The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-01
BOYS ARRESTED
FOR STEALING
GIRLS DRESS
Miss DonneII Was Ready TO
be Immersed
WHEN LOSS WAS FOUND
Reverend Dubber Preached on
Wrong in Doubling Man.
He URGED TRUSTFULNESS
Received Awful Shock When
Circumstances Reflected
on Words.
He URGED TRUSTFULNESS


was preaching an enthusiastic sermon
on Doubling Thomas and distrustful
humanity IN general. upbraiding man for
his lack of confidence in the honesty Of
his fellow men. two young men stole in
through a back window and made away
with dress that Miss Laura Donnen
meant to put on after being baptized
by Rev. Dubber As IL was. the pap
tism had to be postponed until next Sun
day. Yesterday the police arrested Lon
ME Moore and William Harlan as the
fellows who stole the dress.
Rev. Duber In finishing his talk on
Doubling Thomas" thought TO impress
his hearers with force by citing a case
right AT home. He said that friend
OF his had said to him but a few DAYS
ago that he had better be careful. IS
the burglars were operating very near
his home. Mr.. Dubber told this man
that he should be more trustful: that
he CDubber) never worried about bur
glars; that he didn't have anything they
wanted; that people should be Jess scared
and not think they were going to be
robbed all the time Tt was after this
exhortation that he walked into the
room where Miss Donnen had her cloth
ing, articles priced very highly, as they
had been made from the wedding clothes
Of her mother. The thief had taken bas-
ket and all in his hurry. dropping q fur
boa on the ground Just outside the win
dow. Rev. DUBBED. seeing what had &C.
CURED, returned to the waiting congre-
cation. He was pale. His voice shook
as he said:
II have preached TO YOU tonight on
the distrustfulness of one man toward
another. I have urged you 70 be more
trustful of mankind It seems as though
as a reflection on my thoughts and whole
sermon that even while I was speaking
some low down fellow stole Miss Don
nell's clothes that she had left in Won
der room. a person that Womb 90 this
kind Of a trick is the measliest the mean
st. low browed-weu I have not suit
able words enough in my vocabulary TO
express what 7 think of the fellow who
took thiso clothes. Nevertheless. viii
stick TO my text and viii continue 10
trust humanity as ] have done before.
THE TWO BOYS ARRESTED
Lonnie Moore and VIM. Hardin, boys
about Il years old, confessed to the police
yesterday, to stealing Miss Donneurs
dress. They were arrested for breaking
into l. Elliotts feed mills at 7u East
Douglas avenue some time ago. I'm the
mills they tore open the cash drawer
. but succeeded in getting only "a cap and
a pair Of gloves. It was by these gloves.
which Ionnie Moore was wearing. that
no, r-Tl
after. On suspicion OF being an accom-
plice of this boy. they arrested his com
panion. VIM. Hardin. After severe
sweating the two boys confessed TO a
series OF their depredauons that are ap-
paliing. when 1t is considered that they
are so young
They said that about a month ago they
stole a box Of oranges from the Rock
Island railroad company's fruit cars that
stood IN the yards, week after this they
made away with a sack of potatoes from
loaded car on The Frisco tracks. They
confessed 10 having looted not long ago.
q blacksmith shop. securing a pair of
pippers. TWO pairs Of plyers and kit Of
smaller tools They refused to reveal
what blacksmith shop it was. Their next
haul was a caddy Of tobacco from SUIT
tons store en- East Murdoch avenue.
After the confession the police went 70
Lornie Moore-s house in the northeast
part Of town and as a confirmation Of The
boys words they found Miss D9rne1' S
dress in Tom NIoore's bedroom. besides
two revo'vers of - cahbre. bicycle
wrench and ten keys eff every descrip-
tion, Including q skeleton key They
then arrested Tom Moore. brother 10
I.onnie. and took him down 90 the sta
ton, but later turned him loose or the
declaration Of the other two boys that
Tom was innocent az any participation IN
their deeds. The police say that Tom
Moore is a good boy and aided them much
in catching the guilty ones.
The boys did not throw any light on
the question as TO why they commit these
wrongs ana the city officers say in cx-
PLANTATION; "Wen they are just bad boys
and steal 10 be stealing