Show CRIMINAL CROOKS The Days Doings Among tho II I Cops and Detectives SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING J kpoekrls Nulilx I b l > Ihtclhe jn TheTrlitl or fuusoplu i Inhlisoti oil eke ICIlrae ui LuircenyOtluer I IuohiCeCourtImieIhigt k j A couple of policemen on the night force last evening made I raid upon the D It G Depot Saloon arresting James Higny r the proprietor and C F Jones the bartender tender on tho charge of selling liquor on Sabbath I appears that last Sunday 1 veiling n couple of policemen visited the iloon m question and asked for whiskey C the liquor was produced by the bartender autmi after the offcers had received their shame they piid over tho amount asked 5 thur completing the solo The police think they have n clear case against both the men and they will be given a chance to prove it daring the afternoon C THE PICKPOCKETS L wt evening Detective Franks got in his work on a couple of men named Dan Itanlt mind Henry Clifford who were arrested by ne police on tOe charge of picking the pockets of a Hinghnra miner The owner of the watch was having n good time In a Second South street saloon on Christmas Christ-mas night and being a little too full he was 1 niblo to take care of his property and wherm ho recovered from his spree he found that his property had been stolen The matter was put into the hands of the Detective Agency and Mr Franks has since that time been busy in working up the case lie nally dropped upon Banlt yesterday after noon and took him to bit office He then jrcitened to have Banlt arrested unless he would give the names of his accomplices and finally the frightened man admitted lint Clifford was in with him The watch was soon recovered from n pawn shop nnd C both men were arrested by the police and taken to jail On his way to hock linult indulged in ome very profane language toward Mr ranks ana he was this morning found railty of profanity and obscenity Sentence I seas Busfsnded on this charge until the afternoon session when the pair will be tried for the more serious offense A PETIT LAECENY CASE The morning session as usual closed with n farce the actors in it being one Joseph Johnson alleged thief one Jens Jacob Bogadel and a number of witnesses Jogadel claims that Johnson went to hu second hand store on Commercial street end took away with him n pistol valued at K3 As Bogadel had not seen the gun that nornmg his wifo was sent for to testify on the point The Court told liogadel that he could go home and bring his wife and be lew toward hIs place but he soon returned with n woebegofle expression on his face and told the Court that Mrs Bogadol said she wouldnt come as she bad her children to take care of and she couldnt leave the house A snbpoen C was issued for the woman and Hans Madsen nnotner mercnant prince rrom the same 5 street was called to testify He said < Ihn n Johnson came fn his fitnrA vestermlrtv ted wanted to sell the pants he hnd on But 1 said the witness I told him I wouldnt have anything mit him to doA do-A woman who keeps another store of the same kind on the same street then deposed C and said that Madsen was mistaken about ho pants Johnson had sold his trowserx to her on the previous day l Thus the testimony went on to infinity I and at last accounts the Court was trying to decide whether Joseph stole tho pistol to buy pants or stole the pints to buy the pistol or sold the pants to steal the pistol or bought the pants to steal the pistol and the prospects pros-pects are that the Court will continue to wrestle1 |