The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-06
OTHERS IMPLICATED
IN THEIR MAURAOES
Make a Written Confession Enumer-
ating Stolen Articles Which They
Remembered and Cover Five Close
ly Written Pages-Parents are
Scored by Chief Higgins.

East Chicago, Ind, Feb. 6.-A nights
sleep in one OF the delivery wgons of
the Diamond Grocery company, without
fodo nor warmth, served as a means
OF causing two little foreign boys, re-
siding on Barring avenue, to reveal IN
fortunate secrets to Chief of Police
Higgins. Edward Jevyak and Mike
Kendra, neither of whom seem to be
over ten years of age. are the two lads
and they confessed to having stolen
articles ranging in size from milk bot
ties to bicycles They also implicated
two other members of their gang"
Joe Herod, with whom the police often
nave had trouble. and William Der
of thirteen years.
The little fellows did not go to
school on Thursday afternoon and took
a jaunt into the country, following the
shire of the Calumet river almost to
Gary. 1t was so late when they re-
turned TO East Chicago that they were
afraid to return home and decided that
one of the Diamond company wagons
would be much warmer anyhow. They
were found up in a corner early yes
terday morning by the driver, who
turned them over to the police.
Confess to Stealing.
They confessed to having stolen sew
eral sacks form the grocery wagon n
having thrown them away rather than
carry them home with them. This
small theft caused Chief Higgins to ask
a few questions. Had they eve stolen
a~nythingelse? Sure. they had. Lots
of things. The police has been an
noyed by complaints of stolen milk
bottles from back porches for almost
three months.
Did you ever steal any milk bottles
from Cohen's back porch" he asked
Jevyak.
It stole five bottles" the youngster
replied, but put four of them back
again. 1 was afraid to drink them and
only finished a half a bottle"
The chief then turned his attention
to the other lad and with threats Of
punishment as dire as hanging if the
truth were not forthcoming, Chief Hig-
gins demanded to know whether he
had not stolen rabbits and chickens
from residents in Barring avenue.
duplicates Others.
"Oh. no." interrupted Kendra, "tha;
wasn't me. That was Herod and Der.
mafalski." other items that have beer
disappearing for the past severa,
months and the boys confessed to steal.
ing part of these. Herod and Derma-
falski had stolen all the rest. Tht
climax was reached when HE Higgins
glared at Jevyak and demanded Il
know who had stolen the brass fixing:
from a local railroad yard. The an.
swer came that Dermafalski did it
and had some of the brass at hi
HON even then Herod had the rest
The two lads were Their compelled t,
sit down and write out all the articles
stolen as long as they could remem
Der. When they had finished Jevyal
had FIVE closely written pages and hi
companion almost as much. Their con
LESSONS also declared that they botl
used tobacco both for smokin an,
chewing rpose and that their par
ents permitted them to drink both mill
and whisky. The lads, as we'll as thei
two companions still at large, have a
absolute lack of knowledge of whethe
al act is right or wrong. Their par
ents are primarily to blame for thi
condition" said Chief Higgins yester
day. and should not permit youngster
of their age to drink whisky and liquor
and the paretns win likely be given
severe reprimand."
AS soon as Dermafalski and Herod ar
found the four boys will be given
severe lecture and sent to their schools
They are all bright boys and If thei
energies were properly applied woul
make good citizens.