The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-28
HAD BURIED MONEY
IN THE GROUND
Stolen Cash Quickly Recovered

Two youngsters, John Stanish,
aged Il and George Ledger aged l3,
were prominent in a hearing at the
Municipal Court Room, Tuesday The
affair was the outcome Of break at
the office of the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery, discovered by manager
Elmer E. Harris Monday morning On
Mr. Harris arrival, he found square
of glass had been removed from the
office window. There was little
else unusual about the place until he
started to open the safe. Contrary
to the usual custom he found this
locked, and it was evident that some
one had thrown in the combination,
Using the proper numbers. Mr.. Harris
soon had the door open and thereupon
discovered that the till and it's con
tents were gone The missing funds
consisted of SAT in bills and about $40
in silver and change
Sheriff II. l.. Goodrich was notified
and he promptly set TO work on the
case. He soon learned of some boys
who had been seen playing about the
factory Knowing the section Of the
town in which they lived, he notified
Mrs Roullard at the Norris Roulard
store on French street. to report any
young people who appeared at her
counter unusually we'll supplied with
funds Within an hour she told him
of a boy who seemed to have acquired
sudden riches and who al her request
had readily changed two dollar bill.
This young man was John Staniski
above mentioned who lives with his
parents at 26 Free street The fam
lily have lived there about four
months. The father is employed at
the Savage Paper mill and the boy
is pupil at the Park school,
Accompanied by the father Mr.
Goodrich went to the school and call
ed the boy out He denied having
any money to speak Of but Mr.. Good
rich soon discovered $49 in bills in an
inside pocket This was apparently
the $47 in currency missing from the
creamery safe and the two dollar bill
for which he handed over some
change at the Roullard store Upon
being questioned. he said that another
boy had buried some money in the
sand near the sehoolhouse. He guild
ed his father and the sheriff to the
spot and the missing change. partial
" done up in handkerchief Was
quickly unearthed. He claimed he
did not know what became OF the
money bag in which the change was
deposited in the creamery safe. \
little later George Ledger aged l5,
who lives with his parents, upstairs.
in the Staniski house. was brought
into the case aud told that Staniski
threw the bag over the fence on
French street Sheriff Goodrich went
with the two boys to the place indi-
Gated and found the bag which was
afterwards identified by Mr.. Harris as
the one taken from his safe.
Young Staniski went to the Skow-
hegan House with Goodrich to supper
and passed the night in a cell at the
Somerset Jail. He is OF Polish des-
cent. There is younger sister in
the family.
Young Ledger who has a record OF
reform school attendance Was wit
ness at the hearing. yesterday
As a result of the hearing held in
the Municipal Court Room before
Judge Brazzell, last Tuesday after
noon. the Stanisli lad was bound
over to the next term Of court and
vas placed under 5000 bonds His
parents became his bondsmen. Ed
ward f. Merrill appeared for the state
aud Maurice Merrill for the boy