Very soon the soldiers were with~ drawn from the gates and trafic was resumed. It developed that the true facts of the robbery were fs follows. A daughter of the family was to have been married in a few days and all the wedding presents were in the house and all was ready for the great event, In the last few months the young lady. exercising the now freedom, had been visiting the public park alone. There she became acquainted with a handsome captain of the Water Police. When he heard that, the wedding was imminent, he hired men to go to the bride's house and smash up the wedding presents, fas to delay matters as long as possible. Unfortunately, one of his nen was caught, and" confessed, giving away the doughty captain's part in the affair, The captain has Tost his job and ties in gaol.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.