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Embezzlement in the Evening Star, 1880 & 1900

Claims His Watch Was Stolen

Item

Title
Claims His Watch Was Stolen
Source
Evening Star (DC)
Date
1900-02-23
page
5
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1900-02-23/ed-1/?sp=5&q=theft&r=0.674,0.336,0.456,0.165,0
Crime
Theft
Subject
theft; chain watch; offender is unknown
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
Police
Stage of the Legal System
crime
Location
In-state; DC
Length of story
41
Description
Claims His Watch Was Stolen. Complaint has been made to the police of the theft of a gold watch belonging to George Van Aken of 508 8th street southeast, who claims that the theft was committed at Cobb's Hotel Tuesday night.