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Show L. M. HOWELL DETECTIVE IN BURNS CLASS Traps Burglar In Home of Congress' man Howell and Notifies City Policemen Who would over thought that Lu thcr M. Huwoll, manager ot the How c'l Brothers Clothing Company would have turned out to bo a detective of the Burns typo7 Well, listen to this nnd wo nre suro you will bcllcvo with us that ho Is In lino to become ono of our leading sleuths nnd should bo considered for appointment If porchnnco thero occur a vacancy vacan-cy on tho Logan police force. Monday Mon-day night whllo on his way homo. Mr. Howell passed the rcstdenco of his father Congressman Josoph Howell How-ell on First North street nnd heard a nolso as If somo one were prying open a window. Ho nt onco walked to tho window nnd seeing a man, demanded, de-manded, "What aro you doing thoro?" Tho reply came back, "Why this Is where I llvo and I have, a right hero " This was enough for L'jthcr, and seeing his opportunity he called to his wlfo to put In a hurryup call for tho police. Mrs. Howo'l hnd tho light turned on nnd Job Lnrsen answered. Ho came down to tho houso immediately immedi-ately but in tho meantime, Mr. Howell How-ell hnd kept n close lookout at all the1 windows. Finding ho was trap ped the Intruder took to the attic making his way by means of n senrch light. Mr. Lnrsen did not care to enter tho houso alone, so Fred matter, mat-ter, pollcemnn was cnllcd, nnd ho load the way In tho search. By this tluio tho house was completely surrounded sur-rounded by spectators and thero was no chnnco for escape. Up into the taftcra went tho two policemen whero they found the man Just as they had been told they would by Mr. Howell. Thoy handcut-fed handcut-fed tho stranger nnd took him to Jail whero Ire gave tho nnme of Ed Ford. Early that evening ho loft a xatchel at tho Eagle Hotel which was obtalnrd later uy the police and found to contain Jowelry which the chief of po'ice thinks has been stolen stol-en elsewhere. Mr. Ford will be held to nnBwer to the district court on a charge of burglary nnd in tho meantime Mr. Howell will watch developments to ascertain if thero Is a reward offered offer-ed elsewhere for tho capture of the burglar. |