The Grangeville globe., 1921-01-20
Howard Mcpherson, 15-Year
Old Youth, Arrested
Wednesday Night.
WAS OUT ON BONDS
Gold Watch and String OF
Beads Found in Young
Mans Pockets.

Howard Mcpherson, aged 10 years,
was taken into custody by Sheriff ].
G. Eimers last evening after being
caught In the act Of opening mail
boxes at the local posto1ice, and was
lodged In the county Jail
Recently mail matter mad failed 30
reach the parties addressed and Post
master Chas. Simmons and lis corps
OF clerks had placed a watch ON the
young man as he was noticed by many
persons to be hanging around the o.
fee and peering into different boxss
On Monday a package containing q
gold watch was sent from o jeweler
at Cottonwood to the address Of
"Rhoda" Nelson, and was placed for
delivery In Al Nelson's rex and he
promptly returned the package to the
postmaster. The postoffice force con-
Guided that the address vas inaccur-
ate as no person Of that name was
known In this section 1hs package
was placed In Issac Zehner's box, the
postal men believing that in all proc
ability 1t was intended for Miss AOta
Nelson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Nelson, of Fem, who, while attend
Ing school here makes her home with
her grand parents. This box adjoins
the Mcpherson box, and the package
being expected by Miss Nelson, ME-.
Mr.. Zehner was instructed to call for
1t. Not receiving the package In the
box Mr.. Zehner called at the window
and was told that the package had
been placed In his box that morning.
Suspicion at once pointed to the young
man, who was just recently released
from the county all on charge of
burglary, having entered cabin ON
the Emil Won Berge place south of
town, when 1t is alleged he removed
a quantity of wearing apparel and
other articles
Postmaster Simmons had a dummy
package placed In the Zehner box but
this was not removed and the actions
OF young Mcpherson were being close
ly watched. Last evening the office
force noticed couple of magazines
In the Mcpherson box without ad-
dresses. Inquiry was made at the
Smoke House news stand and It was
found that the magazines had been
taken from the shelves at that place
OF business. While the postmaster
was at the Smoke House Mcpherson
visited the postOffice, closely follow.
ed by Mr.. Simmons who caught him
in the act Of opening the boxes On
being asked what he was doing, he
replied, nothing" Mr.. Simmons took
him into the back of the postoffice
and questioned him. becoming convine-
ed that he was the culprit, and sent
for the sheriff who searched him. In
his pockets were found a gold watch.
which he stated he took from the
Ichner box and which was addressed
to Rhoda Nelson a bead necklace
which had been addressed to Jennie
Martin, and a quantity OF cheap Jew
elry which he stated he had sent for
himself.
The young man is under $1,000 bonds
on the burglary charge and this be-
ing a federal proposition, 1t is not
clear at this time just what dlsposi-
tion will be made of the case. That
he seems possessed with a mania for
theft is unquestioned and unless some
curative methods are employed, his
future is easily predicted
When the articles In question were
found on his person, and by reason of
his recent release from the jail, the
sheriff asked MCPHERSON how his old
bed would suit him? He replied, "It's
good enough for me"