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Show Cul(siiim The Skulking Gang Tracked to their Haunts by Marshal Young and His Wary Sleuths AND 0LEVEBLY 0APTUEED. Holloway, Watson and Grouberg Held on Evidence that Cannot be Refuted. The skulking safe blowers who have been haunting this city for some time, are behind the bars. They wero landed, after an eventful expedition through tho gin mills, the sinister hallways of the lodging house and the dim lit and aromatic alleys. The clever work was done by Marshall John M. Young and officers Ed Jenny and Abe Randolph, tho last named, by the way, is a recent acquisition to the force. The chase and subsequent capture cap-ture is given in all its minutest details, excliissvely in these coliiinns d and unfolds a condition of lurking crime at which honest mankind may ' well shudder and clutch his weapon. .- It will be remembered by The Times readers that a cracksman giving the name of James Young was recently apprehended in Pluin alley and taken to tho city jail where he was found iu possession of a safe blower's drill and tap hammer. Among other effects upon him was a letter that furnished fur-nished tho sleuths with ' the First Substantial Tip that a powerful organization of thugs and safe blowers were operating in the city. This letter that unlocked the whole conspiracy and laid the matter bare was jealously guarded by Marshal Mar-shal Young, and contained the following, follow-ing, the word "peats" being the cracksman's cracks-man's synonym for safes: Salt I.Akf, Utah, Doc. 30. 10. . Mr. Younu: i turtle untiliPd m"that be received a letter from you stilting that you hiul two jit'iits la piKht. Von say thiit they contain one thousand thou-sand (flOKi) doltitrs in lawful money; If Bin h In Ihe case I hvae no objections to shaiinir the spoils with von. I,ook tlieni up well. See who the maker Is and let me know by return mall. See If the bolt works are In the front or 1 biiek. Don't forjrt- to Kiva me Ihe maker's name. How are you situaie 1 for blowinar. Lot me know if they are In pmit place. If you i.ave any money (jo in the place and ciange aa.) dollars, and yo.i will mm if he. has any money there, and you will tret a chime to see where the bolt works are and also the name of the safe. Hoping that you mean business, I remain, yours re.-pec Uully, ' J. H. Watson. These revelations naturally Stimulated the Sleuth to greater action and tho chase betrau. Yesterday afternoon Mar- sliul Young unearthed the fact that Percy llalloway, employed at White & Sou's butcher shop, had some connection with the gang, and going to his lodgings his grip sack was shaken down. In it was found all tho articles that are used in tho art of safe blowing, including a brace drills, fuse, giant powder and giant caps, the acids and oils and four six iuch bolts with padded heads that are employed in tho removal re-moval of the safe tumblers. A lady's watch was also secured while Holloway himself ported a Swiss Movement, llalloway was taken in limbo and aid tho articles had been eft with him for safe keep-ng keep-ng not for safe blowing- After iomo persuasion he cansenteil to ae-Minpany ae-Minpany the officers and identify J, 15. Watson, author of the Young letter. Watson was found in the Wasatch saloon, below the Cullen house, with tho footpad's festive shooter iu his pant's pocket. His lodgings were visited and in a valise belonging to Kmil U. Grouberg. alias G. B. Grouberg, painter by trade, another batch of safe-blowers safe-blowers material M as revealed. There I was fuse, the box in which the giant , j caps were contained, a padded bolt and I the knuts that y Fitted the Fonr Bolls. I found in'llalloway's room. Another link in tha chain. With these in his possession, the marshal and his aids continued their search. At eleven o'clock Watson '"the correspondent" was in the official grasp and the hunt for Grouberg waxed hot. At 3 o'clock this morning n. he was in the lap of the law, and j K few minutes later was in the county ' . jail with Holloway, while 1 Watson was confined In the ' ) eity jail. With their captives 1 i securely caged, the officers went to the J scene of recent attempts at j safe blowing and ascertained 1 lhat the drills and bolts corresponded 1 tta the holes in the door. Thus j 4vaa the chain completed. The ! capture is the cleverest of tho season i and its authors are entitled to a world of MOMtteadaliau. .'''.'' i 1 . j ! i l |