Show sneak thieves A week ago we mentioned the fact that a pair of valuable blankets had been surreptitiously taken from a lodging bouse house on oil main street today we have to report ft a similar occurrence cuirence cui renoe which took place in a led lodging establishment on oil fifth street t between young and F franklin TI the ie modus operandi was the same in in both instances as its simple as ingenious A respectable looking stranger presents himself before the owner of the place anun announces auces his intention to take lodgings for a week or two and as an earnest of his good faith de posits the tile half dollar or whatever is is required for one nights bed he lie ia is admitted retires and in the morning folds not his tent but liis his landlords blanket blankets and silently steal steals away it is lo 10 be hoped that some time or other the perpetrators of these larcenies larce nies will be apprehended and brought to justice |