The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-09-10
YOUTHFUL
BURGLARS
MAY SOLVE
QUEER THEFTS
One Viii Boy and Two Col
ored Lads Arrested Mon
day for Daring McClin-
took Robbery.

Three boys of tender age. two Of
them colored and the other white,
were arrested by the police Sunday
night and early the following morn
ing for burglary and robbery and are
now in the county Jail waiting to
be arraieneI before Judge Cooper OF
the county court on the charge for
which they we're taken into custody
Captured Boy Escapes
About o',loek Sunday night while
Officer Hiram Fillmore was making
his rounds hs saw some one striking
a match in Frank McCiintock's store
at $40 Main street. After securing
such assistance as was necessary 10
prevent the burglars from making
their escape the store was entere n
by the officers and one OF the lads
caught: the othe. two making their
getaway through the door at the rear
of the premises. lie was taken to-
the county all aud locked up in the
corridor; the officers being disin-
clined to hn.nilIate the lad by plac-
ing him in 4 cell. Later in the even
ing the sheriff had occasion TO 20 into
the corridor and for a moment left
the cell door open while endeavoring
to locate the electric light switch, for
the purpose Of Illuminating the hall
The lad hal previously taken off his
shoes and waa crouching down in the
darkness when the sheriff entered
The prisoner ran noiselessly out the
open door and across the bridge to
the court house and down through
the halls to the street and made
good a temporary escape.
Boy Agair Captures
About $50 O'Clock the next morn
ing he was ciptured by officer Jerry
Moran at his home in SCUM Canon.
and again given quarters in the coun-
ty jail: in the second instance being
placed in room from which he
could by no possibility get away. The
lad enjoys the distinction OF being the
first prisoner that ever escaped from
the new jail When the officers Wis
tied his home he was stiil In bed.
but he heard their inquiry OF his
parents as TO his whereabouts and
after HASTILY dressing himself jumped
through a window and tried to run
away. but vas unsuccessful in his ef-
ed. but the officers were obdurate on
account of his escapade Of the previ-
oEs night and bad reputation and
took him 10 the lock up in spite OF
his pleas u be let on with a repri-
mand.
coIored Lads Arrested
The two eolored boys we're arrest
ed ia the vicinity OF the Lincoln
school building at Twelfth street and
Greenwood seenue before daylight on
Monday morning and taken TO jail.
In association with their white COM
panion they ere fnown to have been
engaged In series OF robberies about
town during the last few months and
their arrest Is liFeiy to put q stop to
the petty thieving that has mystificd
the authorities for long time. Since
their arrest the trio OF youthful rob
bers has confessed TO the burglary of
half dozea residences and places
of business in Canon City during the
summer: among them wygant's sec
ond hand store. where they secured
revolver and various other articles
of value; Taggari's grocery store.
where they got four or hve dollars in
cash and considerable quantity of
merchandise. and Mcclintock's store.
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