Ogden Sun | 1905-08-08 | Page 5 | Crooks Are Still at Work

AT GANG WORKING THE TRAINS INTO OGDEN passenger reports his suit casa taken daily complaints made to police from saturdays standard A passenger on union pacific train no 3 which arrived in friday morning reported to the railroad po alca that he had been relieved of his suit case during the night the name of the man was not made public but he furnished the officers with a good description 0 the case and ita contents A theory generally accepted and which the police believe will ba borne out by i future developments la that a gang of train gratteri grat who travel in the guise of salesmen have invaded this section in the chopo ot reaping a rich harvest from the many tourists en route to the fair at portland crooks of the class mentioned usually make themselves pleasant traveling companions but at abo first opportunity relieve their newly mada frieada of their valuables they ara never rough in attaining their ends and it Is believed that tho man who had his pocket picked at the union depot yesterday was a victim of the crooks who relieved the stranger ot his suit case daily complaints are reaching the police of passengers robbed