The Lake County times., 1908-06-23

Hugo Mrosefski was a free man yes
xerdny.
Yesterday at noon he seized an op-
pOrtunity to steal bag containing $500
in silver which was being shipped by
the Adams Express company TO the
Citizens German National Bank.
Yesterday afternoon he WINS arrested
and confessed to the theft. Last night
he lead the offlcers~so. the spot where
the silver was hidden. Today he Will
be arraigned before the Superior Court
on the charge of grand larceny. To-
morrow he VIII be on his way to JEFF
fersOnviIle, Ind, TO serve a term in the
state reformatory.
CcuIdn't Resist Criminal Impulse.
sSThat in brief is twenty-four eventful
hours in the life of a young man in
whom the criminal impulse was too
strong to be resisted. That is the end
OF the career of an 1S-year-old Ham
fnond boy whose environment has been
Of the worst and who had the addf-
tional handicap of being naturally a
weak character and consequently an
1.
cording to his own statement, IT don't
know what made me do it," Hugo
Mrosefsk has admitted that he is dan
gerous to society and consequently he
must be separated from society
The bold theft of the $500 in silver
from the wagon of the Adams Express
company's wagon was the fault of the
driver. William Young. The company
provides a strong box in which all
valuable5 are supposed to be placed and
securely locked up before the wagon
starts for the express office.
Simply Put 1t In Wagon.
When the bag containing the silver
was given to Young he simply dropred
1t in the bottom of the wagon. instead
or putting it in the strong box. He
then drove down Gostlin street to the
corner Of Holman street where he and
a friend went into the corner saloon
and drank a glass of beer.
1t was while Bill Young and his
friend were in the saloon that Mrose-
fski saw his opportunity to steal the
money. He had ridden all the wav
from the depot on the wagon and as
500 mas the driver was out OF sight he
reached for the money bag, took it
out of the wagon to place behind a
signboard in a nearby lot and there he
scooped a hole in the mud with his
hands and buried the bag
Gets Drink and Drives Away.
William Young had his drink and
jumping on the wagon. drove back to
the express office to unload his wagon.
The first thing he looked for was the
bag OF money and from that time until
$3.50 last evening, when the silver was
round In the spot which was pointed
out by Mrosefski. the express driver
sweat blood.
Had the money been lost. he Womb
have been liable on his bond and in
aooition ne would have lost his job.
AS 1t is he will be severely reprimand
ed by his employers and he Will prob
ably be given an enforced vacation for
a time to impress upon his mind the
Importance Of obeying the comnanv,s
instructions to the letter.
Remembered His Friend.
AS soon as Young reported his loss
to the police they questioned him -
garding any passengers that he might
have had on the wagon on his way
back from the station. He remembered
that his friend and Mrosefski had made
the trip back to the saloon with hin,
and as the police have arrested Mrose-
fsd on several other occasions on
charges of stealing. suspicion at once
was directed to him.
Captain Bunde and one OF the other
officers Immediately started on a search
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