Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-16


q Spokane railroad. enjoyed the lars-
est share Of business. 1t became ap-
parent to the uptown notaries yester-
day afternoon that II they were to Sc
cure suficient business to even pay
their expenses they must secure loca.
lions near the depot. and many OF
them have abandoned their oEaees
and temporary structures constructed
where they could enter into competi-
ton with their more fortunate rivals
for business. An informal complaint
WIS made by the uptown notaries-
some of them-to Judge Witten yes
terday afternoon that the notariez
near the depot were violating their
agreements by having "spielers' and
runners" in the field for business,
but an investigation by the Judge dis
closed no serious infractions.
PickPockets An Evidence.
In spite of the vigilance OF the Do
lice piekpockets were able to ply
their trade yesterday afternoon in the
large crowd, and four arrests were
made. One OF them, j. Wilson, was
apprehended in the act Of endeavor-
ing to extract pocketbook from the
pocket Of a passenger as he was
boarding the Spokane train and arr
rested by Special OfEicer Henry Klap-
penberg. and is now confined in the
county jail. There was practically no
evidence against the other three and
they were released Nels Peterson.
of Tacoma, complained that he had
his pocketbook stolen. II contained
$50 and represented all the money he
had. Another complained that he
had lost diamond pin and some
money, and other complaints were
also received, the merits OF which
were in doubt.
Save for the pIckpockets the police
have experienced no trouble with any
other class of criminals. There have
been SO far no robberies nor burglar
les committed, nor any serious dis
turbances of the peace.
Sneak Thieves Arrested.
J. Wilson, who was charged with
endeayoring to extract a pocketbook
from the pocket of J. II. Beehtel, OF
Seattle, was given his preliminary
examination before Probate Judge
Egbers today and bound over to the
district court to answer to the charge.
Wilson was endeavoring to pick
Bechtel's pocket just as he was at
tempting to board the Spokane train.
Two sneak thieves, giving their
names as Mike Lynch and r. H. KEEL
Ter. were arrested by Undersheriff
Adams and Deputy Sheriff Sawyer
this forenoon. They were observed
with camera by Deputy Sheriff
Sawyer about the depot. The actions
of the one carrying the camera looked
suspicious to the deputy sheriff and
after a consultation with Undersherin
Adams, they decided to arrest him
and did so as he was endeavoring to
board the train. His confederate 1
arrest followed afterward. The
owner of the camera, a Boise man
named Roy Eichelberger. was dlscoy-
cred afterward.
1t is estimated that pickpockets
succeeded in fleeing the landseekeri
while en- route between this city and
Spokane of something like $500 yes
terday While no trouble has beer
experienced by the police with any
other type of criminal than pick
pockets. this situation has grown 81
serious that large signs are posted al
the depot to beware of piekpock
cts. Sheris Bailey and his deputies
are assisting the police In every wa
in keeping the situation under con
troll so far as criminals are cOneernes
and spent all of their time yesterda.
afternoon on the street. and are do
ing the same thing today.