The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-07-22

o'clock Sunday afternoon, when 1t
was learned by telephone that
young man or boy, OH gray motor
cycle had stopped at the residence OF
David FetterS, seven miles north OF
Plymouth on the Michigan road, and
one mile south OF Lapaz He arrived
at the farmhouse Sunday with bleed
ing face, haggard and begrimmed with
mud from head to loot He asked
Tor glass OF milk at this farmhouse.
Here he related tale which led to
the recovery of the machine. The
young man told the farmer that he
was running a new machine, one tnat
he had had only about a week, and
that he did NOT quite understand the
operation OF il. 1t had taken him an
hour and half TO come from Ply
mouth, he said, and that he was in a
hurry to get to Chicago, where he was
to salter a dnotrcycle race, which If
he won was TO give ilim 500. He was
said to have gone north from the Fe;-
teris farm When the above news
va. received, a posse OF five motor
cyclists set out in pursuit of the
thief. They stopped at the Fetter' )
farm, and were gwen description
OF rhe theft, which confirmed the sus-
piclons OF the pursuers, that the
guilty party was Harold Jevne, aged
16 years, whose home is in Chicago.
but who visits with relatives in this
city Frequently. The boy had arrived
in Plymouth Saturday afternoon, and
being an acquaintance of the owner
olf the motorcycle, had asked all man
ner OF questions as to irs operation,
how to. start II etc, which were ans
wered uiSonowingly by the owner OF
the cycle. The sesrcihers continued
north toward Lapaz, and half mile
farther stopped and enquired OF three
Ooys ii a gray motorcycle had pass-d
that morning. The lad who resided
in the house answered that the mo-
torcvcle had been stuck there, and
had been left in the barn, by the rid
er, who stated that it would be called
for later, either by himself, or by an
automobile. The barn in which the
cycle was found, belongs to Joseph
Muffley, and Us about a half mile
Sos,th OF Lapaz Mr. Muffley was
hound at Lapaz junction and the barn
was opened and the cycle identified
The thief had neglected to supply the
motor with lubricating oil and the
motor had became stuck. "A pint O.
kerosene poured into the engine loos-
ened it up, and the machine was as
| good as ever The enamel wa:
scratched from the cycle in a few
places, the mud guards were slightly
bent, and the connection for the cu.
out plug, had been removed, and car
ried away The machine was ridden
back to Plymouth Monday morning
GoaIeo IN LdpdZ.
Mr.. Muffley described the boy per
fectfy, and a strong conviction is Z
name written on the tank OF the mo.
tricycle., with lead pencil The name
printed thereon US III Jevne." After
placing the cycle in the barn the
young man walked to Lapaz, where
ne purchased pair of trousers
oranges etc, and enquired at the sta
ton concerning trains to South Bend
Chicago and Plymouth No ticket.
were sold TO him ether at Lapaz OF
at the Junction, but he disappeared al
ten O'Clock, presumably on a freight
Depot Robberies.
The ticket office at the Pennsyl-
vania station was entered through the
ladies waiting room at about o.
| clock Saturday evening but nothing
was stolen. The entrance was made
by plying out the brass grating over
the ticket window, and escaped by
opening the spring lock, on the door
into the mems waiting room Moth
ing was obtained ether in this office
or at the L. E. & w where am en-
trance was also forced The force
having left the station for the nigh.
Suspect Jevne.
Both these station burglaries, ar.
suspected as having been commit:et
by Jevne. who is known to have beer
of thiewng disposition. Step, ar,
being .aken for his arrest and returr
to this city, to answer the ch lrgc
grand larceny. Has disposition in ref
erence 10 the wheel was shown wher
lac told Mr.. Muffley that ne had pax
1928 FOR the cycle, but wouli sci i
ter $50
Brought to Plymouth Tuesday
Harold Jevne who IS alleged t
have stolen motorcycle from tht
office of the plymouth Tribune OF
Saturday night, and abandoned the
same at LSpaz, where 1T was fount
Sunday was brought to Plymouth
and locked in the county Jail Tue sda,
afternoon. "A detective accompanied
the boy from Chicago where he was ar
rested Monday morning. at the HON,
of his mother, and confined in th,
Hyde Park police station until Tues
day.
"a telegram was received Monda,
rsglr, stating that Jevne ADMITTED
stealing the motorcycle A charge o
grand larceny awaits the boy, wihs