Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-06 | Page 1 | 7-Year-Old Defies Police for an Hour

YEAR OLD DEFIES POLICE FOR AN HOUR Starts Out on Warpath for Indians and H Holds Cro Crowd d at n Bay y With j. j i a Revolver PHILADELPHIA Feb S. S year Seven old oid Willie Custis bought a stout belt with money he had saved confiscated his his' fathers father's loaded calibre 32 revolver re put the weapon in the belt and left leet home with the intention of going West est and shooting Indians Soon his mother and another son were in pursuit Willie Wiilie was pointed ed out ot Policeman Edward VII Wil hams liams Willie took tool to his heels The chase led across alnut Walnut street bridge which spans the tho Schuylkill to a foot fifty stairway leading to the railroad tracks Down these stairs the bo boy new flew Half way to the bottom he pulled 11 eel his Ma revolver and shouted to the policeman man never Ill be taken alive and If it you ou come any nearer I Ill I'll 11 blow your head off err The policeman pulled his gun but the lad wouldn't scare holding the stairs for over an hour Strategy Strates was finally resorted resort resort- ed to An assault was made on the lit littie little little lit lit- tle tie desperado from both ends an and he was before h he knew it It required four men to carry the lad to a patrol box lie He was held for trial In Inthe Inthe inthe the Juvenile court He lie had tried to runaway run runaway runaway away several times before his mother t testified