The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-27
Thought to Be Perpetrators
of Recent Petty Crimes in
the West End.
NEGRO LAD REpUTED LEADER.
Charged With Theft OF Jewelry
From Residence of Mar
garet Campbell.

Freddie Smith. James Adams and Eugene
Jones. three lads ranging I'm age from TO
i3 years. who are locked mp at the Eighth
District Police Station. are thought by the
police 10 be az had r lot OF youngsters as
has been rounded up III st. Louis for a long
time. Captain Joyce 70 positive that be has
IN them the gang which has been commit
ting the petty Expeditions IN the neigh
horhood for the last year.
Freddie Smith, who seems 70 he tho lead
or. Is the youngest of the bunch. He IL a
negro. . gears old, and as black as the
provcr,al ace Of spades. His home Is at
No. 26ii Olive street. but II seems he has
not passed all OF his nights there. \ dry
goods box often afforded him 4 resting piece
for the night before he was arrested. He
has been in custody numerous tlrlcs. SIX
months ago be WIS convicted for breaking
+, into q grocery store with crowd OF boys
At Beaumont and Olive streets and sent TO
the House Of Refuge. where he stayed
three months. Captain Joyce Will make an
effort this time to send him to the Reform
School at Bonneville until he is q years
old
Jimmie" Adams is II years old. His
parents live at No. S0S North beaumont
street. Eugene Jones IS 70 -ears cid. He
lives with his mother Al No. %9,5 Lucas ave
nue. He is of q very retiring disposition
and seems to have had less TO do With any
mischief than the other two. who are net
behind slang and thieves vernacriar.
For more than year numerous small
/, tLc:ts have been committed in the neigh
morkCod Of Jefferson avenue and Give
street, but the burglary with which the
boys are now charged IS the most daring
Of any q the Jobs. It IL charged that they
broke into the house Of Mrs. Margaret
Campbell Of No. 26ii Olive street on July
i and stole a gold band ring. a solitaire
diamond ring ana n purse containing
81. a warrant has been issued In the case
charging them with grand larceny.
Freddie" Smith was arrested by Police
men Morris and Walsh If the Eighth Dis
trict after q chase Wednesday afternoon
ana ne admitted he knew something OF the
burglary. He said that Jimmie Adams did
the job. for lie saw him come out OF the
cellar. Afterwards. he said. he saw HIN
with Two rings Adams was arrested and
h. implicated Eugene Jones. who was
taken in custody. Adams declares that
the negro told him he broke into the house
and stole tn.' articles. When his mother
was about TO catca MIN he turned the
rings over TO Adams Adams says he gave
the gold ring TO his mother ara sold the
diamond ring TO Jones for IL cents. Jones.
IN turIl, gave the ring 10 his sister, Irene.
a young woman. who WIS wearing II when
the police called al the house.
II WIS N.>toN+-L'H EtSi'''idN tt:dt w
house OF Mrs. Ida Cci!iuSou Of No. cSl2
Olive street was entered and ransaCk.i.
but nothing more than razor was taken.
Mrs. CoiiiuSpn said She saw negro bay
run out the house. who looked very much
Ike Smith, but sks IS not sure he IS the
boy
II seems :hat the negro had higher am
billions. according TO the other two, for he
wanted them to go with him on bank
Tohbng expedition.
The coon wanted US to 'C:liCgar' for him
while ne robbed = bank IN he same house
where the rings were stolen said Adams.
but we would not DO ir. He said he would
'divy'. He's always got money 'stashed'
away, and I know he's Il bad lad.