The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-05
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Eleven Boys, Under IS Yearss o. Aoss
Rounded Up TOR Stealing and d ssi's.s
Taken Before Juveniie OFFICER N

Eleven Boys, Under rs Yearss o. A1ss
Rounded Up for Stealinl and II
Taken Before Juvenile oNieer
JUNK DEALER IS FINED stoooo
Boys Had Secured Property 10 Sths
Value Of $4,000. Most Of which !: \
Has Been Recovered.
MANILA. Dec. 3.-Auth0rities 3of
Manila havo been busy tho last 7tWu.
days uncovcring what seems to- besAn il
organization for the purpose OF swhois-
sale robbery. The gang seems to con-
sist of boys under Is years Of ass
with a man who is at the head. as
AS Mayor Saunders was on the, road
from dinner to his Office Friday after.
noon he was met by Ohicer Blair. who
stated he had boy by the name Of Ed
Brooks up in the mayors Office. and
that he was willing to confess to the
robbery of tho Bort WilliAms' hafd-
ware store, the night before ThanRs-
giving. The two proceeded to- thu
mayors Office. Brooks was sworn ,apd 4
voluntarily proceeded to unravel the \
most amazing story Of organized rob
berry since the stealing Of the Wells
Fargo Express Company safe some
twenty years ago. .5s
Brooks. in his confession, :implica-
ted Malbern Sutliff, Harry LauriAnt.
Herman Stephen, and Otto kittler. Al
boys from we'll respected families.
These boys were all arrested and each
was willing to toll a story ,of tho
stealing they and the other boys had
hCop connootOd with TaT5s 2 n2S21
After the confession Of these bOyg
had been secured. the officers secured
several automobiles with which 80
gather up the plundcr. So far three
% caliber rifles. three A caltbcr shot
guns, one revolver and about eighty
five boxes of % cartridges, sixteen
boxes of A shot gun shclls, seven; ;fIash
lights, twelve pocket books, one goad
ring. twenty-five jack knives. 4 pair; 81
goggles. two hammers. 100 feee %
rope, belt lacing. memarandunl hookss
several spO0ls of steal WIRE. abplaa
werth of new brass scrapln8S. 90 -
of false teeth. five d0g collar padieckss
have been secured. Il 1ss Il Z.
Besides. this. It is said the b0xas hAxe
confessed to. the stesllNK ~ llla!e
thirty pounds Of .staN1 t5
lchickens.s . large
lkJVCOJl06 VUts 80 ~ NJ - 4
tires, coalt snd " 6ilSs \
lOfFlcc 81 ~ 4 sssss,ss
In figuring Up tho tDta1 H. n
articles that hav6 b0Gj 4 II i6G ,s9s2 \;
authorities to find Il MAt, Sx3e e0.s
Ono of the boys c0mmene94st ri sAa ~
chickens about two years 80 1AifA
would sell to negroes NhN ltyed f
Shacks below the round house. n
The first real robbery was SthAts 6f!
Frank Preschold's harness shop. Tk1ts
broke in the back window. wont IN AS4,
stole a large number Of pocket .bOok5s
padlocks and some Am0noy.ls 81: & ss
The Manila mill was yentered aA4
robbed of brass, belt lacinG. mNm6f
andum books and other small saFticleS,
The mill elevator was vlsited; where
they stole copper wire and tools.
They then broke into Back e H0Ae
mein's soft drinks place, took tWea3E
pounds of candy and carton Of 11
and some money. 5. = Il
1t is charged that w. M, Miller. 8
junk dealer. furnished the boys
ready market. He has bought al N
their electric light wis. brsss aa1
some of their chickens. Miller WIZ
arrested Friday night his home and
premises searched, and soma Of the
stolen property was found. He, paid
fine of $1OO and costs. The authOfE
ties let him out in this way rather
than send him to the penitentisry. on
account of his having q wife and
three small children, and hes himself
having been sick most Of the summer.
| The investigation Saturday WAS Con-
Quoted by the Juvenile officer. ". q:
Rollins and County Attorney w. E.
Kahlcr. of Denison; Superintendent
Hartman OF the public schools Mayor
Saunders and Officer Bort Blair.
| Up to this time eleven boys, are Inn
plicatcd and investigation is not any
where closed, and will be continued un-
til the robbery in Manila has been
Thoroughly Investigated.
Juvenile Officer Rollins turned the
boys over to their parents to appear
again when called. ,Sy s3ssf
One. of the interesting features OF
the whole affair was when the picture
show engine stopped and loft the
room dark, week ago Saturday night
and before lights could be turned on.
flash lights showed all ovor the srOoIa.
Tho engine stopped again Saturday
night during tho show, but there was-
MT flash light shown in the whole
lroom.