Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1910 — Officer Feared Trap. [ARTICLE]

Officer Feared Trap.

Opening the door of an express car, westbound over the Pennsylvania railroad at Altoona, the other night, to investigate a report that a man was secreted therein, a railroad officer was surprised when a voice cried: “Hello!” “Hello!” he replied. “Come in!” invited the unseen occupant. "Thanks!” responded the offloer in mock politeness, suspecting a trap. Taking the precaution to protect himself in of an attack, he entered and found he had been talking to a parrot