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He's The Shoe Thief, Maybe

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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
October
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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HE'S THE SHOE THIEF, MAYBE

MAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IN THE COOLER.

Told Fishy Tale of Being Drugged-Had $34 In Pocket-Police Are Hopeful.

The police believe they have the man who broke into the carload of shoes at the Michigan Central last week. His name is given as John Prouty and he was discovered apparently in a semi-pleased condition near the depot Friday. At Justice Gibson's office he said that he came from Norville, Mass., and was travelling from Boston to St. Louis, via Montreal. Norville is close to Bropton, where the shoes were shipped from and the officers are strongly inclined to believe that he has been following the car with the intention of robbery.

He explained his presence here by saying that at St. Albans, Vt, someone had drugged him. From that time to this he had known nothing.

"Do you realize where you are now?"' inquired Justice Gibson.

"I'm tol' this 'Narbor," replied Prouty thickly. "Can't talk mush- doped- serl-ush condishun."

"Well, I'll make it fifteen days," replied the justice.

"Don' wanter go jail," protested the prisoner feebly. "Pay fine."

"I don't want your fine." replied the justice. "We're awfully flush of money around here now."

Then the doped one woke up and fairly talked a blue streak for a few minutes. He didn't see what they wanted to persecute an intelligent, innocent man like that for, and he simply couldn't and wouldn't consider the idea of spending half a month in a nasty, dirty cell. But his plea availed not.

The sum of $34 was found in his pockets. The police feel they have an almost sure case against him with regard to the shoe robbery.