Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-24
BOYS YANKED INTO.
POLICE COURTS TO.
TESS MELON THEFTS.
CASE Is UNCOV-
Erred VIXEN OWNER OF PATCH
DOES A LITTLE SLEUTHiNG TO
FIND AND BREAK UP GANG OF
"ROBBERS' WHO RUINED VINES.

Adddge fans, particularly those VIII }
frame favorite quotations for use Of
future generations will do well If they
compile one something along these
lines: Boys, as whole, are divided
into two classes those who get
caught and those who eyade deteC.
ton" The case would fit in the in
stance Of two Youngsters who this
morning were dragged into police
court for stealing Watermelous. They
belong to the first class, and. thOugl
they did nothing more, nor worse, than
their anteced"nts for ages past, they
must be made an example of while
struggling humanity tries yainly to
turn its youthful male offspring into
winged and sainted emisSaries on
earth.
Charged with having stolen melons
from the garden Of Chris Kammere..
west Of the National Plate, Andrew
Dunbar. Is, and Lode prosh, l.. resi-
dents of the Federal Plate addition,
We're placed under arrest late yester-
day afternoon by Sheriff Curt s.
Ayers and Deputy Frank Frazier. The
boys We're accused by Mr.. Kammerer
Of having rifted his melon patch sew
eral days ago He secured a larceny
warrant for Gumber, but did not knoM
the name of the other lad
When the officers went ont to serve
the warrant Dunbar informed them
that Protsh was the lad they were
looking for.
The two we're taken in charge ana
lodged in the county Jail over night.
AT ll:30 O'Clock this morning they
We're taken before Justice of the
Peace George Kocnig and given a
hearing. Both boys admitted that the
had entered the patch on several dit
terent occasions, but that they wer.
not the only ones \ list of names
of other young pirates" VINO are AZ.
legged to have entered the patch o.,
melons was given to Justice koenis
by Prosh and Gumber.
Vines Are Damaged.
Mr. kammerer stated that he would
not have cared only that every time
they entered the patch Of melons they
destroyed the vines. After they aro
once stepped on they die out and are
Of no more use. Mr., Kammorer cs'i-
mated the damage done to his patch
was approximately $50. After talking
the matter over it finally decided that
the parents should pay s. for damages
done by each boy, After considerable
argument and an attemp. to reduce
the costs Gumbar's family finally paid
the sum. while the mother Of prosh
refused to pay the amount, which IT,
tailed Sll.40, at the same time statin5
that she would pay S.. Prosh was
taken back 20 Jail and will stay there
until his parents decide to pay the
amount assessed aGainet their son
Fair All Around.
Judge kocnig and Mr.. kammerer
we're certainly fair enough with theI
Boys. They were booked for larceny I
md, being their first oitense, they
we're given a chance rather lhan beine |
pound over to he grand jury under .
ponds.
AT the present time Sheriff c. S.
Ayers ana his deputies are on the look
mt for another boy from the Federal
Plate by the name Of Kubehek, whose
irst name cannot be learned. Kub.
HEX is a bad actor and is said 10 be
he ringleader Of all the wrongdoings
It the Federal Plate. He is said to
laye often entered kammerer's patch
If melons and carried many of them
way.
Last night when he learned of his
ompanionS' arrest he ran away. 50
ar no trace has been found OF him.
lis mother appeared this morning
nd wanted to pay a fine but Judge
>ooniR refused, stating that he want.
d the boy brought into court. Kub.
HEX already has spent a .erm at 81.
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