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Show WOODS CROSS CITIZEN SAYS HTWAS ROBBED Pocket Is Picked and Victim Is Loser to Amount of $10.15. M. O. Parrish of Woods Cross report od to the police Saturday evening that he had had his pocket picked of a pocket-book pocket-book containing a $10 bill and 15 cents whilo ho had been standing in a crowd listening to an auctioneer iu a. store 011 East Second South street, between Main aud Slate strcts. As soon as he discovered his loss ho called fhc attention at-tention of Patrolman Kddy to two men near whom ho had been standing, and Eddy took the mcu to the polico station. sta-tion. Lieutenant Shannon look tho ,nicn aside individually and put them through a thorough examination regarding their deportment while they had been listening lis-tening fo the auctioneer. Each man. whiin examined, told a straightforward slorj and gavo prominent persons as references, who when communicated Avith gavo the men good reputations. Thoy wero discharged from custody aud Chief ot Detectives Goorge Sheets detailed de-tailed a. number of plainclothes men to look into fho case, with a view of arresting tho pickpockets, who aro believed be-lieved by (he police to bo strangers in tho cit3'. and who havo lately begun their operations. |