Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-14
Pleads Guilty to the Many Lar
ceny Charges Against
Him.
SIX MONTHS FOR BLANKE
Owing 10 Destitute circumstances OF
His Family He Escapes
Felony Charge.

Henry Milhousen was the stellar at
traction In Judge Bowman's galaxy
of offenders in the criminal division
of the city court this morning, and
Mrs. Milhousen shared .honors.' with
her husband The man Is charged
in three complaints with burglary In
the second degree, and 1t developed
that his thieyery dragged into the case
three other persons
Milhousen is the man who conceived
the get-rich-qulck Idea by stealing not
stocks and bonds, but hay. chickens
and furniture. He is the man who
made at least one family wonder
whether or not they had moved and
forgotten the circumstance. as he
took from their place of abode about
everything that was not nailed down.
According to the prosecution when the
job got too big for Milhausen. Mrs.
Milhousen assisted him. and he was
further helped by two others. Henry
Blanke and his son August These are
the people who We're arrested bv
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Smith, Jr., and
to him belongs the credit for tracing
the stolen property and landing the
ehiSNCS DCulnu Iilc DQ1S. ana also re-
covering much of the stolen goods
So far as the Blankcs are con-
cerned, 1t is the pathetic story OF "Old
Dog Tray" and one OF the pathetic
features Is the fast that Blanke, Sr.,
has wife and three little children who
are absolutely dependent upon him
and the further fact that he began
today a term of six months in the
county jail, following his plea of guilty
to the charge of petit larceny.
Milhousen is charged with breaking
into the chicken coop OF Andrew Ben
deksona 1913 south Third East street
on the night of Jan. 3, and stealing
therefrom about two dozen chickens.
He is also accused OF breaking into the
Salt Palace Grocery store, owned b.
n. Nathan and stealing wagon load
Of clothing, groceries and tobacco. AN
other complaint alleges that he broke
into the home of Albert Nelson on Nov
f. purloined furniture, silverware ruGs
and numerous other articles.
To each of the three complaints Mil
housen pleaded guilty and waived pre-
liminary examination In each case He
was ordered bound over to the district
court and bail was fixed in the sum of
$1,000 in each case. Mlhousen can
not furnish bonds and Is in the custody
of the sheriff. With him in the jail
Is his wife. Helena. who y Is charged
with stealing a rug from the Nelson
residence. She pleaded not guilty and
the case is set for trial Feb. l.. Her
bail was fixed at $500. 7s
The "Old Dog Tray" entered the tale
when the Blankes were arraiGned for
petit larceny The elder Blanke was
charged with stealing 500 pounds 'dr
hay, valued at SIS. and the young man
OF stealing a cutter. valued at $50, from
Thomas Woodbury.. They were nsso-
clated with Milhousen and, according
to the information CLEANED by the au-
thorities, pooled their interests and
were doing land Office business until
the stern hand of the law was laid
heavily upon their shoulders
Asst. County Atty. Bowman stated
to tho court that other complaints,
charging felonies, were to have been
filed against the Blankes. but because
OF the destitute condition of the fam
lily it was decided to charge them with
nothing more serious than n misdc-
meanor. To the complaints the Blankes
eagerly pleaded guilty and were SEN
fenced to six months in the county jail
Blanke. the father. pleaded for mercy.
tears streaming down his face, but
when 1t was explained to him that he
had narrowly escaped facing charge
that would land him in the state prison
for a term of years If found guilty. he
realized his good fortune and manifest
ed appreciation by shutting off the tear
ducts and smiling,
YOUNG'S CASE CALLED.
Another case that attracted con-
siderable interest and held the
daily bench warmers quietly in
their seats for an hour or SO.
was that of Wallace Young formerly
-kn .lt-fxe IT, t1,A UzlI.<
country. He Is charged with failure
to provide for his two minor children.
Mrs. Young. the divorced wife of the
defendant. appeared in court and stat
ed that when the divorce was granted
she was awarded the custody of the
children but that Young was ordered
to provide for them. Mrs. Young de-
clared that the father OF the children
had not given cent toward their sup
port since last July. Young made the
excuse that he had been sick but failed
utterly to show evidence OF the alleged
fact. He was held to answer to the
district court and was sent to the coun-
ty Jail in default OF ball In the sum OF
$500. An effort was made to introduce
evidence concerning the circumstances
of the divorce but Judge Bowman
emphatically put his foot down on such
a proposition and declared that the
divorce troubles had nothing whatever
to do with Youngs failing to provide
for his offspring
William w. Clays. also charged with
failure to provide for his two chill
dren. did not answer the rollcall when
his case was called and his bond OF
5000 cash was declared forfeited into
the Golfers of the state. 1t Is likely that
q bench warrant Will be issued for the
man as Judge Bowman does not en-
tertain kindly feelings towards rie1
who fail or refuse to support those
dependent upon them.