| Show SNEAK THIEF ACTIVE MAN WHO STOLE GOLD WATCH ai WORK AGAIN gets two prom room of swan peter eon but finds difficulty aln selling them A sneak thief that Is supposed to be the same that stole a gold atch belonging to miss mccormack McCorm lck from her room at the eureka rooming house several days ago began operations again on tuesday ot this week by scaling two watches from the room ot swan peterson at 2416 grant avenue athla operation waa conducted tim learly to the former case by the thief entering the room during petersons absence and taking the two time pieces the loss ot which waa not discovered until later in th day peterson returned to his room the police department were immediately notified who in turn informed th different pawnbrokers pawn brokers to bo on tho lookout tor tho stolen goods a alon of which was placed before them one 0 the stolen watches was gold and the other silver and before the thief became known one of the missing articles was offered in pawn at the store of meyer hyland on twenty fifth street hyland offered three dollars but the celler insisted on receiving five or six dollars BO that a deal was not made later the thief appeared at pawnshop where he Be cuTel the amount he asked and alter laying low tor the rest of the day he next showed up at uncle sams pawn shop about 9 last evening when he attempted to soak the second watch undo sam knew that the watch offered him was the stolen property and went from behind the counter to detain he robber otter telling him that it was a stolen watch that individual who Is evidently a professional was not to be caught BO easily and darted for the door leaving the watch behind prom the store the thief ran across twenty fifth street and entered the alley adjoining the lyceum theatre and disappeared in tho darkness the police were at once notified ot the occurrence occur renca and captain brown together with sargeant wilson arrived on the scena about ten minutes afterward making thorough search for the man with no results A good description ol 01 the thief Is now in pOTes slon of the police and unless he jump the town ho will probably soon be apprehended the two stolen watches were recovered and returned to peterson by the police department |
