The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
MILK BOTTLE
THIEVES CAUGHT
Quartet of Boys up Before
the Mayor.
TRAPS ARE SPRUNG
Other Thieving Lads are Be-
ing Watched.
Parents are Warned to Keep an
Eye on Their Boys and Keep
Them Out of Trouble.

"A quartet of boys, ranging in age
from twelve to sixteen years, were
picked up in the West End by Of
ficer McDonough, Monday at noon.
and taken before the mayor where
they were, called upon to answer to a
charge of stealing money from milk
bottles.
1t developed in the hearing that the
boys had been out to the brewery and
were returning home when they at
tempted to relieve milk bottles of the
change. A resident of Davids street
caught one of the young vagrants in
the act of taking three cents from a
bottle and Immediately Summoned
the police. The much frightened
boys were given a nice long ride in
the patrol wagon, followed by a good
sweating ont in mayors court.
The parents of the lads were sum-
moned to the court and the mayor
cautioned them TO keep clOse tab on
their boys in the future, explaining to
them that a repetition of the deed
might cost term in the workhouse.
After giving the young miscreants a
thorough lecture. the mayor dismissed
the case
I'VE are determined to stop this
practice" declared the mayor this
morning. There has been no other
greater source of trouble all winter
than the practice OF stealing tickets
and change from milk bottles. We
have received almost continuous COM
plants from residents and we now
have a way through which we will
bring the offenders to time," he con-
cluded.
The police have a clue to another
set of boys who have been pilfer'nn
and they have about relched the
/ limit OF their mischief and deviltry
The police are of the opinion that the
parents are greatly to blame for tho
feXistence of these organized bands
of young miscreants. In many cases
| u Is thought, the father plans the
mischief and the son perfects the
dirty work. This lessons the risk
for in case the father would bt
caught It means the work house ol
'penitentiary, but II the son were cap
,tured, on account of his age, h,
would perhaps escape with ligh
lfine.
The police have formulated som,
very clever plans and in case tina
they work out, there will be SOM
startling developments within tn
next few days.
So badly conscience stricken wa
lone of the lads that was given
sweating out in mayors court thi
morning on charge of stealin
money from milkbottles, that immedi
,ately after gaining his release h
went to the home of a resident VIII
had suffered at his hands and pai
her the sum of three cents which h
acknowledged that he had stolen fror
ia milk bottle. Consequently, thi
Afternoon Mayor Scherff received
receipt by lady residing on David
street for the sum OF three cents
And the boy who paid back III
money? Well 1t doesn Z matter VIII
IL was but at any rate his name wa
placed on file at the mayors offic
and the mayor and police assure hin
that his sins are all forgiven.
OTIS Ames, a local peddlar ws
arrested last night by Officer Hos
letter on a charge OF cruelty to AM
cided today, by taking morphine, :,
post in front of Klinefelter's grc
Gerry store and allowed it to renal
there nearly all night. The patrol
man placed the animal in a liver
barn and arrested its owner. L
mayors court this morning Anne
offered some good excuses for hi
negligence and the mayor final
dismissed the case.