Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1917 — HORSE BECOMES PICKPOCKET [ARTICLE]

HORSE BECOMES PICKPOCKET

Is Innocent, However, of Any Felonious Intent. Allentown, Pa. —Prince, a heavy draught horse, enacted the role of pickpocket here. W. Weimer, driver Of this animal, saw a gold watch and chain dangling from the horse’s tail. It is believed that While the horse was switching his' tail to keep off the files that the tail came in contact with the chain of some pedestrian and lifted the watch from a pocket. The owner Is being looked for. Homer Slaughter went to Elkhart, Indiana today. Miss Dal Julian, of Havana, 111., and Miss Helen Hackett, of Peru, Indiana, were visitors here last week.