Show I WAS TOUCHED TWICE I ONCE BY A TALE AND ONCEBY A THUG THG i I r I S r I J M Richmond Scrapes Acquaintance Acquaint-ance with a Couple of Thieves Much t His Sorrow I I J M Richmond a tailor who came I here recently reported to the police I I early yesterday morning that he had t been made the victim at bunko men and robbed of 520 all his available cash I i According to Richmonds story he waa strolling up Commercial street late I Friday night when two young strangers I stran-gers approached him and told r hard I luck Btory They had core West they told him and were unable to secure work In consequence of which they I were starving to death 1 The mens wtory touched the crellu Ions tailor and some time later the two men also touched him Richmond says ho took the follows to a restaurant restau-rant and fed them S After they had eaten their fill and the decanter had passed freely among all three Richmond says they went out ota ot-a stroll Suddenly the two began ransacking his pockets and upon securing something some-thing over 520 they disappeared i Officer Simpson made 0 search for the two sharpers but without success I is believed by the police that an aggregation aggre-gation of surething men are in heard town from and that other victims will be |