Show YOUNG THEfT SUSPECT rOUND FOUND IN DUCHESNE Fourth Member of Child Theft Gang Is Apprehended Apprehended Apprehended By Deputy Steve Maytas Maytus 14 identified as ashe the he fourth member of a youthful gang alleged to have stolen an automobile in Detroit and transported transported trans ported it to fo Salt Lake City was picked up in Duchesne Thursday night June by Deputy Sheriff Sheriff Sher- Sher iff ff Harold White He was held here Saturday when he was turned turned turned turn turn- ed over to Emerson 0 O. O Draper deputy United United- States marshal who took him to Salt Lake City to o appear before United States Commissioner Edward D. D Dunn for arraignment The youngster who was found dozing in a chair in the he Hotel Duchesne lobby said he had thumbed his way in a series of rides from Salt Lake City to I Duchesne and was on his way I home to Denver after visiting his grandmother in Salt Lake Lahe City I He said l his s had whipped him and so he ran away In his possession was a new watch which he declared l his s father had given him for a birthday present last February Quizzed By Sheriff The bo boy was wms taken to o the office office of of- fice flee of Sheriff Arzy H. H Mitchell where he was questioned by the sheriff and Deputy White who doubted the truth of his story According to Mr White te the youth promised to tell the truth 1 if you wont won't put me in jail He then hen admitted that he had been with the three boys Alex 15 Peter Berne 11 and Jo John 13 who were caught early Thursday attempting to burglarize burglar burglar- ize the Taylor Pharmacy South Vest West Temple street in Salt Lake City According to officers the boy said they had robbed grocery stores tall lall along their route in order order order or or- der to obtain food and in one Continued on Page 8 YOUNG THEFT SUSPECT FOUND IN DUCHESNE I Continued from Page 1 instance a new pair of overalls which he was wearing He had head torn his old trousers on the broken brok brok- en glass of or a window they had smashed to gain entrance Decided To o Run Away w r Steve SaId laid his mother had insisted insisted insisted in in- that he take a a. a job she had found for him He decided he didn't want to work and when he met the other three boys agreed to run as away ay with them His father he said is an employee in the Ford plant In Detroit Deputy White who kept the youth in custody said he was a avery avery very well-behaved well boy in regards to manners and personal clean clean- liness His three companions pleaded I guilty to violation of the r Dyer yer act before Commissioner Commission r Dunn Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day and were held hela for the grand jur jury Federal agents said Saturday that all four of the boys may b be returned to lo Detroit to be handled by juvenile authorities |