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Show INFESTED BY TIIIEVES7 The Oity Overrun With An Organised Gang of Hold Ups and Dishonest Dis-honest Sneaks, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN K0BBED. It's a Pretty Long List and Thair Losses Cousist of Money and Jewelry. Salt Lake City nt the present lime is undoubtedly infested by as tough a gang of thieves as ever were allowed to go unpunished, or for that matter to live on the face of tho earth. Scarcely a night pa-'ses over without some one being be-ing "held up," robbed, and murderously abused, and the reports of petty thefts all over tho town are much more numerous nu-merous than tho average resident is aware of. Many of these depredations and assaults are reported by the newspapers news-papers of the city, many are not. For instance on Saturday last two well known carpenter of Suit Lake 1. U. Finnan and George Raybouhl while engaged at work ou tho new residence of Mr. Choosoniau, corner of Fourth South ami Second West streets, were relieved of their watches, both of them being of considerable value. The thief quietly cutcrcd the shed where the vests of the above mimed were hanging ami pocketed the two silver tickers. Of course there is no clue n to who the thief is, not even tho slightest suspicion. Another theft was successfully oper-utrd oper-utrd at the houiC of Mr. George Hard-man, Hard-man, ou Second West bet ween Sixth and Seventh South. Thin imo the thief managed to mako a considerable haul of clothing from a closet, an entrance en-trance to which was gained by cutting the wire screen ou the closet window, No cluo as to the thief. Then the house of Mr. T. Woodbury, between Sixth South and Second West, was visited a few days ago and the audacious thief this time even entered Mr. Woodbury's bedroom and stole his pants. Because of tho hot weather the bed room door had beo.i left open, bo that noeess to the promises was an easy matter. 1'pon getting ui iu the morning morn-ing Mr. Woodbury could not find his pants anywhere, llo was certain ho look them off the previous night, and now they were gone. Fortunately he had anoiher pair, and dolling these and looking around he found the missing pants in the back yard, minus some II or in silver. No cluo. Awell known saloon keeperof this city hail occasion to bo wending his w ay homeward the other morning about. 4 o'clock, and when he reached Fourth South and Main streets two tneu emerged from behind a tree ami called tho dispenser of liiiuids to "halt." lie obeyed tho call, and suited the action by promptly drawing his revolver. re-volver. This staggered, the footpads, and after a few hot wofds took to their heels up street. "To sou them run was a treat," said the saloon man. "Why, you could have played a game of cards on their coat tails, and the dust they raised was a caution." About a month or live weeks ago the Times readers will remember that a young man named Joseph Hall, residing resid-ing with his parents on the corner of Ninth South and the State road, was sand bagged ou tho corner of Kighth South and tho Stale road, about the hour of midnight, and several shots fired at him upon his running away. Only eighteen years of ago ho was a terribly scared boy, and next day, or verv soon after the affray, took to his bed with sickness from which ho never recovered, having died on Sunday af- tcrnoon about half past 2 o clock, as reported in The Timks of last evening. The grief of his parents can be imagined. imag-ined. The two men who attempted to hold the young man up may bn looked noon as murderers, and it is a thousand pities they aro likely to escapo punish-ment punish-ment for "their crime. 'There is still another case to be nut on record. A young man employed at the Utah Cement works corner Fifth West and South streets n watchman, was robbed about a month ago. Ho went to his bed about hi nsiial time iu a tent erected near the works. About midnight two men entered the tent, woke him up, covered him with a pistol and inquired if he had any money. lie gave an evasive reply, whereupon the robber said lliey would scinch the tent anyhow. any-how. In their search they found tinder the bed pillow a silver watch, some tVi in silver nnd a chock for about l(0 drawn upon an Omaha bank. Satislled with their find they withdrew into the darkness aud off. The young man raised an alarm in a few moments, but to no avail, the thieve had gone. Payment of the cheek was promptly stojiped, but the watch and money are gone, W hen will some tif these f"llow be made to bite the dust? They are until to live, and nobody would feel sorry lo hear of them being shot down in "the same manner that one would shoot dogs. The police, no doubt, do lh ir best to capture such characters, but in a town of the si.e of Salt Lake. wilh such a limited force of police in the outskirts of the city, depredation of the abovs description will always be easy of no- eompiishmcut. By ami by lhe ciii.em may have to organize a force of special I police for their own protection. |