The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-12
A NEWSB0Y IS HELLO UP
a Thug Robbed the Youngster oi
Fifty Cents.
HIGHWAYMEN AT LARGE
A Purse Snatched From Woman's
Hand Several Days Ago-The Pres
ence of Mind of a Bust
ness Man.

Things have reached pretty pass in
deed in this city when a little Swear
old newsboy is held up by a thug and
robbed of so cents at 8 o'clock in the
morning. Not so many weeks ago a
woman was held up just as she was en-
tering her lodgings in South Montana
street. This occurred about midnight.
Her satchel was snatched from her
hand by a highwayman who escaped in
the darkness. The satchel was found
the next day a couple of blocks from
the scene of the holdup.
The case of the little boy and the
holdup occurred a couple of mornings
ago. The matter was not reported to
the police. The boys name is Charles
Murray and he sells the early editions
little fellow had sold a number of the
papers and was returning to his home
in Mercury street. He was passing the
A. M. e. church when a big burly ruff
fain sprarfg out from dark recess and
grabbed him by the throat at the same
time taking from the lads pocket so
cents. The brute then told the boy to
trot along and say nothing about it,
Charlie went home and told his mother
what had happened. The child could
not describe the mans dress and it was
thought unnecessary to report the mat
ter to the police.
Several months ago the same boy
was walking up Montana street just
after dark counting a few nickels and
dimes which he held in the palm of
his left hand. A man stepped up to
him, slapped his hand thus scattering
the coins over the ground, and pushed
the child to one side. He picked the
money up and ordered the boy TO
move on.
Neither of these occurrences was re-
ported to the police. and they are be-
lieved by many persons to be only a
couple of many similar cases which
are not given publicity, either because
the victims shun notoriety or think thot
by reporting the cases to the police
would not serve to bring the culprits
to justice.
Yesterday morning shortly after 8
o'clock a man whose business keeps
him down town until that hour, was
out Broadway when a strange
figure appeared at the corner of Mon
tana street. The gentleman lives in
North Montana street, and when he
saw the stranger he crossed over and
walked up Montana on the west side
Of the street instead of turning around
the Morris corner as was his custom.
AS he crossed Granite he noticed that
the stranger was moving towards him,
taking the middle of the street. When
the opposite corner was reached the
gentleman stopped and watched his
man. The stranger walked on UP and
turned west on Granite. and when he
had gone about $50 feet he stopped and
leaned against a picket fence. The
business man resumed his journey, and
before he had covered 100 feet the
stranger was on his trail Both walked
fast for block, and suddenly the gem
tleman turned about and pointed his
pistol at the stranger, who shrank
back
What do you want. sir?" demanded
he man. "a step further and I'll blow
you out of shape"
The fellow moved across the street
to himself There is no
loubt that he was after game and
would probably have succeeded had
not the gentleman showed him the
pistol.