The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16
BURGLARY AND ARSON
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office. Is the statement made by
Price Vaughn. niue.year-old street
urchin. to a representative of the
Daily Light yesterday afternoon
The reporter was given tip a few
DAYS ago that the fire which occurred
in this city on the night of January
IL and destroyed property valued AT
more than $50 .ooo was of incendiary
origin The news gatherer was also
told that the Vaughn boy could, If
he was so inclined. make a statement
that would explain the origin of a
conflagration which caused a large
number of persons to suffer q severe
loss After trying three or -four days
to obtain an interview with the
youngster he was found yesterday
afternoon, and when the subject was
mentioned the little fellow talked
as freely of the questionable transac-
tions of his young friend as though
they were of daily. or rather nightly,
occurrence. He denied ever taking
any part in the numerous burglaries,
which he accused the Ross boy of
committing, bur he appeared to be
quite familiar with all the details Of
some of the nocturnal transactions.
According TO the story told by the
Vaughn boy the robberies committed
by Robert Ross, who has been in Jail
several weeks, cover a period Of
about six months during which time
about twenty-five residences and
business houses in the city were visi-
ted.
"The first time / ever knew Rob
ert Ross to take anything that did
not belong to him, said the repor-
ter's youthful informant. was
when he went through the clothing
! of a workman in blacksmith shop
1 a few months ago The clothes We're
in room on the second floor Of the
| building. Robert searched pair or
pants and took $3.50 from the
pockets. In going down a post or
the outside he dropped $40 oil
and got away with only $500. IA
went up town from the shop an
rented bicycle with part of tn
money"
The youngster then related sc
TleS VI OuTkldTltS COIuluIitCu ny III
Ross boy and which had been con
fided to him. He said Robert had ;
big bunch of keys and that witt
them he could get into almost any
house in town. He said that in addi-
ton to visiting number OF resi-
dences on Water street young Ross
broke into Dickey's place of business
near the Katy depot and took out
several bottles of whiskey These
were placed in an old sack and ma
under the Rogers street bridge. He
said that on the night the mattress
factory and warehouse were burned
Robert visited the office of the Wax
ahachie Grain company and sto.e
I two pair of shoes. He claims to have
seen the young burglar coming out
of the building with the boxes under
4 his arm. When asked why he was on
the street at late hour in the night
| he claimed that he was on his way
home from the opera house, al
/ though there was no attraction at the
| theatre on the night In question.
When the boy was asked If he
knew how the fire started in the
mattress factory. he uuhesltatingy
stated that Robert Ross was respon-
sible for the eonflagration. He de
nied any personal knowledge of the
affair. but declared that young Ross
told him the next day that he tred
the building According GO Ross
statement To- the Vaughn boy be had
entered the building for the purpos"
of robbins the office which was
used by both che factory people and
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