The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-10
BOY THIEVES.
Scarcely Twelve Years of Age
Yet They Steal
Maj. John nj. Browns Horse
and Buggy.
GO TO REFORM SCHOOL
Start For Silver Lake With the
Outfit.
Another Boy Arrested on the
Charge of Burglary.

Two youthful horsethieves were cap
tured last night at Fourteenth and To-
peka avenue by Corporal D. L. Wadley,
of Company A, Twenty-third Kansas.
They had stolen Major John NJ. Browns
horse and buggy and had started for
Silver Lake.
The two boys, who are each II years
of age, are named Aaron Finley, color
ed, and John Jackson, white. They both
reside in Topeka, the Finley boy being
a half brother of Ed NcGruder, who is
now at BedwelTs insane asylum.
Major Brown had his horse hitched up
last evening and was waiting for the
return of the colonel so that he could
go to his home north of the city to see
his boy who was sick.
The vehicle stood at the edge of the
camp and near the fair grounds gate
About nine o'clock Major Brown went
to get his horse, but could not find it.
A search was begun, which at eleven
o'clock resulted in the capture of the
boys. They had driven out of the fair
grounds and went north on Topeka ave-
nue.. The animal was a colt and very
unruly. The boys decided that they
could not risk a night ride, so they
drove in behind a new house at Four
teenth street, unhitched the animal and
lay down to await the dawn. 1t was
while guarding the horse that they were
arrested. They were taken to police sta
ton and locked up. Today they were
taken before the probate judge and
their hearing set for this afternoon.
They will be sent to the reform school
They knew that it was Major Browns
horse and buggy. Both admit having
taken it, and also admit other thefts
Arnie Mitchell, a North Topeka color
ed boy, was arrested last evening by
the police on the charge of burglary. He
will be turned over to the state for trial
The police are looking for his older
brother, Cal Mitchell, on a similar
Last Thursday night a freight car
on the Union Pacific tracks was br Z en-
into and seven sacks of flour were
stolen. Yesterday U. P. Detective J. S.
Peterson and Sergeant Tim Donovan
found the sacks in Mitchen's cellar.
They arrested both Arnie and Cal Mitch
ell, but Cal got away from Patrolman
Smith and eluded the officers Also in
the cellar was found sack which had
been taken from a freight car a few
weeks ago. The Mitchell boys are pro-
fessional thieves.
The police department has been in
formed by Captain Newton, Company
F, Twenty-frst Kansas, that the S.
Baughman enlisted in his company is
ROssville. Baughman disappeared about
the time the enIisting was taking place.
A weary farmer boy of "a years, was
arrested this morning in the Union Pa
cific railroad yards by Patrolmen Smith
and NIcElrOy and charged with carrying
concealed weapons. Today he was
brought into police court and admitted
that he had had a revolver in his pocket.
but explained that he was on his way
east and took it along for protection.
Jailer Hopkins explained: 1.-The re-
volver wasn't any good. but it might
kill somebody Judge Ferry concluded
that Chas. Burris wasn't half bad, and
discharged him on condition that he
leave the city.
The joint of Chas. Bradshaw was
raided by the police Sunday night and
the proprietor and his wife placed IN
der arrest The two were not taken to
police station for the reason that Brad
shaw was very i'll and his wife is said
to have been running the joint. Last
night they were taken in custody. The
place was at the foot of Jefferson