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Show soit cage stolen 15 said 10 contain ioadles Through the machinations of an erstwhile friend, Joseph JoneB, a 23-year-old discharged soldier, hailing from Tlorrls, Manila, and en route to New Orleans, lost his suit case and property which, if realized on to its full value, would bring nearly $5.-600 $5.-600 The young man came into Ogden last night on Southern Pacific train No 10, accompanied by an older man A whom he had "met on the train after it left San Francisco. The youth Intended In-tended stopping over night in Ogden. while his companion was headed for Montana and was due to leave for his final destination at 1:10 a m. today. After leaving the train the two men had supper up town nnd then went to a picture show. While in the theatre, they took off their coats and laid them together across the J back of the Beats, so that the pockets pock-ets were easily accessible to either one Later in the evening they went to the Helena rooming house, where Jones had engaged a room for tho night and here the two separated, the older man presumably going to thu train for the north On awakening this morning, Jones discovered that his baggage check had been stolen from bis coat pocket pock-et and. after thinking the matter over came to the conclusion that his companion had stolen it while in the picture show He immediately went to thj depot and reported tho matter to Depot Master Shields He said that the suit case contained a new suit of light clothes, six white silk shirts, a check book on the Fresno Nniional bank of Fresno. Cal., a de posit book on the same bank calling for $5500, and some articles of minor mi-nor value. Ho described his erst- i hlle companion ay being .in EngMsli-man, EngMsli-man, weight about 160 pounds, medi i urn helghth and partly bald headed He was wearing a suit of dark clothes. The youth also stated that he believed the man to be a carpenter, car-penter, as he had a steel tool chest, weighing about 100 pounds After receiving the report, the depot de-pot master advised Jones to telegraph the Fresno bank not to acknowledge a check signed in his name until further notice. He also telegraphed to the conductor on Oregon Shon Line train No. 1 to look out for the Englishman described. The matter was also reported to the police and Detective H. C. Peterson made a round of the pawnshops and second hand stores but failed to lo cate either the suitcase or an of its contents.. Jones wanted to leave the city today but was persuaded to remain over until tomorrow in case his companion should be taken into custody. |