The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
FAMOUS MEN ROBBED
THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR
POCKETS PICKED.
Harrison and Depew Had Their Poe.
kets Picked-And Even Russell
Sage Has Suffered-A Pickpocket to
H. r. H., the Prince of Wales.

kets Picked-And Even Russell
Sage Has Suffered-A Pickpocket to
H. r. H., the Prince of Wales.
Until the circumstance was recalled
by brief dispatch from Indianapolis
the other day nearly every one had
forgotten the theft OF Benjamin Harrl-
sons diamond studded watch, worth
more than $1,000 and given to him by
the Senate on the expiration of his
term as a member of that body, The
timepiece was stolen about five years
ago. but just how and by whom does
not appear to have been made public
as yet. though a crook named Wilson,
under arrest at Knoxville, Tenn, on
the charge of burglary. has been try
ing to arrange for its return to the
owner.
Should he recover the watch. the
loss of which was a real grief to him.
the former President will bc luckicr
than have some other eminent per-
sonages from whom valuabcs have
been stolen. Chauncey NJ nepew's
pocket was riflcd of his watch one day
away back in the SOS. and he never
got it back. Depcw was done up by
a regularly organized pocket picking
mob He had been invited to join
a yachting party at Philadelphia and
was standing on the platform Of a
horse car on his way to the Cortlandt
street ferry. As he once told the story,
he was thinking good deal more
about the pretty girls who We're tn ba
os his ;r,p,cdiato s,rro,1dings u.hon
tIora ,,a., ~, n,r,,,,,,i,,,, n,In,,. tbo
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doni,, ,.ao,,od ,,o,.,,,l ia ,ot ,,,t ,r tho
on J., ,rn,ot ta,.t tI,,,,. -
Do,o,y ibo, iostIo1 Nm, .,,d br..iod
bi,, 9, ,,,,cL ibot NO tI,o,,cI,t ti,o,,.,ooI
rudo Dasi,irg T., l.rou. tb,. tiro soon
after they had iumpcd OH hc felt Tor
his watch. Then he understood tho
haste and rudeness of the men. for
his pocket was emptv
Tho,,as procl,ott pccl w,e do.
snoiIod of a fin" v,,tcb said to ha
u'ortb sS5o ar r,o,, , rc,,. ,,,o,.. 400
Nv, a 'nicllnoclIot ~ , nnlitir,1 mnctino
oJdroeeod Inv tho @ro,t nam rom
Maine rho story Zoos Thai tbis moet.
ino v,,s bnId In Coor,r Inior In Now
vi, Cit, hnt 1,,t,. or1,, = dnt,iI
ANYWAY tho audience wos LARGO and
enthusiastic and Mir Rood Who was
the chief speaker of the evening. COW
cred himself with glory as he always
does when he has chance After the
specchmaking was finished and most
of the audience had zone home few
remained ostensihly to shake hands
with the star of the evening and Mr..
Reed shook hands with several. Nat.
urally his feelings toward mankind
were of the friendlicSt when he went
away from the hall, but they under.
went n severe revulsiOn an hour later
when he discovered the loss of his
watch. II is said that he then declared
Es would never enter the hall again,
and that he has kent his word.
The most wbofcsalc lifting OF
watches from mon of some prOmin.
once in Now York was managed a few
wears ago at a meeting of the New
York conference of the Methodist
Fniscopal Church. They we're skilful,
too for though half score of "clocbsh
were taken from the eminent clergy.
mon present and as many feathers
-bv which the picknocket means noe.
ketbool,s-nOthiuc amiss was discoy.
cred till after the dismissal OF the au.
dience then It was too late to do any.
thing