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Show EMPTY WALLET1 FOUND IN A MAIL BOX Evidence of a suspected robbery was brought to light when a wallet, holding several papers and cards but no money, waa found In the mall box at Grant avenue and Tweuty-fifth street this morning by the carrier on his regular delivery. From papers of an honorable discharge from the Cnl-ted Cnl-ted States army it Is believed that 'the owner of tbe wallet Is Chester H Nellls of San Francisco The wallet wal-let also held a firemen and engineers' railroad pass made out to C. J. Cook The pocketbook and contents were turned over to the postmaster to await the owner No knowledge of a holdup or robbery during the night has reached the police It is custom ary for thieves to rid themselves of dangerous and worthless evldonce by placing It In post boxes, consequent ly the postmaster suspects that there was foul play. oo |