The daily sentinel., 1901-06-24
BOLD BURGLARY.
Hobo Campmeetins Keeps Up Its
Irregular Work in This City,
Apprehended at Last.

time occurred Saturday night at the
Anderson Bargain House. Coming so
quickly alter the robbery of the store Of
the Thompson Jewelry and music com
pany, put the officers on their mettle and
yesterday five of the thieves were caught
on the small island west Of the narrow
gauge railway bridge crossing the Grand
rive.
A N. Anderson of the Bargain House
gave The Sentinel reporter this morning
the following details of the manner in
which he thinks the burglars gained en-
trance into his store and also the excit-
ing chase which led up to the capture of
| five OF the men.
He believes that during the time OF
tbs Turner parade Saturday evening one
OF the fellows gained access through the
back door of his premises, and finding
that all the regular attendants OF the
store were utside looking at the parade,
hid in some manner among great pile
OF mattresses, which are piled in loft in
the rear OF the store, and remained there
until the store was closed for the day,
after which he came from his hiding
place and opened the two doors which
lead to the alley, and admitted his pals
to the building where they helped them
selves.
| Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Anderson no.
ticed peculiar track from shoe in his
right hand show window, from which
| tha unnHa priprinally taL Ha
took good note Of the shape and size of
the shoe, and started out to see what he
could discover for himself
| He walked to the railroad bridge
across the Grand river. While there
he noticed two men sitting on the bridge
talking to a small boy. He hailed the
boy when he came from the north end of
| the bridge and asked him what the men
were talking to him about. The boy
replied that they had been offering him
them.
This story put Mr.. Anderson on good
clue and he entered the bridge from the
north end. He walked past the men,
but said nothing to them, as he had no
gun aud did not desire to make break
at them, without being fully prepared,
and then he was looking for the man
with the peculiar shaped foot and he did
not notice that these men had on shoes
OF the shape for which he was looking.
After crossing the bridge he walked to
the railway pumping house and asked
the pumpman il he had noticed any
hoboes around and his answer was that
there was a dozen or more making their
headquarters on the little island at the
bridge and that they had been there for
more than week. AT once MI Ander-
son borrowed the mans gun ard started
back t~ward the bridge. When some
distance from the bridge he noticed that
Marshal Allison and his deputy Wes
Smith were entering the bridge from the
north side. The men Originally spoken
of noticed Allison and Smith and maze
legs to get out OF the bridge before An
dersDa should reach there from the
south side, aud so that they would not
have to face the two men entering from
the north side. They gained the end
and swung off to the clump OF under
brush, with the now united three men in
pursuit. Down in tina midst OF a clump
of bushes these two men were caught
They then came back on the bridge and
Marshal Allison and Smith, placing the
two captured men in charge Of Mr.. An.
dersop, swung down from the central
pier OF the bridge to the island Once
they were down they soon espied four
men. Two of them were in swimming
and two on the bank A command to
throw up ,heir hands made the men
come to time and they were placed uu-
der arrest. One OF the men who was
out on the bank made his escape while
the officers we're examining the clothes
OF the two meh who were in swimming
He started to run and although several
shots ere taken at him, simply to make
him stop. He cared neither for lead or
shouts, and jumping into the swift cur
rent OF the Grand river. swan the river
and was lost sight OF on Orchard mesa.
The others we're safely brought to the
city and Landed in the city and county
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