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Show .SNATCHES $200; GIVES PURSUERS HARD . CHASE Young Man Makes Daring Attempt at Robbery in - Rio Grange Ticket Office. Fred Copeland, a veteran of the, Philippine war, gave the "police one of the most thrilling: chases that they have experienced for many week last night, after snatching $200 In green backs from the hands of a tourist at the Rio Grande Western ticket office of the Dooly, block. Copeland was captured and returned the money to the owner, upon his promise that he would not appear against him. " ' , . J. "W. Kllpatrlck. City Councilman of Atlanta Ga.. -went Jnto the ticket, office at o'clock last night to transact some business relative to his transportation, as he was on his way to the coast with an excursion party. He sat In the window, win-dow, of the office and counted a handful of bills. . Copeland walked into the office and snatched the money from Kllpatrlck, running out of the door Into West Temple Tem-ple street and down the Dooly block alley. al-ley. Into Pierpont street, closely pursued pur-sued by Harry Cushlng, a ticket office clerk, Seeing Cushlng close at his heels. Copeland jumped a fence and ran into the -Smith boarding-house. He explained ex-plained that he -was looking for a thief who had stolen some money. . He looked Into several rooms, tjlen ran out of the front door and crossed West ' Temple street.' Cushlng had found Patrolman Cllve. and the two saw Copeland and pursued him. Copeland ran through Tom Me- Coy's stable, where he eluded McCoy's efforts to catch him. ' He then ran out onto Second South, and Patrolman Clive. close behind him, started to search the little stores in that locality, assisted by Jacob Greenewald. surveyor of the port. Surveyor Greenewald found Copeland hidden In Barrow Bros.' stationery sta-tionery store, and dragged him out. He was searched by Patrolmen Clive and Simpson, but no money was found, i At the police station Copeland refused to tell what he had done with the money until Kllpatrlck had promised not to prosecute him. This Kllpatrlck did. and Copeland took the police to the West Temple street residence where he had pretended to search for a thief, where the money was hidden In the pantry. The money wsjb restored to the owner, who left town at 7:30 o'clock. Copeland served In the Thirty-fourth volunteer regiment In the Philippines with honor and received an honorable discharge. The case may be prosecuted by Cushlng, who saw the robbery. No complaint had been filed against Copeland up to noon today, and it was said at the police station that no decision deci-sion as to what would be done had been reached. . |