Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-11
TRIO ACCUSED OF.
ROBB|NC BOYS ARE.
HELD TO GRAND JURY.
BOX CAR TRAVELLERS BROUGHT
eEFoRE JUDGE koENlG TO
STAND TRIAL FOR WORKING
CONFIDENCE GAME ON PAIR OF
YOUTHS.

CONFIDENCE GAME ON PAIR OF
YOUTHS.
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Because they told conflicting stor.
les, c. II, Proctor, Eugene Scriever
and Ray Shaw. who We're arrested In
Lostant on Friday, charged with hay,
ing robbed their companions. Alfred
liiggs and Lloyd Swan, OF about SO
IN cash and a silver watch valued
at sl4, were held to the next term
OF the grand jury under bonds of
$500 each. The trio of alleged rob.
beers were arraigned before Judge
George T. koertig yesterday after.
noon a. 2:3O for hearing and after
The liiggs boy had told of how he
ana his companion We're feeced ont
OF the money Shaw and Proctor were
allowed TO tell their side of the story
Hlggs told the court that he and
his buddy, Swan. were on their way
70 Iowa from St Elmo, H.. to find
work
We met these three men al
Bloomington" he said. "They asked
US where we We're going and we
told them To Iowa 20 work. They
got on a refrigerator car with US
and upon suggestion by one of the
three. we all got off at Lostant last
Thursday night We went to STORE
to get something to eat but all we
could get was a loaf of bread. We
then went to a wheat field nearby
and sat down. One of the boys sug-
gested that we all put our money in
a cap and hide it in a wheat shock
80 that there would be no chance of
having 1t taken from us by a robber
or hiehwayman. consented land
put about So in the cap and q silver
watch valued at SIS II then began
to rain and we went into a box car
nearby to sleep for the night.
One of them. | don't know which,
got the cap from underneath the
wheat shock and put II in some
weeds alongside the car. About 1870
at night I awakened and found that
my buddy was the only one in the
car. We looked around but could
not find them. Then we looked for
the cap with the money and the
watch but 1t was also gone
"Eearly the next morning the three
men were arrested Just outside OF
TOnica. after we had told authorities
Of the robbery, The Sc and a receipt
which | had obtained in Lostant,
making a purchase was found in
pocketbook which one of the men
had on their person" Higgs said
that he was 10 years old
81 Swan was then called to the stand
and told the same story as was lold
by Higgs. He said that he was 16
years of age.
Sheriff G. s. Ayers when called to
the stand testified that the boys were
arrested near Tonice on a charge of
robbing Higgs and Swan.
Raymond Shaw. one of the alleged
robbers, was then given chance to
testify. His Story was the same as
that told by Hggs and Swan up till I
the time they reached Lostant.
THE two boys we met We're rather
afraid, when we came upon them be- I.
cause they said a man had been fol- !
lowing them. Somebody suggested |
thar we get off at Lostant and then |
] believe it was Higgs that suggested !
that we put our money in cap. |
gave my cap to one of my compan-
ions who held it while we put our
money in it, Higgs put some money
and a watch in it and so did his
buddy while I put in $235 We put
1t under he cap of a wheat shock
but it started to rain and one of us
got the cap and after placing 1t in
some weeds we got into a box car
About II O'Clock | got up to get a
drink of water | got outside of the
car and Just as ! did some man. !
presume 1t was the same one who
had been following the two boys, said.
4 am going to kill YOU and ordered
me to face the car. He searched me
and took $11 in bills from pocket
IN my overalls. Then he ordered me
to run like hell down the track |
did so and soon my two companions
came running after me- They also
had been chased by the man. The
mex morning we were sleeping in
Helu ABOUT HVe HlieS IRON IOnlca
when some men came upon us and
said that we were wanted for rob-
berry"
+ Proter took the stand but denied
that he held the cap while the
otho"G "''t their money in It.
! 81 told them / didn't want any
thing 10 do with it at all and said
that what money | had I was going
to keep in my trousers he said,