Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1915 — Young Boys Arrested On Petit Larceny Charge. [ARTICLE]

Young Boys Arrested On Petit Larceny Charge.

Monticello Journal: 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 zink metal belonging to the Monon and selling it to junk dealers. Nairon made his escape and could not be found and Lutes was allowed to remain with his mother, who is critically ill. He will stand trial later. 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 zink, were also to ibe brought here this afternoon to answer the charge of knowingly receiving stolen goods. The Helfrich boy will be tried in Toombs Tuesday.