SEARCHED THE CARS
I Captain Murray on the Watch for
j Norwich Store Thleveg
I Every train coming from Norwich
on Friday was the object of a thor
ough search Friday morning by Cap
tain Murray, assited by Station Agent
Baldwin and Depot Superintendent
Charles Sabin, were watching for two
thieves who had broken into a Nor
wich store Thursday night and had
carried away a set of furs valued at
$250. Word was received by Captain
I Murray from Chief Murphy of Nor
wich who believed the thieves had
headed for Putnam. The thieves,
however, failed to appear in Putnam
and Friday afternoon were captured
in Niantic, R. X., and the furs re
covered.
The men had kicked a hole in the
half-inch thick plate glass in Mac*
phearson’s store antj tstken the furs
from a display in the Window. An
officer heard the crash of the glass
and saw a man run toward the rail
road yards, but though the officer fol
lowed, the man escaped in the dark
ness.
Judge and Mrs. F. F. Russell were
Providence visitors on Tuesday.
