The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-22
Harold Mitchell, William Nor
rey and Paul Hartkorn Find
That Justice Is Swift and
Sure.
ALL PLEAD GUILTY TO
CHARGES PREFERRED.
Therefore Judge Was Not In
CIined to Show Them Len
iency for Stealing Bag of
Money-Get | to ID Years.

About Q: 80 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, Harold Mitchell, aged 21, William
Morrey, aged IS and Paul Hartkorn,
aged 23, jointly burglariZed the En-
pire cigar store, 712 Main street. At
so o'clock yesterday afternoon they
were arrested on suspicion. About 7
O'Clock they confessed to the crime.
This morning they were arraigned in
the Wayne circuit court, plead guilty
were sentenced to the state reform
atory for from one to fourteen years,
dtsfranchised for two years and fined
SIS. Between the time of the robbery
and the pronouncing of sentence by
the Judge only thirty-one hours elaps-
ed The youthful burglars secured
about $50 and of this sum $57 was re-
covered.
The trio was placed under arrest
yesterday afternoon after they had
Pennsylvania depot. They boarded
the train without securing tickets. Of
ficer Leroy Edwards was at the sta
tion, saw the young men board the
train and placed them under arrest.
Edwards and Patrolman Westenberg
had been detailed on the case and as
Morrey, Mitchell and Hartkorn were
under suspicion the three had been
Swallowed throughout the day by the
policemen.
While at the depot the three talked
with Edwards He asked them if they
were going away and they told him
no. Edwards made arrangements with
the conductor of the train and the lat
Ter agreed to stop the train if it was
necessary to make the arrests after
the confederateS had boarded it. AT
ter the conversation with Edwards
in the station, Hartkorn suggested to
his comrades that they go over and
watch who goes away on NO. 20" Ed
wards did not follow the young men
as they crossed the platform. They
stood beside the train and when they
observed the officer turn and appar.
emily walk away they boarded the
train hastily. Edwards returned went
in the coach and placed the group un
der arrest. They asked why and he
told them they were wanted at the city
building.
Kew Of Money Bag.
Access was gained to the cigar
store by means of a window on the
alley in the rear. According to the
confessions, the three met early in the
evening and in talking over affairs it
was learned that all We're without
money. They were hungry and decid
ed TO so TO the rear end of the city
restaurant and ask the cook to give
them "handout'. Morrey, the young
est member of the group, stated that
he knew where the money bag at the
cigar store was kept at night and sug
gested its theft. HartkOrn and Mitch
ell agreed. From the restaurant the
three went to the WeStCOtt hotel
Morrey borrowed fifteen cents from
raurant and purchased piece Of pie
apiece. Unknown to the three. Police.
man McNallN. who has the Main street
run at might had been Watching their
movements because of the late hour
McNally made his usual trip through
the alley north of Main street betwe er
Seventh and Eighth streets about :
O'Clock and found everything locked.
The policeman was being watche q
also, and when he went east on Mair
street and stopped to watch the layins
of the tile flooring in the new en-
trance way at the Boston floor, the
three hurried TO the cigar store anC
secured entrance by means of the
rear window. Mitchell and Morrey
went into the store room and Hart
korn went TO the Main street en-
trance to keep a look out Wher
Mitchell and Morrey left the store
room the rear door was left open.
An Officer Appears.
The trio went from the scene of the
robbery TO the Westcott hotel They
passed TO the lavatory and were abour
to divide the money when Officer Nc
Nally entered the lobby. After he
had left the conspirators asked the
night clerk for the privilege of usins
n room for a few minutes. The re
quest was granted and the division o.
the spoils was made. Morrev tool
s23 and Hartkofn and Mitchell eact
received $lS.55 as his share. Mitchell
became sponsor for portion of Hart
korn's money and concealed this and
part OF his own share at the home o
his grandmother on North Seventh
street Morrey took s12 to his hons
and concealed II. Hopeful that they