The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
TWO CHARGED
WITH BURGLARY
PRISONERS ARE BOYS.
CONFESSED TO ROBBING STORE OF
WALSH e. MEYER.

SIckIes stood on Outside and
Watched While LOckamy Went
Inside and Got GOods-Was Lock-
amy's Second Excursion Through
sky Light Into store for Purpose
OF RObbery-GOt $25 in Money ON
His First Trip, But There Was
None for Him the Last Time.
After committing the second bur-
glary within the last sixty days, in the
same building, Thomas ]. Lockamy was
arrested by City Detective Frank Wall
yesterday. Later, ON information fur
nished by Lockamy, Edward Sickles
another white boy, was arrested, and
both are detained at the police station.
Neither of the boys denies the crime,
nor does Lockamy deny that he entered
the store of Meyer & Walsh about a
month ago, when he secured a little
over $25 in cash from the money draw
err Sickles was not with him on this
trip. Both boys are II years of age, and
appear to be unusually bright. They
talked freely to a Morning News repre-
sentative, and described every detail of
the crime.
The boys started for Jacksonville
Friday and were put off the train at
Four Mile hill. They walked back to
Savannah, and it was while on their
way back that they decided to enter
the store Of Meyer & Walsh, on Brough-
ton street, and see If they could find
enough money in the FIRMS till to pay
their fares to Jacksonville.
Climbed Up Water Pipe.
Lockamy was familiar with the lay
of the land, ana ne volunteered ia make
the entrance into the store. Sickles
stood on watch in Congress lane while
his companion climbed up a water
pipe, getting on to the one-story roof
and then into the store through the
skylight. lie swung himself to the
floor, and left Sickles on guard.
The boy found the money drawers
empty, but he took about $50 worth of
pocketbooks, hatpins, perfumery and
toilet articles. He went out through
the front door, leaving it unlocked,
and when the proprietors of the store
went down they saw that their place
of business had been entered again.
The matter was at once reported to
police headquarters, and Detective
Frank Wall was detailed on the case
1t was known to reasonable certainty
that Lockamy was the person who en-
tered the store the time before, when
the money was taken from the draw
err, but there was not enough evidence
10 convict him. AS soon as he went
to the store and made an investiga-
ton Detective Wall went to Lockaniy's
house, and found him in bed.
The lad was surprised to see the
plain clothes man, but made no de-
NAL of his crime, and said he wanted
to use all haste in getting out of the
house. In the bed clothing the detec-
ktrV-
from the store. There were hair
brushes, hatpins, perfumery, fancy
purses and chatelaines, gold collar but
tons and cuff buttons and an assort-
ment of trinkets
Boy Confessed His Guilt.
The boy at once told the officers all
that he knew about the matter, and
even turned over his burglars outfit,
consisting of several chisels, a screw
driver. knives and a pistol. He furnish
ed the detective with the infor nation
that led to the arrest of Sickles. He
said Sickles stood on the outside and
watched while he did the work inside.
Lockamy is bright faced lad. with
blue eyes, and auburn hair. He is
respectful in his speech and certainly,
has not the stamp of a criminal. He
replied frankly to all questions put to
him, and told how he had gotten into
the story he was putting away at a.
cigarette.
Il expected to find money when I
entered the store" he said, but there
were only a few pennies in the draw
ers, and / thought the best thing to do
was to get what / could carry out.
Sickles tries to put all the blame ON
me. but he was just as much TO blame
as was, and II he had known how to
get In he would have gone in too"
Lockamy's father is employed ~ the
wharf of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany Mr.. Lockamy called on his son,
but said very little to him. The boy
was formerly in the employ of Capt.
c. l.. Chestnut on Bay street, and
while there exhibited signs of mental
alteration. Er. Crawford was called
in to examine the boy, but in the opin-
ion of the physician he is not mentally
unbalanced.
Sickles would not talk and remained
wrapped in his blanket in his cell.
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