Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-18 | Page 5 | Boy Accused of Robbing Residences

BOY ACCUSED OF ROBBING RESIDENCES Special to The Tribune. PROVO. March 17. For some time past a number of residences have, been burglarized bur-glarized at night, when the' occupants have been away, and small sums of money have been taken. Tho police have been of the opinion that it was tho work "of a boy or boys, who watched the house until un-til the reople. had pone away and then entered and took whatever money could be found, and nothinsr else. This seems to have been a. correct diagnosis, as a 16-year-old boy was caught in the act Friday nisrlit at. the home of J. B. Ash-ton Ash-ton by Ofiicer J. V. Snow. The culprit has confessed to committing all the bur-c:larl?H bur-c:larl?H of dwellings recently reported to the police, except that of Fmil Nelson, i he restaurant man. The boy has been turned over to the juvenile officers.