The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-26
DE tee TIVE |NVADEs
C0L0REO PUBLIC SCHOOL
Six boys Arrested on Charge q
Breaking Into and Ransnck-
ing Store.
THEY ADMIT TAKING GOODS
Ate What They Could, Smoked tho
cigarettes. but Hid the Soap I'm
der Some Bushes, Where IL Was
Stolen From Them.

I When Detective Gordon Smith walked
! mt" tn. George iiaSon public school,
colorcd. at S1t North Twenty-niptI
street, yesterday morning =, 10 o'ciock
there was a very visible disturbancc
among the pupils, and miniature war;
maps OF Europe under consideration in
tho mornings geography lesson closed
with nm almost perceptiblc bang. Strife|
IN Europe was of Ear less Importance
Just then than the entrance of Tia. d,
tcctive. and Principal J. II Ercn; wond !
cred u little as he came down from Mi u
r"Strum 10 greet the visitor.
an FIad-Io see YOU" liz said ten
tatively, DO -ahem-wish to sce|
: The school: PERHAPS YOU are "a teacher
yourself"
! Thanks" said the detective. ~ anil
not teacher. and-ah-I don't wantl
particularly To see the school. though
notice that YOU have a tine buildinfI
here and an Industrious lot OF puplls."|
He gently withdrew MIR. Brent to oncJ
siuo, ana Whispered in his ear.
Mack jackson" called the startled
principal. Mack Jackson his head
hanging low. walked from his desk
This gentleman wishes TO see YOU
privately few moments said Mr.
sIN BOIs ARE
placed UNDER ARREST
The detective took the boy aside
spoke TO him Il moment and then es-
'ortcd him into another room \ few
minutes later lie sent for the principal
and the latter called Melvin Smith
James Rrow', Percy Brown, Ollie Jack
son and Cornelius Wiley. and sent then
aii back to TALK 10 the detective
MI Brent" announced the dH,cc
ave. these boys arc under arrest OF
- chnrGe OF houschveal1ing. and they
"A in L.
have disturbed YOU" Then he took tn,
boys GU; and left Principal Brent to hi.
troubles, which We're considerably aug
mentcd by the Sudden departure of ths
detective ana the six boys
~" boys are charged with having
hroE"n into the store OF VI Ruddin
1900 North Twenty seventh street, and
with having stolen the following ar
'c!cs; TWO boxes or cigars Il box OF
snuu. "a box Of cigarettes two bars
or soap. seven bags OF flour. two dozer
boxes of sard!nes. two cases Of beans
three jars OF jam. one and a hall
bottles OF soda water and a quantitN
OF candy. Entrance to the store was
gained through the back door on We'd
hesdaN night. and all OF the loot was
taken away by hand, though some oi
II may have been eaten on the spot
Ihc thieves helped themselves TO al
mite OF everything, and when the de.
tectiNe looked over the premises he
thought at first that some one WAS
preparing TO open up a rival store
Further examination convinced him
however. that the robbery had beer
committed by gang OF boys. and h,
traced The alleged thieves to the
George Mason School
Search FOR the stolen produce proved
intilc. one of the boys arrested said
.hat ire gang had eaten everything
that was taken.
SOAP. too?" inquired tho detective. r.
no said the boy. I'VE hid thai
under some bushes. and soma one cam,
along and stole it,"
How about the cigarcttesr Ii.
Smoked" they replied.
All oi tue boys We're bailcd for thciI
appearance in the Juvenile Court.