| Show J Plain and Fancy Shooting Bd By B y Salt Dalt 1 T Lake 1 L ity s Finest It waS a a dark and stormy night a night when the tho wind howled J about the thc corners and filled the hearts of ot tho lie streetcar boys with delight when they contemplated their walks home homo after ater work In the bracing air Aa As aforesaid It was wan a l dark and stormy night and suddenly aa na Is usual tho the night air all was pierced by b a bullet and the sound of oC an explosion was not far tar off arT Officer Cas CasId Cassidy sidy Id ho of tho the generous waistline heard tho the shot ahot and thought someone had hud fired a rille or a pistol in his close proximity quite a 11 deduction for or Cas Cl C 1 Jy Thinking the tho act had taken place In tho the south bouth end of Main street ran from the tho Smith Drug store corner In the tho direction of the tho cor corner corner ner ncr How like a policeman But Cas Cassidy sidy aid wag mistaken Instead of ot tho the shot having been fired where ho he thought It was not a u shot at all nell but tho bang Ing log of or a it door at the tIre Nevada rooming house houfe Cassidy took courage and In Investigated Ho met a man In a dark hallway How lieu should Cassidy know I that this man lean was a II thief He lie did not so ho let him escape down a l fire escape arid nd get Into a dark alloy alley Thero There the tho theman thoman man mail encountered Sergeant John Rob 01 to and arid feeling safe when HO so many ninny po policemen were iero near the robber fled tied on ever on orn and then started something It wounded sounded like the tho charge of at tho the light In up tip Hunker Hill Hili at the battle battie of o Cold old Harbor or 01 even worse than lint Hint hid hi revolver re 0 he I a police policeman roan man started shooting at the fleeing robber Everybody hut but tile the robber was sas as In the tire lire zone sonic At t l the first shot shota a n third window In Commercial street was as shattered At the tho shot hot an all Insulator was brought ht down from a apolo polo 1101 that dared bo he i In Iii tho tim way The Tho TIr third shot hol Just missed a a log dog do that was WIS partaking of ot an air early carly breakfast at a atho I tho tire can tho the wagon was sas to get in lii tho morning Tho The fourth shot nearly nearl knocked the helmet oft off the policeman doing the tIre Dr Carver act The fifth shot put a dent ent In the tho ball on top topo of o the tho Hag flag polo at the Wilson hotel Tho The sixth shot went wild but bu as s far tar faras taras as air the eye could follow tallow Its course It had han done Iono no damage And tho the rob robber robber ber bar ran on and on as invulnerable as us Achilles He Ho darted into a group of oC policemen standing on a u talking to a n bovy bov of ladles tho hour wa was three bells ante meridian Ho He asked the time of day tiDy and tho the nearest port of safety safet As he darted arted away ann aWa and Into a n lark dark alley a ray ra of Intelligence overspread the countenance of oC ono one of 01 I the noble upholders uphold of tho ho law The fleeing man might be bo a robber ho he thought and tho the trio began shooting Tho ladles ladies became alarmed and sought refuge behind a door The Tho first shot shattered tho the glass In this door and the tho ladles ran upstairs Reaching the tho third floor they thc darted Into a room and were startled to hear the window crash Hit number two for the thc blue bluecoat bluecoat coat The Tho window ow of ot a State street saloon next fell victim to tho tire then lien a garbage o can then lien a u chimney y on err a it three story star building next n a flag polo then lien an nn electric and tho the robber fled on Ho was isas unscathed and unafraid ns as long IonS a as an ho their tho 11 target If It they the thre began shooting shoaling at ran random dom ho though nit nil hope horre might ht lie hI lost Chief Barlow reported at noon next nay day da that the police pollee were still In III ri hot pursuit The Tho same amo report was ivas a given I unit out today loday Meanwhile Billy Bill Young Toung ho Ire of wo dont rob strangers Is tam fam am amIs IM Is mourning the lie loss lOR of o omo cash for or It was hN Iris hi Main street place that lint was robbed And meanwhile he IH IM is wondering what whal policemen are arc for why they the carry and all sorts of ur thoughts th arc are passing through gl Tho Thu officials In charge qt t th dp O have been b en Informed of or the re remarkable r ble marksmanship of tire tho Salt lAke Letke police pollee and are arc planning nn an Investigation Investigation If It three or four policemen can cart cover Coer a Il vertical range of o 50 yards n it I horizontal range of more than that and not get pet hurt themselves tho ho war ware de department believes that a n big reduction In the tire standing army arm may bo be made with safety If It I III tl Salt lAko method of o firing Is officially adopted a use guns modern field artillery cannons rapid r lire and automatic earn can possibly be bo In the tire wars of ai the tho fu tu the lie war nar ar department cannot see sec Salt Lako Lake has been made famous by b runny many things but perhaps p its as greatest fame will come conic when the powers adopt tho tire now new method In irs vogue herr here What matters it if It the tho policemen did 11 1 not hit lilt the tire robber they might have hLo dono done |
