The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-08-13
YOUTHFUL BANDITS oAUGHF I.
Three Young Men, Charged with Burglary
and Horsd Stealing. Landed in jail.

1nree Young Men, Charged with Burg larry
and Horsd Stealing, Landed in jail.
Two days of real exciting life as
burglars and horse thieves ended dis
astrously for three boys last night
when the bandit band was arrested bv
police officer Joseph Euting late Mon
day afternoon, and they are now in
the cells at the county Jail awaiting a
sentence to the reform school. The
leader of the band seems to have been
Henry Buschman a Kenosha boy of
the age Of Is years, while his subordi-
mates were Albert Eagen aged IA and
John Deaden aged Is, both of Blue
Island, I'll. The boys established a
new record for boys in this section of
the country, and during the forty
eight hours in which they pursued
their exciting existence they managed
to burglarize two houses and to steal
horse and buggy.
The boys got together Sunday IN orn-
ing ard concluded that Kenosha was a
little slow and needed livening ND.
They went to the home of Nels Busch
the we'll known contractor and finding
no one at home they went through the
house securing watch and chain, two
saving banks, revolver, and a few
other trinkets. They managed to get
away from the house without being
discovered and at once made bee line
for Central Park. Here they manag-
ed to dispose of a little of the swag
and secured some beer and a few
other necessities for their bandit
life. Late in the evening they
decided that a horse and buggy
was necessary and they at once stole
one belonging to ex-a1dermau O 'Brien.
They at once took for the west and
drove nearly to the O'Plane river wnen
they became tired and returned toward
the city. They set up rendezvous at
the old brick yard south of the city and
tieing the horse they retired to hay
NOV to sleep.
La the early morning they started
out again and drove to the country and
made an effort to dispose of the horse
but the farmers were little leery of
the proposition. After time the boys
came to farm house where no one was
at home and they at once went through
the house securing couple OF razors
and large amount of provender. With
this they went into the woods and
pitched a camp and had dinner in real
bandit style.
Towards evening they began to
weary of this form of life and started
towards Kenosha. When they reach
ed their rendezvous at the brio yard
they turned the horse loose and slip
ping down the back streets managed
to reach their homes just in time to
fall into the hands of the officer who
was watching for them.
When the boys were taken to the jail
they broke down completely and made
full confession of the crime they had
committed.
They will be given hearing late
this afternoon and will probably be
sent to the reform school.
The boys have been under the sur
veillance of the police before and it is
claimed that the two Blue Island boys
told one of the prisoners in the jail
that they had recently escaped from a
reform school down in Illinois. If this
is found to be true it is probable that
the officers of this county will see to it
that the boys are sent back to the
Illinois reformatory.
All the property taken by the boys
was recovered with the exception of a
chain and small amount of money.