The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-01

terms We are only too glad to do it.
This would never have happened if
Hammond had a place for its young
men 10 go such as q Y, NJ. q. A. Boys
Of their ages must have something to
do. somewhere to spend their even
ings. As it is. they cougregate around
street corners, ice cream parlors and
until we stopped it. in poolrooms. Ger
tainly the Urgent need OF an Associa-
ton can be plainly seen in this case"
Sentences as pronounced by Judge
Hardy follows:
Reed Parker. -. $50 May street. and
Leonard Koch. is. 3sS state street.
were both fined sis and costs and SEN
fenced to serve from one to eight
years at Jehersonvilie retormatory for
having received stolen property. The
Bows pleaded guilty Of having taken
their share-slS each-of the $50
stolen from Scatena's store. corner
Calumet and SibIey streets.
Dor Triece, alias Charles Smith. IT.
47o sibley street. and Kenneth Dibb-
lee. II. sol May street, were charged
with grand larceny for robbinE 3. & o..
freight cars OF $50 worth Of tobacco
last August They were sentenced to
the reformatory for a period OF one
TO 10 years and fined $40 and costs.
Walter R~obenhorst. Il. 511 Murray
street. and Alfred Koch. II. SOS State
street. pleaded guilty to grand lar.
ceny. They broke into scatena's CON
dictionary shop and robbed the cash
till OF $50. Koch said he did not enter
the store. but grew frightened and
went home. Robenhorst admitted
breaking in and stealing the money.
which he divided with Parker and
Koch. The boys were fined $40 and
costs and given terms OF from one to
Il years.
Ralph Mckee. Is. 47o May street.
stole two sweaters valued at IS from
an 1. II. B. merchandise car. He was
charged with petit larceny and wss
Gned SIS and costs and one to eight
years in prison.
Although the sentences were sus-
pended. the judge warned them il they
violate any law they would be sent
directly TO prison. The boys must Civ
a detailed cou OF how they spend
their money and where they pass their
evenings to the state parole officer for
one year.
HIGHER-UPs To BLAME.
The men higher up" are largely 20
hia me for the downfall Of the boys.
The bows intimated at the trial y~estert
day that Oscar Sheffield. q grocer a.
40 Summer street. and Joe Sestena.
ccnfectioner, had promised to buy their
loot. Both men arc held under $500
cash bail and on the charge Of receiv-
ing stolen goods. Police said y~ester-
day that their cases would De pushed
to the limit.
such men as Sheffield and scstena
gro the cause of many a boys down
fall. They lead them on. buying the
stolen goods cheaply at the BOYS risk,
one police officer asserted.
GOOD POLICE CATCH.
Police Of the railroads claim the
thefts have gone on for months and
the loss would probably reach over
$1,000. The boys were not charged
with any Of the losses except those
Lieutenant of f. & o. c. T. Detectives
:. r. Irwin. Detective Einsele Of the
authorities and Barney
Dolsn Of the I. H. r agents are cred
tied with the arrests.
Sheffield and scstena will be taken
court Monday for preliminary hearing
sheffield has confessed TO the police
and Scatena has admitted receiving
some OF the stolen property. Police
declare they have a mass OF evidence
they Will use in the prosecution o.
the two fences"