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Show Highway Robbery. About ihrou months ;i;o it loMier named Remniingtou deeirtid Irom the Fourteenth regiment at Camp Douglas, since which time neither the military nor civil authorities have l2cn able to capture tho deserter. LaBt night, ahout 9 o'clock, Rem-miugton Rem-miugton met a friend from Camp, named Miller-with whom he bad served at the bottom of Commercial street, and requested Miller to accompany accom-pany biui, ub he wished to talk with him. Complyirg witb tho request Miller walked with Remmington to the Eighth v.:i-d square, and when close to that place they stood aLd Ulked. While thu3 engaged en-gaged a civilian approached and upon coming up to Mil'er pointed a pistol at bis head and told him to give up bis money or be would "bl w the top of bij bed ofl." Miller pulled $45 out of his pocket and handed it to the person dressed in citileu'a clotheo. During this time Remmington stocd and looked on, neither takiug pirt in the robbery, nor ofJeriug any reit-ance. reit-ance. But as soon as the money had been obtained both bade Miller crawl through a hole in the fence and told him to run across tbeequare, threatening threaten-ing to kilt him n he showed any disposition to ditobey this order. Miller did as he was bid, and the robbers moved away. The soldier re ported the matter to the piovoit guard ' in this citv. who in turn informed ihn . police, acd a search commenced. The robbery took place about 9 o'clock and belore 10 Remmington and the civilian were discovered by the provost guard asleep in the Colorado Color-ado house, Miller identifying them as soon as he beheld them. Remmington Remming-ton had eome fifty odd dollars on his person, and both were armed. They were Icdged in the city jail last night, and tbe citizen will have a bearing to-day. Remmington will, doubtless, be dealt with by the iniliUry authorities. |