Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1907 — THE WATCH CAME BACK. [ARTICLE]

THE WATCH CAME BACK.

Luck of a Man Who Met a Pickpocket — ~ In Park Row. “Having his watch stolen from hln and offered for sale back to him In at hour was what happened to a frleiio of mine the other day when crowdt gathered at the newspaper bulletii boards waiting for news of the Thaw jury,” said a citizen to a New Yoik Sun reporter. “It happened this way: “An oil friend of mine was stand lng among others waiting for news 01 the Thaiv Jury when suddenly he fell a twitch &t his watch pocket and hit watch was gone. Not being sure 01 his ground he kept his loss to blmsell and walked away from the crowd. fter transacting a little business in tl e neighborhood he turned towarc home. Remembering that he needed a drink he stepped into a saloon. “He was In the midst of his story telling the sympathetic bartender 01 his experience, with his back to th« door, when a voic. back of him broke into the conversatlcri*'ordered a drink and aske 1 the drink mixer if he bac any use for a watch, mentioning tht fact that there was one to he hao cheap. rr“The barkeeper, taking my .frieno in mind, asked to see the watch and turned it over to my friend who im mediately recomiized it ai his. Turn ing around he inquired how much ht asked for -the timepiece. The thiei recognized his late victim and made a bolt for the door, taking good cart to leave the watch behind. “Now being of a peaceful disposi tlon my friend let the matter go al fchatJ Can you beat it?” -™ r =^_==