Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-09
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Presenting A1Srasy,
Mexico, Mlssu-.
NUN0E. lad. Department Of Pc
Bos, July II, 1917. Dear Sir:
Yozr ls7sr q the ls.h relative to
Earl Hopper, Ten Reset Archie and
F1sre Jennings received. ard n reply
El say that y0zr of5esrs who ar
rested then deserve the thanks Of the
psope Il yo- eozzty, As thsy are
for mighty bad yozng zsz. Parie-
uzriy Hopper ard Kss0t; zbout two
years ago Earl Hopper Vas arrested
along win another yozzg fellow By
re E-s q Jozu Craig fer the uu-
6sy a Frank Dean, = foreman IN Ball
Bro. Glass WORKS bsre;Dezn had dis
charged beth Hopper and Craig and
so-s words cane Up about Their pay.
they gUs into s fight with Dean, and
Re vas szbosi with 3 pocket knife
and died instantly; they were both
arrested On = charge Of murder, and
Craig was tired first and convicted Of
murder II the first degree, and sent
70 State Prison for life. Hopper was
kept II the county jail very near a
yszr before he vas brought 10 trial,
and he was acquitted; since getting
cut of jail he married, and It was only
q short time ago when he was brough.
before the Circuit Judge here on a
charge Of failure TO provide, and was
lt 20 on a suspended sentence: Hop
per is about Is years old.
Kesot has been arrested by this
department several times; we arrested
him at one time. which was about
two years age. for the Terre Haute,
Ind, police department, who wanted
him for breaking into a q load Of
wheat and stealing some Of il; he
was returned to Terre Haute and on
promises which he made, and the in
f1ence which his people brought to
bear on the Judge, he was let go on
this charge. Kesot also served a
term on the State Penal Farm at
Greencastle, Ind, for taking an su-
tonobile without the owners con-
sent and joy riding with it. It mas
only been a short time ago when ne
stole some clothing, and a watch, but
the owner would not file any charges
against him. Kesot is about % years
old and married, but be and his wife
do not get along together at all, as he
abuses her.
The other two boys we do not know
very much about, but from what we
understand they are always cumming
around over the country and won't
work long at any one place, and there
is DO debut in my mind but what they
are bad boys, or they would not be
caught in the company Of Hopper and
Kesot. In sending them to prison,
you are not making any mistake in re-
gard TO Hopper and Kesot, and ! do
not believe you will miss it much in
regard to the Fudge boys, either; If, at
an. time you should want further in
formation regarding these boys, kind
ly let me know, and we will do all we
can for you. Very truly yours,
VIM. A. McILVAINE,
Supt. Of Police.