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Show TRUNKS ARE STOLEN IN UNUSUAL MANNER Were Hauled to Vacant Lot and Hidden Hid-den in Bushes; One Broken Open. Two trunks stolen from the baggage room of the Oregon Short Line depot Tuosday afternoon wore found yesterday yester-day morning by Mounted Patrolmen Willey and Crosby of tho police department. de-partment. The trunks had been hauled to a vacant lot on Browning avenue, between Fifth and Sixth East streets, below Tenth South street, and hidden in the weeds. Though one had been broken, none or the contontB had been removed. They were hauled to police headquarters in tho automobile patrol and wore afterward after-ward turnod over to JoHoph Jones, special spe-cial agent of the railroad. Mr. Jouos said last night that tho trunks were stolen by a brakeman who replaced the tags with Bomo he had stolon and secured se-cured tho trunks by presenting the chocks in tho regular way. "I think that we had been crowding the thief bo close that ho had not dared to go back to th0 trunks to carry away tho contents." Baid Mr. Jones. "Wo know wh0 ho is an expect ex-pect to jail him." |