The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-23
in THE JUVENILE COURT
FLOYD WAGNER STOLE MONEY AND
sUSPENDERs.
Added Insult to Injury by Tying
COnIrade'. Trousers Legs While
Latter Bnthed.

Part of the session OF the Juvenile Court
was taken up yesterday by Prosecutor
James Collins reading a yellow back novel
entitled. Buffalo Bits Boy Pard." This
sample of literature" was at one time the
property OF Floyd Wagner, who was on
trial yesterday. with other boys, on the
charge of petit larceny. The manner in
which the book was introduced was rather
unlocked for. Wagner. with Carl Hoff-
mann and Harry Skinner. was arrested
Wednesday evening by Bicycle Policemen
Hull and Griffin. The arrest was made on
complaint OF Forest Knight. who was with
the other boys swimming in Fall creek,
near College avenue. The knight boy re-
NAMED in the water longer than the others
When he came out he found both his trous-
ers legs tied in knot. He found that $40
in money and a pair of suspenders were
gone and that the other boys were nowhere
TO be seen The latter were hiding behind a
large embankment and when they saw
knight trying to unloosen his trousers they
yelled, "Chaw beef" and wiggled their
fingers. When knight discovered his loss
he called for the police, The boys were
brought to the wOmen's department and
kept until yesterday. During the trial II
was learned that Hoffman, took the money
He divided with the other boys, who, on
turned il 10 him. Part of the money was
returned TO knight i'm the hope that he
would not tell the police. Judge Stubbs
asked the boys where the pair of suspend
ers had been left The Wagner boy, after
some hesitancy, said the suspenders were
under sheet in cell room downstairs. Ma
iron GregOire made a search. and in addi-
ton TO the suspenders she found the novel
When the book was placed in evidence the
wagner boy said he found the book I'm the
cell when he was arrested. He stuck to
this story until Judge Stubs threatened
him with heavy punishment. Then he
told that he had obtained it from another
boy who had also been placed in Jail.
Judge Stubs, finding the bows guilty
SAID that he was sorry that there was no
manual training school TO which he could
send the boys. as he did not want to com
init them TO the wOrkhouse. He said he
would have TO place them back in the cell
room OF the wOmen's department until their
parents could come TO the police station and
administer good hOgging TO each boy The
wagner boys father is out of the city and
viii not be home until tonight. His first
duty or returning home will be to go to
the prison and WELD a switch before his
boy can be released.
Otto Darnell, colored boy, severely beat
man named BENJAMIN who controls a
stand on the market. The boy was arrested
on the charge of assault and battery Young
Darnell cut a cash on Benjamin's law Ben
Janin, although large, seemed TO have been
no match for the little cOlored bow Judge
Stubs assessed fine of s. and costs
Corrie Harris and Harry Miller two col
Ored BOYS, were arralgned on the charge
OF assault and battery and throwing stones.
One of the boys severely injured Ethel
Johnson. a fourteen-year-old coiored girl.
"Wednesday night by striking her on the
head with a stone. When the Harris boy
was arraigned ne admitted he was a bad
boy and rad been in trouble several times.
The Miller boy also bears bad reputation
and Judge Stubs dismissed the cases bv
sending both TO the grand jury, as the
best way of getting them TO the Reform
School at Plainfield. The Harris bows aunt
was In court and promised to make affidavit
that the boy is incOrrigible.