Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27
EYE OF SUSPICION
AGAIN ON The
BOY WONDER
MONDRAG0N ON
THE POLICE CARPEl
Suspected He Pulled off Farah
Brothers and Maloy Store
Robberies on Monday Night
With CoIored Boy,

simon M%ondragon. of Italian and
Mexican extraction, aged nine years,
who since his seventh birthday has
pulled off a dozen or more success
FIJI robberics in this city, is again un-
der suspicion. simon is believed TO
know something about the robbery
last Monday night of Farah Brothers
store and the Maloy Grocery store. on
Central avenue If Simon dldht 40
il. he simply overlooked 4 bet. Ihe
Jobs. both of them, bear all the ear
marks of Simon's celebrated methods,
II will be remembered that the FAR
store was robbed of $500 worth OF
goods. including five watches. a par
of boys size cowboy boots, boys size
cowboy hats and bands, shoes, shirts
and other stuff. Mr.. Maloy lost $2,6o
out of the cash register and a LOT OF
stock including a bunch of chewing
gum. Simon and q colored boy named
Austin. who has been Implicated in
several of the Mondragon jobs have
been questioned closely by the police
and are under surveillance. simon
is said to have been seen on top or
the Fair store building examining the
skylight on the day before the ron
berry. Both stores Were entered
Trough the skylight. Simon, 50 an
eve witness says, or a boy answering
his description climbed up Il tele-
graph pole back of the buildings ana
from there made his way to the roof
Fourth Ward school Robbed.
on the same night some II cum
ningly cut IA a section of glass from
a door in the Fourth Ward school
building unlocked the door and ran
sacked a school room carrying OF n
large number of pencils. books ana
other school paraphernalia. While
there is no evidence. this achievement
also resembles the operations of ST.
mon and is being investigated.
4 Youthful Prodigy.
simon Mondragon is a youthful
prodity of remarkable a~cuteness' a
head which would do credit to a Grim
inal of middle age and years Of eXper-
fence resting on his nine year ola
shoulders. Since he engineered the
robbing of Morris safe two years ago
at the age of seven years. he mas the
police believe, managed some eight
or dozen other rObDerics, generally
with the assistance of other boys.
whom he carefully coached, Tor the
purpose. In the robbery of the Berger
feed store on Copper avenue, months
ago, Simon was assisted by three small
boys, whom he carefully instructed
beforehand Simon entered the store
the iron bars and the window
OF a rear easement, being small
enough to worm his way through. lie
had his three assistants bring in three
to sell to the proprietor. Ac-
cordlng to previous instructions the
BOYS kept the proprietor busy haggling
over the sacks while Simon tapped
till. ingeniously and stealthily Sc
curing q $40 bill. all but fifteen cents
Of which was afterward oun buried
lie Is believed to nav pulled OF a
robbery of the r. l.. Washburn store
time ago and there are numer-
nus other crimes which are believed
have been the result of the fcrtlis
of his prccocious youngster OF
nine years. Instead of being solved
simon continues to become "A more
ocrplexing problem to the a~uthorltios
md at the present rate he Will have
superiops as a craftsman when
ne gets a little older. /