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Show A FORTUNE Clever Shoplifters, When Caught, Admit Their Guilt San Francisco, Feb. 0. As they were leaving a dopartnient store today, to-day, Elmer Icail and May Hill wore arrested on a charge of shoplifting. In a room occupied by tho pair, tho pollco found more than $1,000 worth 'of goods and, when they were booked at tho stutlon. they admitted they had stolon from ?10,000 to $1,000 worth of merchandise from rotall stores In1 this city since Christmas. When soarched at tho stutlon, tho clothing of the nccused shopllftors revealed re-vealed a number of mochanlcnl devices de-vices for concealing goods. Tholr apparel ap-parel was equipped with hooks, hound and concealed pockets. ' ' The man and woman when a'rrosto.l hud a valnablo bolt of cloth, somo silk wonring apparel and a pair of shoes whloh thoy aro alleged to have taken from tho store In which thoy were caught. nn |