Show STEALS LIDS OF MANHOLES Indiana Woman Introduces Innovation in Thieving Indianapolis lallAn Innovation In thc way of thieving is credited by the police to Rosa Josephs a woman of 2E who has been sent to the workhouse I for stealing lids from sewer manholes about c the citys streots It Is charged < < that the woman stole four from I the streets on tho South Side and It Is I suspected that more missing lids might be traced to her efforts In this lineTho Tho police wore mystified by the i I first report of tho thefts Tho lids boomed to have taken wings Finally Detectives Simon and Hauser were do tailed on tho case They suspected that tho lids might bring a fair price at a Junk shop and after calling at several shops located ono It was found that Mrs Josephs had sold this lid and others which she had sold were afterwards located In all four were found Tho lids are worth one dollar apiece but were sold by the woman for 20 cents each |