Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-04
MERE BOY TAKES
VALUABLE BONDS
BONDS THOUGHT TO BE SECRET.
ED ON HIS PERSON WHEN HE
WENT OUT.
EASILY CAUGHI the NEXT DAY
Chicago Theft Similar to Carey Case
Ruled on by Judge Lands, But
This Boy Was a Church Goer
and Home Loving.

CHICAGO.-The police of the ma.
ton are searching for William Dalton,
Il years old. $65 month bank clerk,
whose alleged theft Of $4,000 worth
OF Liberty bonds February 25 from
the Northern Trust company was
made known by bank officials.
Although convinced Dalton was hid.
ing in the city, the police department
telegraphed description OF the boy
all over the country with the infor-
nation that $1,000 would be paid for
his arrest and $4,000 for recovery of
the bonds.
Dalton is believed to have secreted
the bonds, all in large denominations,
about his person when he went out
to lunch. He had been sorting them
in cage and has not been seen
since the noon hour.
Like Carey Episode.
The theft was the second in this
district recently in which youthful
bank clerk figured, the other being
in Ottawa, H., when a 19-year-old
clerk named Carey, who received $50
month, attempted to steal nearly
100000, but was caught and the
money recovered This case started
an attack by Senator Dial of South
Carolina on Judge X. M. Lands, the
senator taking exception to state
ment the judge made from the bench
that bank officials were partly re-
sponsible for the theft because they
underpaid clerks in responsible DO
sitions.
Home-Loving, Church-Going Boy.
Dalton was known as a quiet, home
loving, church-going boy whose chief
ambition was to become successful in
business so he could provide comforts
for his aged, widowed mother, who
was partly dependent upon him.
Dalton was looked on as one of the
brightest boys in the bank and was
in line for rapid promotion. He was
promoted few months ago with an
increase in salary.
Dalton lived at home with his
for the bank three years.
The bonds had no coupons. They
were of the AZ per cent fourth issue.
Four were for $4,000 each, and the
balance were in denominations of
$1,000. $500, 800 and $50 Most of
the loss is covered by insurance
Boy Is Caught.
BLOOMINGTON, Hl.--William Dal-
ton, 16-year-old bank clerk, who stole
$772,000 worth of Liberty bonds, was
caught in poolroom at Heyworth,
Ill.,, near here Saturday All the bonds
except one for $500, which he used
for expenses, were recovered in a
small leather bag he had tossed into
a corner while he played pool
The boy said that taking the bonds
was simple matter, but tina. escape
was not SO easy
There his fondness for shooting
pool and billiards caused him to seek
game with stranger and while
the two knocked the balls around,
the satchel, with its fortune. was left
in a corner, where any one might
have picked in up and walked away
had they known of its contents.
Draper, after his attention had been
called to Dalton by his son and his
sons friend, Dennis, recognizing the
similarity of Dalton to his lectures
published in Chicago papars arrested
the boy addressing him as Dalton.
Dalton dropped his cue on the table, |
then quietly said:
That's me-"
Reward Is Paid
The $4,000 reward was paid Satur-
day night to Paul Draper, an overseas
veteran and son of the constable of |
Heyworth. who arrested the youth.
Dalton's bond was fixed at $50, 700. |
He refilrnad Ia Ghicaua