The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-25
8 ERIE STATIONS
RECENTLY ROBBED
Two in Wayne and One
in SuSquehanna County
JOSEPH DONAHUE AND HAROLD
Eek REPRINLANDED BY
SQUIRE SMITH.

WO EIl6 III wayne
ty and one in Susquehanna county
have been robbed within the past
ten days. In this county, Maple
wood and White Mills were recently
burglarlzed, and in Susquehanna,
Brandt was visited. At Maplewood
$37.03 was secured in money, while
at Brandt tickets to the value of
$35.61 were taken. Entrance to the
latter station was gained through a
window light, 10x14 inches. Lieu
tenant of Police Guy Relph, of Dun
more, who is working on these cases,
secured five tickets along the rail-
road track near Brandt, one being
whole while four others were torn in
| pieces.
The White Mills Erie station was
robbed of saba worth of tickets
Tuesday afternoon during the alb
sence of Agent Lester Christiana.
Joseph Donahoe, carrier of an after
noon daily paper was the only per-
son in the depot when Christiana
went out between four and five
o'clock to show White Mills mer-
chant where he could find his
freight. When he returned the boy,
who was barefoot, had gone. AS Mr..
Christiana reached to lock the ticket
cupboard he discovered that the
Port Jervis tier of tickets had been
| disturbed. He counted them and
found that he was 26 short, each
ticket being valued at $1.50. Max
ing closer inspection he noticed
that there were imprints of toemarks
on the shelf in front of the ticket
rack. Agent Christiana suspected
Donahue and telegraphed Lieut..
Relph, who was on similar case at
Brandt to come to White Mills.
| The Donahue lad, who is only ten
years old, took the tickets home and
placed them on a rafter in the Gel
lar of his grandfather's home, where
his mother kept house for her faith
er, Thomas McNally, the husbands
whereabouts being unknown.
Agent Christiana after discover
ing his loss saw Joseph Donahue,
the boy who took the tickets, and
told him what had happened. Dona-
hue told the agent that perhaps the
person who took the tickets would
return them, knowing all the time
that he was the guilty one. In or
der that he might recover the tick
cts Agent Christiana told Chester
Smith that he would give something
for the return of them. This got to
Donahue and he gave the tickets to
a playmate, Harold Eek, aged IA
years, who III turn gave them to
Agent Christiana.
AS soon as Lieut.. Relph received
his order to come to White Mills he
communicated with Officer P. J
Moran who had warrant issued be-
fore Squire Robert A. Smith for the
arrest of Joseph Donahoe and Har-
old Eek. The boys were brought to
Honesdale by Mr.. Moran and at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon were
given hearing.
When questioned by District At
torney Simons why he took the tick
cts Donahue replied that he didn't
know. All other questions of SINH
lar importance Donahue would give
the same inexpensive answer, 81
don't know"
Mrs. Donahue stated to the JUS
tice that this was the first time her
son ever did such a thing and that
she could not account for his actions
Young Donahue and Eek were Sc
verely reprimanded by Justice Smith
and District Attorney Simons.
Justice Smith held Donahue in
bonds of $50 for better behavior.
Prothonotary M. j. Hanlan going
Donahue's bond
The costs, amounting to S710,
were partially paid by Donahue's
mother, she depositing $4 on the
squires desk, claiming that was all
the money she had.
The boys were taken home on the
afternoon Erie train, with the as
surrance from their mothers that
they would keep watchful eye upon
them and keep them from doing any
thing wrong again.