The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
TREASURE IS STOLEN
FROM NEGRO
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TAKEN
FROM coLoRED MANS PREM
Uses, HE SAYS.

san Antonio, Texas. Aug. 25.-Treas-
ure estimated nj from $4,000 tn $50
0n1 was stolen from the premises If
RI. A. Alexander, "A negro residing mt
545 Gala cher alley. At least this is
what Mistah Alexander tells the po-
lice. That institution being saturated
with skepticsm and ynu-got- ito show
me spirit when it comes to affairs in
vulving the American. has ser
ious doubts on the case Still upon
The earnest solicitation of the negro.
city Detective Neumann WAS in
Structed Ia Investigate the case. and
Chief of Police Van Ripper is now
spending SieepIess nights trying tn
unravcl the mystery in accordance
with the best Sherlock Holmes meth
DDS
The facts in the case are somewhat
peculiar. likewise 4 whole heap nm
earthly. Mr.. Alexander. though not
suffering from AN excess of chicken
pie or watermelon, discovered II few
nights ago that peculiar will % the
wisp light was fitting about one at
the corners of his back yard. Incl
dentaIly he noticed that his house was
taking Il slight list in that direction.
though the SeiSmagTaph of the local
weather bureau did not show even the
slightest tremor Visions of buried
treasure began to haunt Mr.. Alexan-
der, No doubt one of the monks Of
the old missions had buried his i'll
gotten gains on that spot and his spirit
guard over II.
1t was at this junCture that an uh-
known and now missing negro APP
peared on the scene. According to his
own statements and subsequent devei-
opments he was wise" man. For
the small compensation of $40 he Of
fered to brave the evil spirit that Kept
vigil over the treasure and dig II UP
Without wasting much time he pro
rro,led to get busy Soon IA hole SKI
feet and feet in depth had been dug.
The wise negro MAS still digging.
once more his pick descended, anu
this time it struck what sounded like
an iron pot The receptacle of the
treasure was lifted out of the hole
with due snlcmnity: its lid removed
1t WAS found to be filled with gold
coins.
BEFORE this hcAh money can b"
'prupriated by yuah." said the wise
negro. All must haVe some more nj
Your money. This Time it'll he S@h.
Oats the verdict al them spirit~'
The So was handed the Wise negro in
druhle-auick time. The pot was re
turned tn its resting place and the
hole filled up again.
Mr.. Alexander Was still feeling
much joy when mkt morning he
meandered toward the corner nj the
back yard where the hole WAS. Surely
Dame Fortune Was kind IL him, liut
fnv turned into chagr!n. grief. and
either sad emotion. when he behcld the
empty hole. The treasure was gone
only the empty pot greeted Mr., Alex
ander with vagn" and vacant stare
The polite are now working on inns
wunderTul ease. They are ot the olAh-
ion that the wise negro is MISC thatth-
There are. however me or two iae~
tors In thu case that puzzle them.
Mr.. Alexander and same other negroes
whn SAW the geld r"ins in the pol
.,,eintain that they wrr" not hypno-
tEEtd Mt The time and that the gold
Ms real euou-h. TIL weather HaNhS
hr.I ~nns-NhAt hat e. some time Il -
har,ll. ,~t:s.rivuhir thtt a nesrC mnuid
dig "a hn9s. ~ feet deep for p3'i't
consideration All So Ia addition, Mr.
Alexander j. sure that uahodN shaid
have dug "A hrIc AT that Size In his
ward without his kunwing SOM thing
about it, Til" phenomenon III the viii
"a the ,E{-. LIGHT HrH the settling af