The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-04-16
Tries to Convince Officers
He Was Unkindly
Treated Home.
TAKES MANY THINGS
Infant Finally Appeals at
Station and Asks for
Nights Lodging.

In Glen Walker the police think they
have Butte's youngest burglar.
This nine-yearold boy admits prying
open window with an ak and making
away with some clothing and knicknacks.
He managed to make the police believe
narrowing tale of cruelty last evening
and got nights lodging on the strength
Of it.
After he had enjoyed a rs cent break
fast in convenient cafe at Day Jailer
Levy's expense this morning, he took
more cheerful view of life until his guar
dian, Joseph Young, appeared at police
headquarters. Then he calmly confessed
that he had stolen various amounts from
the Maryland house, and admitted the
daylight burglary of Utah avenue resi-
dence without tremor.
To the Reform School.
The boy will be turned over to the
county authorities for commitment to the
reform school. Young says that he wants
no more of him. At present the youth
full prisoner is enjoying the unlimited op-
portunities for introspection afforded by
city Jail.
His father is in Idaho. His mother
left for Ogden, Utah, several weeks ago.
He was placed in the care of an older
brother, he says The brother was OBJ
liged to leave the city. and placed him in
the care of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Young
They room at the Maryland house.
After his mother had been gone for
some time, young Walker began opera
tions. He went to her house on Utah
avenue. Getting an AK from a neigh
boring butcher shop, he ''jimmied up" one
OF the windows.
Just Like a Burglar.
In this manner he obtained entrance
after the fashion approved by daylight
burglars He got some clothes, and, it
is claimed, several trinkets which were
lying In convenient reach. Some of these
il is stated, he distributed among his boy
companions.
After he took quarters at the Maryland
house the youthful crook forsook daylight
burglary and tried his hand as "room-
worker" Mrs. Young had habit of
leaving her purse on the dresser.
Walker became aware of this fact soon
after. he had come to live with her and
her husband. He began. he himself ad-
mits, to take small sums from the pocket
book. Finally he grew bolder and abb
stracted So.
Suspended From School.
About, this time the boy was suspended
found crowd Of older companions living
in the neighborhood of the Maryland
house and he hunted their company at all
times. Some of these boys he blames for
his misdoings.
"A kid named Johnnie" said he, got
me to take the money. | give him some
OF it, and ! give some to other kids We
spent it for gum"
Did you spend the 50 for gum?" asked
Jailer Levy.
The young prisoner maintained that the
money had gone for that article. and con-
the .amazement which the idea of few
small boys masticating So worth of gum
produced among his auditors.
Afraid to Go Home.
Yesterday Young says the Walker boy
ther depredations committed in the Mary
land house At any rate the youngster
appeared during the evening and asked
Night Jailer David Laughrin for bed
lie had been shut out from the Mary
land house. he claimed and his bed had
been refused him. This, he stated, was
common occurrence.
He went on to enlarge on the cruel
treatment which his imagination had con-
jured up until his hearers were getting
ready to weep, and shut him up in the de.
tention room to save their handkerchiefs.
This morning he had more material for
romance, which he handed out to Sol
Levy when the latter came on shift. Levy
broke the record for time in getting the
boy to an adjacent restaurant for break
fast.
There young Walker ate meal which
would do credit to hungry miner com
ing off shift. He had just gotten back
to the jail when Young appeared.
Makes Full Confession.
:, Tears and a complete confession fol-
Vowed. But the tears were few and far
between and the statement was made with
pretty large amount of sang froid.
At its conclusion Young announced that
he was through with the youth.
81 want him taken care of by the au-
thorities," said he. 81 can do nothing
with him and his mother is away and has
to be much of the time"
AS consequence Glen Walker alleged
burglar and room-worker will be taken be-
fore the county attorney for proceedings
preparatory to commitment to the State
Reform school.