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The Clarksburg Telegram
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Burglars entered Porter Scott's general store at Columbia mine on Monday night via a pried-open window, stole $100 in shoes and underwear, ate raw cucumbers from the garden, and left tooth-marked rinds. Scott offers $75 reward for their capture.
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Porter Scott Offers $75 Reward for Men Who Robbed His Store.
Porter Scott has offered a reward of $75 for the capture of burglars who broke into his general store at Columbia mine Monday night and stole about $100 worth of goods. A peculiar feature of the burglary is that the thieves sat down in the rear of the store and ate several raw cucumbers, which they picked from a small garden in the rear. Rinds bearing imprints of their teeth were found at the back door showing that they had peeled the cucumbers with their teeth.
The burglars gained an entrance by prying open a window in the rear of the store. While it appeared that they had helped themselves generally from the stock, only shoes to the value of $75 and underwear amounting to about $15 have been missed thus far. No money was taken as none had been left in the place.
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Primary Location
Columbia Mine
Event Date
Monday Night
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stole about $100 worth of goods including shoes valued at $75 and underwear amounting to about $15. no money taken. reward of $75 offered for capture.
Event Details
Burglars broke into Porter Scott's general store by prying open a rear window, helped themselves to stock, sat in the rear and ate several raw cucumbers from a small garden, peeling them with their teeth as evidenced by rinds with tooth imprints found at the back door.