Show yom II CONfESSES TO O STEALING Of WIRE 1 Martin Smith 17 years old was ar arrested arrested ar- ar rested b by h Motorcycle Policemen Woodward Woodward Wood Wood- ward and Hendrickson on a i charge of ot grand larcen larceny last lat night Smith and two other bo boys s 's are arc alleged to have stolen pounds of copper opper wire valued at 90 00 SO from the Utah Light and Railway company The wire was wall taken laken from a construction siaiOn west of the Jordan river between South Templo and amid North Temple streets yesterday afternoon Sergeant John bun J J. J Roberts and the time motorcycle mo mo- m men man n began hegan work orl on the case at once nce and an by clever tr work located Smith and nd two within t two o hours houra Th They Cound the youths at a point near White lake chopping the wire into short pieces preparatory to melting it it When the policemen approached approach they ran in Iii indifferent different directions hut but Smith th was over over- tak taken d. d confessed that h he his com stole the wire imd t lid be hmm also adl admitted a that he lie had stolen mui MIO grain bags bag from r m brewery about a month ago |