The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-15
GAS METER
ARE
ROUNDED Up
Especial TO THE TIMEs.)

Indiana Harbo-, Ind, June 15.-John
Kamradt is himself again. The reason
therefor is the rounding up of the gas
meter thieves who have been Fostering
the gas by their depredations
and committing any number of petty
robberies throughout Indiana Harbor.
Three of the gang have been cap
tured, their names being Voncent Ca
josowski. Joe Dileski and Rudolph
Warns. The boys, who are IA and Is
years of age, have been bound over to
the Juvenile court and they were taken
to Crown Point today TO have their
eharing before Judge McMahan.
The boys in spite of their tender
years are hardened toughs apparently,
and seemed quite delighted when they
learned that their e~scapades were to be
chronicled in THE TIMES requesting
that a copy of the paper be forwarded
to them.
The arrest is one of the most import
ant that has been mad by the local
police for some time. owing to the per-
sistence with which they have been
looting gas meters and committing 9TH
err crimes throughout the Harbor. Sus-
picion pointed to young Vincent, and
he was arrested a few days ago. Chief
NAM ~ -
wrung from the boy a confession which
implicated Joe Dflesky and Rudolph
Warns. These latter were found In
Chicago. where they were about to be
tried in the Juvenile court for robbing
a drug store in Hegewisch on Saturday
night. Vincent was with them in this
little job whereby the thieves realized
a quantity of safety razors, cigars,
pipes and other easily portable prop
erty.
When the judge of the Chicago court
heard that the boys were wanted in In
diana Harbor. he turned them over to
the local authorities, with the under
standing hat If they could not be con-
victed there they be returned to Chica-
go for trial.
The arrest of Joe II Rudolph was
the result of a conversation overheard
by a Hegewisch woma~. who reported
the thieves to the pol Vincent had
made good his escape 10 Indiana Har-
Dor with his share of the loot, and his
actions led the local police to suspect
him and resulted in his arrest.
All of the boys have been pursuing
a career of crime for a number OF
years. About three years ago. in COM
pany with a number of others. since
sent 10 EldllnetQ, LN9Y MADE InolI
headquarters in an abandoned Ca
boose" on the Lake Shore railroad near
Burlington. Sergeant Mike German. al
that time travelling beat, saw smoke
ascending from the chimney of the ca
boose one night and went to investi-
gate. Hearing a number of voices in
side and suspecting that the car might
be the headquarters of a group OF
] tnICh hnhAnC 40 oaTTnI TO- 80 Xf
ments and a number of officers sur
rounded the car and demanded the sur
render of the gang. Those inside re-
fused to open the door until one of the
officers fired a shot into the roof. wher
they unlocked the door and the off
GERS, on entering. were confronted BY
the gang of budding criminals.
Their surprise, expecting, as they did
to find a gang of rough men INSIDE
was great. The boys were arrested
and confessed to innumerable crimes
but We're allowed to go free on accounI
of their youth and on a promise 'tt
do better"
The police were rewarded for thei
l%eniency by being found the night fol
lowing their release. in the act of rob
bing Cooper's grocery. This led to TIL
commitment of some of their numbe
TO the reform school. The rest wer,
allowed to go free, on the promise o
their parents TO keep better watcl
over them Both the boys and thei
parents are adopts in the art OF plead
ing and promising.
Chief Mccormack in the work o
rounding up the gang had the assist
ance of Sergeants William Hughes an,
Frank Barker and officer Nick Myers