Hankow, June 10.
Early this morning the Police of the Speclat Adminsirative District No.
accomplished the smart capture of a thief who had been wanted for some considerable time. His undoing fat when he entered the house. of Mr. L. B, Howell and stole some Sinatl articles of clothing end mate 'Mr, Howell wag wakened at 320 am, by some slight movement near his bedroom door, and. was surpris fo" sce his door gradually—losing 'As it' was covered with" mosquito hetting he was able to see through Tt, and dlicerned @" gute outs Which he atest mlstooke for his oldest daughter. He jumped out of bed to Investigate, and then discovered that was a man Inthe house, who realizing, that he had been detected, {ook to his heels and ran down the corridor towards the. servants quattfers, where he got through a window trid jumped to the root of the house next door, the property of Gen. Yeh Pong. From here he descended the outside staircase and disappeared.
Mr. Howell wakened his servants, and calling the constable on watch outside, sent him to the Police station fo report. At 4 o'clock a detective and some police arrived, and after examining the situation," they eft, only to return an hour later with a an under arrest, who was recognized the thief, He had been caught the compound of: the Catholic Mission near the Hankow Club, and the articles stolen from Mr. Howell wore discovered ing tree In the garden, When searched the man had Gver $i0 in his pockets, and had apparently been mora. sticcessful else where, 8 although he went through Who pockets of Mr, Howel's sult, he drew a blank,
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