The daily tribune., 1907-07-31

pipe, one pair OF Keystone pants, one
leather suit case, vauled at a., three
pocket knives, one box of fancy paper
napkins, two silk shirts, seventeen
packages Of Yucatap gum, one caddy
OF chewing tobacco. one box of
Morey's Cabinet cigars. one pound
Of Centennial plug cut tobacco, one
can Of Union Leader cigars, two boxes
Of a Spanish make cigar, two one.
pound boxes of May Queen chocolate
candy, three one.half pound boxes
Of whipped cream candies, another
box Of fancy chocolates. two boxes of
perfume, nine Hadley company sales
books, one box of Prince George
cigars, one box Of Ridenour cigars,
one box of Cerdulias cigars, one
triplot mirror, one pair of high top
shoes, one pair of elk hide shoes, one
pair of patent leather slippers, one
Elgin white shirt, one box of coffee
wrappers that were to be exchanged
for premium by the makers of the
coffee, one pair of insoles, one pint
bottle of olive oil, one deck of
Bicycle playing cards, two date
stamps, one ladies' silk umbrella, one
leather grip, one feather duster. In
addition to this there was about forty
dollars worth of groceries recovered.
Among this lot was several of the
best grade of hams, lC0 pound sack of
-four, and everything else
necessary to keep an ordinary family
living on the fat of the land for sew
eral weeks. In the lot of groceries
was hidden one fine lantern that would
have retailed at several cents alone.
1t develops that Modie was to have
left this city tomorrow in company
with others, for an extended camping
and fishing trip over on the Gunnison
river. They had enough provisions
and other things to keep thom COM
Portable for at least two months. 1t
was for tins purpose, it is said that
Modie went to Canon City last Sun
day night. Here he intended hiring
a rig to take them overland, but if
this is his business policy it is prob
ably just as we'll that the owner of
the livery stable there was protected
by the fact that Modie was intercept
ed or else this outfit might have never
been brought back to its owner
There are several Others who are
wanted by the police and the search
will not be let up until they are
taken into custody by the officers
When the Parker Amusement COM
pany played in this city this month
they missed thirty by forty tar.
paulin, but did not report the same to
the police. Officer Furniss called u p
the amusement company at Fort Col
lins and made an inquiry as to wheth-
er they lost one here or not. The
answer was that they did. The local
officer has located the tarpaulin.
A man named Swntz, an employe
of the United Oil company, was ar
rested yesterday charged with being
an accessory to the theft of the tar
paulin. Modie was as ingenious in
hiding his stolen property as he was
in originally securing it, The
groceries were hidden in the attics
and woodsheds of outside buildings of
the boarding house, the cigars aud
tobacco were locked up in his trunk
and the other things were carefully
stored in other parts of his room. 6
In manner it was the most dar-
ing theft that has taken place in Flor
ence for long time as it was simply
a matter of an employe taking advant-
age of his employer who had the ut
most confidence in him.
II seems that he had not gone
through all departments of tine store.
but this is probably due to the fact
that he was discharged before he had
an opportunity. II is noted that the
dish pans, towels, plates, cups and
saucers and many other things that
are really requisite to successful
camping trip are not included in the
list They might have been however