The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-28
LOSES HIS MONEY
STAGE MANAGER FOR THOMAS
sEABROoKE IN TROUBLE.
CURIOSITY IS HIS UNDoING
Falls Among Thieves and Later APP
pears at the Police Station in the
Patrol Wagon to Tell His
Troubles.

L. P. Hicks is the veteran manager OF
Thomas @. Seabrooke's company. Also
he has the dignified part of the admin
istration in "A Modern Crusoe.'
Mr.. Hicks is a cosmopolitan. Also, ne
has grey hair.
The fires of youth burn just as bright
ly in the bosom of the veteran as IN ms
younger days. when first he promen-
AIDED the Rialto and accepted fragrant
bouquets and scented notes from the
New York matinee girls.
Those were days of halcyon youth-of
weird adventures and thrilling VIC
tories. Their fragrant memories llnger
yet with MI. Hicks.
In New York Mr.. Hicks is bon
yivnat-a boon companion of the gay
beaus of the clubs-a hail-felloW we'll
met. He's a Bohemian pure-a chan
sonette perfecto.
Wins Fame and Fortune.
AS boulevardiec Mr.. Hicks has won
fame and lost fortunes. His knowledge
of the great tender,oin district is both
intense and thorough. His good nature
makes him a guide most valuable to
those fortunate friends who secure his
services.
secrets of the underworld has never left
the boulevardier. In his yearly Pilgrim
ages across the continent he has ac-
uuired a demi-mondaine experience
worthy Of scrapbook history.
Never, until he came to Eutte, did Mr..
Hicks succumb to the wiles of his sub
jects of investigation. Never before did
he fall victim to his own curiosity and
| robbers.
But dn Butte he met his fate-a fate
| long delayed, but inevitable to the
! "wise" ones.
| Last night Mr. Hicks met friends Of
| his own class-men whose commaraderie
| he placed beyond price. In his enthusi-
| asm he yielded to pcrsuasions and con-
scented to give his friends glimpse of
| the shadows of live city.
Up-to-Date Trip.
AS Sol Levy, the Corkonian. would
put 1.-THE trip was ''up-to-date.
Jerquesson movement" Mr.. Hicks and
his friends saw many things.
| The friends departed ere the final act
and Mr.. Hicks pursued his psychological
investigation alone.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
Mr.. Hicks drove up to the police station.
His driver was Jerry O'Brien, the con-
queror and master of the fiery team of
grays owned by the municipality of
Butte. With Mr.. Hicks We're officers
Byrnes and Radmilovich and the Misses
Jessie Thomas and Jennie Smith. resi-
| dents OF Butte.
| Mr.. Hicks Explains.
To Chief Reynolds Mr.. Hicks explain
| ed the cause of his ride with motley
| association.
Mr.. Hicks had been robbed.
Miss Smith, who is saffron colored,
with sornber trimmings, was the rob-
her, according to the administrator who
nightly, in the mimic world, handles es-
tates valued at millions.
Miss Thomas, who is of very pale
face persuasion, received the stolen
property according to Mr.. Hicks.
In his explanation Mr.. Hicks told the
chief he had three $40 bills in a little bag
attached to a cord around his neck
and some silver in a small purse in his
pocket.
This money, he says, was fOrcib1y
taken from him Ay the dusky Amazon
and appropriated by her white COM
panion.
The two women We're locked up on
| charges of robbery. When searched
they had but $40 or Sill in silver between
| them
Chief Reynolds and Detective Murphy
learned that a man known as "French
Charley associated with the women.
They found him in No. 81 Galena street
sound asleep.
With great skill the chief searched the
sleeper, winning praise 1rom his brother
officer for his dizziness in going through
the man without waking him. The
room was also searched, but no money
or evidences of the robbery We're found
The women will be arraigned before
Judge Boyle tomorrow morning.