The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-02
Boy Fell Asleep on Job Which Led to Ar
rest Also Of His Older Pal,
Henry Wills
HAS TAKEN PART in
OTHER HOLDUPS
YOungster Tells Thrilling Story Of Crimes
Committed in Bowie
Texas

Crawling into hole made in the
rear brick wall Of Kress's store and
for the purpose OF burglarizing it, and
then crawling under the counter to
take nap, proved to be the undoing
Of Roy Malone, aged ten, and his pal,
Henry Wills, grown man, who was
supposedly waiting on the outside.
The boy was arrested this morning
and proved to be the principal witness
against the man in his trial in the po-
lice court at which time he was turn
ed over to the county on the charge
of burglary.
Several nights ago Roy, who is the
son Of Henry Malone, who formerly
ran rooming house in Chickasha but
now resides in Oklahoma City, was
taken to the train by his father and
provided with ticket to his home in
Oklahoma City. This was after having
had an adventurous but short career
at Bowie, Texas
According to the boys story told
this morning, Wills, whom he had
met at Ryan was on the farther side
Of tho train and, ws.en The elder -1a-
lone left the boy to go home, Wills
called to him asking him to come 20
the platform on the side away from
the station where Wills could not be
seen. Wills told Roy that he knew
where there was some money Roy
replied that he didn't want any money
but that he wanted to go home. He
declined to leave the train, whereup-
on he was pulled off by Wills and af-
ter making detour Of the town final
ly landed in the rear of Kress's closed
store, where in few minutes with
cold chisel enough bricks were re-
moved to permit of the entrance of
the boy into the building.
The elder burglar instructed the
child to first so to certain part OF
the store where he could get some
jewelry and flash light and then to
60 through the cash register and the
safe and return to him when the job
was over.
A brick fell and disturbed the boy
who went to the window and found
that he had been deserted by his elder
companion.
= q was tired and / crawled under
the counter and went to Sleep" he told
the authorities innocently. He was
found about midnight by one Of the
employees.
Assistant County Attorney Swan
was advised of the arrest and the
probability Of state or county case
growing out of it and was present at
the city court trial Immediately up
on completing the evidence the assist
ant attorney asked that Wills be held
for the county officials and he was re-
moved to Jail. Roy is a very ready
guest Of the sheriff's office, held there
on parole as a witness against Wills,
When seen by an Express represen.
tative today the boy told an interest
ing and rather sensational story which
may lead to further arrests and may
solve the mystery of several local bur
glaries.
While in Oklahoma City recently John
Kelly, a sixteen-year-old boy, persuad
ed him to leave home and accompany
him to Bowie, Texas. Upon reaching
there Kelly procured a gun and start
ed out to work, accompanied by Roy
He first entered a drug store iron
the rear door after hours and hell
up the negro porter who was sweep
ing out. This netted the couple fiji
teen cents. They then blew the SAT-
which yielded them nothing but sor
row.
Then the pair pried open the doc
of hardware store and this nette'
them few knives. one Of which wa
found on Roy's person by the author
ties. making him sore because h
had gotten into trouble on Kelly's az
count. Roy then started on his wa
home to Oklahoma City but stoppe
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