Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-25
speeIaI coraarondence.

| Special Correspondence.
. OISE Idaho, Nov. 23.--Sx Boise
~ lads, ranging in age from "a to 20
years, IN the employ OF The the
Idaho employment bureau and local
messenger service together with their
employer Kenneth McKeeth, have been
arrested on the charge OF having bur-
| glarized two stores here. When con-
fronted with the evidence produced at
the police station, M confessed to hav-
ing participated in the crime charged
against them.
The two establishments broken IN
to We're the Wheeler-Alotter company's
store, and \. :. Nelson's secondhand
store. As soon as these places We're
opened up ON Monday morning, it was
discovered that they had been burglar
lied. but no apparent clue WAS left
which would lead to the identity of the
guilty parties.
II was finally discovered, however
that the basement window Of the
Wheeler Motter store had been broken
in and that q magazine cover had been
spread with honey and attached TO the
window pane TO prevent the broken
fragments Of glass from falling to the
ground and attracting attention.
This honeycd paper was tho clue. The
officers learned that boy OF the mes
senger service had been seen Friday
afternoon with some honey wrapped IN
a magazine cover, and with this clue,
the mystery was solved and the facts
leading to the arrest OF the proper per-
sons were unravcllcd.
Much of the stolen goods was found
packed away In trunks IN the messen-
ger office. The recovered goods taken
from the Wheeler Motter store includ-
cd five pairs of shoes, eight pairs Of sus-
pendeTs, two pairs of pants, TWO dozen
pairs Of hose, seven shirts and q hat;
from the secondhand store four rifles
six reyolyers six daggers, nfly ieet OF
raw-hide rope, several lazofs' pocket
knives, etc.
The police have reason TO think this
gang is responsible for other similar
offenses which have been committed at
intervals during the past few months.
and 1t seems TO be the disposition OF the
officers to give the young robbers the
full extent of the law.
Mr.. McKeeth and four Of his
accompices, had their preliminary eN-
animation yesterday before Police
Magistrate Locke; the four boys, who
are IS years Of age and under were
delivered over to the juvenile court
and viii have their hearing today.
During the examination yesterday
shocking condition, AZ existing among
the messenger service force was dis
covered 1t was brought out that to-
bacco and whisky were constantly on
hand at the office and were freely par
g. ken Of by MI the boys OF the SER
vice, and that no steps had been tax
en- by the manager to prevent such
condition. In fact, the manager en-
couraged Il. Even card playing ana
gambling were introduced. Owing "a
some complication In the evidence CIV
en-. no decision was reached and the
case was postponed until Friday.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
]. u. Hicks. general foreman Of this
division for the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company was arrested yl7-
tcrday on q charge Of forgery, d. $.
Murray. general manager for the COM
pany swearing out the complaint. The
charge against Hicks, VINO had in
charge the handling Of the pay rolls,
is the signing Of the pay role for an
account for carlo Gossl for 1924 and
the subsequent Endorsement Of this
check with COSTS name ana the coli
lection OF the amount at the bank. !
Gossl had furnished teams for the |
cnmpanys work. 1t seems that an
other alleged account for S22S was also
paved out in Gossis name.
His trial Is set for Dee. ., 10 give |
fine for witnesses to get In from |
Thunder Mountain. Hicks is now I'm !
the county jail. owing to his inability