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Show NOVEL TRICK OF DURQLAR3. Called Out Fire Department to Cover Their Escape. An Ingenious trick was played recently re-cently by a gang of burglars In Sheffield, Shef-field, England. About T o'clock at night novys was received by telephone at tho first station that a largo timber yard in tho suburbs was on flro. Tho message purported to bo from tho owner, who added that there was not much flame, but plonty of smoke. Tho brigade Immediately turned out, but on reaching the scene of tho alleged outbreak found it had been hoaxed. Tho wires were at onco put Into operation oper-ation and it was found tho meBsago had como from a silverware manufactory manufac-tory almost opposite the fire station. The officers on gaining an entry found that thieves had ransacked tho place. Largo quantities of allvor goods had been packed ready for removal and the burglars doubtless hoped to escape es-cape during tho oxcltement caused by the brigade turning out. They hnd, howovor, beon alarmed and lied empty handed boforo tho arrival of tho police. |