Year: 1877

A Son Of ono eur Most Respected Citi'


zens Frightens and Robs hi,


M0ther-Is Arrested and In Jail.


Last Sunday night Sheriff Paquette


and Night Policeman Francis were no.


titled that some person had entered the


residence of DR.. Curtis, and had stolen


quite sum of money. They Mt once


proceeded to the housesand, began to in
vestigate. The particulars of the rob-


berry were derived principally from Chas.
Curtis, young son, about fourteen years
Of age, who related detailed story OF
what he knew of the affair, and which
was about as follows: He and his grand
mother bad gone to church. and upon
their arrival, Charles says, the church be-
ing we'll filled, ne did not see just where
to sit, aud was standing in the yestibule
when stranger came i'm and told him
that his mother was very sick and wanted
him at home. That they started off to-
gether, and i'm order to save time cut
across fields, while on their way the
stranger told him that rs the ground was
moist he had better take off his shoes
and put on his boots, which the stranger
had kindly brought with him. The
change was made and the Obliging
took care OF the shoes. They
proceeded sOme distance when after
fence, another person joine''
the party, and the two seize Charles al d
him, and then demanded the
key of the house. which they secured.
They then led him oil for some distance.
when he came to the conclusion, from
the nature of the ground. that they were
beyond his house, and one of the men
left, leaving the other TO watch him. The
one standing guard told him that if he
made any noise he would shoot him.
After time Curtis says he grabbed the
revolver and struck the man blow with
his fist and knocked him down, and then
ran rs fast AS he could for home, where
he added his voice TO those Of the re-
of the family, until all the
neighbOrs were aroused.


Such was about the story he told the
officers. snd he gave the Sheriff the re-
vOlver which he claimed to have taken
from the man he knocked down. There
seemed to be no doubt about the
house being entered and seventy odd
dollars Seing taken, but who was the
r0bber? This was developed on Mon
day. when private examination was
had by Justice Sutton and Others. The boy
tod pretty much the same story he had on
the night before. but when confronted
with the tact that the revolver he claimed
h,rd been taken from the man Inc Knocked
down, was one he had upon some pre-
tense received from young man Of the
village, he confessed that he had taken
the money, and proceeded with the JUS
tice to where he had hidden it under u
log. and brought it forth. The events
which transpirod i'm the house that night
which created such sensation and in
which it is proven that the young boy
was the principal actor. are somewhat as
follows, as near as can be cleaned from
the lads frightened mother and sister.
Charlie and his grandmother when they
went to church, looked the door. taking
The key with them. Shortly after they
had gone. Mrs. Curtis and her daughter
retired, only TO be aroused soon by some
one rapping at the door. A key was
in the door and the person entered and
came to their room. 1t may
we'll be said that they were frightened,
for the intruder was disguised and held a
pistol in one hand. They screamed and
to escape down. but were fol-
lowed. They finally managed to get out
Of the house and to the ncighbOrs. whom
they aroused. but upon going back to
the house the intruder had gone. and
with him the money. 1t was not long
before Charlie came in and told SUBJ
the story as given above.


After Charlie had confessed his guilt
he was arrested. and pleaded guilty to the
,harge Of burglary before Justice Sutton,
bound him over to the circuit court in
he sum of $500, his grandmother and
mother becoming sureties, but afterwards
hey delivered him over to the authOri-
les, and he is now i'm Jail to await his
rial. The fact Of the bOv being guilty
If the crime was great surprise to all,
or he had heretofore borne an excellent
and was the last person who
would have been suspected OF such a
rhine. He was boy quite tOnd of read
ng and, 1t may be, had been indulging
II too many dime novels. under the per-
liciOus influence of which he committed
he crime. We cannot account for ir up
IN any other theory, and cannot think
hat otherwise he could have brought
lisgrace upon himself and sorrow to the
hearts of those who loved him so dearly.


Reporting at this Port.


The Chicago Inter-Ocean, under the
leading of "Another vessel fined for not
an imnossibility." saws that