Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-26
Two Slick Young Men.


genus hobo, they had an eye to bust
ness. They had hardly washed the
dirt and CRIME from their faces be-
fore they started out to do the town
by appropriating other peoples prop
erty. They seemed to be posted as
to the whereabouts OF the occupants
OF the residence Of Mrs. E. Hudson,
on the eastern outskirts of the town
and paid it visit. Not finding Mr..
and Mus. G. A. Francis at home, they
ransacked the bureau drawers and
walked off with four silk handker-
chiefs. four gold finger rings and
eleven dollars in currency, the prop
erty Of the occupants of the house.
Not wishing to have any spurious
jewelry about their persons, they
took the rings to Fred Pilliner, the
leweler, early yesterday morning and
had them tested. What they did
with three Of the rings is not known,
but the fourth will turn up in this
history later on. They entered the
house by the kitchen door, which,
Mr.. Francis thinks, was left unbolted
by his wife, who went to call upon
neighbor about o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon.
So far the young men had got Oh
swlmmingly and, had they been con-
tent with the success of their first
venture, they might have continued
their journey toward the setting sun
in comparative luxury. But these
young men had an eye to business
and all the memories that cling
around Christmas day could not stay
their desire to appropriate the prop
erty of others. About IL o'clock yes
terday forenoon, Miss Lou Lane saw
two men acting suspiciously at her
home at the foot Of Piety Hill.
She was in front of Mr.. Pullman's
residence when she saw the men at
the house aud Immediately started
Oh the run to see what was up. The
men saw her coming and started Oh a
keen jump through the alley back of
Mrs. Ouderkirk's house. Lou did
not stop to see whether anything was
wrong ut the house, but started after
the fleeing men. She followed them
nearly to the street leading between
the Sheehan house and Mr.. Over
mans residence when she called to
them and they stopped and came
back to meet her. She did not mince
matters at all, but ut once accused
them Of attempting to rob her moth
er's house. This they denied, of
course, but Miss Lane kept them i'll
conversation long enough to take
mental survey Of their clothing from
the top Of their heads to the soles Of
their feet. She then bid them good.
day and went to the Jail and notified
Deputy Sheriff Beveridge. He and
Miss Lane at once started in pursuit,
but she soon gave up the chase and
Mr.. Beveridge continued until he
had located his men in the Silver
Brick saloon. He got Sheriff Camp
bell and they took the young men in
just as they were gong to the west
bound passenger train to continue
their journey. In the meantime Mrs.
Lane, who was with her daughter at
Mr.. Pullman's, had gone home and
found the front door unlocked. She
soon missed "a 40, which she had
left on table when she went out.
Looking further, she found one.half
Of the screen at a back window cut
and that her house had been robbed.
The thieves we're evidently in
hurry or they would have found the
church sack and been better re-
warded.
Sheriff Campbell took his men to
Jail, but on the way they managed to
drop two silk handkerchief. One of
these Mr.. Dawley picked up after
wards and the other was found by