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Copper theft at Benedict Burnham Co prompts court case
John Brennan and Dennis Hoar faced vity court for stealing 200 pounds of copper from Benedict & Burnham Co. Rail workers saw the copper car sealed on December 23 and later with broken seals. Both men offered no defense. Brennan fined 40 dollars and jailed three months, Hoar fined 25 dollars and jailed sixty days.
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