People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-07
Told of Wichita.


the lemonade counter under the fair
grounds pavilion at the Wichita far
last Friday afternoon when a pick
pocket rushed up and, putting his
hands on them, pulled them aside,
commanding 10 an authoritative tone:
stand aside, gentlemen, and make
room for others. You have been here
ton long"
Heskett and Stonehocker were
thunderStruck for an instant, but
Heskett soon regained his cOmposure
and replied: II guess you are MIS-
taken: we've been here only ten min
utes."
well, maybe that's so. | thought
you had been here all day. l beg par.
dOn," replied the smooth individual,
and he backed out OF the place and
mingled with the crowd outside.
When Stonehocker went to pay for
the drinks he found his pocketbOok
gone. The light fingered gent had
managed TO get his hands into their
inside pockets when he pushed them
away from the bar Heskett's money
was In his shoe and he didn't lOse
anything.
John T. Stewart and Or. D. P. Wei
Eel were standing 10 a crowd at the
fair grounds listening TO Mr.. Bryan
eXpOund the gospel OF free silver when
pickpOcket reached his hand into
the capaClOus pockets VI a farmer
standing near by. The farmer felt
his pOcketboOk slipping out and he
turned and caught the fellow 10 tn,
act and landed full force GU the pick
pockets mouth with his ifs. The
fellow fell like a beef but he Scram.
bied TO his knees and got between DR..
WeIzel's legs, when the farmer mad
another lunge for him. The fellow
was too quick, however, and 90.
away. AS he arose to his feet he
grabbed his hal and began to push
through he crowd, yelling, "Wher,
is he? There he is. Catch him.
Several fellows were mistaken I r the
thief and in less time than il takes To
tel 1t the crowd had pOunced upon
half d dozen different men and were
wa.loping tue Stutfing out Of them
while the pickDOcket edged out of thu
crowd and made bee-line tJr up
town.
j. H. Cox, a prominent citizen Of
COrbin, went TO the fair + lday
with wallet buttoneI up on the in
side Of bis vest. ThepUcketbook con
tanned currency and a check TO tb,
amount of 5000. He had not mingled
with the crowd at the fair grounds
very long until one Of the light fin.
gered gentry relieved him Of his
Leaf her. He discovered his loss 10
ward evening and wired TO the Wei.
lingt0n National bank OF this city
not to honor The check.
Rev. B. f. Pugh, pastor Of the
Lutheran church Of this city, was
mingling with the crowd at the fair
grounds when pickpOcket rubbed VI
against him and relieved HIM CfS.
As the crowd was pressing its wa,
through the gate to the fair grounds
shortly after dinner a shark counter.
marched against the crowd and yelled
out: Don't push there; raise your
arm"
The crowd lifted their arms 10
wing fashion and a half dozen or more
pickpockets in the crowd relieved a
number of fellows Of their wallets.
John T. Stewart was in the crowd,
and while he didn't raise his arms, he
had the life nearly punched out OF
him by the innocents complying with
the command.
R. J.Hukle Of London township, was
squeezing his way with the crowd
into the amphitheatre at the fair
grounds at Wichita last Friday just
after dinner. After he missed bis
money and his railroad ticket he re.
membered that some fellow had
iOstled and pushed him considerably
while he was entering the amphi.
theatre. He reached home that nigh,
on borrowed money.
N. Hood, an old gentleman living
between Wellington and Riverdale,
was touched for about sls 10 money
and a railroad ticket, at WITCH liza
Thursday afternoon. He started
home without money and the conduc.
tor threatened to put him of the
train but passengers who took kindly
to tue old man on account OF his age,
paid his fare to Riverdale, where he
met friends and drove home.
The victories OF Hoods
Sarsaparilla over all
Forms Of disease