The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-13
Harry hosus." Who Held Up
Larson at Astoria Pleads Gull.
ty Of Highway Robbery.
WILL NOT GIVE HIS NAME
Prisoner Was a Soldier Mt Fort
Stevens Three Months Ago
and Says He Needed Mon.
ey to Go Home on.

to make trip to his home In the
east. Harry Hogue" held up L. Lar
son on the night of Aug. l, and Is nov
facing a 2o-year term In the peniten.
ltiary. The young man was returned
Ito the city yesterday from Portland
where he was captured by Detectives
Kerrigan and Snow. He was given
ian examination before Justice Good
man and held in $1,000 bonds to avail
trial In the circuit court upon charge
of highway robbery. In default OF
bail he was remanded to the custody
of Sheriff Linville.
Harry Hogue" is an alias which the
young man has been using. To Cap
tain of Police Gammal he admitted
that this was not his correct name
and he told the officer he would not
divulge his name. He said he did not
want his mother to learn Of his crime,
The prisoner had been soldier at
Fort Stevens. having enlisted about
three months ago. He states that
while at the post he received letter
from his mother in which the informa-
tion was conveyed that his father had
died. His mother begged him to come
home. The young man was without
means, so determined to commit rob-
berry. He came to Astoria Monday af-
ternoon, August !, and shortly after IL
O'Clock that night held up Larson at
the corner OF Eleventh street and
Grand avenue, relieving him of 81 and
a valuable gold watch. Then the SOL
dier returned to the post, walking over
from Astoria. On Friday night he
walked back to the city and took the
Hassalo for Portland.
Reaching the metropolis 'Hogue"
went to a pawnbroker's-the only hon
est pawnbroker he ever came across,
he says. He showed the man the
watch and asked him what he would
give for It, When the dealer saw the
timepiece he stepped TO the telephone
and asked for Mr. Hartman. Now,
Hartman was the detective who was
at Stevens some time ago investigat-
ing some matters for the government,
and the robber was familiar with the
name. He did not tarry, but ran away.
The pawnbroker had fairly good de-
scription of him and the police were
started on his track. He eluded the
officers for several days by hiding at
a sailor boarding house, but was fin- |
ally caught there. He did not deny
the robbery and readily submitted to
arrest.
Captain Gammal asked "Hogue'
or not he had ever before COM
mitted robbery. He said that he had !
not done so, and would not have been
involved this time had 1t not been for
his mothers letter He is now re-
realizing that long peniten-
tary term awaits him. He is but 10
years of age, although he admits hav-
ng given his age as 23. He Is dark
and is a quarter breed
indian or Spaniard. Detectives Snow
md Kerrigan came down with Cap
ain Gammal and appeared yesterday
'efore Justice Goodman. The prisoner
has confessed his guilt and his con-
'iction is foregone conclusion. The
penalty for his crime is from five to
. years Imprisonment, All efforts to
induce him to give his real name
,roved futile, nor would he state the
own In which his mother lives. There
nay or may not be any truth in his
tory about the death Of his father
Fhe holdup was carefully planned, and
he robbers excellent system in turn
ng the trick denoted some knowledge
Il the business.