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Show aiiiiim c.raii. Ths Last, of tbs Old Pea Wall Cartod Awr.y ami the Lr.nt of the Prison Eomtcce Disappears. THE OLD CRY OP ROBBERY- A Sonnational Holdup in tbe I. X, Li Saioin ArrobleJ for P.obljory Polite Pickingj- 'I'he Inst of tho old adobe wall upon which is the romance ami tragedy of no many hvei passed out of tin; gates of thu penitentiary yesterday arid with it peiii.li the crudely curved initials of many of the most desperate character that have li?ure 1 in the annals of the frontier, 'i lit! new walla by which the prison is bolted have been completed, the new towers for the guards and patrolmen pa-trolmen are models of comfort, and the institution is now a credit to the territory. Theru are now within its co a tines 1H0 prisoners, the latest arrival arri-val beinjj Hi UicD, who has been taking liberties with his neighbor horses up in tho locality of Kelton. Then, again, the courts have been practically idle durint! tho summer months, which fat cut oil' the resources of tho cell, while a large number having served Feateuce and received pardons have been discharged. dis-charged. 'I here are but two pris ners sent there under the provisions of t'.io l-idmunds-Tucker act left within its walls, and unless un-less the approaching term of the court should furnish a new batch this class of inmates w ill remain only its a reminiscence. reminis-cence. During the ad'minisirstiou of Deputy Warden Yandercnok thero has been out ono siiciw-artil delivery from its walls. In this Wilson ami McManus ell'cctod their escape, while tho third man wis recaptured and is now paying bis penalty. 'i'he KdniiitiiU-Tucker law, according to tlie register at the pun, has about accomplished ac-complished all for which it was designed, de-signed, and is now rarely taken from the shelf It was approved in March, Wl, nd taking el.eia in March, 1KS7, the deputy I'uited States Marshals Mar-shals began a campaign against those at whom the congressional howitzer was levelled the parallel of which will propably never be seen. They were rounded up on charges of poiygamj, unlawful cohabitation, bigamy big-amy and adultery in troop and cargo. The old walls held scores of them who declined to abandon the teaching that had been born and bred in them. That exciting era is practically a thing of the past however and there remain but two convict iu the walls of the prison to tell of the eventful struggle tietweeu tho law and those who dotted it. Th. Sharp. Arrant. Nu action has as yel followed up the arrest of W illiam S. Sharpe, which is probably due to the position taken in the matter by Minor Scott and a bevy of libera! leaders. It is charged that Shatpe has been experiencing a period of "inocuoiia desuetude" that began Mime live years ago and tht his ca e would come under tho ordinance. Mr. Kichnor savs that no complaint has as yet been sworn to, and that until that is done the vital plank in a cause of action ac-tion is lacking. Tho defendant is said to be an vious to have his record cn-iu:ivd cn-iu:ivd into that the spot ou his escutcheon may bo removed. Plrked If.r I'orkrt. The nimble lingered gentry again got in their w ork on the crowd last night and Mrs. Lowe, a resident of ()g-dun ()g-dun who is t.ow visiting friends in this city, was relieved of a purse containing contain-ing $.') while watching tho matmeiivers ot the Detihalter riles from Kio (irando corner. The lady detected the fact that a strange hand was in her pocket and gave tint alarm but the thief had disappeared disap-peared iu the crowd. A Cry for Help. At an early hour this morning vociferous vo-ciferous cries for help near the uepi t I terminus of First South street, aroused I tho yard watchman and a reporter who hastened in tho direction of the locality but were unable to bud any one iu distress dis-tress aud returned. I'otine Picking-. Six drunks comprised the class before be-fore Judge lieu this morning. Carl Marshal for resisting Ollicer Ks-slinger Ks-slinger was lined $;'() aud costs. Pat Foy, an actor who plays bad comedy at the Franklin avenue theater and worse comedy at home, was arrested ar-rested by Ollicer Jenkins at an early hour this morning and lined $iU for disturbance. Joe Bouesteel, the bad man from Franklin avenue who threatened to blow a bole through a half dozen men yesterday afternoon, was taken before Jinlue dee this morning aud, upon examination, ex-amination, was lined $150 and costs. The prisoner gave notice of appeal, and before a jury of law-abiding citizens citi-zens should ilraw the capital prize $:!0H and six months. Lizzie Waiters, Alice Carlton, (ieoige Lawton and Charles Anderson wero arrested ar-rested last night ou a charge of robbing rob-bing a Swede in the back room of tlie I. X. L. saloon. At the trial this morning morn-ing the prosecuting witness admitted that he was tinder the influence of liiiiorand had less than a dollar when he entered the room. The women were lined $'") each for being inmates of a house of ill-fame anil the men wero delivered de-livered a free leetmv ou corrupt associations. |