Show MURDERED BY YOUNG BANDITS california stoned to death by three boys from reform school the mystery surrounding the death of ansel lewis whose bo boly ly was found near canning banning cal on thanks giving day has been cleared up lie ile was murdered by three boys accord ing to stories told by one of them who bad had escaped from the whittler whittier reform school the day previous john schofield cornelius crowley and frank ritchie escaped from the reform school the day before thanks giving on friday last schofield to turned to jhb school gave himself up and because he was conscience stricken told of the murder of lewis he says that while ritchie and crow ley engaged lewis in conversation one of them wall ing on either side of the victim schofield dropped behind secured a heavy stone and slipping up behind levis le vis struck him a blow on the head with it lewis fell from the blow but waa was only stunned when be he attempted to get up the three boys according to schofield s story fell upon him and with stones beat out his brains they then robbed the dead man s clothing divided the booty and separated |