Gunnison Gazette | 1911-05-12 | Page 3 | Trousers Taken on "Tick"

TROUSERS TAKEN ON "TICK" St. Louis Man Gives Away Wearing Apparel and Then Wants Police to Find His Timepiece. St. Louis. Robert Newman, of 1414 Washington avenue, telephoned to police po-lice headquarters; "I. want you to find my trousers," he said. "Did you look under the mattress?" mat-tress?" asked the telephone clerk in the chief's office. "No." said Newman. Then, talking very fast, he added something which the operator didn't catch. "Give me the description," he said. "All right," replied Newman. "The number on the case is 55745G9 and the number on the works is 5,133,-475." 5,133,-475." "What are you talking about, anyway?" any-way?" "My watch." "I thought it was your trousers." "Yes, the watch was In tho trous-ers trous-ers pocket. A beggar called here and asked me to give him a pair of trousers. I did. After he was gone I discovered I gave him the one with my watch In them. Find that beggar, beg-gar, will you?" "Sure," said the operator. "We'll run him down."