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Show Ml SUSPECTED OF HOLDUP HBBIEB Youth Thought (o Have Robbed Washington Bar Is Pal of John Furey. Joseph Gardner. IS years of age, who was arrested with John Furey, Ibe ex-convict, ex-convict, now in the city jail awaiting trial on the charge of having Held, up aud robbed Finch's cafe, wait rearrested Thursday evening and locked in tho city jail. In a cell near where bin side partner part-ner Is domiciled. Gardner, it is said, 's suspected .of having been concerned in the holdup and robbery of tho Washington Washing-ton bar. l.-.l South Third West street, when ten men were "stuck up;." Wednesday night, and relieved of $10 in cash, and a couple of gold watches. At the lime Gardner was arrested with Furey, lie was taken before the. court, charged with vagrancy, nnd released on his own recognizance. It wan expected that, he would leave the city, but he didn't go, and thereby hangs a tale. IH case was called for heating' Tucrduy. but he failed to appear and was promptly sentenced to six mouths on the rockpllc and a Ixmch warrant issued for him. After the holdup of tho Washington bar an excellent description was given the police of the lone Individual who turned the trick. This description tallb s exactly with that of Gardner. ' aud he was arrested upon suspicion of belp the highwayman. An effort will be made to have, him Identified today, and if Miccessful a formal for-mal complaint will be sworn lo, charg".nr jiim with the holdup and robbory. If nothing comes of the efforts of the police looking to his identification, Gardner will have tho pleasure of six months' employment employ-ment on the rockpllc. anyway. , |