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Show THE CREEPY GARROTER. ' A Ptraoe of Hichwayinaa Iascnd oa a Car Candnetov. Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning as S. C. Johnson the conductor of car It on the city line was passing the Kighth ward school bonne a wayfarer bailed him for the time of the morning. Turning to inform the fellow that he bad no time piece be was about to move on when a secoud footpad covered him with an ugly sixahooter. Thoy then relieved him of a poiket knife, a silk handerchiof and tM2.!50 in cold csrh, the larger portion por-tion of which belonged to the company. The otlicers feel conlident of capturing the perpetrators. Poltne Piokloia. The board of police commissioners resumed their labors at 2 o'clock tins afternoon, at which time the defense begnn its testimony. t. Kobueta. arrested yesterday on complaint of ITotiry il. Newman, who charged him with criminal libel, had his examination before Judge (ice th g morniug. aud was discharged. Assistant Kichnor prosecutud, w hile K. 15. Crltohlow appeared for the pefonse. Van Voorhees has apartments at the city jail, whero he will be continud in default of bail pending tha result of King's injuries. King is still confined to hi apartments at the Cannon home but is getting aloug belter than was first apprehended. |