South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01
FIVE LOCAL BOYS
| GET PRISON TERMS
FOR STORE THEFT
Lads Sentenced to Reforma-
tory by Warsaw Court
Show Indifference.

Pleading guilty 90 q charge OF
burglary and larceny. the FIVE south
Bend youths who were recently ar
rested IN connection with the rob
berry on the night OF June IS OF the
star clothing store az syracuse, own
ed by John T. Wingard. were SEN
fenced Friday 20 serve from two 20
"a years Ga the Indiana state re-
formatory az Jacksonville. by Judge
l. ". Royse. az Warsaw The menu
hers OF the quintet-Lysie DOdds.
81; Harry Clayton. II: Kenneth
Miller. Is. Harry Fluckey. II. and
Theodore Lorenz, 1s-received the
sentence with indifference.
Judge Royse. addressing the pr1s-
oners. gave them some kindly ad-
vice. and when ne had finished the
FIVE youths stepped 20 the bench and
thanked him. While leaving the
court room on their way TO the
county jail. all OF the boys joked
over their predfcament
..dmonishes Youths.
"You cannot continue to do this
thing. living on OF other persons.
without any effort on your part, :"
said Judge Royse, IN admonishins
the youths That kind Of life will
not work II you think Il will you
are mistaken.
There IS a chance for you 20 be
good men. and g Is important that
you should learn that a dollar not
squarely earned Is not worth having.
DO not start out IN life tryong 20 be
Frr~nrn %
IL takes a little courage but not
nearly so much courage as It does
TO go wrong. Look at the matter
squarely and turn over a new leaf.
There ia chance for you boys YET.
When you get out Of this trouble.
decide 20 earn an honest living"
The affidavit prepared by Prose
cutor II. w. Graham charged that
the boys stole merchandise TO the
amount OF $4,000, but OF this. only
merchandise valued az S1371O was
recovered. Three OF the defendants
we're wearing shirts taken from the
Syracuse store when apprehended.
The arrest Of the Eve local youths
was affected when part of the
stolen merchandise taken from the
Syracuse store was found in the
woods near the Eddy St I'd. two
miles north OF town. Frank confess
sions were obtained by the local po-
Ice each one admitting his part in
their ride TO Syracuse in a stolen
car, breaking and entering the store
and their loot OF nearly 50 500 worth
OF stolen goods.
Gave Part Away.
Following their arrest, they direct
ed the officers 10 a point Is miles
northeast of the city where a large
amount OF goods stolen from the
store had been secreted. The rest OF
the loot has never been recovered. the
boys admitting 20 selling or giving
away 20 people unknown TO them
aelves clothing and other articles.
An hour after their departure for
Warsaw in custody Of Sheriff Moon.
OF Kosciuscko county. Sheriff Gona
Bridgman OF St. Joseph came here
to identify the car used by robbers
who had carried away a safe from
the Three-in-O store at Coloma.
Mich. This robbery occurred the
night after the robbery OF the SYRIA
cuso store.
In COlOma Robbery.
Bridgeman and Capt. Hamilton OF
the local department journeyed TO
Warsaw and the five lads who had
admitted TO their guilt i'm connection
with the Syracuse robbery as readily
confessed to the Coloma enterprise.
A, 400pound safe had been carried
away and rolled down an efnbank-
ment east OF Lawrence. Mich. The
safe was recovered unopened. Knobs
on the hinges and the lock had been
broken of but the safe had held
against the amateur cracksmen.
with Clayton. Miller. Fluckey and
Lorenz 10 is the first time for their
commitment 20 the reformatory. al
though all but Clayton have had
previous Jail records Dodd alone
was on parole when the crimes were
committed With the exception OF
Dodd. good behavior will win their
release. probably IN nine months.
When released they will be liable 20
re-arrest and their extradition 10
Michigan 10 answer 10 the Coloma
robbery