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FOOD .1 MISSING RIFLE.Colored Mott Had Fawned It to DavidLitwimSeven colored men were lined up in police court this afternoon by Officer Thomas Christy. From the lineup David Lit win picked a man named Ruby as the person who pawned a 22-caHbro Stevens rifle to him for 80 cents. -IThe rifle was iJiL charge of a youth who had gone hunting. He left ft. In care of a party of colored men while went on an ’errand. When he returned, the guri could not l»e found Officer Christy legan work on the case and soon located the gun-Ruby, with e crowd of colored men.was brought to police station and Lit-win. the pawnbroker had no trouble in picking out the man who pawned the gun.Ruby signed the name of another colored man. John Johnson. In addition to a charge of petit larceny a charge of forgery might be preferred against the prisoner. He is being tried in the city court this afternoon.
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Iola Register

Iola, Kansas, US

Thu, Dec 29, 1910

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