Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-07-25

-Four other boys were indicted
for robbery two of them are al.
~ tecn-AEerS,
ON Tuesday, July "a, twn Of
the youths charged with murder
were arraiEncd before district
Judge w. e, Larson and pleas Of
Innocence wcrc entered for them
by their attorneys,
The two were Madison r. Nor
wood Jr. 10, ilIo So Seventh st.
and Ernest Armstrong. H. o0io
Humboldt Ave No.
Tho other youth, 10 year old
Frank Frazier Of illo L.yndalo
Ave. No. had not been RrrRigncd
at pruas time because OF the an
nounced absence from the city OF
his attorney
hail for the two boys Rrraigncd
was aot at 5000 each.
Youths charged with robbery
are Charlea Green. 20, who In said
10 be In the workhouae In Omaha,
Nob.. Harold Webster, II. ola
Colfax Ave, No; Jerry Bailey, 20,
s2I Fremont Ave No. and John
Robert Smiley, IN, SO bryant
Ave. No,
Bail for Webster and Bailey
was sot at 5000 each. The two
other boys had not been arraigned
"a late an "Wednesday.
Police uncovered q loosely or
RanlEed gang Of Juveniles. many
of them tsen-Agern, when question
ing 81 one boy led 10 his confess
sion that at least three gangs Of
Minneapolis youths had been en-
gagged in AIugEinEH, robberisa and
holdups for amounts ranging
from a few cents % $50.
The boys operated In groups Of
three or four using q motor eaI
10 cruise and spot victims. IN
most instances they did not uS'
weapons but simply HlugEed VIC
tins with their fists.
A total Of ~ youths were quos'
toned by police In attempting Ia
round up those implicated In the
July 2 incident
Arrest Of eight boys for queS'
tloning who were members OF the
Amea Lodge ~ ElkS sponsored
drum and buglo corps. upon itN
return from Tulsa, Okla, ElItH
convention caused = stir In the
community.
one 0f the youths In alleged IA
have told detectives that he en-
gagged In the smuggling To get
spending money" for the convcn'
ton In Oklahoma.
EIka officials said that all e"-
aentInI expenses of tho drum and
buEIe corps 90 Tulsa and return
were horne by tho lodge.
Meantime ths community has
been In q fcrmsnt because II was
revealed that a number 81 teen
age girls had been involved In
ah0pllftinE In downtown Mime
apoIs stores. These girls APP
pearsd In Juvenile court last
week. Most were placed on proba
ton
Henry Thomas. head rsaident Of
Phyllis wheatIsy HOUSE. July 10,
called together q number 81 per
sDna active and prominent in the
community and parents Of ths
section Of the city from where
mast ~ the youths reside.
The group, serving - . tHm-
PorAFy COMMITTEES organized 20 at.
tempt the solution Of tho problsH
ofIuVrBIIs dslsnqurary which has
hit over 30 MIN city families.
Thursday . Eub-cOmmitts met
with Mayor Eric Hoysr.
Superintendent Of Police. Tom
Jones. county and city probation
officials and others 10 submit a
tentative plan for stnctsd law en-
forcsmsnt and cooperation by
parents with law enforcement Of
ficsrB
Another committee planned 70
hold meetings with parents Of the
juveniles involved and later meet
INK with parents Of Minneapolis
II all sections Of the city who are
interested in the problems n0w
presented.
4 hitter In this paper last week
frDm Charles l.. HON, Mlnnsapo-
liz industriRIist and employer Of q
large number 81 Negroes at the
Twin Cities Arsenal was highly
praised by q number Of citizens,
Horn said he felt that the prob
lem precipitRted by the arrest Of
the youths involved In the slug.
Ring murder. was one which de-
mandsd action by the Negro com
munity az = whole. lie suggested
that the churches. the lodges and
the community social agencies
should set up some type Of or
gHnizatiOn % cope with the prob,
lens peculiar 10 the Negro com
munlty. He blamed both the par
snts and q society for conditions
which contribute 70 such q larK'