Show BLIND BOY A housebreaker young english lad will also inherit a considerable fortune when he ha la Is 21 london A boy of 16 15 named william garstang Gare tang who la is almost totally blind was wan charged at coloe with housebreaking it was stated that garstang had been discharged from his work in a cotton roll at nelson on account of blindness and this had worried him lie he broke into a house at BrIer beierfield brierfield field by sliding down a coal chute into the cellar ho he was seen by the occupier and a number of women surrounded the house and captured him lie he escaped but a policeman chased him to a tramcar and he be was caught when arrested the boy had a fl flashlight ash and a knife in his possession it was stated that garstang had been previously convicted of housebreaking and aad sent to a blind school the bench placed him under probation b a tion tor for 12 months garstang it was stated will inherit a considerable fortune when he a reaches the age of 21 |