The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-26

Apparently unaware of the Nervousness
Of their plot. Ernest Howard, Is years
OF age, with James Whyte, 10, arrested
Friday afternoon with Alma Hervst. IL;
Dennis Bowthorpc. 10. and Clarence How
ard. I6 by Deputy Sheriff Emery and
Charles Sperry of the juvenile court,
made the foregoing statement in the
presence Of Sheriff sharp. Deputy Sheriff
Seager, Probation Officer Sperry. Deputy
Sheriff Emery and CIaud Russell, Friday
night. at the county jail The statement
was made by both boys with the utmost
nonchalance. and for the moment appalled,
their hearers. hardened as they arc by
similar expressions from adult Grim
inals.
In Crime Two Years.
All the boys VIII be turned over TO the
Juvenile court on charges which VIII be
made against the five by property own
ers OF Holiday, where. according TO the
confessions Of the youths. they. led by
the gang. have been pilfering and com
mitting burglaries for the past two
years.
White Mrs. Anderson, a resident of
Holiday. was away from homo Thurs,
day night Whytc. who had waited until
sne left the house. went to one OF the
windows, broke out the glass near inc
catch in true burglar fashion, raised the
window, and. after ransacking the room,
broke into trunk and stole SIS in
cash. He then departed with the loot,
When Mrs. Anderson, returned nome.
and discovered the burglary she at once
began TO look for possible Clews TO the
burglar, Outside the window, in the soft
earth she found footprints, which she
OF Whytc's home. Confident that he had
committed the burglary. Mrs. Anderson
returned TO her home and. Friday morn
ing. reported the matter TO Sherin Sharp;;
X he
Hyrum Nelson in Holiday and changed
81 spending 50 cents. Nelson immedi,
stey became suspicious OF the boy and
also tclephoned the sheriff. When ar
rested Whyte had s1i.Ao in his pocket
Deputy Sheriff Emery and Probation
officer Sperry were detailed TO look INTO
the case. and. after worklns on inc
rested Whytc and questioned him regard
Ing his companions. After considerable
difficulty they succeeded In locating tne
rest of the boys, all of whom reside in
Holiday and were members Of the gang
Cave as Rendezvous.
Hidden by a dense growth OF brush,
q cave used by the youths was located
on Spring creek which runs through the
ranch owned by the father OF Ernest
and was filed with provisions, consisting
mostly OF crackers. honey. dried fruits,
Hnd with loot OF various kinds. which had
been gathered by the youthful burglars In
tie tWO years VI lHcii opelaNioilSs ~
vas fitted up with chairs. table and
q stove. and had been dug into the side
Of the bank. A frame shack had been
huilt over the entrance, the roof OF
which had been shiueled-
At the county jail Friday night the
boys confessed To having at various times
committed burglares at the store OF
Hyrum Nelson, the Granite Mercantile
cnmpany's store at Seventeenth South
street and the county road. and Ander-
sons store. one-half mile south OF the
Granite store. Nelson's store had been
entered. according to the youths, at least
thirty times In the past two years. Nell
son had reported the burglary to the
sheriff just before Christmas, at which
time he lost considerable amount OF
cheap iewelry. gloves. crackers, and other
articles The jcwelry stolen at that time
was found Friday afternoon where the
boys said IL was hidden in a field,