Aboutthree years and a half ago there^was a firm doing business in Anaconda by^the name of Stanton A I'arrot. They were^it) the butt her business and made collec^^tions once a month, which amounted to a^considerable sum. The last collection^made was liii.iiOJ, and Ihe money was locked^up in the safe at the shop, where it was sup^^posed to be reasonably secure and out of^'he way of thieves. Ihe following day the^partners opened the shop ami safe at the^usual hour, but Wire greatIv aston^^ished at finding the money all gone.^There was no clue to the idoMtill of the rob^^bers. Evervlhing about the place bore its^usual appearance. No violence had been^resorted to; the safe had simply bu n un^^locked and the money taken. Who was the^guilty party^ Thai was the uppermost^nieaUOB m Hie minds of the citucns ot^Anaconda; but it seemed likely to go unan-
wend.
Stantonwent to Bn'te and offered a re-^Ward ot $1.(0) for Ihe apprehension and^conviction of the robber, and in order to^show his good tiutli put the money ill a^Hutte bank, to be drawn by the detectiie^who should succeed in unraveling the mys^^tery and sending the culprit to the peniten^^tiary. Application was made to the i'inker-^loiis to send on a man to ferret the matter^out. und Stanton waited impatiently for his^arrival. Two or three w, ess passed, still no^detective put in an appearance, and Manton^wrote on to know what was Ihe matter.^I be agency replied thai a man would soon^he detailed tin the work, and Stanton had^to be content.
