The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-11
Emery viii Fiaht for Sons.

Emery VIII Fight for Sons.
w. A. Emery, proprietor of the Nor
folk Lumber company, left last even
ing for Chadron in an effort to pre-
vent his two sons, Forest and Prairie
Emery, age about Is and IA years,
from being taken to the reform school
at Kearney. The boys with three
other Norfolk lads, Guy Storm, Ches-
ter Housh and Victor Little, have been
sentenced to the reform school but
have not as yet been taken to Kear-
ney.
viii Fight for His Sons.
Mr.. Emery goes to Chadron to try
to have the cases against his sons re-
opened. He will engage an attorney
to represent him at Chadron and says
that he will fight the matter to the
supreme court If necessary, not stop
ping even after his sons have been
taken to Kearney, in case that nap
pens.
Charges Snap Trial.
Mr.. Emery charges that his boys
did not have a fair trial at Chadron,
that they were intimidated and that
the matter was railroaded through the
county court without giving him a
chance to either investigate or be
heard. Local attorneys say that if the
county court at Chadron failed to
name some attorney to represent the
boys that Mr.. Emery can undoubtedly
have the case re-opened.
Mara Hoioo o. cnaL.sn
Mr.. Emery says that his two sons
were going to Spokane to visit his
brother, M. H. Emery, and to see the
Seattle exposition this summer They
had talked OF cumming it" but he
had offered to buy tickets. The boys,
however, seemed to have set their
minds on seeing the country" and
wanted to go with Cuba" Storms, be-
cause he was an expert hummer"
and when a small boy had come alone
and without money all the way from
Cuba to Norfolk, thereby gaining the
name of Cuba" Mr.. Emery is conf
dent that his boys were going to the
coast when they got into trouble at
Chadron. He thinks, however, that
the flight of the five boys from Nor
folk on Memorial day was due to the
arrests of members of the crowd
which were being made by the police
The father believes that his sons
are far from being bad boys, and says
that they have had good Sunday school
training but are mischevious and have
been drawn into bad company.
A Serious Charge.
In this connection serious charge
is made by Mr.. Emery 1t is that a
certain man in Norfolk, rather well
known character, whose son is one of
the gang" has given liquor to var
ious Norfolk boys. Three of his boys
were gotten drunk by this man on one
occasion. Mr.. Emery believes that he
can keep his boys in good surround
ings and is going to fight for the privi.
lege of doing so. He thinks that Nor
folk needs house cleaning and says
that the real leader of the "kid mob
is not peg" Bonney, but another old
er boy who has not been arrested.
A Pathetic Letter.
rIUm lue county jail DIT CHduTOll
Forest Emery has written letter to
his parents that has made his father
more anxious than ever to get his sons
home. Mrs. Emery is said to be
broken hearted.
The letter the boy wrote from Jail
is as follows:
Chadron, Neb., June 6, 1909
Dear Parents: We are in the county
Jail here and have been sentenced to
the reform school until we are 21 The
judge says that you can parole us
maybe in a year. Cob Housh, Cuba
Vic Little, Prairie and me.
| think | am going to go insane as
: my head just whirls and / can't re
member hardly anything. l guess thai
1t is just worry that makes it. cam
bear the name that am going to get
wish to God that / had never don,
anything wrong. might commi
suicide.
Cuba, Cob and Vic say they want t
go to finish up their education.
This is the first time / was evel
, locked up and hope it will be the
/ last. Tell mamma not to worry. ex
pect this blow will nearly kill her
Tell her to pray for us. Don't lie
anybody know of this letter Today Il
Sunday and expect mamma is at Sun
day school.
cand ne q conv of fha nanar