The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-02-06
BOY GETS WILD WEST
BEE IN HIS BONNET

| When Janitor Hughes OF the Arm
ory building entered the building last
! evening at about O'Clock. he heard
an unusual noise In the basement in
the direction OF the uuartermaster's 5
department. Proceeding down the
| stairway. he was confronted by young
Vernon Hodge. wearing white hand.
! lIcrchief over his face and carving a
large Springfield rifle. Hodge had
! the gun TO his shoulder and he told
/ Hughes to make his way back up the
, stairs or there would be something
doing.
The janitor backed up the flight OF
stairs. all the While endeavoring to
impress young Hodge that thero
would be no necessity for firing the
gun. and that he did not care to die
at that time, nor In that way When
the old gentleman reached the head
OF the stairway. Hodge told him to
make hurry-up exit from the build
Ing. The front door being near at
hand and conveniently open. Mr..
Hughes made dart out OF the same
and proceeded to the nearest tele.
phone to advise Captain Kneass that
the Armory was being held up and
sacked,
The captain made a quick run to
the building on his bicycle and when
he reached there, made a hurried re.
connoiter OF the place. The door en-
tering the quartermaster's depart,
ment was found TO have been batter.
ed in with an AK which was lying In
the hallway close by. An unsuccess-
ful attempt had been made to enter
the captains private office. Just
what had been taken from the quar-
termaster's room could not be deter
mined at that time nor is it yet known.
This cannot be determined until a
careful inventory of the goods is TAX
en-. 1t Is certain, though. that the |
young man supplied himself with a !
Springfield rifle. three bandoliers of |
cartridges, a bayonet and a pair OF |
leggings. These articles were found |
with Hodge when he was arrested.
The officers were advised of the |
holdup and search was Instituted. |
1t was learned that, after making his |
getaway from the Armory, young
Hodge went to Everett's livery stable |
on Washington avenue, and ordered |
a horse and saddle. The night man
told him he did not know whether he
had horse for him, to which the
young man replied that it would be
well for him to get horse and sad
die and that pretty quick Hodge
told the livery man that there had
been a break at the state penitentiary
and that all the boys of Company
OF ogden, had been ordered out in
pursuit of the prisoners, and that he
had TO hurry and get out on the line.
The livery man said the boy was arm
ed ito the teeth" and he concluded
that 1t would be just as we'll for him
to do his bidding The outfit was
given him and he rode away.
After leaving the livery stable the
would-be convict-chaser rode around
Iown and then made for the hills. He
went to Taylor'S canyon, about four
miles from the city, .nd spent most
of the time until long after midnight,
n cabin there, testing his marks
at stumps of trees and rocks
hat he could see from the cabin In
he dim moonlight 1t is surmised
,y the officers that the boy became so
,old that he could not stand 1t long
sr. and returned to the city He was
lrrestcd by Officers Pincock and Coon
y late yesterday morning.
The fa,ner OF the lad, being inform
ID of the sons escapade. came to the
tation. and finally took the boy home
The boys at the Armory are of the
opinion that the young man has a
mania for firearms. for upon a num-
Ter of occasions he has expressed the
esire TO belong to the militia so he
ould have an opportunity to shoot as
much as he desired
Captain Kneass says young Hodge
vas at the Armory yesterday after
oon. watching the drill work, and
hat 1t is his opinion that he unlatch-
d the outer window of the Armory
uilding on the inside at that time,
o as TO enable him to get into the
uilding without breaking in.
No charge has been preferred
gainst the young fellow, nor will
here be until careful investigation
egarding the whole circumstances
an be made.
Young Hodge Is well thought of by
Is associates and they cannot ac-
cunt for his hallucinations OF last
light. ,