The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-08-30
STEALS AUTO;
TRADES FOR
TEAM

rsspcis Holt, 10 years of age, is
,a;n the Nez Perez county jail on
zharre Of stealing an automobile.
Y. sdmits the theft of the car but
e - II Is the first offense and hopes
s'a' r,sv he given an opportunity Of
t;,,c uaysnent for the amount lost
n n.snsh his act and he be spared the
aanslty imposed by the law.
p ma ease in which Holt is involved
s COMPLICATED one. The car was
a.olsn IN Spokane last week by two
s s,S.s and driven to Lewiston. En-
vi here they were joined by a cous-
Z, ~ Palouse or Colfax and just be-
s,,s reaching the city their supply of
pssoline became exhausted and they
s s.sra compelled to leave the car and
,ssIk into the city for a new supply.
Il was while purchasing the gasoline
that they met Holt and he was asked
# he knew how TO operate q Ford car
and upon his reply that he did he was
ssked to join the trio and go to
mint below the city on the north side
II the river and assist In bringing the
ar into Lewiston. He stayed with
tbe bows Sunday night In camp east
~ the city. The older boy told him
The car belonged to his father, who
4 groceryman in Spokane, and that
the family resided on the north side,
an Baldwin avenue. The younger
hoy lad of about 10 years, told him,
however, that the car had been taken
from park In Spokane.
ON Monday the car was driven to
point near the Eighteenth street
bridge. where It was left while the
bcys visited the business district, and
Il was then that Holt conceived the
idea Of appropriating the car to his
own use He drove the car about
Lewiston until Wednesday, when he
departed for Grangeville The fol-
loving day he visited Cottonwood,
where he traded the car to horse
trader for team of horses, hack and
harness. The following day the team
went lame and he sold the outfit at
Ferdinand for $12-50 and spent the
greater part of the money playing
nool. He was without funds when he
arrived in Lewiston yesterday morn
ing and was placed under arrest upon
advices received from Grangeville,
where the theft of the Spokane car
had been reported The car was re-
covered by Sheriff LATE Yates and the
description furnished by him resulted
In Hollis arrest
The older boy who drove the car
from Spokane to Lewiston is about
IS years of age He with his cousin
visited the sheriff's Office Monday and
reported the car had been stolen here.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Lydon question
Ell the boy closely as to his possess
sion Of the car but the boy stated his
father had provided him and his
cousin with the car for the trip to
lewiston. He said his father resided
IN the country near Palouse. The
questions asked by Deputy Lydon evil
IDENTIFY alarmed the boy, as he has not
appeared at the sheriff's office since
bis first visit.
Holt stated yesterday that he was
born in Chicago but left his home
seven years ago He said he had
written home a good many times since
coming west but had received no re-
ply, He said he had two married
brothers and two married sisters but
did not know where any of his rel
atives resided but the last he heard
ms two sisters were some place in
the northwest. Hollis hands are cal
loused and his general appearance in
ulcates that he has been accustomed
TO hard work. He said he had work
ed for farmers in the Lacrosse sec
ton and they would recommend him
as a good worker. steady and reliable.
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