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Show Chipman Merc. Robbed: Thief Caught In Prove Merchandise found in the possession posses-sion of Frank Cannon, a transient, was identified Monklay in Provo as having been stolen from the Chipman Mercantile Company. He confessed the theft Monday afternoon to Chief Ctlo Birk at the Provo jail-Cannon jail-Cannon wras arrested in Provo Sunday morning, when he was found stealing a ride on an eastbound ITnion Facific train. Several watches, pens, and kodaks were found in his possession. posses-sion. He was taken to the Trovo City police station, where he claimed that he had obtained the loot in Twin Falls from a Mexican. After a careful search, it was revealed reveal-ed that Cannon had $250 worth of merchandise -in his possession, and a complete ' set of lock picks. His finger prints were taken and mailed . to Salt Lake. Other cities were asked for information concerning him. According to the prisoner, he managed man-aged to secrete himself in the clothes j case in the store late Saturday evening even-ing before the store closed. The usual procedure of locking the cases left himi in the case. During the night the night watchman, John Anderson, went about his rourids as usual, entirely en-tirely without knowledge of his loek-ed-up guest. Cannon is reported to have said that the musical program from the radio kept him from falling asleep. After the watchman had left for the morning, Cannon let himself out of the case with the aid of a fingernail file, and proceeded leisure- ly to outfit himself with watches, kodaks, ko-daks, pens, etc', arid let himself from the store at 7:30 a. m. He then walked to Pleasant Grove, where he caught a TJ. P. train to Provo, Pro-vo, where he was arrested and turned over to the police. I o- |