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Show THE POLICE RECORD. The Committee in Session Burglars CapturedPolice Cap-turedPolice t'ickiiisrH. The jiolici' committee lias ordered a series of meetings by which the- expect to disentangle disen-tangle the present conditions in the police department and iret order out of chaos. The exact line of proceednre or hy what suhtle metric they expect to achieve the ends in view has not yet leaked out. Perhaps they mean to consult their chief of police now that the. administration has hc.cn crimsoned with the life blood of one man? If sik, they have decided on the proper course. If any man has fathomed the situation it is Marshal Vouuir, iKit not having been extended the courtesies usually enjoyed by a chief in a city of this magnitude, lie has very wisely kept his pence." The present juncture is a critical one in police circles. The members to a man admit it, and the action of the committee will be awaited with very peculiar interest by all of them. A IJariuK liobberv. The marauder entered the Grand hotel at an early hour yesterday morning and proceeded pro-ceeded systematically through ihe rooms of the various guests. The lights were turned down, the hallways darkened and the apartments apart-ments critically invoiced, w hen they reached the room occupied by the landlorJ, I. J. McCiosky. He w as awakened by the presence pres-ence of some one and saw the marauder crouch behind a chair.' "Have you got any stuiT'r"' asked the visitor. vis-itor. "Not a split' er," chirruped Mack. "W'crcs our clothes':"' demanded the delegation. "You've got "em."' replied Mack, as he gc..ed for the last lime on the vest that contained con-tained his gold watch. The fellow retreated towards the exit and a moment, later had disappeared in the darkness without. I.os, a gold watch and chain belonging to the landlord and s-H that f arret t had been holding onto for an afternoon's after-noon's drive. Burglars Captured. Deputy Sheriff Snioot whose jurisdiction 1 covers Sugar HoHse ward came in this morning morn-ing with a brace of burglars who were arrested ar-rested by him yesterday and w ho spent the night iu the penitentiary. The attention of the olhcer was called to them by the boys who, while playing in the locality came upon a mysterious plant consisting of two revol- j vers and a kit of burglars tools. Deputy I Sheriff Smoot at once stationed hiniseii in the locality and a short time after the owners of the plant made their appearance. Both were nabbed and under the names "of "John Doe aud Kichard Doe are awaiting trial iu the city jail. |