Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1917 — YOUTHFUL THIEVES CAPTURED [ARTICLE]

YOUTHFUL THIEVES CAPTURED

Wolcott Officers Trail Two Young Men to This City. Two young men were arrested at the Monop station in this city early Sunday morning by Marshal James Pemberton and Nightwateh Millard of Wolcott, who had trailed them here after they had robbed the VV. M' Sullivan store at Wolcott. They gave their names as Fred Jones and Earl Rogers, and claimed Indianapolis as their home. After robbing the Sullivan store they made their escape in an automobile they were driving. The machine broke <Jown about six miles southeast of this city and they came on here on foot, and when found by the officers and placed under arrest were waiting for a train to Chicago. The officers handcuffed the young men together and took them away, both being handcuffed to one of the men to prevent escaping,

They at first gave the names of John Holt and James Marcy, the latter having a registration card bearing that name. Later he said his name was also Holt and that he had found the registration card. The automobile they had abandoned was taken to Wolcott with them and was there identified as belonging to a man named Biddle at Kirklin. which had been stolen in Indianapolis recently. When confronted with this evidence the young men gave their correct names and admitted their guilt. They were then taken to Lafayette to await officers from Indianapolis, where they will be charged with grand larceny.