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Show A Miul 1 tilel Murdered. San Francisco, 25. Henry Smith, colored, nightwatchman of the mint, has been arreeted, charged with stealing steal-ing about $20,000 in gold bullion. A small smelting furnaoe aud about $6,000 worth ot gold ingots were found buried in the p;isouer's garden, and $1,000 in coin on the premises. Hib thefts have extended over a period of three years. Paul Rieger, a Front street merchant, mer-chant, was fuund murdered and robbed near Olemn, Marin county, this morning. He went there on Saturday Satur-day on a fishing excursion. The murderer is supposed to be a convict that recently escaped from the peni-, peni-, tcntiary. |