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Show W AYLAID BX HIO HWAYM EN. , The Kperience a Number ot Citizens Underwent Lastnlglit. Footpads resumed operation lastnight and the nervo and cheek thoy display jumping upon the unwary and demanding demand-ing their valuables is suprising. Col. J. Smith had an experience that he will not soon forget. About 11 o'clock ho was proceeding homo afoot and when at Seventh Soutli and Main streets, two men came from their hiding and displaying dis-playing blunderbusses lirmly requested him to transfer his personal possessions to them. The Colonel having become expert in dodging bullets while dying and bleeding that his country might be saved, threw himself prone on the sidewalk upon the presentation of tho muzzlo of the shooting iron to his face, and as he did so the pistol was prematurely discharged. The ball did no harm, aud the hold-ups becoming becom-ing frightened, ran off empty-handed. At Sixth East and Sixth South a man by the name of Martin mot two highwaymen high-waymen at 1 o'clock this morning. They went through him and secured a valuable watch. His money the thieves did not find, and as they were about to depart ho began negotiations with them. He offered them crisp $10 bill for the return of the timepiece, aud the transaction took place there and then. Shortly before 2 o'clock a fellow complained com-plained at police headquarters that he had been suspended in front of tho Progress block, and relieved of what spare change he had not already dolled out for whisky. As he was considerably con-siderably under the influence of tho stuff, but little stock was taken iu his repsesentatious. |