Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-02-03 | Page 1 | Boy Writes Uncle Sam

Asks to be I Forgiven For Breaking Into a Postoffice . i Denver, Feb 3. Benjamin Dewey Miller, 11 years old. who Is in tho oounty jail here awaiting trial on the charge of robbing trie postolTice at Gardner, Colo., has written to President Presi-dent Taft pleading his case. The letter, let-ter, which is addressed to "Undo Sam," was mailed to the President last night. It reads: "Dear Uncle Sam;- I am going to tell you aboutwhat I don . I broke into your po"stofflce with two other kids. I know we doue "wrong. We got $14 and four or five packageS'-of stamps; that's all. ' "My father and mother are poor and alnt got no money.. I read Jesse James stories and that's what put me up to it. If you 'will let me go this time, I won't doMt no more. I was in bed when the olher kids come and called me. This) Is all for this time, so goodby, (Signed), Benjamin Dewey Miller."