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Got His Prisoners

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
July
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Depnty Sheriff Jay Wood was in Chicago, Friday, looking after Jack Mausfield, the fellow who rán away from Aun Arbor last week with Kate Staebler and $150 in ruoney and a gold watch, the property of Tncker & Co., of N. Fourth ave. Jay was scouting along Madison st., Chicago, witbin four blocks of the pólice station, hot on the tiail of Mansfield, about 11 o'clock Friday uight, and the street was aluiost as light as day from the uumerons electrio lights that were around, when two men walked quietly np alongside bim, one on each sida. He paid no atteution to them, thinking they were just goiug past, until one of tbein stnck a revolver in his face and denianded his money. Now, Jay did not see any particular, use in having the fellow use that revolver so be promptly handed over his available cash balance amounting to $15 and with it the men qoickly diaappeared. Jay says it was a neat "hold up," but he don't see that he could have done anytbiug different. He arrested Mansfield later on about 2 a. m., and lodged him in jail. He brouüht both Mausfield and Miss Staebler back to Ann Arbor Saturday.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News