Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-22 | Page 1 | Boy Bandit of Los Angeles, Facing Weapon Charge, Confesses 60 Holdups

by Boy Bandit of Los Angeles Facing Weapon Charge Confesses 60 Holdups LOS ANGELES April 22 United Press Ali ress AH Baba aha and his forty with thieves were compared year old Willie of New NewYork NewYork York fork City who according to tobis his own admissions today Is a a. veteran of more than lian sixty holdups Little Willie hard eyed and weigh weigh- In lug ing B only ninety pounds told Detective Detec Detec- Live ive Lieutenant Ervis W. W Lester an amazing chronicle of adventures since he be first was committed commUted to a reform re lC ic- ic form school two years ago for bur bun glary p I 6 Fifty holdups In New York and four lour lourin in Los Ange Angeles es within a week were incidents to the lad who thought It fun to throw down on em cm and watch em shake But today Willie faced charges of four counts of robbery and one of assault with a n deadly weapon the latter resulting from a scuffle with Nicholas Duane 15 his alleged partner part ner ncr in crime who was shot in the hI hip hIi by Willie He Hc threw soapy water on me so I plugged him Willie confessed But Continued on rue race Two ro