The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-30
BOYS in Serious Trouble.

the arrest Of Thomas Glenn, a
young picture operator, OF Caid-
well, Homer Evans and Omer
Starr, the three boys being held
for theft Last Saturday en-
ployees Of the Meridian Hardware
and implement Co. noticed that
there were articles missing and
the fact was reported to Marshal
Downey, His suspicion having
been previously aroused he at
once tried to locate Starr and
Evans and found that they had
left town. This confirmed his idea
that they knew something OF the
theft and Saturday they were
traced to Nampa, where members
Of the hardware firm and Marshal
Downey intercepted them. The
boys had valise and being asked
to show what they had in it, they
at first declined, but afterwards
broke down and told the whole
tstory. The valise was opened and
it contained perfumery, knives,
razors, revolyers, and whiskey.
Three business houses of Mer-
idian were evidently broken into
+, into furnish the stock, as the Mer-
dian Hardware Co, Vickers-Sims
and the Rice Pharmacy each had
stuff that was identified.
In the confession the boys said
that they were taking the valise to
Cald we'll to meet Glenn, who had
gone before them, with another
valise. Going to Caldwell, the
Sheriff found that Glenn had gone
to Vale, Oregon. There he was
apprehended, and promised to
come to Boise without requisition,
which he did on Tuesday.
Evans and Starr were placed in
the county Jail Saturday and
Glenn on Tuesday. The three
boys are each under eighteen, and
come under the jurisdiction of the
Juvenile court, The examination
was held yesterday.
At the preliminary trial held at
Boise yesterday, the three boys
were bound over to the district
court on charge of felony. 1t
was at first thought that
they would come under the jur-
isdiction of the juvenile court, and
Juvenile Offer Arney was active
in getting evidence in regard to
the past record of the boys SO that
it could be used in getting them
proper hearing, but the crime
committed is more than a INSIDE
meanor so that the trial will be
out of the hands of the juvenile
court. The boys we're taken back
to the county Jail. Court will not
convene before fall, and if no bond
is secured, the young fellows are
up against a long stay behind the
prison bars.
Homer Evans is we'll known in
town and is not considered a bad
boy. His worst fault is his gen
eral apathy to work of any kind,
but this is caused by his excessive
use of cigarettes, which has dulled
his mental and physical powers.
This same fault can be found with
Omer Starr, young boy who
like Evans, has good traits but
would take punishment at any time
rather than do days work. 1t is
a question whether either boy now
feels his disgrace as much as do
their parents who are respectable
citizens of Meridian.
ldleness will bring on trouble,
and with the continued use of
cigarettes, boy is soon in a con-
dition that he cannot distinguish
right from wrong These boys
were found at Nampa with revol-
vers strapped to their sides, and
with enough whiskey to knock out
a half dozen would. be sports.
| The county commissioners will
hear this Saturday the application
of citizens of Lower Fairview and
Victory to withdraw from the
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