The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-07
TALE or A BURGLAR
Told in Cleveland With a wichita
Settling.

writer IN the Cleveland Leader put,
this story at Wichitas
/ He was a prisoner in the county jail
''Why2' That really is OF no vital in
portance in this chronicle: but for the
/ sake OF the curious it might be stated
( that it was on account Of his uncontrou-
ed tendency, he said, Of finding things be
/ fore they were lost An indulgence OF
| this tendency often leads the possessor Il
periods Of long confinement in places OF
/ detention, and in this particular case the
/ prisoner allowed, in q matter Of fact tone
that he was good for about q three-year
hitch, if the judge was feeling kind OF or
binary" on the day OF passing sentence
The conversation had turned TO per
sonaI experiences OF deeds Of daring
and Of nerve, anu OF tricks employed to
dupe policemen and detectives
I got one began the burglar, ''and it
cam be beat It happened out in Wich-
tia, Kan, about three years ago It
shows just how easy it IS for a fellow 10
miss a fortune I don't believe there is
man in the country has come as near
getting good thing and tripping up as
often as I have I met q guy who claim
ed he could open a safe by working the
combination. We agreed to do a saloon
that night was a little shaL1y on the
stranger. bat needed money, and was
wiling 70 take z chance
We got some heavy paper, soaked IL
with mOlases, and stuck it on q plate
glass window, then heaved rock against
it. The glass busted without making
much noise, and We got in all right The
guy that was with ne fooled with the
combination for awhile, just long enough
for me TO see that ne knew nothing about
the matter. He wanted 70 knock the
combination of, but I wouldn't let him
as it would make too much noise, and
do no good anyhow.
Every few minutes we would rest and
hit the lunch counter or a little booze. We
bumped he booze little hard. for we got
tired pounding that safe. II was q har-
der JOB than we nad thou tt- I began
looking around in hopes that we might
ind a little loose change somewhere else.
Under the bar and hit back Of some bot
ties I found I'VE or six bags ike they
put money IN. I felt them. Money sure
enough Well. We let the safe go then
and dug out VIA those bags
we got down into the railroads yards
and liked IL out The line for a couple Of
miles It was getting daylight by that
time, and We decided 70 plant the stun
then come back. We expected that the
police would be on the watch as soon -
the saloon was open. And then al the
know how them town ma<saals are.
Throw you in AL search you Jus for the
fun Of the tA4ng..
Wei. We planted those bags and then
laid for the next RATHER going west
was suspicious OF ny partner. kept ny
eye on him and he did on ms I vas a
little afraid he would not get OF the train
when it came along. I jumped II all right
and then looked after him He got IL
but let me tell you II he hadn't, I would
surely have dropped OF again. Wen. we
did about twenty miles and then dropped
of. he was watching me, and I was
watching him. Wa never lost sight Of
each other that day.
I couldn't help thinking how heavy
those bags were. We had been so exCit-
ed when we got them that we didn't ex-
anime them very much. We wanted to
get them away. I began 70 think. IL they
were dollars, our fortunes were made I
knew If they were dollars I would be able
20 turn trick or two I never had before.
There must be more han 500 there
7 thought. Then perhaps they we're go
sold pieces. The thought made ne crazy.
Ny pard was sure they we're because they
were 50 heavy and small I could not re-
member Just how big they felt Then I
thought II they were only dfty. cent pieces
we would be all right for g year or two
anyhow. Yes, even II they were quarters,
and at last thought I would be satisfied
ii they were only ten-cent pieces.
I'VE waited around the town we wsrs
in for two days. and thea started back
after our plant 7 never watched q man
50 close il my life as I did that partner
of mine. I was afraid he would snake
me. dig up ne plant and I would get
nothing. ,.ell. we got back % The place.
BY that time I was pretty neaT Wild
thinking what I was going . % with
that money. As said before. I falt that
II the pieces we're only dimes, we Eoul1
have enough
we found the place rad dug Up the
stuff. say. II I've % Be thousand years
cid. / VII never feel a. I feir wA=u 7
saw those bags lying there before ne
81. opened them. No. x was rot money
81 all II was not - gold pisces CT So
gold pieces or > god pieCes either. There
vere no silver dollars. or halves OF gGar-
-=~s. or even 4trnes. JUST bar checks.
-oumoa bar checks cheap bar checks.
And rhA Eare was Arrl