The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-02
BOYS ARE
ARRESTED
FOR SERIES
OF ROBBERIES

Five boys, ranging from IA to II
years OF age were arrested by City
Marshal C. F. Skinner last Saturday
afternoon for alleged completely in a
series of bold robberies that have been
committed in Canon City during the
last four or five weeks. One of the
quintet was taken into custody as
suspect and. on being searched, some
of the stolen goods were found on his
crime and implicated his associates.
who We're then enmeshed in the Off
ciai drarnet-
For some time past the police have
been endeavoring to solve the mystery
of number of mysterious burglaries
and robberies of business houses on
Main street. but were unable uEtil
Saturday to obtain any clue to the per-
petrators of the crime. The first of
these burglaries to attract attention
took place at John ID. Lloyd's billiard
room and cigar store. 612 Main street.
little more than a month ago 1t
was so bold in execution and so sue
cessfuily carried out that the authori-
ties were led to believe that it was
committed by professionals. A guam
tity of cigars. chewing gum and
small amount in cash was stolen. En-
trance to the store was effected by
forcing the door at the rear of the es-
tablishment, after which the rest was
easy So carefully did the burglars
cover up III cir tracks that no suspicion
was aroused as to the Identity of the
guilty parties. About the same time
Tyo's meat market and grocery store
twas broken into. the money drawer
forced open ard SIS in cash stolen
Some cigars and other tobacco were
talso taken- =
One night last week an attempt was
made to effect an entrance to the Blue
! Front grocery store in the Acme block
at 722 Main street, but the robbers
were foiled in their efforts. A night
or two later the Canon Rubber Com
pany's place of business was ram
sacked and a considerable quantity OF
booty carried on, including two reyoi-
ivers, several flashlights and other
goods. Ii was then believed from GER
tain information obtained by the po-
lice that the robberies were being COM
mitted by local talent and the city
marshal and his subordinates matured
scheme for the apprehension of the
thieves. but tine best laid plans or
mice and men gang aft aglee-- The
city marshal aRd some of his assist
ants slept in various stores along
Main street in the hope of capturing
the robbers s.fiagrante delictu,r as the
lawyers say. but without result.
i Last Thursday night the store of
the Canon Novelty Works at 61S Main
street was entered through window
broken by the burglars at the rear of
the building. and a considerable guam
tity of valuable stuff was taken. The
city marshal was watching in store
room a little further down the street
at the time of the robbery. but so
skillfully was il executed that he knew
nothing OF the AFFAIR until the next
morning Friday night the Canon
Novelty Works was again raided. pre-
sumably by the same gang. and a gun.
IL pocketknives and all the valuables
in the safe. amounting in checks and
cash to $40. carried or This last
robbery led to the undoing OF the
gang, as one of its members fell under
the suspicion of the city marshal. and
he was taken into the office of the
novelty works Saturday afternoon and
searched. in the course of which some
of the pocketknives stolen from there
the nigh, before were identified. Hav-
ing been found with the "stuff-' in his
possession the accused boy made a
clean breast of the whole matter and
gave the names of his accomplices in
the robbery. They forced the safe by
means of crowbar and took out the
money box and carried II down 10 the
Arkansas river where it was broken
into and the cash and checks taken
The box was later thrown into the
river
The five boys under suspicion were
rounded up at the City Hall at 2
o'clock this morning where they were
interviewed by District Attorney It.
Lee witcher. in the course of which
an acknowledgement of all the rob
ber,es alluded to. except the one at
ryos meat market. was made by tho
accused youths,
After a talk with the boys the dis
trict attorney dismissed them until 10
o'clock next Saturday morning when
they will appear before him again to
! become defendants in such action 81.
he may decide IN the meantime 70 In
istitute against them. What course
| Mr.. Witcher May take la the matter Il
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