The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-30
w. A. BEXLEY TO BE TRIED.
THE YOUTHFUL THIEF WHO ROB-
BED LEOPOLD ADLER'S STORE.

The Boy Is Out Under Small Bond
and 1t Is Deemed Rather Doubtful
That He VIII Be on Hand When
the Case Against Him Is Called.
Two Months Ago He Was Locked
Over Night in the store In Which
He Was Employed and Gathered
to Himself Much Not His Own-His
Own Lack of Criminal Experience
Caused His Arrest-Other Legal
Business in the Superior Court.
The case of the state against w. A.
Bexley, the white boy charged with the
larceny of goods from L. Adler's, will be
called in the Superior Court to-day. If
BeXley shows up, the case will be tried.
The circumstances surrounding the crime
young Bexley is charged with having COM
mtted and of his guilt, of which there
seems TO be but little, if any doubt, were
a trihe unusual. He was a raw country
boy, who had come to Savannah from his
home in High Springs, Fla, but a week
or two before the commission of the crime,
and had secured employment in Adlers
department store.
When the store was locked up on Sat-
urday night. the boy didn't leave with
the rest of the employees, but remained in
the building. During the night he attach
ed a pair of large Ya!ises, filled them with
the choicest articles upon which he could
lay his predatory hands and departed.
The value of the goods stolen amounted
to not much less than $500.
On the following day the lads inexperi-
ence in crime got him into trouble. He had
not sense enough to realize that it was
not the part of wisdom 10 display the ar
ticles which had so recently and so wrong
fully come into his possession, and not
only displayed them, but presented some
of them to two or three of his acquaint-
ances of the neighborhood in which he wa
living. BeXley's sudden and unexplained
acquisition of all of this finery excited the
suspicious of young man living at h s
boarding house. Mr.. Adler was notified,
and the arrest of the boy ard the recov cry
of the stolen property followed in due
course.
A day or two after his arrest, Bexley
was released under a $3.50 bond and re-
turned TO the home of his parents in High
Springs He has been there ever sin e
and the indictment against him was found
during his absence from the city.
When the trial of the case against BeX-
ley was set for to-day, his attorneys,
Messrs. G. T. and J. F. Cam, not fled him
by wire of this action and urged that he
come on to Savannah in time to stand
trial An answer to the telegram had not
been returned up to last night, nor had
the boy notified his counsel of his arrival
in the city. He may have thought thai
this was unnecessary and it is possible
that he will be on hand when court con-
Venes and the case against him Is called.
The court officers, however, seem to en-
terrain some doubt as to young Bexteys
presence, and it has been announced that
whether ne is on hand or not some action
as to the case against him will be taken.
If he does not come, the bond, under
which he has been enjoying temporary lib
erty, will be estreated. For these reasons
the remnant of the jury of the Superior
Court, who were discharged until further
notice, are summoned TO appear this morn
ing, for the special purpose of either try
ing the case against Bexley, or of having
a jury present so that the bond may be
cstreated in due legal form. To effect
this end the presence of jury is a nee
eSSarV condition.