Show highwaymen OFFICER SALMON RESCUES A CITIZEN FROM THE CLUTCHES OF TWO ROBBERS last night about a quarter to twelve officer wm win salmon was proceeding homeward As he was passing ass the residence of mayor lames iames james sharp in the twentieth ward he heard a faint cry as if someone was being choked lie he stopped and listened and presently shouts of help help murder mur murder derl deri broke out a the night air the officer needed no further prompting but darted down the hill to where the cries came from and had bad just reached the opposite corner the kay property when two men sprang out of the west gate of theloa the lot nithe elthe foremost had his hand on his hip h ap as if in the act of drawing a weapon mr salmon at once covered him with his own pistol and exclaimed if you take another step ill kill you the fellow at once threw up his hands trembling with fear and for several minutes could not regain himself in the meantime the other had leaped the fence crossed the road and disappeared behind the house of mr james hogle hogie but left his hat on the lawn of the kay house while the officer stood pointing his weapon at the trembling wretch another man came up the sidewalk from the south and supposing he was an accomplice of the others mr salmon nabbed him by the neck and then marched the two oil off to jail meanwhile the gentleman ent leman ieman who had cried for help mr henry aldous a cornet player in the opera house orchestra had arisen from the lawn where he be had fallen and in a half dazed condition got into the house it seems he had just returned from the opera house andaas and was in thea the act ctol of putting the latch on his gate when he was struck over the head with a aa bill billy or canvas ba bag of lead and felled felle to the ground the two robbers got on top of him and while choking him were go going ng through his pockets when the timely arrival of the policeman interfered fer edwith with their nefarious work and prevented them from getting away with anything his niti kitt gold 0 watch was out and hanging by t the chain and he had about 1 loo fa 00 in his pocket besides a silver ring on his finger which the thieves had tried to take officer salmon having lodged his two prisoners in jail determined on capturing the fellow who escaped he recognized the man he farst first took as jack richardson an ex convict pardoned out of the penitentiary by governor mu murray rray after having been confined a year yair or more for housebreak house break line inz knowing with whom richardson consorted and having after a few minutes reflection released the other man as being innocent of any complicity in the matter the officer next proceeded to bells belis darber barber shop near the overland house and gaining the back premises went up some stairs on the outside climbed over a shed and knocked at a back aback door through which he a light glimmering A voice within recognized as that of frank bell an adopted son of the colored barber bell exclaimed chos there mr sir salmon requested to be admitted and bell thinking it was jack richardson his fellow barber opened the door disclosing himself in dishabille ile he was lasto dished at seeing the of officer fleer and manifested considerable trepidation what do you want he asked 1 I want wan t you 91 was wag the reply put on your clothes and come aion alon along 11 while this gas zas was going on incase af mr r bell the father and his wife d I 1 the matter the matter he asked in a flutter of excitement ig frank has been getting into a little trouble said the officer has he lie been holding up a man asked bell youre a good guesser 9 9 was the reply I 1 just what whit he has been doing 1 1 I knew it I 1 knew it it exclaimed exclaim cir clr the old man 1 I knew he e would do it from the company he e k kept t 91 erh eth the e officer now took frank who ho had dressed himself to where he ed the night in a separate cell from his pal richardson the latter this inori inoel morning waived examination and the others case was set for hearing at 4 Q this afternoon the hat drop ped ed on mr aldous lawn was brought down own to the police office this morning the outcome this afternoon was that bell and richardson vere ivere put under bonds of each to answer to the grand jury bell gave the sec see security u and was released but richardson was still in id jail at last accounts |