Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1903 — A YOUTHFUL HORSETHIEF. [ARTICLE]

A YOUTHFUL HORSETHIEF.

*Roy Dilts, the 11-years-old son of Wm. Dilts who lives in the old Walton property, just east of the jail, unhitched Arthur Powell’s team and buggy from the hitch rack on the south side of Duvall’s livery barn, about noon Thursday and drove to the country. Mr. Powell, who resides west of town, went for his team shortly thereafter find it was gone. The sheriff was notified ana a general hunt made. Some one had seen a boy driving a team of that description out of town and the sheriff started out after him. The boy was overhauled near Gifford and brought back to town about 4 p. m., and landed in jail. He had driven the team very hard and was, he said, on his way to visit an ancle who resided in the vicinity of boy is rather wild, and has been in scrapes heretofore. He will probably be sent to the reform school. His case came up iu court yesterday afternoon, after we had gone to' press.