The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-11-30
MAY SERVE TERMS
Washburn Lads Will Feel
Heavy Arm of Law
Post Office Robbery and
Other Cases Charged
Against Them.

AS result of having participated
in several robberies which have taken
place in this city during the past
month, the principal one of which
was the post Office robbery which
took place Sunday evening, Nov. 18th
Carl Taberman, Frank Legacy and
Carl Behrends all of this city will
very likely serve terms in. prison.
Their arrest was made last Friday
morning by Chief of Police Boyd
Cameron. For some time the boys
have been under surveillance by the
local officers as having had hand in
several robberies which have occurred
and when young Behrends attempted
to leave the city he was arrested
by officer Cameron. A grip which
Behrends had packed was searched
and this was found to contain num-
ber of postage stamps and new re-
volver which was in the loot taken at
different places. After Behrends
was arrested he confessed to having
part in the robberies and also inn
plicated Carl Taberman and Frank
Legacy. Legacy and Taberman were
arrested upon their return from a
hunting trip and the three were
lodged in the county Jail in this city.
After being confronted with Behrends
confession Taberman and Legacy al
SO admitted to their part in the rob-
berries. The Commercial Club robbery
was performed by Taberman, alone.
but in the Ungrodt store robbery and
the post Office robbery he was assisted
by Behrends and Legacy. Four re-
volvers were secured at the Ungrodt
store and these were used by the
boys while the post office robbery
was being pulled off. Legacy and
Behrends were stationed ON watch
while Taberman entered the post
Office and secured the $S. 81 in money
and stamps. Officer Dave Cameron
was on the watch that night and
thinking that he heard disturbances
near the post Office went up that
way. Taberman was in the post
Office at the time and hid while Cam
eron looked through both the front
window and side door. AS soon as
he was out of sight again Taberman
went to work and took everything of
value in sight.
The boys evidentally did not realize
the seriousness of their crimes for
they will very likely have to serve
terms in prison for their offense.
Tuesday morning the boys were
turned over to Deputy United States
Marshall T. E. Pugh of Superior who
took the boys to Ashland and from
there to Superior where they will re-
main in jail until the regular term of
the federal court, when they will be
sentenced. For the post Office rob-
berry which they have admitted to
they will be sentenced by the United,
States court and will either have to
serve term at the Green Bay re-
formatory or at the Waupon state
prison. The boys will not go to the
federal prison as was supposed be-
cause of the fact that all are under
twenty-one years of age. Recently
the government adopted the practice
of putting boys in state institutions
until they are of age, and then
transferring. them to the federal
prison if their term has not been
finished. 1t is likely that Taberman,
Legacy -and Behrend will go the
Green Bay reformatory until they are
of age, which will mean that they
will be imprisoned for about three
years.
AS for the boys the people of the
city do not have much sympathy but
good deal of sorrow is felt for
their parents. This should be les
son to other boys not to follow in
their footsteps.