| Show A SAD STORY brigham Chap chapman mAD a led lad about eleven years year of age and fred morton two years yeara older were arraigned in the police court september ath on a charge of petit larceny the offense consisted of stealing a 5 gold old piece from a young companion the chapman boy claimed that he found the money in the weeds weed young morton acknowledged taking the gold piece and getting it it changed be also admitted having divided it equally among his bis j juvenile juvenile associates he justified himself by saying that he needed the money more than the owner in as aa he was much poorer he stated that his parents resided at omaha that be lived here alone and did whatever he could he ran away from home because his father whipped him when asked by assistant city attorney coad if he had a mother and if he loved her he burst forth tears and wept bitterly and refused to be pacified when asked where he got a watch and chain that he wore he be said that charles young one of his youthful pals pal had bad stolen the articles from the clothing ot a hot bather on sunday last charlie strongly protested against being denominated a thief he said that he had owned the watch for more than a year finally he admitted having swiped them after which he gave them to fred the case hero here took a decidedly dramatic turn A gentleman from sevier county named charles anderson stepped forward and said judge J would like to take this moreton boy to my home and make a man of him he to is the worst in the lot but I 1 believe that I 1 can redeem him by putting him to work and giving him an education jf 12 on this showing sentence was suspended and young moreton left the courtroom with mr anderson the chapman boy was also released under a suspension of sou sentence tenee |
