Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-05 | Page 30 | Boy's Novel Plea Wins His Case and His Freedom

Boys Boy's Novel Plea Wins His Case an and His Freedom A arrested old fourteen boy was wall yesterday by Mounted Patrolman Payne on complaint of a junk man who accused the boy of stealing a horse from him The lad his ups quivering quivering as he strove to keep leep back his tears stood pat and insisted he had not stolen the animal Payne Detective Charles t Mabbutt and Joseph of the juvenile court investigated This is what they say they learned About a week ago the boy had traded his horse with the junk man He gOt tn in return a blind old nag with three feet In the gr grave ve and the fourth fast slippIng For three days the boy wor- wor ried Then he determined on a course of action lie He took the skeleton nag to the junk mans man's house houlle determined to re trade The junk man man was absent So the boy left the poor old beast and selected se- se a good horse and went away with it In explaining to Desk Sergeant John Lenzi he said that ho had picked up a rope and found a horse hanging at the end of it Anyway he got the best of the bargain and the the junk man squealed After hearing the alleged facts it was determined that the boy DOY and the junk man c could u settle o out t O C court Ut I