The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-18
NAUGHTY BOYS
ALL PAROLED
Wanted to Play "WiId
Vest In Peaceful
HOneSdale.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED AS LONG
AS THEY'RE GOOD AND
OBEY THEIR PARENTS.

NOW, DoyS, IL looks 10 me as II
this was done more as boyish
prank than anything else. You
were going into the wild West
business. We might send you to the
Reformatory l think Sour parents
can take better care of you than
down there. If j send you down
there it might put blot on your
lives forever"
So said Judge Alonzo T. Searle,
Monday morning, to a quartette of
youthful lawbreakers, who pleaded
guilty to being involved in the theft
of revolvers from the store of John
Erik, their names being Elmer Spry
Gray, aged 13, Stanley Decker, aged
IL, Edwin Councilman, aged IL,
Harrison Councilman, aged 8, before
paroling them in the custody of
their parents and of Prof Harry A.
Oday.
Sentence will be suspended" he
continued, "and you will be put in
charge of some one who will report
on your conduct. AS long as you
behave yourselves there will be no
trouble.
don't think you are bad boys.
Perhaps you have been reading some
trashy novels. Better not read
those things. We shall expect you
to obey your parents. Try to read
and study evenings. Don't be
around the streets, especially Winter
evenings.
You understand, boys, if Mr.. Erik
OF any citizen should complain of
you then your case will be brought
up and sentence imposed. If you
are good boys this win be the last
of this
Boys stand up" commanded the
Court, when District Attorney, NJ. e.
Simons, informed Judge Searle, that
he had an indictment charging the
four boys with larceny
They used this little boy" ex-
planned the District Attorney, point
ing out nine-year-old Harrison Con-
zellman, to do the stealing for
them. They sent him into Erk's
store to steal >fevolvers."
Speak up and tell the truth" in
sisted the Court to the four boys
who had lined up in front of the
bar, with the youngest culprit of
them all, Harrison Councilman, at
the head of the juvenile class.
Judge Searle questioned them
closely as to their residence, whether
they went to school or not, in whose
room they were, ETC., to all of
which they made ready replies.
How did you come to do this?"
asked the Judge.
We were going to play cow
boys" said little Harrison, whom
the Judge excused "as not being
conscious of crime" on account of
his tender years.
John Erik was called upon to give
an account of the missing revolvers.
He told of how these boys made it a
practice of hanging around his store.
The little boy. he said, was used as
tool. He missed the revolvers,
and Deputy Constable P. j. Moran
told him he was on the track of the
boys who took them.
Charles Gray, Elmer's foster faith
er, said this was the first time the
boy had been in trouble. He said
he sent his boy to church and Sun
day school, and said he would be re-
sponsible for his future good be-
havior.
Mr.. Decker said he would try to
look after his son. He goes to Sun
day school every Sunday, he declar-
ed
The Court then ordered that the
boys be paroled in the custody of
their parents, save in the case of the
Councilman brothers who were par
rolled in the care of Prof. Harry A.
Oday.
The sentence of the Court seemed
to meet with the general approval of
the large number of spectators pres
ent at the morning session of argu-
ment court.