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Show ROEBERIES ADMITTED BY CHICAGO YOUTH ' Puz2led Father Says He Knows Confession Confes-sion of Forged Checks Is True, but Does Not Understand Motive. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. Kenyon G. Peterson, Peter-son, the -l-j'v-ar-old Chicagoan, who, ac-i ac-i cording to advices from Los Aneeles. Cal., ' con fessed to a number of robberies ex - tending from Chicago to the Pacific tjonsl, ; is a son of F. Y. I'eterson, a north side j business man. Among the offenses which the youns j man is said to hae made confession to. in addition to the robbery of a Nort !i-j !i-j western railroad suburban st.'itlon agent land xhf hold-up of a restaurant, were 'the forgi ng of a number of checks. ! "Regarding the checks. I know that I nart of the reported confession Is true." i Mr. Peterson said. "I cannot understand iwhat prompts the boy. He has a good j home and all the advantages his five brothers enjoy, and they are all a parent could wish. I am awaiting information '' from IjOB Angeles before deciding what I j shall do." |