Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-10-10 | Page 9 | Thief Takes Purse When Owner Forgets About It

THIEF TAKES PURSE WHEN OWNER FORGETS AB.OUT IT Special lo The Tribune. OGDEN. Oct. 11. Leaving her hand satchel In a buggy for a. few minutes, Mrv. c. J. Smith of 30'.M Adams avenue returned a short time afterwards to And that a small purse containing five $f gold pieces was missing. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had been out for a drive. Returning to their homo on Adams nvcniio. the horse was hitched in front of the house and the hand satchel sat-chel temporarily forgotten A few minutes min-utes later Mrs. Smith lemcmbcred that she. hnd left the satchel In the bugev. and returned for It. The theft Is believed to have been committed by some small bova who had been seen loitering In the neighborhood a short time before The matter was reported to the- police and an Investigation Investiga-tion is being made.