Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-18
HARRY LlGHTI1R's BRAVERY.
Captured = Iotsd Burglar in
Denver.

Harry Lightnsr, formerly Of Co. 1
and Of Abilene, now Denver
Pinkerton patrolman, captured a
noted burglar the other night. Tracks
In the snow led him to the rear Of .
hardware store whore . window was
open. Lightner entered, found .
man, had fight with him and at last
marched him to police station. He
was a noted crook wanted in several
cities.
The Denver News says: "O6icers
Of the Pinkerton force here praise
Lightner for bis capture, He is a
new man in police work, but had
experience during the war as a sol.
der in the rough rider regiment.
While he fired bis revolver several
times in making the arrest the patrol
man did SO merely to get help"
Denver News: Dan Shannon, who
was arrested BY Pinkerton Patrolman
Lightner while in the act Of burglar.
iziug the John Deere Plow companys
place, wants to die. He has served
several penitentiary sentences and,
with another term in prison before
him, he sees nothing in life, and de-
clares that be would kill himself had
be the means Of so doing.
Sergeant Southland, into whose
hands the case was given when the
arrest was made, talked with Shan
non yesterday. y would kill myself
II | had anything to do it with, !" said
the prisoner. Cant you fix it so
that can cash IMP I'm no good and
I'll 60 u2 again. And ! just got out,
What is the use Of living this wayp"
The case against Shannon means
sure imprisonment. He knows it and
be Is tired. Shannon has an excellent
wife. She called at police headquar.
ters yesterday and talked with him
long time. When she left the hard
ened criminal was silent.
The prisoner is recognized ASA
three-termer and a dangerous burglar.
He demonstrated his qualities when
be made severe fight on the PATROL
man. Ia 1882 Shannon was arrested
in Denver aud sent up for burglary.
Petty larceny was bis next offense
and he did time in the county Jail tor
this. In 1895 be went up for two
years for grand larceny. Later he
was sent up from Omaha. Shannon
but recently returned to Denver. He
says he came from Tie Siding, Wyo.
The battle Of Lightner with Shan
non, or jackson as his real name
probably is, was fierce. Lightner was
patrolling the beat along Wazee
street. When be reached the corner
Of Fifteenth he noticed that one Of the
windows on the Wazee side Of the
John Deere Plow company's building
was slightly open. Footprints in the
newly fallen snow attracted bis fur.
Their attention They led to the win
dow. The Waterman walked over to
the window and raised it. With the
aid Of his dark lantern he saw snow
on desk by the window inside the
Office. He climbed in and was crop.
ing around trying to find place to
turn on the electric light when he
heard noises in one Of the rear rooms
Of the office. He turned back then
and found Jackson near an opened
desk, ready to loot it. The watch
man ordered Jackson to surrender, at
the same time drawing his revolver.
Jackson made no resistance until
he was ordered to climb over the desk
and out Of the window. Jackson did
30, but the moment he reached the
ground be pulled down the window,
making prisoner Of the Waterman.
jackson started running alcng Wszee
toward Fourteenth. Lightner leaped
over the desk and out Of the window.
The detective, fearing his prisoner
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