The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-18
BOYS CONFESS TO
MANY bURGLAnIEs
IN NORTH END
Fred Smith, Son Of Wealthy Dairy.
man, "collaborated" With Negro
Lad in Looting Houses, In y
GLIDING Policeman Hardyh.
Say They Threw Jewelry Away anG
Spent Cash They Stole-Young
Smiths Father Touched"

| Aahch ~ Lie SdIuoA2-dS RO&bCD
station for investigation In connec.
ton with report that his father had
been robbed of 81. Fred Smith. the
l5-year>old son of wealthy dairymari
living at 2421 Russell-st, confessed
that he and a l2-year-old Negro lad,
named Clarence Jackson, had commit
ted all Of the ten recent burglarlet
in the north Woodward residence sec,
ton. where small sums Of money and
Jewelry were stolen. Clarence was
later arrested, and confessed to biz
part in the burglaries. He Is held IN
the juvenile detention room, while
young Smith is locked up In the Gem
trail station. gtrs
The boys were regular midnight
providers, doing all OF their plunderin9
after IL o'clock. They gained en-
basement windows with "jimmies&
Since June the two lads burglarixed
the following places No. 100 Truw-
bridge-ave.. No. 1872 Trowbridge-ave-.
No. 1872 Harmon-ave., Nos. l07, Ill
1T, 147 and Isl Delaware-ave. n
was these lads who entered Patrolmau
the officers billy" -''
Hundreds of dollars worth of Jew
elry. IN the aggregate, were takeh
from the different houses, but the
boys told Special officers Dibble and
Mcdonnell, who handled the case.
that they had thrown away all OF thu
jewelry, and had spent what cash
they obtained Not a cents worth of
the jewelry has so far been recovy
cred. &
Young Smiths parents are almost
heartbroken over the revelations
which followed the police investigaS
ton OF Mr.. Smiths recent small loss.y
They have refused to have anything
further to do with the lad. who had
a handsome home. and eSerythIng
that young boy usually Graves.
The father OF Clarence Jackson. the
little Negro lad, blames his sons bur
glary career on the churcnEoing hat
its OF his wife. She Is a constant a.
tendant at the Seventh Day Adventis&
church. the father told the Officers,
and he is forced to do the cooking
and the homework, make the beds.
watch the children, and earn the
| livelihood besides.
when children's mothers don't
pay any more attention to them than
my boys mother does. It's no wonder
that the boy turns out bad" say6l
Jackson, bitterly. Z.
Neither OF the boys had aroused
the least suspicion in the minds o.
their parents, apparently. II Is said
that young Smith used to sneak out
OF the house, unknown to his par
ents, and return In the same way
after committing his burglaries.
He has been at the burglary bust
ness for some time.
He has admitted that, unassisted By
his little colored pal" he burglarixS&
the residence at No. 2O93 Russell-Sk
April 3, last, and that In August ~
burglarized a residence at Highland
Park.
Last August, Fred's father reported
that he had been robbed of $100. but
no trace Of the money was found.
Now Fred admits stealing the mon
ey. but he insists that there was only
$40.
The little Jackson lad lives on OAR
land ave-, Highland Park, just beyond
the city limits.
Both boy burglars were taken be-
fore Judge Rohnert, Friday noon.
where the little colored lad "gigged
back" on his confession. after his
mother. who posed as medium,
had trance. and rolled around on the
court room floor for several minutes
Smith admitted his guilt, however.
He was sent to the D'Arcambal farm
for a week. pending further investiga-
ton OF his case. while his little colored
pal" was sent to the county jail for
the same length OF time.