The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-18
BOY IS TAKEN 70 KANSAS
JOHN LAkEY TAKEN AWAY BY
SHERIFF CODY.
THE CRIME CHARGED TO HIM

Among the Stolen Property, Which the
Fourteen.Year-old Youth Is Alleged
to Have Taken, Were 2o7 Pennies
and Much Jewelry Junk.
[From Fridays Daily.]
John Lakey, the fourteen-yearo
Norfolk hoy charged with burglarizing
store at ottawa, Kan, was taken
back to that state for trial on the af-
ternoon Union Pacific freight train by
Sheriff w. II. Cody, who arrived to
get his prisoner Court does not con-
vene there until February IA.
The crime with which young Lakey
is charged is the robbery of a combi-
nation gents furnishing goods store
and restaurant. Both are in the same
building. Lakey is alleged to have en-
tered the building by removing a pane
of glass in rear window and then to
have forced his way through two
locked doors. One of these doors was
braced from within and it is said that
Lakey must have broken a transom in
order to have released the brace. The
an ice hook
What Things Were Taken.
The following articles are alleged
to have been stolen by the Norfolk
lad: cap, two suits of overalls, two
pairs of trousers, two sweaters, three
pairs of gloves, two watches, three
watch chains, one watch fob, two elec.
trio flash lights used by policemen,
three French harps, six watch charms,
three finger rings, one knife and $4,O7
in money-207 pennies and two brand
new 81 bills.
The entire stolen property amounted
to $4725,
Young Lakey had been picking
chickens and washing dishes around
ottawa for some time. He gave the
name of John Harrison there. One
time he was quizzed by Sheriff Cody
and confessed that Harrison was not
his name, but that his name was John
Lyke and that his parents lived in Ne
braska. To other people he had
claimed that he was an orphan.
He was picked up as a suspicious
character by the police of Topeka q
few days after the burglary occurred
and to them he gave the name of Har
rison. He is said to have had every
bit of the stolen property with him al
that time excepting two pairs of trous
ers. To the police he explained posses
sion of this property by saying thai
his uncle lived in st. 10, Mo-. and tha
he was taking these articles to give as
Christmas gifts to his uncle's children
This story stuck with the police anC
the boy was released. Later, however
a patrolman found couple of letters
) in the lads pocket, one from mother
and another from his brother, Jess
) On these letters the address of "JohI
Lakey" was given and the postmarl
was Norfolk, Neb. That led to The
boys arrest here.
Biggest Liar Ever.
Young Lakey is the smoothest liza
for a boy of fourteen have ever seer
in all my life" said Sheriff Cody,
He still persists in his innocence
but he has on one of the suits that wer,
, stolen"
In Kansas there is a juvenile court
' so that it is question to which prison
he will go if convicted. There is
clause in the juvenile law, however
which provides that youths convicte,
2 of felony shall be treated the same a
adult criminals. There is now beinl
. made an effort in the Kansas legisla
= ture to pass bill which provides tina
5 all youths over twelve convicted o
felony shall be sent to the intermed
, ate penitentiary, and this law affect
r all now in custody so that it is still
question to which cell Lakey goes,
2 convicted.
4 A paragrapher struck upon dehni