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Show I MURDERED BY YOUNG BANDITS. California Stcned to Death by Three- Boys From Reform School. Tho mystery surrounding tho death of Ansel Lewis, whoso body wns found near Banning, Cnl., on Thanksgiving Thanks-giving day, has been cleared up. Ho was murdered by three boys, according accord-ing to stories told by ono of them, who hnd 03capcd from tho Whlttier reform school the day provlous. . , , John Schofield, CornoHus Crowley and Frank Ritchie escaped from tho reform school tho day before Thanksgiving. Thanks-giving. On Friday last Schofield returned re-turned to tho school, gnvo himself up and, becauso ho was consclonco stricken, told of the murdor of Lewis. Ho snys that while Rltchlo and Crow- I ley ongnged Lewis In conversation, ono of them walking on either sldo of I tho victim, Schofield dropped bohlnd, secured n heavy stono nnd, slipping up behind Lowls, struck him a blow on tho head with It. Lowls fell from tho blow, but was only stunned. When ho attempted to get up tho thrco boys, according to I Schoflold's story, fell upon him and, ' with stones, beat out his brains. They then robbed tho dead man's clothing, ! divided tho booty nnd separated. |