The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-01

'rascott," who was charged with the
forever b day the dead mans body
was found In his own parior.
IL was the carly morning OF FEB. >.
1888. The home Of Amos j. Smell at
washington boulevard and Ada street
was wrapped In quiet and darkness
and all III Inmates slept soundiy. Half
a block away . reception had been In
PROGRESS during the night. and about
= o.ctock guests began departing
with chatter and laughter and good
nights mingled with the loud voice
OF h calling the carriage
numbers. There was light n gay
ETY. and confusion there. the rattle Of
horses hoofs on the boulevard and the
rolling OF wheels as one by one h
carriages departed. But while this
scene was in progress there some n
was standing at the kitchen door of
the Smell mansion, shrouded in the
clatter OF the departing guests. In
his hand he held q bit and brace with
which he bored q dozen holes In the
panel OF h door. cutting out q space
arge enough for the admission OF MS
hand. II he had made any noise which
attracted the attention OF the half
sleeping servants they attributed d to
the carriages at the reception and paid
no heed. II they did not near the hit
biting Its way through the wood IL was
because h horses and the carriage
caller and h happy party made 30
much nose that the burglar could
work secure from interruption. The
police who were on duty in the neigh
borhood were congregated near the
brilliantly lighted house where the par
ty had been in progress. attracted by
the brave show OF costumes. the lights,
the voices-anytafhg to break n mo-
notony Of the weary hours OF the win
ter night. Aha the burglar worked
away in perfect safety.
When he HI cut out the block OF
wood FROM h kitchen door he thrust
in his hand and noiselessly turned the
knob Of h night latch n the Dor
swung open. Then with cat-like tread
he picked his way 10 the front OF the
house. where MI. Smell had his office
and where the safe was which the bur-
glar expected to find full OF money.
The safe door was unlocked and II
twung open noiselessly. but the mid
night prowler was disappointed at the
quest for gold. The pigeon holes OF
the safe contained only papers. mort
cages and notes and other documents
Of Mr.. Smells business, m the crisp
banknotes and juggling gold were Tot
there. Leaving the papers StreWn ana
scattered over the floor, the burglar
picked his way up the stairs to the
parlor floor and found the doors of the
parlor locked. Here, then, was the
treasure. II not, why should the bolts
be turned? Inserting a Jimmy" be-
tween the door and the casing, he up
piled the wonderful power Of that
handy burglars tool and in a few mo-
ments the door was forced slowly open
and the marauder stepped into the
parlor.
But some slight noise had betrayed
HIM. Some false move had been made.
which had awakened the owner OF the
mansion, sleeping In the chamber
above. ~Suspecting at once that bur-
glars were In the house. he grasped his
revolver and walked down h stairs
very quietly toward the parlor. Alone.
intrepid and without finching for =
moment, he went to face. he knew not
what. and met his death. He did not
call for aid of the servants within easy
reach. Knowing that desperate armed
men were probably in his parlor. he
walked Town in his night robes to
meet them. which shows something of
the character Of the man The noises
coming from the parlor, where the bur-
glar was working away at a desk try
inC m omen AZ. convinced Smell that his