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Show FOOTPADS YS. POLICEMAN. Officer White Sets a Trap for lioldops and Catches Himself. UK HIS A TI1IIII.MMI rXPEIllKXCE UN Aenllanli, llMif of lprrale lllgliiiijnien, Cerape I'nluriotd. Dcserate characters of almost every description have a "field of clover" lu this city. For th last eighteen months pedestrians lmveU-en held up nightly by desperate highwaymen highway-men and relieved of their ier-soual ier-soual ellVcts, and, In tome In-stancts, In-stancts, murdereil for their money. Many thousands nf dullan have been I'xrrlrdotl by luusc-btwikeri nndiro-frssloual nndiro-frssloual cracksmen, nhlcli hat never been recovered and In alt iirobablllty never will be. I.ut idght, Ofllcer White, with a worthy object-that of capturing sorau ol Ihecrooks who are fettenlng on tho tlls of their vlctlms-lald a trap In which ha bungltngly ensuarcd himself. About U o'clock he took up a jk,sIIIou In tho vicinity of it row of ttlooni near tho corner of West Temple and HccunJ Houth streets. II conceived the Idea of giving th criminal! who Inhabit these dives all opportunity of roWiln;' him. He sauntered leisurely and appartnlly carelessly about the sil Km attired In citterns clothes. Finally ho teateil blmiclf on a beer Leg and felgnlnc sleep h walled tlin a proacli of ttiu enemy. Ills anxiety waa kh.ii satlslled, as a large, powerful, and ilesrate man came suddenly up to him, looked at hliu closely, turned on hli heel and walked away. He re-npirnred, bow. ever, almost Immediately, bringing with hint ft confederate. This waa lu an alleyway at tho rear of on of tho saloons. White now lcam convinced that tho pair meant business nud got his revolver ready for Immediate use If neresiary, but with n firm determination determina-tion to ca!oro his men without shoot. Ing If It weru iosslble. Hy somo meant that remain unexplained tho olllcer allovied thu meu to get behind him ami seke him. which they did ao quickly as to throw him completely niriils guard, liu waa dragged uver u low fence, wheru his watch was taken from him. A hard struggle now liegau lictween the iiollrcman aud his cowardly amallanti. Whit held lu his hand a Urge double action revolver nnd could bavn killed the liolJnre but hit confidence lu his own prowess was audi as tl nisko him believu that lie could rapture his men without hloodihed. It did not take jng for him lo discover that ho wat overmatched, but rather than do anything deserilo he callutl luiidly for asilitvncc. Be-elug that hn was fast Isdng ilefeateil he ral-ed his weilsnt aud tbrentenod lo lire. Till had no visible eirect upon th rohliers other than tocauio them to ro new thelretlorlt with greater determln. allon than ever. Whlto railed hi. gutianilflrel.biitlneteil uf ihootlng his assstlants bo accidentally hit a miner, named Martin, who. It Is told, was a spectator to the entire jroceed-Ings, jroceed-Ings, the shot taking street In the right grulu, ranging upward and cnutlog au exceedingly dangcroue wound. The thieves then look to their htelt and made good their escaiie-. Martin waa removed to Bt. Mary's Hospital, w hero ho now lies In n critical criti-cal condition. A large crowd of saloon frequenters wilui-Med tho assault iqon Ofllcer White, nnd when ho c.tllisl for help refused to listen to his appeal. |
