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Show GIDEON IS IN JAIL Alleged Highwayman "Will Have a Hearing "Wednesday. Special to The Tribune. WEISER, Ida., July 2-1. Deputy Sheriff Ponce returned this evening from Ontario, On-tario, having in charge John Gideon, charged with robbing the Warren-Meadows stago and rifling tho mall sacks, who was arrested there yesterday rnorn-Ing. rnorn-Ing. He was placed In the Welser Jail, pending a preliminary hearing, which will probably be held Wednesday before United States Commissioner R. E. "W11-Bon "W11-Bon at Cambridge. United States Postal Inspector Thomas J. Clark Is now at Meadows securing evidence In thc cose. Gideon secured from tho mall pouch about 5120) In gold' dust, which It Is supposed sup-posed ho .'Secreted until ho could find an opportunity to dlsposo of It. -e worked at the Golden Rule mine, ,from which the dust was sent out, until About four days before the lobbery He had but little money previous to the robbery and since ias displayed and spent large oums. He got about ?3oO from the registered letters ho opened. |