The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-24
NUMEROUS THEFTS
 IN CITY YESTERDAY Pickpockets Were More Active
 Than Usual
SEVERAL ARE CAPTURED
Negroes-Five Cases of Pocket Picking Reported-One Man
 Drugged and Robbed

Yesterday was one of the busiest days in the history of the police department. With the detective force looking after the crowds, a large number of officers in the cincts being looked after by extra men and a force of men on duty at Capitol park, every man on the force worked extra Numbers of them worked 30 hours.
 PIckpoclxets Busy
 Pickpockets and purse snatchers began their operations yesterday and five cases of pocket picking were reported to head quarters. Two ladies had their purses snatched from them by negroes and one rran was drugged and robbed of his money and return trip ticket to Akron Miss Mary Goodson of Atlanta report ed that her purse had been snatched by negro while viewing the parade. The purse contained s1o in cash, one trunk check and a check on the First National bank for $25.
 Mrs. Michaels of 1921 Avenue G reported that her purse had been snatched by a low, chunky negro, who seized 1t and dashed through the crowd. She was un- able to give a more complete descrip- ton of the negro. The purse was a sil- yer mesh affair and contained S4 in cash. | w. G. Britton of Akron reported that he had been drugged and robbed in the stables of the Alabama Livery company | by a white man of the following de- scription: About 55 years of age, five feet tall, weight about 160 pounds. mustache | and goatee, wore black suit with Prince | Albert coat The man secured $20 in money and return ticket to Akron. Pickpocket Captured What is regarded as an important cap ture was made last night by Detectives Nation and Gray when they arrested a white man who gave several names but was docketed as H. H. Grove for pick ing pockets. Grove was arrested at the Louisville and Nashville depot. He was searched hastily, but nothing was found on him.
 He was taken to the police station and a thorough search of his person made and a diamond stud valued at about $500 was found. Grove had hidden 1t in the waistband of his trousers and succeeded in concealing it from the officers by slipping it into his mouth. He was un- able to answer questions put to him by the officers and the diamond stud was discovered The owner of the diamond may secure it by Identifying it at the police station.
 While working up the case the detec- tives were told that the man had been trying to drop something while he was being arrested. They investigated and found a pocketbook containing S in a garbage can near the place where he was found
 Other Minor Thefts Numerous other minor thefts were re- ported to the police department yester- day. The most important of these was the theft of 20 watches from H. Tegen. Alley D and Twentieth street. Tegen is a watch repairer and the watches were stolen from his shop. Sam Eaves re- | ported that his pocket had been picked | and three checks for $25, $14 and ST, re- spectively, taken. The Reed Lumber company reported the loss of a valuable | pointer dog and offered a reward of $5 for it's return. P. H. Linnehan reported the loss of watch. H. w. Fitzpatrick, one watch Henry Cole lost, via the pick pocket route, $130 in cash; w. D. Will l coxson, by the same method lost $40 | in money, one ring and one pocketbook, and J. R. Goddard reported the loss of l a bank book.
 1 Frank Johnson, colored. was arrested yesterday by Officers Earp, White and williams on charge of burglary and grand larceny Eleven watches were taken from his person by the officers. w. G. Elliott was arrested by Detec- tives Wren and Sigsbee, charged with stealing an overcoat. It is charged that he stole a valuable overcoat at the fair grounds The coat was in his possession when he was arrested.