Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08


C. w Goddard. travelling compan-
ion, who occupied the opposite berth
in the Gar Rembrandt. he appraised
him of his discovery. AT first God
dard was inclined to treat the mat
ter lightly, thinking that perhaps his
friends missing wearing apparel had
been misplaced, but after a thorough
search of the berth was made and
the trousers were not to be found
general alarm was sounded through
the car. made more powerful owing
to the fact that in a purse in the mis-
sing trousers was something over
hundred dollars
When excitement was at its height
A. r. Edison. the Pullman conductor
and porter appeared on the scene
simultaneously. Miles, the porter
Immediately acknowledged that he
had the trousers in his possession,
having found them in the isle of the
car, and making the further startling
statement that he had counted the
money which was in the pocket. With
this he produced the missing trous-
ers, but a recount of the money By
Gayord revealed the fact so Gay
ord claimed, that SAC was missing
and Miles was charged with the theft.
Fearing to arouse the sleeping pas
sengers. the Pullman conductor re-
quested the parties interested to step
into the drawing room at the end
of the car while ne went in search of
the train conductor When the three
were in the drawing room, Miles the
accused. Gayord the victim and Cod
dard the companion Gayord made
a demand upon the porter for a re-
turn of the money, at the same time
telling him that he would not say any
thing more about the affair if he
would come through with the mon
ey. In reply Miles requested another
would return the amount he took.
When another count still showed SAC
missing the porter said he had not
taken that amount and concluded his
assertion with a vile remark applied
to the victim. Gayord then mixed it
with the negro, because. as he said,
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from any person Again the colored
man gave up and retracted his state
ment, at the same time climbed up
on the seat on the opposite side of
the compartment After having gain
ed this advantageous position he be-
gan beating his victim over the head
with his lantern before held could
be given had succeeded in beating
Gayord into insensibility.
BY this time the Pullman conduc-
tor had returned in company with the
train conductor, but arrived on the
scene just in time to see the porter
make his escape through the rear
coaches A hurried search was made
OF the train and an open vestibule
stood as a mute witness to the man
ner in which the fellow had escaped
The engineer was given the signal
to stop and just as the train slowed
down the colored man was seen to
leap from the step of the open vesti-
bule and make good his escape in the
darkness. At Gooding the next stop
a general alarm was given and pos
Sc started in pursuit of the robber
and would be murderer.
Fortunately for Gayord a doctor
was found on the train and his SER
vices were Immediately devoted to-
ward the injured man. A careful
examination of his condition reveal
ed the fact that his head and face
were badly lacerated by the metal OF
the lantern and that these wounds
were filled with minute particles OF
broken glass His condition when
Pocatello was considered very eriti-
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been done to allay his sufferings. De-
spite his condition he continued on
his journey to Omaha.
The assertion of the porter that he
had found the trousers in the isle
is generally discredited by the pas
sengers Of the coach because of the
circumstances leading to the rob-
berry Just before the incident, it is
said that Miles made a complele
survey Of the car, tightly closing the
curtains covering each berth. and in
one instance in particular he closed
the curtain three times ami woult
have done so again had nos the DC
cupant demonstrated Also before
he trouble one of The lady passen
ser was awakened from sldmber by
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