Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
r. 1. DAWSON CAUGHT
ATTEMPTING 70 ROB,
ADMITS MANY ThEFTS
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covered while Luke called up the po-
lice.
Admits many Crimes.
Dawwon has admitted. the police say.
that he broke into the following busi-
ntre places since October 16.
Oct. lS.-Moore Tire and Rubber
Company. s3c West Ninth street.
whore $40 was stolen.
Oct. 23.-L p Moore electrical
store. 407 Shipley street, 81, Mack Mo-
tor Truck Co.. l02 West Fifth street.
SIS.
Oct. 25.-Auto Equipment Co. Third
and French streets, $lS.2b.
Oct. 29.--Ioshua Conner 4 Son.
e5S-T Market street. s12 and flash
Light, Mack Darevski, 23l Market
street. nothing stolen
Nov. 1.--Timothy Noonan. auto sup
ply store. Orange street, $40, Diamond
State Telephone Co., Sixth and Ship
ley streets, 1920.
Nov. 2.-Julian r. Robinson store,
us Market street. nothing stolen. Hur-
lcy-Powel store, 716 Market street,
s3.os. DR.. William Baldwin. dentist,
ZIG Market street. third floor, $40, Co
lonial Boot shop. ia Market street
nothing stolen, New York Waist shop.
7l2 Market street, small amount of
change stolen.
Nov. f.-Middletown Farms store
Eighth and Orange street, 500.
Nov. 9.-United Accessories Stores,
Tenth and Orange streets. s425, White
Motor Co.. los West Eleventh street.
S2.Ss. Auto Accessories store. log West
Eleventh street, 81.
Broken into last night before his
capture: Economy Motor Sales Co.
s23 West Ninth street.
Arraigned in Municipal Court teday
Dawson said he wanted to waive a
hearing on all the charges and was
held under $4,000 bail for the Court
% General Sessions. Assistant CITY
Solicitor Green asked for a heavy bail.
stating that Dawson had admitted
breaking Into these places, in some In
stances running the risk OF setting
them on fire by using hot irons TO
burn through doors and prying OF
locks. II would ask for heavy bal,
is believe this man warrants our
strictest censurc," he said.
Has Bad Police Record.
According 10 records I'm the Detec-
tive Bureau. Dawson, i'm spite of his
youth. has gecn in n number Of esca-
nades, first coming in contact with the
authorities in 1911 at the age OF 2
years when he was brought into
Juvenile Court for truancy and bad
\ behavior. In 1913 he was paroled bv
the same court for larceny. Two years
later the Juvenile Court placed him
under probation on farm down the
state but Dawson ran away. In 1917.
when he was confined in the Detention
House, awaiting hearing In Juvenile
! Court on charge OF driving OF Ar
auionobile without the consent of the
owner. he escaped and later when he
was captured and sentenced to the
Ferris Industrial School he again es-
capped
Arrested in May. 1918. at Middle
town, for breaking into house there.
he was again sent 10 the Ferris In
dustrial School and for n second time
made his escape. When Dawson next
came into the hands of the authorities.
in February. 1919. he was old enough
"a be tried in the upper court and was
sentenced TO two years in the work
house for breaking and entering eight
dwelling houses. AT that time some
OF the charges We're not pressed on ac-
). count of his youth.
As Dawson was committed on
August l6 OF this year for thirty
DAYS on a charge of train riding, he
was out OF the workhouse less than a
week when he committed the first
theft at the Moore Tire and Rubber
Co. Dawson refused to give his pres
ent address. but his early records
show that he formerly lived at 1911
Lancaster avenue.
When Detectives Edward Mcdaniel
and Robert j. Wallace took Dawson
from the hands of his caotors this
morning he said his name was Smith
and his home in Baltimore. Finally
after two hours grilling by the detec-
tives. Dawson gave his correct name
and admitted that he was the one who
had caused the police much anxiety
istely, apparently working under theiy
eyes.
Dawson is a bright looking youth
with sharp. brown eyes. OF medium
height and weight, well dressed, wear
ing silk shirt and new shoes. He
laughed and joked with the police
when explaining how he made hi.
stealthy visits several times almos
under their noses. to use his own ex
preston. II don't care how sooE
get to the workhouse. they treat yol
fine out there" he said TO Captain
. Benson. II want to get this thlns
over with. j would like TO plead gull
~ today and be sentenced" he added
The police attribute his ability t
evade their vigilance to tha fact the
Dawson only wanted cash. With tn,
exception of very few small articles
he never attempted to take ecCds o
any kind. Although il was reporte,
TO the police that $50 worth of flash
lights were stolen at Connor's store
Dawson said he took only Sl2 in cash
At the apartment of Mack Darevski
he climbed a rainspout and ra;':acke'
two bedrooms on the second floor
At the New York Waist Shop he burn
. cd a hole in a door with a red no
poker.
Dawson forced q cellar window a
the Smith Company's Office this morn
ing. and then sawed a panel out of tn
: door into the office, so that he coul
: turn the dcadlatch. Ee had ;,lread.
, succeeded in opening the outer saf
door and plied open one of the inne
compartments, when Smith and LUX
interrupted him. He was unarme6
, but had two steel saws and a chise
when captured this morning.
II would have tried to get away
! IL had not been for him." Dawson
said TO the detectives, pointing L