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Show THIS HOLD-UP PITIES THE POOR Returned Watch and Money. Would Be D-d If He Would Take a Man's Last Dollar. Suspected Crook Abuses tho Officers When They Undertake to Question Him. Salt Lake has a highwayman who Is In truth "tho poor man's friend." Philanthropists, Phi-lanthropists, Presidential candidates and others havo claimed this tltlo, but nono Is moro dcsorvlng than tho tender-hearted thug, who on Wednesday night refused re-fused to tako 51.50 from a well-known merchant of this city, thinking that ho was robbing a poor man. Tho tale reads llko a myth or a "plpo" from tho brain of somo overworked "penny-dreadful" author, au-thor, but It is in reality a truth. Reported to Corless. A Salt Lako grain dealer who refused to glvo his namo, reported to Officer Corless Cor-less that ho had been "stuck up" early Wednesday evonlng near tho corner of First North and First West ctreots. Tho man was on his way home, attired In his working cloihos and his cash assets consisted of but $LW. When the highwayman, highway-man, who Is described as the samo woll-drcsscd, woll-drcsscd, gentlemanly fellow who has turned several tricks In this city of late, completed tho search of his victim's pockets pock-ets and found but J1.D0. ho hesitated a moment beforo appropriating tho money. "You wouldn't take tho last dollar a poor man had, would you?" Inquired tho grain dealer, as tho hold-up gazed at tho two nleroQ nt silver In flm tnnrnllrVil Gavo Back the Watch.. "No. I'll be d d If I would," replied tho thug as ho slipped tho coins back in his victim's overcoat pocket. "I won't tako your watch, either," ho continued, and roturncd tho timepiece, which he had previously taken. In tho oxcltemcnt of the moment tho merchant failed to find tho money In hK overcoat and until yesterday morning supposed sup-posed tho thug was merely "stalling" when ho pretended to return the cash. Howover, ho later discovered the colnn and now declares that the hold-up Is ono of tho best fellows ho ever met Suspect Was "Mean." Pollco Officor Simpson yesterday arrested arrest-ed a man giving tho name of Paul Hughes, who Is being hold on suspicion of having: been Implicated In some of the hold-ups and burglaries that havo beon committed of late. Hughes was very mean when placed under arrest and refused to glvo his name at headquarters. When "sweated" ho became very angry and abused tho officers roundly. Ho proudly asserted that ho had not worked for several sev-eral months and explained mot he made a "pleco of money" occasIon;ufy by playing play-ing a piano In houses of lll-firSi). Ho will bo given a scvera cross-questioning today. |