The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-30
A YOUTHFUL. THIEF
LODGED IN LOOKUP
BOY OF ELEVEN YEARS COMMITS
SEVERAL ROBBERIES.
Visited Residences In Day Time And
Took Jewelry and MOney-GOOds
Found on Him.

Whether he is a victim of dime
novel reading or simply suffering from
total moral depravity, or what not,
Frank Killian, very young white
boy, is in the hands of the law as a
result of his evil deeds.
The father of the youthful thief is
dead. His mother, sisters and broth
ers, with the exception of a little
older brother who is at the reforma-
tory are Oakland mill people, and
the boy Frank, had stolen away from
his work in the mill when he got into
trouble. His mother and family say
the boy is only II years old. He
looks to be at least 13, but, that may
be due to his hard life.
But to start at the beginning o. the
robberies of which the lad is guilty.
On Tuesday evening about Z o'clock,
Policeman J. C. Lee received a phone
message from young Killian's broth
er at Oakland asking if they had
Frank in the lookup as he was missing
from the mill, having slipped away,
and they feared he was in trouble.
Mr.. Lee informed Killian that he did
MT have Frank in charge but was
looking for him, as he, Lee, had been
told that Frank had been seen in a
hack that afternoon going towards
the mill, and that he had a rife with
him. The officer furthermore advised
Killian that he had better bring Frank
in to police headquarters.
In the meantime Deputy Sheriff
Thos A. Berley was on the track OF
the little thief, and was proceeding
on his way to arrest him, when the
family brought him to the station
house and with him they also brought
some of the stolen property. SO he
was caught with the goods, which es-
tablished his guilt, and he could not
deny the theft.
After the mother and several MEM
bers of the family had delivered the
boy and the goods to the officer at
the station house, Chief Of Police W.
H. Jernigin and Deputy Sheriff Ber-
ley went to the home of the boy and
recovered more Of the articles.
At this time the property has all
been recovered except one chain to
gold locket which Chief Jernigen says
he is confident he will get.
J. Before this latest robbery by the
boy he stole about two months ago a
pistol from Mr.. Frank Halfacre at the
stables. He claims he sold the pistol
for 50 to some man he does not know.
The chief made the boy acknowledge
this in discussing his recent robber-
les, which he committed last week
and this week.
He entered the residence Of Col. E.
H. Aull and stole several small ar
ticles.
The most of the stealing was done
at Mr.. C. W. Fant's residence, the
boy making three different excursions
to the house, where he ransacked the
place, getting hold of trunk keys and
unlocking trunks, pilfering articles
belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. FAINT and
her sister, Miss Marietta Langford, the
things consisting of about $500 in
iewelry, $40 in money, little loose
change in small money bank and
pistol about all that was missing. The
house was entered on Saturday, Sun
day and Monday, the boy watching hisl
chances of getting in while no one
was in the house.
Altogether the stolen articles would
amount to $500 or more. There were
some very fine and valuable pieces
of jewelry in the lot, among them be-
longing to Miss Marietta Langford, a
lovely platinum necklace set with
diamonds and pearls worth $500,
locket and necklace worth $35, gold
glasses worth so. and ten dollar
bill. Among the articles belonging
to Mrs. Fant was locket with dia-
monds and chain worth $50. Mr..
Fants pistol was worth SIT.
The city authorities turned the
youthful criminal over to Magistrate
j. C. Sample who committed him to
iail in default of 5000 bail.