Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 7 | Life of Crime Doesn't Pay, Schoolboys Discover

Life ILife of o Crime Doesn't Pay Schoolboys Discover 1 Blackmailed and out of most of their loo loot two Salt Lake City boys 10 and 13 years year old Thursday were being questioned questioned ques ques- by police after admitting a a. burglary Sunday and two other youths 21 and 18 were held inthe inthe in inthe the city Jail booked for contributing contributing contributing contrib contrib- to the delinquency of minors The two younger boys arrested at school Wednesday at 4 p. p m. m by Detective Harold W. W Clark admitted admitted admitted ad ad- breaking into the Wesley M. M L Mason shoe store East Broadway Broad Sunday afternoon taking taking taking tak tak- ing from the cash register Unable to retain the news of their new-found new wealth at school the following day the two be be- came the prey of blackmailing schoolmates who forced them to told of or- pay hush huah money they Next trouble on the rocky road of crime was encountered when the two older youths learned of or orthe the burglary and forced the younger boys to reveal where they had buried the remaining 56 of or orthe i I the loot in a garage The four tour then dug up the money and divided it the boys reported Recovered thus thua far are a pair of roller skates a cali call ber rifle two caliber 22 pistols one B B gun and two taro boxes of caliber shells Detective Clark re re- ported