The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
TWO HAD BEEN UNDER
ARREST ONCE BEFORE
Because of Laxity of Juvenile Law
They Were Enabled to Escape to
Chicago, But Return to Resume
Depredations = Spend Night in
Lookup.
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Indiana Harbor, Ind, April 29.-The
arrest of three boys caught red-handed
last night in committing a burglary at
the grocery and market of n. Cooper,
has served to emphasize the necessity
Of more effective methods in dealing
with Juvenile Offenders. That the boys
are members of that same gang of
youthful lawbreakers which for the
past year has been perpetrating box
car robberies and whose headquarters
on the abandoned right of way of the
Chicago. Lake Shore and Eastern were
so recently raided. serves but to furth-
Ell. accentuate the gravity of the situa
ton. The entire gang, barring one or
| two. about a week ago were held to
the juvenile court by Mayor De Briae
but released until Truant officer Muz-
| zall could get around to take them in
| charge. In the meantime two of the
number escaped to Chicago. were ac-
cidentally recaptured and brought back
| to Indiana Harbor, and last night were
as boldly pursuing their career Of
crime as though it had never been in
terrupted
Are Boys of Tender Years.
The boys who were involved in last
nights burglary of the Cooper store
were Bruno Czerwonski, aged IA, of
One Hundred and Thirty-ninth and
Alder Streets Frank Ookroplnski. Is
years old, of 1928 Beach street, and
| Vincent Cajkowski, 3715 Beach street.
! The two former were the boys who ran
away to Chicago, but ere brought back
to take their medicine before the juv-
emile court if the time ever arrives
when Truant officer Muzzau takes
them in charge and escorts them into
| the presence of Judge Mcmahon.
AS the cap sheaf to the farcial fea-
lures Of the situation, the police, who
kept the boys at the Harbor station last
night, were obliged to leave the door
to the cell they occupied open, as well
as the door of the Jail itself, in order
to comply with the laws governing
the treatment of lawbreakers under
16 years of age.
Caught Red-Handed.
The boys were discovered in the act
of carrying away plumber from The
Cooper store. which is in the hands Of
2. receiver, at 1890 o'clock last night
by officers Lee Mccormick and VIII.
liam Hughes. The patrolmen were
walking down Michigan avenue wher
they passed the store and noticed
emerging from the shadows of the eel
larway a youthful figure. The offc
/ ers halted the boy. not recognizing hin
in the darkness as the now notorious
Bruno Czerwonski
What are you doing here?" in
/ quired the officer.
Waiting for my father" was tn
! quick reply.
Not satisfied with this the police
men investigated further and soon dis
covered Frank Pekropinski in tn
shadows of the hallway. where he ha
been stationed as lookout
This proved too much for officer
/ Mccormick and Hughes and Office
] Mike German coming along at tn
time, one of the officers took the boy
in charge while the others went dow
into the basement to Investigate. Her
] they four 13-year-old Vincent Cajkow
ski of 3715 Beach street with a bag c
= plumber which he was making read
= to carry away.
Z ImpIicate HOboes.
The plumber consisted for the mos
part of canned goods, fruits. fish an
| vegetables, and several coils of sas
card. Entrance had been effected b
forcing the cellar door.
The boys Were taken to the polio
station. where they implicated a gan
of hoboes on whom they laid the re
sponsibi1ity for the nights adventur
The hoboes told US to do it," whine
one of the boys
What hoboes?" demanded Nigf
Sergeant Ford.
"A bunch Of them down the track
near the limits" volunteered anotht
of the culprits.
On receiving a description of the Il
cality where the hoboes were suppose
to hold forth. a squad of officers, cor
sisting of Sergeant Charles Bowe
John Quinlan, Mike German and LIZ
Mccormick. was detailed to raid Il
bunch, and departed forthwith to IL
spot.