Evening journal., 1923-01-12
YOUTH SAYS
MAN PLOTTED
STORE THEFT
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Court of General Sessions in $4,000
bail on a charge of soliciting to
break and enter and $1,000 bail on
a charge OF receiving stolen goods.
In holding the man for the high
er tribunal, the court remarked
that IL jury believed :he story
of the witnesses and convicted
Woods, the alleged modern Fsgin
should be sent 10 Jail for life.
George Roberts. 16. who is now
in the custody of the Juvenile Court
on charge of larceny of cigars,
I cigarettes and candy from the
/ Union News stand at French street
station. was the only witness heard
! by th9 court today. |After the boy
had given his testimony, Judge
/ Hastings remarked that he felt that
! was sufficient evidence on which to
I hold Woods for conrt.
James Salisbury is attorney for
| Woods.
Young Roberts told tho court that
he. his brother. Harry Roberts, IS.
and another boy. stole the goods
from the Union New Company Co,
several days after Christmas and
that Woods gave them $lO.5O for
them. although they were worth
about S75. When they went TO
Woods saloon to dispose of the
stolen articles. George said the de-
fendant locked the doors of the
place and advised them that he
would buy the Pennsylvania sta
10 IN I'm
George could not recall whether
or not Woods was Informed by any
Of the trio OF youthful thieves that
the goods had been stolen. However
he said. the stamp OF the Union
New Company was on the candy
and cigarettes.
About the middle Of December
young Roberts testified. Woods told
him ana the other two boys. that II
they could get into LeibOwitz Broth
ers' Store. near Third and Market
streets. and get some overcOats. he
would buy the goods from them. To
facilitate an entry into the store,
the witness told the court, Woods
provided them with Jimmy"
which. he advised them, would and
in raising the window of the store.
Harry Roberts was called TO the
witness stand, but Judge Hastings
that he was satisfied that
upon Georges testimony alone he
would have to hold the defendant
for court. George has been SEN
fenced in Court Of General Sessions
to six months imprisonment, upon
his plea of guilty to a charge OF lar
ceny OF articles from the Union
News Company.
The arrest OF Woods resulted from
the arrest OF the two young Rob
erts brothers They told OF their
transactions with Woods TO mem I
bers Of the Detective Bureau and to
j. Paul Green, chief probation OF d
ficer of the Juvenile Court
Detectives Riley and Pierce, early
last Tuesday morning. went to
Woods place OF business. Woods. /
after Riley had told him that it was
he at the door. refused them ad- 7
mitiance. emphasizing his refusal
with a flood of profanity and YER
bal abuse of the detectives.
The Two detectives. who were
provided with a warrant for the ar
rest OF Woods on a charge OF re-
ceivlng stolen goods. kicked in the /
doors of the saloon and nabbed him
just as he was drawing himself up {
on the rear yard fence, preparing
to attempt an escape. After more
details had been given by the Rob
erts boys. the additional charge OF
soliciting to break and enter was
lodged against Woods.
Woods~was given hearing last
week on the charge of selling liquor
and was sentenced to one years I'M
having previously served
time In the workhouse on similar
charge. Through his counsel. Mr..
Salisbury. he has appealed the case. |.
George Roberts told the court this (
morning that he had become ac- 4
quainted with Woods through his
CGeorge's) brother. He said that he
knew only by hearsay that Woods
and his brother had served time to- T,
gether in the Media jail. 4