The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-11
YOUTH ARRESTED
AS GEM THIEF
Harvey Hassefrass Charg-
ed With Theft of O'DOn-
nell Jewels.
JEWELL BOX is FOUND
Youth A dmits Theft After
Arrest This Morning and
Produces Box.
JEWELL BOX is FOUND

A box of old jewels valued more for
their sentimental than their intrinsic
valne, was recovered this morning by
the police with the arrest of Harvey
Hassefrass, 16, of 902 Pomeroy street.
The Jewels were stolen from the nome
of Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, SOB South
Congress street. Not all of the pieces
Of jewelry were in the box when re-
covered, and Hassefrass admitted, ac7
cording to the police, that he had sold
some Of the contents in Racine and
Waukegan.
Youth Employed at Home.
Hassefrass was an employe of Will
liam O'Donnel, and the latter had
sent the lad to the home Of his moth
err. Mrs. Mary OsDonnel to assist her
in moving things about the house.
Mrs. O'Donnel was renovating the
home, and Harvey was made useful in
moving articles from one floor to an
other.
One morning Harvey did not come
to work. He was located at his home,
and when summoned to come back to
continue his employment, he promised
he would. However, he did not return.
Again he was directed to come and
again he promised and again failed to
appear.
Jewel Box Found Gone.
Meanwhile Mrs. O'Donne1 missed the
jewel box. The box itself was an an
tique affair, of mahogany lined with
copper, and it contained many old bits
of jewelry dear to the heart OF the
owner. The fact of Harvey's disap-
pearance and the disappearance of the
Jewel box appeared to bear some rela-
tion to each other.
This morning Harvey came back to
work at the O'Donnel home, perhaps
thinking that any suspicion that might
have rested upon him had been re-
moved, since his erstwhile employer
was still anxious to have him back.
The police department were notified,
and Captain Clausen, Lieut.. Rock and
Detective McCluskey answered the
call and made the arrest.
Tells Where Jewel Box is.
Hassefrass confessed at once to the
police. it is said. He said that some
Of the Jewels were at his home and
some out on the railway tracks. The
police accompanied him. Harvey had
buried some of the things among the
weeds along the North Shore tracks
between Prairie avenue and Grand
avenue.
He said that he had sold watch
to man employed at the Allen A
and that this man had in turn sold it
to someone in Chicago; a. diamond
stick pin he had sold in Waukegan
for S25, and two rings in Racine. An
other ring he had sold to boy on
Collins street. Among the articles
recovered were old earrings, pins and
rings.
Does Not Want to Prosecute.
Mrs. ODonnel, indicated this morn
ing that she was more concerned about
the youth who had taken the things
than with the loss Of the gems.
"He is a young boy yet, and he will
learn and be better" she said. I do
want my keepsakes back, but don't
want anything done to Harvey. | can
not say what the value of the articles
were. One was a pin my husband
gave me, one was gold watch belong
| ing to my son, Tom, now dead. They
mean more to me than to anybody else
for / valued these things for their
associations. But do not want to
prosecute the boy"
| Harvey has been twice to the In
dustrial school for boys &c Waukesha
for youthful waywardness.