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Show II ANN A SSM I LE D 1 D 1t7 Clever Manner in Which the Fugitive Eobher Was Captured by the 0 'Ulcers. JHIS S0ECEEE33 DENIED HIM. j : While a Bob-Tail Mustache Failed as a Disguise Pickings from the Dipartmentt A. W. Murray, the man of multifer-iotn multifer-iotn names who has been playing hide-an'-seek with the police, since his escapade es-capade at lions' lumber yard was intercepted in-tercepted by a committee from police headquarters, consisting of Marshal Voting and Captain Parker lasl night and dually induced to forego his trip to Kansas City until he had accepted the hospitalities of the turnkey duwuat the city jail. The capture of this slippery and elusive elu-sive genius is one that rellects much credit on the depart!. lent anil was a "ninaterly' stroke for the detectives and "blue coats." Having followed Hannah Han-nah Moore, the the black-eyed sorceress, sorcer-ess, to Ogdeu word was dispatched to Marshal Metcalfe to keep his eye open fur her fugitive confederate. The reply re-ply came, last night that Hannah had invested iu tickets for two for Kansas City but "had gone it alone." The lone baud act w as an old one, however, and w hen the Rio Grande passenger arrived ar-rived the officers boarded it. There sat Hannah, smiling hut none the less superbly derisive. Shu swore with the emphasis of a shrew that Murray had abandoned her and the officers might hae been baffled but for the congratulatory congratu-latory glance that sped like an arrow at a passenger across the aisle. A new hair cut, the bobbing of his mustache aud the change of apparel failed to disguise him and botu were dragged fortli and taken to headquarters where he was slated as John Adler while tho tickets on which he was traveling bore the name of George W. Alger. Charles alder was suminonded as was also the "chambei maid" at the livery stable from wnom be bad obtained the out lit. linth ideiititied him, and this morning Officer Daniels who had the altercation with him at the time of his llight, pronounced pro-nounced him the right man. Hannah's hopes w ere shattered. The game was up, and asking that she might interview Murray, she bundled up her trappings i.nd boarded a street car for the depot. Murray languishes in tho locker. Police Ticking.. Albert F. Reichie alias O. A. Rippey, the enterprising genius who has been fleecing the unwary as a spurious correspondent cor-respondent of Harper's Weekly and of the Union Pacific railroad company's Time Table folder, was taken before Judge Laney this morning and entered n plea of not gu.lty, whereupon his trial was set for this afternoon. , John Jordan alias Shorty Mitchell,' l.o fcwrved a term of live years in the penitentiary, was arrested last uight in company with Walter Poreher for steal-incitivn steal-incitivn hpirs of heer and this niornintr 1 pleaded not guilty. Officer Al Kcklund has retired from the force to engage in a more lucrative business, and hereafter will be found at Range & Sullivan's. He goes away with a wealth of laurels in his girdle. There were thirteen drunks before Judge Laney this morning. James L. Lynch, for carrying a slung shot paid $10 into the till. |