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Show ATTEMPT TO IB NIGHTWATCHMAN Ask for Matrh but Change Their Plans When Star Is Seen. SAME MEN COMMIT DARING BURGLARY One of Them Captured After a Running Fight Anions; Tombstones. The worst fears of the police department depart-ment have been realized. Early Wednesday Wednes-day morning hold-ups attempted to xtic: up Night Watchman Nlslson, but changi i their tactics when the officer threw back Ills coat und exposed a star According to the statements of Mr Nlelson, a man approached him about midnight snd !.sked him for a match. The officer wore citizen's clothes, but as he threw his CI at back hl.s star was expos- .1 and the fellow madi no attempt to secure the Watchman's valuable". Another man up-n up-n ared on the seen.- at about the same time, being taken as an accomplice, for later th. same night they were seen to-g. to-g. Iher after burglarizing the Hub tailor store at 25 South Temple street. Rob on Installment Plan. Night Watchman Nlelson discovered iibnnt 3 o'clock lhat the store had been rob heel the burglar gaining an entrance through a rear window A moment later the ltlcer saw him leaving by the front door with a quantity of clothing and other articles, und after calling upon him to halt, llred n shot over his head. The bi.rglar. howi v.-r was too swift, and n ode his getaway. Burglars Came Back. A few moments later the proprietor of the plate had been notified and with a hammer and nails several boards were tat k- .1 up to cover the broken window Thl d Mr Nlelson wont In search of other officers to take up the search for he burglars I'pon reaching the storo With r. Inforci ments It was found a second r! tempt had been made to curry away the remaining articles of value, as the hoards h.t.l Lnon n moved ;irnl COIlSlder- ibii clothing taken. Hidf Among Tombstones, In company with Sergeant Roberts and Officer Sniool Night Wutehmun Nlelson Struck the trail near the collection of tombstones near by ami with stealth; tr- ni the officers neared their gume. Suddenly Sud-denly a form arose from behind a large headstone and started for the exit, but pistol shots fired by the officers made the burglar change his mind, and when reached he was kr.eellng b the side of a large statue of the Madonna. Not Armed. When escorted to Jail and searched, the burglar was without any deadly weapons, but It Is thought that he got rid of a revolver re-volver St least after the first visit to the store 11. gave bis name as Toreno and was I k.-d on the churgc indicated above Toreno Is a swarthy Mexican anil speaks very little English. Had Plunder on Him. The new- oVercbat and pnrt of the suit of clothes taken from the tailor shop were found In the fugitive's possession. The remainder uf the plunder was found near b all Of which was turned over to the proprietor, Jacob Aurls, who signed a complaint charging Toreno wiih burglary When arraigned in Judge Dlehl'S court this morning he pretended not to understand under-stand English, hut at the same time he entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. His b.-n.l wit- li.veil at j;00. In default of whu h he w us r. tnnnd- d lo the county Jail. Has Police Recoicl. Toreno is regarded by the police as a bad charact. r, and has been arrested several sev-eral times upon various offenses, the Inst behiK that of vagrancy. Utter yesterday afternoon Sergeant Ed-tilngton Ed-tilngton arrested a Mexican, J. Lopez, who is .il'.-.-rl to b" an accomplice of Toreno. He gave his age as 29, while Toreno gav his age at 19. |