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Show HOAKllEI) BY MASKED MEN. Thousands of Dollar of Keitered Money Mail matter Stolen. Jamestown, S. D., July 12.--On the night of June 7th last the Northern Pa-eilic Pa-eilic train was boarded near New Salem, Sa-lem, N. D., by two masked men,' who terrorized the men and got away with several pouches of registered mail matter. One of tho robbers afterward was captured. The postal authorities probably know by this time the amount they secured. Tho published estimate of $5000 or $0000 as the amount, is but the rudest guess, as it is believed the robbers got away with nearer $30,000. Postal inspectors have searched over the gronnd where they caught the robber. . They fouud in torn bits and ragged pieces a large amount of currency. Including ono bill of $1000, were found numerous tens and twenties more or less mutilated. The whole bundle had been dropped in one place, and which the robbers, in their baste, had not securely tied. The coyotes coy-otes or gophers had torn and separated the money and the wind scattered it. The amount recovered by the inspector be will not disclose, but it runs up into thousands. |