The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-16

PickpOckets evidently had a good
thing during the parade in the after
noon of yesterday on the streets and
near the show grounds, for more than
a dozen cases have been reported to
the police. There were arrested a
number Of white and colored persons
as dangerous and suspicious char
acters, but up to a late hour there
had been no case of stealing specif-
caIly made against any of them. The
parties who were losers or some OF
them, will likely appear in the police
court this morning and make an at
tempt TO Identity persons with whom
they had trouble. In at least one case
the thief was seen and an alarm was
given, but he escaped in the crowd.
One lady screamed at one time and
said that someone had pulled at her
watch which was exposed on her hos
ON, but had failed to get the time
piece. She was visitor and did not
care to have her name mentioned I'M
less the police could catch the thief.
A DEPUTY TOUCHED.
Deputy Sheriff Bowman, who was
looking for pickpockets and assisting
in preserving order on the grounds,
was relieved of his revolver. The
gun caught in his clothing as it was
being extracted from his pocket and
this caused him to grab and find an
empty pocket. He saw a stranger
hand it to another man, whom the
deputy knew very well. The one who
slipped the pistol from the deputy,
however, made his escape.
1t appeared that the sick-fngered
workmen did their best or the great
est amount of their work on West
Garden and Romano streets. Several
xvhn str on ma ar
and on Garden street missed articles
of varying value soon after the pro-
cessfon had passed-sby, but could net
recollect anything that would
probably place the time when the ar
ticles disappeared.
HOMES WERE ROBBED.
Marshal Sanders had on file at 3
O'Clock last night reports of FIVE
thefts, and had heard of the theft
from residences of various articles.
It was believed that when people left
their homes to view the street pageant
the thieves worked, and it is not be
lieved that all robbed places have as
yet been reported.
When it became APPARENT to the mar
shall that pickpockets were mingling
and working successfully in the
crowds on the streets he ordered a
doubled police patrol and several ex-
list. This was in the late afternoon
and until the hour of midnight. There
were none specifically charged with
picking anyone's pocket UP to late
hour, but the patrol wagon made
about fifteen trips to police telephone
call box Is, at the corner of Garden
and DeViIliers streets, before mid
night, and each time brought from one
10 1Aree prisoners.
SOME OF THE LOSERS.
Some of the losers Of money and
as taken from the police and
county fail records at midnight were
Is follows:
A Chicago man, who did not give
his name but who said he was an au-
-omobile agent, reported early that
his pocketboOk containing over $40
had been taken from his hip pocket.
"A. ". Mcpherson, a visitor, reported
that he had been relieved Of a purse
$50.
Miss Parrish, of DeFuniak, who is
visiting friends at the navy yard, re-
ported at 1880 o'clock the loss of a
hand satcheI containing $22.75, some
papers and a mileage book. She be-
iieyed that it had dropped from her
lap while IN the tent and someone
had snatched it.
Robert Perkins, coIored. residing at
the rOsin yards north Of the city, re-
ported the loss Of watch, chain and
purse. the latter containing probably
s5. The watch and chain were highly
valued by him and the loss was keen
~ felt.
L. II. Andrews, Of MuscOgee, said
he had lost a watch and chain, but
lid not make report Of it to the police
A stranger, thought TO be a pick
pocket, was brought IN at 11:45
o'clock and had a Pensacola watch
On him, because II bore the sellers
name. Andrews looked It over with
but said it was not his prop
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