The Washington times., 1921-06-19
3 YOUTHS JAILED
ION MURDER Charge
AFTER LONG CHASE
Boy Bandits Confess Staying Of
Watchman and Theft, Ac-
cording to Police.

LYNCHBURG, Va. June IA tale
OF daring crime that runs like an
uncensored movie plot, is unfoided
by the confessions OF three BOYS.
former inmates OF the Virginia state
reform school. who were captured by
the local police.
. The crimes charged against these
youths. the oldest Of whom says he
is 10 and looks even younger, in
cludes. Setting nre to and destroy
ing $4,000 worth OF business prop
erty; robbing three business places;
stealing and demoiishing high
priced automobile. snd-causing the
deaths OF two men.
The boys, who were captured after
an all-night hunt In the foothills OF
the Blue Ridge Mountains in Am
horst county. gave their names as.
Richard Cadwell, of Long Island
City, N. Y: Thomas william Gray, OF
Elizabeth City, NJ c., and William
Goodman, of Lynchburg. Tho police
ray CALDWELL is James Bowel, of
Charlottesville, Va, and that GrAy's
home is Norfolk. Gray claims to be
10 years old and or the other two
each says he is nineteen.
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE
The three now are in the Char
lottesville jail awaiting the action Of
the grand Jury on charges OF murder
ing J. L. David, an aged watchman
At the Jefferson Garage in that city,
and of robbing the garage.
After their capture by a conting-
ent OF local policemen. headed by
Chief ID. c Smith, the boys, accord
ing to their captors confessed to the
crimes charged against them,
After tho robbery Of the Char
capped in an automobile they stole
from the building, intending to con-
tinue their career of crime in
Lynchburg, but lost their way In
Amherst county and their stolen car
broke down ut the foothills of the
Blue Ridge mountains. some forty
miles from this city.
Abandoning the car the THO walk
ed to q village known as Atwood.
where their actions and supply OF
money caused suspicion of the peo-
pie and finally, IL was decided to ask
the police here to 60 up there and
investigate. The department here
had descriptions Of the boys as well
as the automobile license and engine
numbor but they did not dream they
were on the trail of tho perpetra-
tors of the double crime In Char
lottesvflle. The Amherst people ap-
peared to be afraid of the boys, but
when the police arrived quite num-
Der of men and boys Joined In the
uxs yd A the nNyf
day after an ail-night hunt when
three Atwood men caught the trio
and turned the desperadoes over TO
Chief Smith. Al once the boys were
recognized as those wanted In Char
lottesviile. Brought here by 1itney
which operates from that section the
trio glibiy told of their experiences
in Charlottesville. but expressed
some little surprise when told OF
the watchman's death. Bowel ad-
mitted that he had formerly worked
in the garage and that he planned
the robbery.
GRAY MAKES CONFESSION.
Later Gray made complete con-
fession TO the police in which he
admitted having fired the big ware
house belonging to c. s Hutter.
which previously was believed to
have been nred by STACKING lime
after a heavy storm He also con-
fessed to robbing cafe near the
nre during the progress OF the hre.
making two visits to the cafe, once
robbing the cash register and the
other time taking money from the
safe. Another robbery. that of Jenk-
ms grocery store here and another
of Hicks store in Monroe were con-
fessed and stuff alleged to have been
taken from these places were recov-