Show HIS DEAR FRIEND GUILTY OWNER OF STOLEN PIGEONS RECEIVES RE-CEIVES A SHOCK I 1 1I I Search for the Invader of His Coop I Resulted in the Discovery that His Chum Had Taken tho Birds A pigeoncoop behind Platts harness store on State street was broken into several nights ago and nineteen birds stolen The police were notllled and Ofllcer Sperry aoon found where the birds had been sold and Incidentally lo caiod the thieves who proved be two small boys and a man They were taken ta-ken to the station but the owner I of tho pigeons recognized the man as a dent friend of hiM and accordingly refused to prosecute Otherwise a charge of bUr glary might have been formulated |