Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05
Gang Leader of Ten Laments Loss Of
Chance to Steal.
FAMILIES ENGAGE IN ROBBERY
Counterfeiter Kills a Policeman and
Commits Suicide.
'HIEVES USE BIRD TO STEAL
Had Trained n MSRpie 20 Engage the
Attention of shOpkeepers while
They Secured Contents of
Money BOX,
BY PAUL vILLIERs.


The policemen interested in phllanthropio
work and the clergy is appalled, and puzE-
led over the constant increase OF crime com
mitted by children and youth II Is regret
J tably and VIGOROUSLY a fact that most of
the murders and dangerous assaults which
are chronicled In the columns devoted TO
crime are committed by young people
whose ages vary from IS to q.
Now small boy, no more than 10 years
Of age. has suddenly emerged from obscuF-
ity as the ringieader Of thieves. This child
has already been brought before the pc
lice commissioners Of the neighboring town
ship in which he dwells. on a charge OF
stealing, but in consideration OF his youth
fulness he was released. A few days later
he organized a gang which promptly set
to work with a will Goods disposed for
sale outside the shops I'm that township
disappeared as II by msgis, and every hour
of the day tradesmen were seen hurrying
TO the police commssary to report losses.
A couple OF lads were caught In the act
They confessed, admitting that they had
( committed some OF the thefts, adding that
their gang was under the control OF the
| boy of 10, who was eventually discovered.
fast asleep. In a van al a railway station.
Brought once more before the police com
missary the lad. gave vent to lamentations
when It was about TO distinguish itself
I by a grand coup.
! In a very short time" he cried, I'VE
would have made our fortunes, as I had
discovered a way Of exploiting the mar
kets Well, 1 am caught. and so much the
worse for us air.
Family Robbed Trains.
A family consisting OF woman and her
two sons, have just been tried for g long
series of robberies here. One of them was
an employe Of the Western railway, and
as the trains IN which he was travelling
! were in motion he took goods out Of the
vans and threw them off at chosen spots.
which were picked up by his brother. The
latter carried them TO his mother, who
sold them at different markets. II Is cal
cuated that during the last three years
this trio succeeded in making $4,000 out
OF these thefts. The railway man has been
sentenced to five years imprisonment, his
brother to two, and his mother 20 eight
months
Policeman shot Down.
| Policeman Perrin was recently murdered
by man whom he was arresting, and who
himself committed suicide on the spot at
Champigny. The keeper Of a wlneshop re-
ceived a false coin from two customers
Svspecting that they were counterfeiters
he sent for two policemen. The suspected
men got on their wheels and escaped The
policemen gave chase, and saw them enter
a cafe. They entered searched the men and.
finding more false coin in their possession
arrested them. One Of the men took out q
rev Oliver and fired at Perrin, killing him.
He then fired shot through his own head
and fell dead.
Thieves Use a MagpIe.
Think of gang of thieves using a mag
pie in their work. Six thieves and a magpie
have been run in by the police. The bird,
true to its instinct was an active member
OF the gang 1t did not purloin on it's own
account, but its help was invaluable. The
six thieves. all under 10, chose a sufficiently
supplemented tradesman, and entered his
shop. The bird was perched on the wrist
OF one of the boys and did tricks, bowed
danced and chartered. The ingenious shop
keeper was amused. Suddenly the maybe
flew up and perched near the ceiling out
Of reach The boys and the shopkeeper
started hunting for the bird; not all the
boys, however; for one OF them stopped
behind, near the till and emptied Il.
whistle called the bird down. and the bird
and boys were off with their booty.
More Wonders of Radium.
Rejuvenating qualities in radium have
been discovered by Prof Gabriel at the
veterinary school at Abort He states that
two injections OF radium in the juEular
artery Of a very old horse had a surprising
result. Despite the comparative largeness
Of the dose. the radium had no iI-effect
] The steeod, indeed, seemed to have re-
celved a new lease OF life II put on flesh
and became frisky. The animal threw off
! a certain amount OF radium in the days
succeeding the injection. but the blood still
! showed traces Of sulphate Of radium, while
! the red corpuscles Increased in number.
The doctor notes that these injections pro
duced a lasting radio-activity OF the whole
organism and bases on these experiments
the idea Of utilizing through the blood a
radioactive serum.
A thrilling scene took place In the cham
Der when there was a motion 10 turn into
an Interpolation a question concerning
Durand the Havre coal HEAVIER who was
sentenced to death and then repneved. In
the course OF a strike last summer A.
HAvre one DOnge, q workman, q non
I striker. was beaten 20 death. Durand was
! accused OF having melted the strikers 10
this action. He was tried and sentenced
10 death, but at the recommendation OF
the jury his pardon was applied for. and
the president commutsd his sentence TO
seven years Imprisonment
The coliectivists have ever since declared
that DuTand was condemned on miBlead-
ing evidence, and an agitation has been
started for a revision Of the trial once
more the words "erreur judiclarre' are
pronounced, and question was brought
forward in the chamber BY Paul Meunier
] He produced dispositions from witnesses
showing Durand innocent The minister OF
! justice said a petition for a revision had
been received BY him and Il would be con-
sidered