Salt Lake Herald | 1909-07-31 | Page 13 | Colored Pickpockets Get Another Victim

COLORED PICKPOCKETS GET ANOTHER VICTIM While Viii It the police are making an indifferent Indifferent ferent brent effort to rid the city of negro women pickpockets complaints of their victims continue continua to pour in at headquarters Edward reported last night having been robbed of S i by two who told hint him they were members of a vaude Rude vaudeville nIb ville sketch appearing this week weak at a lo ho local local cal theatre He mid laid he be met them on Richards street treet where they relieved him of his hIB money After discovering his loss lOllS he ho went tn In search of ot a patrolman A negro who gave his hia name as Peter Petr Alexander stopped him on Commercial street to learn the trouble After being told Alexander he be says detained him by striking him sev mv several 56 eral oral blows Two white men released ed him from the negro who was later arrested by Patrolman Burton Later in the night Alexander secured s his release on 10 bond said he be could identify the women and gave the police their description offering to appear as a witness against them should they be ar arrested arrested arrested rested