Evening journal., 1921-11-11
Youth ADMITS
lS ROBBERIES
Young Thief Didn't Care
Whether Captured or Not,
He Tells Police
CAUGHT ROBBING
SMITH & co. STORE


c. NJ. Smith and Company, 903 Or
ange street. Robert Leslie Dawson.
alias Harry Smith, 10 years OF age,
has confessed to breaking and enter
ing and robb.ng eighteen other BUSH
ness places during the past month.
The youth exhibits an altogether
Indifferent attitude as to his cap
ture. Il never gave - whether
was caught or not" he told Cap
tain of Detectives Benson. 81 was
out to the workhouse before and
they took good care of me. l would
be better of there than 1 am now.
j don't want any foolins. want
to so to upper court and plead
guilty, today IL possible"
When arraigned before Deputy
] -ge Lynn in Municipal Court this
morning on sixteen charges OF break
ing and entering, Dawson waived
hearing and was held in $4,000 bail
for court $500 bail on each charge.
1t was merely by accident that the
youthful burglar was captured last
night Joseph c. Luke. Of Chadds
Ford. Pa, and Donald Smith, both
members Of the Smith Company,
were going cunning, and on their
way for their sport after midnight,
stopped at the store. Smith first
went 10 the store while Luke stopped
at the post Office.
when smith went into the store
Dawson hunted cover. and when a
few minutes later, Luke arrived. he
motioned to the latter, who had
spied him, "to keep quiet" evident
ly believing him to also be a robber.
His caution was useless however
for The two members of the firm
took charge OF him and notified the
police. Detectives Wallace and Nc
Daniel and Onicer McAteer went to
the store and took the youth into
custody.
According 10 his own confession,
Dawson broke into two other places
just prior TO his arrest. They were
the millinery store OF Mrs. G W.
Schagrin. 203 West Ninth street, and
the store OF the Economy Motor
sales Company. 223 West Ninth
street. At each place he obtained
only a small amount OF change.
The other places that Dawson
confessed he has entered are:
october l6-Moore Tire and Rub
ber Company. 223 West Ninth
street. obtained $40.
october al. p. Moore Electri-
cal Company. 407 shipley street 60
tanned s7.
october 2s-Mac,. Motor Truck
Comnany 100 west Fifth street, oh
tanned SIS.
october 25 -- Auto Equipmenf
. Company Third and French streets
obtained SlS.25.
october 29--Joshua Conner and
SON 235-237 Market street, mer.
chandise and small amount OF
money
october 29-Max Derevsky. 231
Market street, obtained nothing.
November Timothy Noonan.
7iS Orange street. obtained $40.
November Diamond State
Telephone Company, obtained 1920.
November 2. Julian =! Robinson,
us Market street obtained no loot.
November 2. Hurley Powell store.
7l6 Market street. obtained $S.03.
November 2. Dr. william Baldwin.
third floor Of 716 Market street, OBJ
tanned $50.
November 2. Colonial Boot Shop,
7lf Market street. obtained nothing
November 2, New York waist
shop. 712 Market street, obtained a
small amount OF change.
November 7, Middletown Farms
Eighth and Orange streets, obtained
S4.25.
November Q, white Motor Com
pany. los West Eleventh street, OBJ
tained Sass.
November .. Auto Accessorie
store. JOG West Eleventh street. OBJ
tanned 81.
Dawson denies that he secure
from the Conner store the grea
amount Of merchandise and none
that was reported to the police Fror
the office of Doctor Baldwin. he tol
Captain Benson, he got but S3G
while the doctor reported $50 a
missing.
At the many places into which h
broke. Dawson sought only none,
he effected entrance mostly b
breaking and burning locks. At IN
Darevsky store he climbed the raj
spout. AT the Smith store, he cut
panel Of the cellar door.
He was recently sentenced to 8
days Imprisonment for train rid
Ming
Dawson has a court record datini
back ten years, when he was bu
aine years OF age. He was befor'
ne Juvenile Court twice In 1911
,nce for truancy. In 1913. he wa
placed on probation on a charge o.
arceny. In 1915, he was placed OF
farm but ran away. He was ar
-csted in 1917 for driving of an au
omobile without the consent OF tn,
'wner and and escaped from the de
ention house. Recaptured, he wa
2laced In the Ferris Industria
school, from which he also made hi
scape. He was returned TO the re
orm school after being arrested Ii
Niddietown on a charge OF breakin
md entering in 1913. He was ar
ested in February. 1919. on eieh
narges Of breaking and enterin
md, pleading guilty. was sentence
TWO years Imprisonment at IN
olowing term Of court.