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Two Jailed For Theft Of Copper Wire From Railroad
James Poole aged 21 and Willis Braden aged 22 were sentenced in Franklin County Circuit Court for stealing 59 pounds of copper wire from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Poole received four months at Vandalia state penal farm, his second offense, while Braden is placed on one year probation. Both waived arraignment and jury trial and pleaded guilty before Associate Judge Webb Johnson.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Franklin County
James Poole
Vandalia
Willis Braden
Webb Johnson