The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-25
SCHOOL BOY THIEVES.
Two Lads Caught at Stealing
From Their Teachers.
FROM PENCILS TO MONEY.



rzsrssx attending tie central school, were
arrested shortly after neon yesterday In
the school playground for theft For sew
sral months past various articles ard oecs-
ssonaIly money have been missed frons the
tesehsrS' desks Several scholars were
sssss@essa 81 being connected with she rob
here's. Aus nothing tangible could be ob-
.afrsesi against them. Of late the actions os
she t~o youthful criminals arrested
aroused suspicion. A trap wis laid for
saesn. :hey walked straight into Il. and
now both are under borsfs % appear be-
fore court OF Justice for trial a. COMMON
criminals.
For years pas, things Of more CT Iess
valge have been missed from the schools
!. - lIrsg IL was only supplies. sueb as pen
CHS. pens snd paper. that we're taken.
After a time the unknown laresnists
seemed 70 grow holder, and money was
stolen from the teachers. The matter was
given some attention. bat ii va. only re-
Gently that careful watch has
been Kept. The first theft this year
at the Central seheol. 20 which the -tealsngs
~ere principally confined vas that Of some
small articles. The matter vas reported 20
Professor Richardson. who Immediately
on the part 81 kaiioek and Warren aroused
the suspicious OF Mr.. Richardson, and they
we're carefully watched
Thursday. oct. 10. the drawer Of every
teaches desk Ii the building was ran
sacked and The money collected for the
yiaBo fund stolen. Nothing was said about
the robbery NJ the time. The following sun
day SIS was stolen from the Office of Pro-
a
was said. The evening following the last
theft mentioned Professor Rich
arsison happened To enter his
office rather suddenly, caught
kaliock IN the act % climbing through the
window from the outsiae. Warner was
keeping guard snsler the window This
settled matters finally in the professors
mind as 10 who the euipfits were, hut as he
had no evidence he said nothing 10 them
ard soon left the ollie He returned again
In f.w moments and surprised
them both ia his Office. kaliock
cody informed him that he hat returned
for a book and again MIR. Richardson let
them 70 without saying anything. About
this time the matter vas reported to the
police and Officer Raymond was detailed
10 watch the building. That was about
two weeks since and be remained in the
building day and night np to the arrest.
but nothing happened.
Yesterday shortly before II o'clock Pro-
fessor Richardson on entering his Office
found kaIiock there and determined To lay
trap for him. The principal took some
money from the drawer. and taking care TO
let ksllock know that SO in silver and 81
hill In the drawer remained there. left the
room. The s. was marked and il viii
probably be the means Of sending the two
boys Ga a retormatory institution at least.
Mr.. Richardson left the school to 20 To
laneh. On the street fifteen minutes later
he met kallock. who had left before him.
going toward the building again. He fol-
lowed him, saw him enter the office.
and leave IL Immediately. On going
IN he found that the money had
been stolen. He Immediately had
both kal.ock and Warner brought before
him. On the former was found the tell
tai. s. bill. Officer Raymond was sum
moned and the boys were placed under ar
rest and taken 10 police headquarters
Here they broke completely down and
confessed having stolen all Of the money
missed. A written confession, embodying
oil that they had admitted, was drawn
UP. This they signed. The boys we're
then searched. On Warner nothing sus-
pieioas vas found, but on his companion
was found bunch of keys, one of which
would open any desk in the Central school.
and another belonged % chest owned by
him which he has at home. The latter he
objected very strongly TO giving up. and il
Is supposed that IN this is concealed the
property stolen.
The boys were taken before Justice Miller.
who admitted them both to bail in the snln
81 sl0a eachand set the eases for hearing to-
DAY. Cash bail was put rp hy the parents
OF each child and both we're released.
Tookie kailoek j. IL years of age. and the
son Of widow. Mrs. Margaret Kalioek
who takes much to heart the disgrace of
Der son. lie il handsome boy and is
Fitted With winning ways. lie takes his
arrest rather cooily. lie is looked upon As
the leader OF the two arrested. He has
attended the Central school for several
terms and IS in the sixth grade. Il.
Frank Warner i i8 years ~ age. ard ,he
son OF Frank Warner. well known in Sc
attic. He Is bright boy, and likewise
honest appearing. lie stands we'll in the
eighth grade, and would have gradua
With honors next spring. Ills arrest was A
sad hios To- his parents, but they stand
ready 10 ie' their soa abide by The conse.
auences of his raiSslsetis.
The arrest of the I've boys was puhhciv
announced IN the various rooms of The Cen
ira school shortly after the assembly hour
yesterday, IL created q genuine sensation
snaosg the scholars, Miss Kennedy and
Professor Richardson are both annoyed az
being compelled to push the matter, bul
The maintenance Of order Isl the pntdi,
schools and public morality demands shRt
I.