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Show HE LANDED HIS MAN. THE EXPERIENCE OF A PATROLMAN WITH A COMMON SNEAK THIEF. The Nomination of Suliorilinato Oflicera to Xnkn I'luco TenifUt- Tho Suppro-ss-ion ol .-VlltK4Ml Dotectivca I'oli.'e Pidtlnga. OSCtt Sheets made :i t upture late yBsic day afternoon tlilt distinguishes him as a, man of almost Inexhauftlble forbetranee, PraoJc PltU has served thirty -Are days in. tlie city jail aud had. on his word of honor, promised Doctor itallelgh, who had subserved sub-served his appetite and his anatomy generally, gener-ally, that he proposed to make a better man of himself. He starLvd out to do it. The lirst Opening he saw was at Kellner's dry goods 'emporium; He hastily invoieed the spaeious rooms that were tilled with every variety of foods uud riveted his eye on a bolt of silk. I'resto Lud the bolt of silk wont under his eoat. 1'resto and the thief was going at an excursion ex-cursion rate. Presto and Officer Sheets was on his trail. Just as the fugitive was about to eutera Main itreet saloon the officer called a halt. The bolt ol ilk fell thud like to the sidewalk. ( Mlh er theuts picked it up and was in the act of pocketing the vandal when he opened war with his feet. Officer Cumin witnessed the play and going over landed that riu'ht mauley of his In a vulnerable vulner-able spot. Pitta dropped and a moment Inter In-ter was whirled away in the hurry-up. He has a hard irinur before him. The itreetl and alleys must be cleaned if Bill Showell has to appeal to ir. Ralteigh. The council meetit'j; which occurs tonight promises to be a session of fate so far as it partaius to the police department. There are but few positions to be tilled and for them there arc a multitude of applicants. Some one must be disappointed some Statesman's star must fall. It is now pretty well established that Sergeant Donovan who has, by the way, just recovered from an attack at-tack of la grippe, is to be the captain of police, po-lice, and it is doubtful if the mar shal could have determined on I better man. Donovan is conservative con-servative and at the same time resolute. He is au indefatigable worker and a "fellow of Infinite good will." Janney could not have decided upon a more meritorious candidate. The officers at the head of tho United Stat is uavha's office, the sheriffs office adit at police headquarters are determined that the "private detective" shall be disposed dis-posed of and to that end are now taking steps. In support of the movement come some decidedly sensational stories. One of them is to the effect that on the private detective service with which ion has been afflicted are two c.-colivicts. Another story is that when a burglary is recently committed the "sleuth" called on the victims vic-tims and stated that before the plunder could be restored he would have to have $kM. The was delivered. The thief and the plunder are still at large. There is only one way to reach these "privates" and that is to adpeal to the law. Mayor Buskin should read a chapter from the riot act, Mar hal Parsons should subscribe to it aud Sheriff Burt should ratify the action of both. The blackmailer should go. B. F. Carroll and T. J. Smith were ar-rested ar-rested by Officer Tom Matthews this afternoon after-noon and slated on a charge of Belling hay under weight. The men were released shortly after the arrest and ordered to appear ap-pear tomorrow morning. Among the new things that a new administration admin-istration has in view is a secret detective service to act in conjunction with the police department but which is to operate under an independent chief. The mvasurc is meeting meet-ing with popular endorsement and will undoubtedly un-doubtedly go through. |