The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-02
REMARKABLE
Joy ride ENDS
y DISAST STROUSLY

ride since the advent of the automo
bile into Fremont county took place
here Sunday and was only brought TO
Us termination by the exhaustion OF
the supply of gasoline in the tank OF
the machine. The car was found
dead In the road near Brewster
about IL O'Clock Sunday night with
every drop of the gasoline gone. but
otherwise uniniured although giving
evidence by its mud-bespattered APP
pearance of having undergone hard
driving.
The notable part Of the AFFAIR is that
The machine was stolen by a I1-year-
old boy and was used by him 10 take
his friends on pleasure outing.
which continued without interruption
Entii the four or fve gallons OF gaso-
line in the tank had been used for its
propulsion
Sunday morning the boy in question
started to make a trip with his father
IN wagon TO the clay beds seven or
eight miles northeast of town. but on
the way was overtaken by John War
then in Ford car and given ride to
within about a mile of their destina-
ton. The boys father Is engaged in
hauling clay from the beds TO town
quarrymaD.
About a mile this side of the clay
beds. owing 10 u steep hill. Mr. War
then ran the car into little canon al
the side OF the main road. as is his
custom. with the intention OF leaving
il there until his days work was over.
The boy. who had a hand sled with
him. started to walk with Mr.. warthen
TO the clay beds. leaving his father TO
come on later with the wagon. After
having proceeded for some distance
sxith Mr.. wprthen the boy dropped be
hind to play and Mr. wnrthen lost
sight Of him The father came along
little while afterwards with the
wagon. but. did. mot Ha<-shls.- son. A.
was supposed the bos had returned to
town on foot. and no further thought
was given TO the matter until Mr..
warthen returned late in the after
noon to the place where he had
cached" has car. and he was unable
to md any trace OF IL. Mr.. Warthen
had TO walk home. but in TAR from
pleasan, frame OF mind.
The suspicion that the boy had
taken the machine become conyic-
tion when he could not be located and
a search for him was Instituted. but
without avail until late at night when
he WAS found at home and taken into
custody. He acknowledged taking the
car. but asserted that he had no inten-
ton Of stealing II. He said that after
Mr.. warthen left him he went back TO
the car and endeavored to take ride
! in 1t, but could not start 1t as he had
lno key to unlock IL and connect the
wires 20 the motor. To overcome this
difficulty he went down to the main
road and waited until somebody came
along that could help him. In short
time a motorist appeared and the boy
stopped him and said that he had lost
his key and needed assistance to get
nis car out OF the canon onto the main
highway. The man appealed to for
help. never suspecting that anything
~ax wyong. pulled the car out OF the
canon and got II in working condition.
after which he came on into Canon
City leaving the juvenile motorist TO
70 his way
II was about II O'Clock when the
hoy drove the car into town and gath
cred bunch OF companions and
( started out for day OF hilarity. II
i;as IL hours later before the machine
/ s9is located in the vicinity OF Brew.
ltter. Left standing in the middle OF
the road without lights II was good
target for collision and was run into
by an automobilist coming to Canon
tNty from F'lorencc after dark but was
not greatly damaged.
The boy who took the machine per
haps the youngest defendant that ever
appeared in court nthis county.
was taken into the presence OF Dis
trict Attorney r. Lee Witcher at the
City Hall this morning and submitted
to a searching inquiry in relation to
the matter. The boy told an apparent
Is complete and straightforward story
OF the affair. and was remandcd TO
the care of the authorities until IL
could be decided what would be the
! Beat course to pursue In the matter.
!. Later In the day, with the full consent
! and concurrence of the boys parents,
"a warrant was sworn out for the boys
.arres, on tile charge Of grand larceny
Ale VIII be given hearing before
Judge Eldred In the Juvenile delin-
uuency court and. perhaps. sent TO one
of tho corrective institutions OF the
state. Only HIS youth prevented steps
being taken for more severe pun,
Sishnaent.
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