Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-12-07 | Page 7 | "Boy Bandits" are Bagged by Police

"BOY BANDITS" ARE BAGGED BY POLICE! (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Five terrors In knee pants were under arrest today, and Captain Cap-tain John J. Rye.n, police official, declared It the most important capture made in years. He refused to divulge the names of the boyish outlaws, but declared they already al-ready had confessed to more than ISO robberies rob-beries and burglaries. The Juvenile quintet quin-tet of desperadoes were "armed to the teeth" when caught, according to the captain. With "billies." pistols and knives for weapons, the five boys stoie hl?h-powered hl?h-powered automobiles to cruise afcout the north and northeast sides, holding up citizens citi-zens and shops and dashing away before the police. could take pursuit. For months the police of the district have been on the lookout for the young bandits. They learned only that they were about 15 or PS years old. Time after time they were on a "hot trail." and time after time the shooting, slugging youngsters were able to outdistance them with the stolen cars.