Wichita eagle., 1886-09-05
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that .ay rew t"r::y had tee. tasen ard
this lat hoi.:.ag Up Il weather k,.:.t,s:i,
snoca.a I-lo hi,i;3 ol /! article, lad been
left il - place b, the thief.
Pretty sCrt of business to be going
on within few yards of a police station
and with park policemen supposed to
watch it. You have not seen the thief?
Well, goodnight, and the stranger,
very angry bar still cling:ng 70 the bat
tered Ia passed out OF view.
The reporter GRO sed 10 the City Hall,
seated himself on The top step, and pre-
tending to be one OF tie slee, ,ers-tlero
Wee half dozen within: Il few feet Of
hirl-wai.cd for Someth ng 10 turn up.
He had not long to wait. = park po-
licemal cameb and Gisapp arec. around
the eastern end Of TIE building. In
about minute afterward three young
men crossed tho park from Broadway.
When hey We're half way across they
stopped, IL ked cautiously around, whis-
pered and then Suddenly separated.
One walked over TO the wide stone
plaza in front OF the City Hall and then
quickly seating himself beside sleep
ing individual pretended himself to be
asleep.
A lew seconds later he bent quietly
over toward the man and seemed to be
assuring himself that he was asleep.
Then he resumed his former attitude.
Seeing that his would be victim did
not stir. he leaned over toward him
again and began to gently feel his pock-
cts to see ii they were worth picking.
His touch was not as cunning as 1t
might have been, for the man awoke,
got quickly upon his feet, muttered some
thing in an angry tone and walked away.
The frustrated thief kept perfectly
quiet minute longer. pretending to be
still asleep then arose and walked over
toward tho shaded walks Of the park,
where the benches were filled with SOM
nolent persons. Thither his two con-
federates had preceded him. The cleo
trio lights made their movements pretty
observable.
One went to one bench and another to
another. each apparently selecting seat
next to the soundeSt sleeper they could
find. They sat there like statues. The
reporter tried to keep their hands in
view, but the light was not strong enough
to do so. He could see that the thieves
sat bolt upright.
II they were examining the clothing
Of the persons next them 1t was so eau
tiously carried on that it could not be
seen from that distance.
Several times the confederates changed
places. Then, as il by one impulse, they
all met in front Of the City Hall again
and held another whispered conference.
Then they looked toward the steps OF
the building and advanced slowly toward
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