| Show recovered tle te property perhaps one of the cleverest ol of work ark that gentleman has bag ever performed was completed last evening by sheriff aru erin rec recover overine lne the property stolen from the D ft 4 R 0 train a week ago lost sunday morning at P V junction to be begin r gin with 0 the main Ms clue upon which all ate evidence hung was nothing more than a shoe in the mud where one of the thieves had thrown the box into the creek to this was added some words dropped in a brunten spree and these with other minor points led fed to the arrest ot of four tramps named john daly mike anderson mud and wm H HAT harrison 18 on A 4 search discovered noth ing on the men but some silver coin 0 about the amount and the do de nominations of the stolen property of I 1 h W diamond pin a pair of HO 10 sleeve buttons and a neavy gold ring no trace could tk rife found after daly dalys discharge on friday the sheriff set out to and the missing property making liberal promises to daly for his assistance but the latter was unable to give dive the points wanted ile he however told enough to enable the sheriff after careful tracking and search to find a broken pocketknife pocket packet knife which had been used in making a deposit of the valuables this he showed the next morning to the prisoners who were now convinced that the secret had been div given en away andersons promise to and the cash was accepted and be in company with sheriff turner tamer and joseph faucett set out for clear creek where the men were first notified that they were suspected here before the arrival of toe sheriff from V P V they had deposited the jewelly by the side of the track while in full fall sight of some sohie of their attendants arrived M clear creek anderson revealed the hiding biding place at once and its contents were taken possession pas session of it was thought advisable however to go on to P V before returning aul it was about ten when aben the party started on their return trip after passing the summit mr turner went into the rear car leaving anderson in the smoker in charge of mr faucett returning just before clear creek was waa reached ched the sheriff found that fetched retched ret th the prisoner had leaped from the running train through the closet window A party immediately put back and it was no long before the escaped bird came running out of the pitchy darkness right against the muzzle of mr turners pistol that put an end to his wanderings the party returned sate safe and sound this morning mr conlisk has been telegraphed of the recovery and will again come into possession of his property on the return of the train all but a ten dollar gold piece being be found A ang U issei july 30 IM 1888 |
