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Oklahoma man held on wreck probe in Pawnee jail
Tom Vernon a 43 year old ex cowboy and five time convict remained in Pawnee county jail as authorities in Wyoming and California pursue him for questioning over derailing and robbing the Portland Limited near Cheyenne and the Pacific Coast Limited near Saugus. Deputy Higgins of Los Angeles identified Vernon from passenger photos and said Vernon had recent prison history in several states. Vernon denied the charges saying there is some mistake.
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Associated Press
Pawnee
Okla
Tom Vernon
Wyoming
California
Portland Limited
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Wyo
Pacific Coast Limited
Southern Pacific Railroad
Saugus
Calif
Vernon
Thomas J. Higgins
Los Angeles
Higgins
Folsom
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Allen Jones
G. H. Ronsa
Southern Pacific
Folsom Penitentiary