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“Case unfounded. * And thus in two words, police, wrote off Thursday the “‘holdup'’ of a cab driver by a nattily dressed six-footer with a nickle-plated pis tol ‘late Tuesday night. Although police gave the cabbie A for imagination, they could grabs him only for accuracy. While Det. Frank Moore was questioning the cabbie at the scene sor the holdup Tuesday a city bus, passed. “There he is! exclaimed the cabbie. ‘He's on that bus!” . Hot pursuit followed and the bus was duty-boarded amid much com motion and astonishment. Aboard the bus the cabbie pointed an ac cusing finger. It was levelled at one H. L. Freeman, an off-duty city detective. “Mistaken identity,? the cabbie | Sheepishly averred. Then Thursday he was taken to the police station to ook over the rogues' gallery. “This is the man!” the ‘victim’ joked, pointing dramatically at one for several pictures. ‘I'd know the Jinan in a minute!” Det. Moore turned the picture over, did a double take, then wear ily announced: This picture is 27 years old, it was taken in 1926, *
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San Antonio Express
San Antonio, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 12, 1953
Page 5
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Catherine J.
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