Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
Sergeant Liard Catches One In. the Act At Putnam News
 Company
John Murray Gets the Other Ia RAsks
 road Yard

Very creditahle police work on the part of Sergeant George Liard was ali that prevented the complete success of two breaks staged m local downtown stores last night by John Rodulski, a nineteen year old rover The youth about one o'clock this morning visited I the store of Chandler X Morse, gain- ing entrance through a side window. To accomplish this he smashed the glass in the window, reached through the hole and lonsed the catch. Blood stains denote that he cut his hand in doing SO. Once inside the store he went Co the ease where the reyolvers are kept. There he selected three guns whscn appealed to his tast. one twen. ty=two cahher repeater, another of thirty-tw caliher. and the third . long target pistol which looked like an automatic but was in reality only one=shot gun. To go with his arma- meut he also gathered in a store of ammunition, worth in the aggregate about $500, with which he loaded the pistols. Two knives, one a veritable dagger, were also added.
 With this collection tn his hands and blouse he crossed the railroad tracks and hid the long gun and most of the heavy cartridges in a state highway truck, which he found in shed in the rear of keiths garage. These he in- tended to return for later. They were found this morning and exhibited in court.
 Smsshes Door
 Having successfully completed one break he returned to the store of the Putnam News Company. where prob ably more barglaries nave occurred than at any other place in Putnam. With a stone he broke the big plate glass pane in the front door. reached nis hand through the hole and turned the lock, thus gaining admission. lie WAS attracted hy a case containing q large number oi fountain pens, which stands in handy position, right near the nIght hgnt. Before undertaking a systematic eleWout of thls ease he snatehed up seYeral packages Of cigar etts. of variety oi brands, and also Il small box With about S2.uU in money in it. Then he returned tO the pen case and secured sixteen pens, valued at Sbs.0u and nine silver pencils worth Sl3.0u before an interruption came.
 Ordered to Throw Hands Up
 Sergeant Giafd, passing by the news store about 50 o'clock. saw the youth at work lte endeavored to open the door in the same way that the boy had done. but didn succeed. Then he or dered the pilferer to throw up his hands and to come and open the door. The surprised boy found himself look ing at the officer revolver and didnt have the courage to try Co reach ono of his own guns. When caught and handcuffed he informed the officer that he was carrying weapons, and also told of his break at the Chandler < Morse store.
 in court this morning he pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering and two of theft. The poliea sergeant told the court about the ar- rest and Warren $. Amea of the Chan dler 6 Morse store and C. C. Talbot of the Putnam News Company were both present to identify and claim the goods. The total value of the property stolen from the former was s43.0O. and from the Putnam News Company S7500. All was recovered.
 In answer to questions from the prosecuting attorney the youth sad that his folks are In Poland and that
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