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STEALING FROM RAILROADBOYS CONFESS TAKING BRASS1iI AND ZINC.Detective Hayes of the Monon was !* jhere last week and secured written lt;! |• confessions from four boys, ranging ■ ' in age from 15 to 17, that they had \Ibeen systematically stealing brass and ifzinc from the railroad campany at this , place and disposing of it to a local -1junk dealer. According to their story !9they have been led into the trap by • older heads and if this proves to be ,tthe case, the boys will probably get j off with as light a penalty as the Icourt can prescribe and comply with lt;«the requirements of the statute. The j Mcnticello Evening Journal of Tues- jday contains the following acount of*the affair:“Marshal Ireland went to Monon this noon and brought back Walter Archer, 17, and George Helfrich, 14, who are charged with petty larceny. The youths, with two other boys, Ray Nairon and Elmer Lutes, it is alleged have been taking zinc metal belonging to the Monon and selling it to junk dealers. Nairon made his escape and could not be found today and Lutete was allowed to remainwith his mother who is critically ill.He will stand later trial. Archer pleaded guilty and was bound over to the Circuit court. Charles and John Taylor, junk dealers of Monon, to whom the boys sold the zinc, were also to be brought here this afternoon ! to answer the charge of knowingly | receiving stolen goods. The Helfrich ! boy will be tried in Toombs Tuesday.” jI
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Monon News
Monon, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 13, 1915
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