Show THE UNEASY FEELING AT hulf half past arst 10 july a pedestrian was observed making his way up B street at a rapid gait he carried in each hand a large boulder about the size of a babas head he Re looked around furtively as he went evidently anticipating that auy moment he might be pounced upon by a holdup in such case the collision between the high haymans waYma way mans nys head and the bw t cobbles would have been very at str r ing providing ro of course that the gentleman mein who carried rocks did not change his mind and exhibit his hie heels seriously the footpad ga and burglar scare is becoming exceedingly cee pronounced and is very discomforting to numbers of people the immunity from arrest enjoyed by criminals who have floated into our heretofore peaceful and safe city is likely to ta cause the evil to be augmented we are not fully in accord with the view expressed by a good many on this subject for the citizens who have occasion to be abroad at night to go armed and shoot lown down the first foot footpad ad who makes an attempt on them em besides the liability of the shooter to make a mistake tal by believing he is about to be assailed where such is not the case there is a horri horrible alp repugnance in the mind pf af every properly constituted person against taking the life of a human being even if the well deserving of the treat Mi something of that kind is almost sure to happen however unless the criminal crew with whom the city is now infested is not driven out by some other and more regular process cesa in cases of the invasion of households by burglars there should be no special hesitancy in using the most extreme means of getting rid of the intruders |