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Show DRUGGED AND ROBBED OF MONEY, HE SAYS Harry Henderson of Wiunemucca, Nev.( Tells Strange Story to Police Officers, f Harry Henderson, 34 years of ae. of Wiunemucca, Nev., was last nighl drugged and robbed of more than $:i(iO in this city. Henderson was found unconscious in his room at 231 South First West street and was immediately taken to the city emergency emer-gency hospital, where lie v;ws brought back to consciousness after several hours of treatment. Henderson, who is a mineralogist, recounted re-counted a strange tale to the police. Me said he had arrived in Salt La ke four days ago and that twice in this time he had been robbed. . The last occasion, last night, occurred in a manner unknown to Henderson, he said. The Investigating of Jicers- believe the rase to be one of drugging. They believe Henderson was the victim of knockout drops placed in a glass of beer and that the robbers then took him to his room. When llendcrjsnn regained consciousness, he said, he hud been robbed of more than Saturday afternoon, he said, be had lost another $fiO, a woman taking the money. He said she had approached him with a pitiful story and he gave her S- to help her save her alleged starving children. When she had gone he discovered she had taken not only the $2, but also $r0 additional addi-tional in bills. 1 |