Show SNATCHED WOMANS PURSE P Boy Lands in City Jail JailA ail ailA A boy hoy thief who WM demonstrated yes yesterday yesterday yesterday that tJI he was wu a eleven clever hand at robbing women was caught in the act of ot pilfering a puree pur e tram front a oung ady on State street His ma nimble fingers got g ot the purse puree and had it not been for the sprinting abilities of a young man he would In all probability have gotten away way a with it and its contents of 1855 1100 The young thief is b Gus Johnson a boy who Jives lives at 49 East Seventh South street and the purse was the property of Miss Louise Furer Purer of East Brigham street Miss Furer Purer was walking along State street near Third South when the t lad suddenly brushed past her and almost before she realized realised it snatched her ber purse puree from her hand He started as fast tast as his feet would carry him up the street but a ayoung ayoung ayoung young man whose name could not be learned saw his act and gave chase After a lively sprint of if a half halt block the oung thief thi f was wat a i overhauled and h held ld until the poUce e were vere notified Old Om 1 e f c o o s Williams took the lad into and escorted him to police station He admitted that he took the purse and when asked why he took it replied 1 I wanted some money and I took the purse The boy said he be was the son of oC A G Johnson a harness maker and denied that he had ever done anything of the kind before The officers state that they will probably make efforts to send him to the reform school His parents parenti were grief stricken when they heard of the trouble into which he be had gotten and declared they had bad never heard of t thIs his doing anything wrong before r r |