGLAR
Made a Bold, Swift Raid on the
West Side.
HE SECURED A GOOD HAUL
Did the Entire Work Within Half an
Hour-Ransacked Two Houses
for His Booty and Left
Slight Clues.

A daring burglar made a bold. swift
raid on the West Side yesterday morn
ing, entering two houses and getting
away with a good-sized haul inside Of
half an hours time.
At 3 o'clock the neighbors in the ri-
cinity of s13 West Quartz street, the
residence of DR.. Damourette. were
awakened by two shots. All the men
in the ~neighborhood got into their
clothes and ran to the scene. and for
a few minutes there was much excite
ment, but the burglar who was the
cause of the excitement got away.
An investigation showed that the
burglar had entered DIR. Damourette's
house by cutting away the screen on
one of the back windows and then rails
ing the window. He went through the
house and upstairs to DIR. n Mrs.
Damourette's sleeping apartments with
out arousing the household, and sue
eeded in taking $3.50 from under Mrs.
Damourette's pillow. He then confis-
Gated DR.. Damourette's trousers, con-
tanning $50 in money, and his shirt, in
the front Of which vas a PA karat
diamond. He was about to retire when
he made a slight noise, aroustng DIR.
Damourette, who jumped out OF bed
and ran for his revolver, but could not
find it. and he then went for his shot
gun. In the meantime, the fellow had
gone down stairs, and DR.. Damourette.
not knowing what he might encounter,
did not follow, but raised his bedroom
window and discharged both barrels of
the shotgun to arouse the neighbors.
He succeeded, and a dozen or 20 men
came running to the house. Among the
first to arrive were Captain O'Leary,
clerk of the police court, and Deputy
United States Marshal Meiklejohl,
both of whom live close by. officer
Gormally arrived about the same time,
and when old by DR.. Damourette that
he thought the burglar was still inside
they went through the house, but the
burglar had made good his escape, evil
IDENTIFY by the same way he went in.
The whole row of men Joined in the
search of the neighborhood, but no
trace of the burglar was found. Yes
terday morning DR.. Damourette's
trousers and shirt with money and dia-
mond gone were found on the west side
of the gulch.
1t was learned yesterday through a
report made to the police by ex-Post-
master James II. Lynch that a burglar,
doubtless the same one, paid his house,
at S21 West Park street, a visit just be-
fore the robbery of DR.. Damourette's
place. Mr.. Lynch stated that just
about 2:30 Mrs. Lynch was awakened
by the sound of the screen door in the
rear of the house being opened and a
chair set against it. This is what she
thought the noise sounded like and she
thought nothing of it, as she supposed
Mr.. Lynch had occasion TO go down
stairs after a drink, as he frequently
did, but when the noise continued for
some minutes. sounding as though
some one were trying to get the back
door open, Mrs. Lynch got up and
turned on the light to see II Mr.. Lnych
was in his bed. He was sleeping sound
ly and she then thought the ound was
caused by a burglar. She quietly called
Mr.. Lynch. who got his gun and start
ed down stairs. For his benefit Mrs.
Lynch started to turn on the down
stairs lights and accidentally pressed
the button which calls the servant
SRI and which was close beside the
electric light button. The ringing of
the bell frightened the burglar away
before Mr.. Lynch could get down stairs.
he police are working on the case.
put the burglar left nothing by which
he could be tracked and there is little
hope of capturing him.
Burglars also tried to effect an en-
trance TO the residence of Druggist s.
r. Fair, at 221 Excelsior avenue, be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning.
A ladder was put up to a window and
the window raised. but the noise of
showing up the window aroused the in
mates and the housebreakers were
scared off.