Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 20 | Officers Push Gypsies Hunt

OFFICERS PUSH GYPSIES HUNT Police and sh sheriffs officers Monday Mon Mon- day dRY continued to search for a it t band of gypsies held responsible by the officers for a series of pickpocket thefts teft In the city and county cuty Latest victim was wa J. J F. F Housekeeper Housekeeper Housekeeper House- House keeper a turkey tukey grower residing on West South street who Sunday told the sheriffs sheriff's office that two women and a man came to his residence Sunday on pretense of buying turkeys The victim told officers that Te while he was wa talking to the trio tio of the women stood close cioe one te sto very ver coe to him After their departure he discovered 50 In currency missing from his wallet walet which was wa in a pocket in his shirt The Te woman apparently took the wallet walet from the pocket pocket removed the th currency then replaced replace It It Officers said sid the description of the trio tio was the same as a those given glen by victims of similar thefts theft and attempts The rho Te same band stole 30 from Robert Ibert Rde Ridge 76 of J street and Friday made two ess es- es ful attempts to rob two other oter men