Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
The GRlNNELL NEWS.
A. NC Blnin II obbcd by Clever Thiev'

Grinnell, April 9.-COnS1deraOle lnteF-
est was manifested yesterday when 1t
became known that A. McBlain. the
market gardener, had been held up the
evening before and robbed of $50 or $40
Mr.. McBlain insists, however, that he
was not held up In the usual sense or
the term, but that it was a case OF
pocket picking. He was going from his
place west of the city to town. walking
on the railroad track, and when oppo-s
site the freight depot was accosted by
a couple of ladies of African race and.
decent, who inquired the time. Mr..
5NfcBlain carried no watch, but assured
the women that clock in the freight
house would show the hour, and to con-
vince them of the fact he retraced his
steps. for by this time he had passed
the building, and looking thru a win
dow at the clock announced the hour as
Is o'clock and seven minutes. AT this
one of the dusky damsels asked for q
nickel, and thus he discovered that his.
purse had been taken from his pocket
and s35 or $40 with 1T. The girls had;
crowded past him once or twice. and
NIcRlain accused one of them of the
theft. which she Indignantly denied.
He tried to make her so up town with
him, taking hold of her for this pur-.
pose, but she broke loose from him
twice and finally ran toward Carney's
lumber yard and all trace of her was
lost. The empty purse was found.
close by where Mel lain and the women
had stood. One Of the women was
locked up for a time, but as nothing
could be shown toward proving her
guilty she was released. MIR. McBlain
is an elderly gentleman OF good repute,
native of the country OF Wallace,
Bruce and Burns, and is rather inclined
to admire the shillful manner in which
his purse was distracted from his
pocket than complain much about the
loss of the money.
Mrs j. c. Powell is confined to the
house and bed by an attack Of rheu-
matism
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. j. Jefferson will re-
turn to their home in Coltax some day.
l3this week.
Mrs. Clara l.. Preston. of Colorado
Springs. is visiting her aunt. Mrs. "A. G.
Newman, and other relatives.
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