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Show THE BUCKS DID IT. A Brace of Burly Ethiopians Make a Baid on the Leadville House at Lamp-L' gb.t. EFFECTS OF SUNDAY CLOSING. A Snsik Thief Gets an Even Hundred A Wife-Beater Taken in the Toils-Police Toils-Police Boundup. One of tho boldest robberies that have been registered this season was that enacted en-acted at the Leadville lodgiug house on Second South near the corner of Commercial Com-mercial at 8 o'clock last evening on which occasion a pair of delegates from Ethiopia invaded the place and departed de-parted with a trunk belonging to Geo. Homill. The guests had just finished their Sunday evening tasks at the table and with thoir toothpicks were looking into hollow teeth when the bucks sauntered in and looking about the room fur a moment coupled on to the Saratoga that occupied a place in the office. Before Be-fore even the clerk had time to look after the account of its owner the estate es-tate bad vanished and when it was ascertained that a robbery had been perpetrated appeal was made to Oflicer Albright. Tho episode was reported to several others since which time tho alley ways have been vainly searched. Sunday Closing. The highly moral atmosphere that is derived from Sunday closing was never demonstrated with more perceptible percep-tible emphasis than last evening on which occasion nine drunks fell Into the official cost net. The saloou had been closed throughout tho day that is the man who didn't have occasion to importune the worm of the still thought it was. The lights that usually shed their effulgence over the arrlstocratic fixtures were shut out and to all appearance ap-pearance it was dry as a day in Kansas. Late in the afternoon the horizon presented a lurid change and was tilled with the scarlet tracings of the man. who paints. Testimonials of inebriety seem to issue from every source, and by midnight nine drunks were languishing behind the locker at the city jail. Th Marry Safe Hlower. The policemen and the cracksmen are playing hido-an'-seek with each other, and a bevy of suspects have been invited to abandon the city with- out further notice. A second attempt to blow a safe and gather in its contents con-tents was made early Sunday morning at Nichol's wholesale house ou West Temple street, at which time entrance was effected at the rear window. Having Hav-ing deadheaded their way into the place the visitors proceeded against the safe, but as at Peterson & Kobbin's butcher shop, they drilled too high to reach the combination. It is quite evident evi-dent to the police that the gang w ho are doing this work are anything but skilled professionals, as none of the efforts ef-forts have yet been snccessful. Ad Even Hundred. James Thompson was taken before Judge Laney this morning and convicted con-victed upon a charge of stealing a coat and vest, and was sentenced to 100 days in the city jail. Ho had been a spectator spec-tator nt a boxing match and departed with tho garments of one of the participants. partici-pants. A Wife neuter. George Breman was defendant in a case before Judge Lanoy this morning morn-ing and was taxed for assaulting as-saulting his wifo. Breman resides down ou Eighth West street and recently re-cently had a misunderstanding with his wife. Piqued at the affair he deserted her and last night on returning to the house drove her from its doors. Mr. Eichnor read from the riot act in a very plain voice, whereupon Breman was given $10 and costs. Folios Picking. William Overstreet arrested for petty larceny was discharged. John 1'atton was taken in by the finest last nieht on a charm- of vi- grancy. August Labert, Tom Cavanaugh, Jas. Evans and Lewis Olsen composed a quartette who were found sleeping in a f-eight car, and each of whom were lined $10 aud costs. There were thirteen drunks to testify ! to the vigilance of the officers iu the I morning class. , , . |