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Boys Who Escaped From The
Industrial School
Were Captured In MI. Vernon
On Monday Evening
Roy Mapes Is Sentenced To
Sixty Days In Jail

The jury in the case of Ohio VS..
Clarence Foster, after seven and a
half hours deliberation, returned q
sealed verdict at $3.50 Monday even.
Ing, which was opened and read by
Clerk of Courts Hayes when court
convened Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock.
The jury found the defendant guilty
Of larceny and fixed the value of the
goods at $3.50.
The defendant was indicted for both
burglary and larceny.
Foster was returned to the county
jail Tuesday morning and will be sen.
fenced by Judge Seward at an early
date.
Runaway Boys Caught Here
Figmind Graroky, aged Is years,
and William Cherry, aged IA years.
both of Cleveland, who escaped from
the Boys Industrial school at Lam
caster on Sunday, we're caught in this
city Monday evening about $50
o'clock and were turned over to Juven.
lie Oflcer Patrick Purcell. On Mon
day evening the conductor on Penn
sylvania train found the boys hiding
m a D0x car When the train reached
Mt. Vernon the police were notified
and the boys were taken to the county
jail and placed in the juvenile ward.
The boys stated to Juvenile Officer
Purcell that they ran away from Ian.
caster institution on Sunday because
they were not treated well. They
stated they had to shine their shoes
on Sunday and keep the buttons sewed
ON their shoes. The boys stated they
were trying to get to their homes in
Cleveland when discovered on the
Pennsylvania train. Nine other boys
escaped from the Industrial school
on Sunday. The two young boys will
be taken back to the institution We'd
nesday by Juvenile Officer Purcell.
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Jurors Discharged
After the jury had reported in the
case of Ohio VS.. Clarence Foster and
returned a verdict Of guilty of lar.
ceny on Tuesday morning, Judge Sew.
ard discharged the members Of the
jury for the balance of the term.
Most all the business of the term
was finished up on Tuesday, but
Judge Seward will hold the term open
and will not adjourn 1t sine die until
later date.
In discharging the members of the
jury. Judge Seward thanked them for
their services during the term.
Common Pleas couak-
The following maeeers were dispos.
ed of In the court of common pleas
by Judge Seward on Monday after.
noon:
Ohio vs.. Johns, withdrawal Of plea
of not guilty, plea of guilty; dis.
charged.
Ohio Va. Mapes, motion for new
trial Overruled; fine Of $50 and 60 days
in jail.
r. H. Rollins and Sons vs. Rust ct
al. decree for Lawton on cross-peti. |
tion.
Young vs. Garrod. leave to fle petit
tisn in ten days.
Young vs. Bridge Co., leave to file
petition In FIVE days.
Reed VS.. B. Of E., Houck and Ho.
sack vs.. Thompson, Kerher w. Camp
Glass Co., motions for new trials over.
ruled: exceptions.
Mapes 10 senteneed--
Roy Mapes, found guilty by the jury
last week of fornication, was before
Judge Seward In the court Of COM
mon pleas Monday afternoon for sen.
tence. Mapes was given fine Of $50
and sentenced to 60 days In the Knox |
county Jail and pay the costs Of the
prosecution. Mapes has commenced
the Jail sentence.
Commissioners Let contraets-- 1
The county commissioners ct their