St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-07-25

HENDRICKS, ZOlt Aldrlch Ave
on the sidewalk on the Northside.
Four other boys were indicted
for robbery-two Of them are al.
so teen-agers.
On Tuesday, July %, two OF
the youths charged with murder
were arraigned before district
Judge w. c. Larson and pleas OF
innocence were entered for them
by their attorneys.
The two were: Madison F. Nor
wood Jr.. 10, 1415 So. Seventh ST.,
and Ernest Armstrong. IL, 5015
Humboldt Ave. No.
The other youth, 10 year old
Frank Frazier of 1115 Lyndale
Ave. No. had not been arraigned
at press time because of the an
nounced absence from the city OF
his attorney.
Bail for the two boys arraigned
was set at $1,000 each.
Youths charged with robbery
are Charles Green. 20, who is said
to be in the worlthouse In Omaha,
Neb., Harold Webster, IT. 512
Colfsx Ave. No.; Jerry Bailey, 20,
s21 Fremont Ave. No, and John
Robert Smiley, IS, S16 Bryant
Ave. No.
Bail for Webster and Bailey
was set at $1,000 each. The two
other boys had not been arraigned
as late as Wednesday.
Police uncovered a loosely or
ganized gang of Juveniles, many
Of them teen-agers, when question
ing of one boy led to his confess
sion that at least three gangs OF
Minneapolis youths had been en-
gagged in sluggings, robberies and
holdups for amounts ranging
from a few cents to $50.
The boys operated in groups OF
three or four using a motor car
to cruise and spot victims. Ir
most instances they did not use
weapons but simply slugged VIC
tins with their fists.
A total of "a youths were ques-
toned by police in attempting to
round up those implicated in the
July 2 incident.
Arrest Of eight boys for ques-
tioning who were members Of the
Ames Lodge of Elks sponsored
drum and bugle corps, upon its
return from Tulsa, Okla, Elks
convention caused a stir In the
community.
One of the youths is alleged to
have told detectives that he en-
gagged in the smuggling to get
spending money for the conven-
ton in Oklahoma.
EIxs officials said that all es-
sentIal expenses Of the drum and
bugIe corps TO Tulsa and return
were borne by the lodge.
Meantime the community has
been in a ferment because 1t was
revealed that a number of teen
age girls had been involved in
in downtown Mime
apolis stores. These girls APP
peared in juvenile court last
week. Most were placed on proba-
ton.
Henry Thomas, head resident Of
Phyllis Wheatley House, July Is,
called together a number Of per-
sons active and prominent in the
community and parents Of the
section of the city from where
most Of the youths reside.
The group, serving as a tenn
pOrary committee organized TO at
tempt the solution Of the problem
DfjuvenIIe delinquency which has
hit over 80 Mill city families.
Thursday a Subcommittee met
with Mayor Eric Hoyer,
superintendent of Police, Tom
Jones. county and city probation
officials and others to submit a
tentative plan for stricted law en-
and cooperation by
parents with law enforcement Of
'icers.
Another committee planned to
lold meetings with parents of the
involved and later meet
ng with parents Of Minneapolis
II all sections Of the city who are
in the problems now
A letter in this paper last week
rom Charles L. Horn, Minneapo-
is industrialist and employer Of a
arge number Of Negroes at the
Twin Cities Arsenal was highly
praised by a number of citizens.
Horn said he felt that the prob
EN- precipitated by the arrest OF
he youths involved in the slug
ying murder, was one which de-
action by the Negro COM
as a whole. He suggested
hat the churches, the lodges and
he community social agencies
'hould set up some type Of or
yanization to cope with the prob
ems peculiar 10 the Negro COM
He blamed both the par
,nts and a society for conditions
which contribute to such a large