Show DUI BOY SETS GETS ui WilD n VEST DEE BEE m Sly IN m tiiu HIS FilS mm BONNET BOET When Janitor Hughes of or the Arm Armory Armory Armor ory or building entered the building last evening at about 9 ho he heard an unusual noise In the basement In Inthe inthe I the tho direction of the quartermasters department Proceeding down tho the I stairway ho Ill was vas confronted by h young Vernon Vornon Hodge wearing a white hand handkerchief I kerchief over oer his hl face and nud carrying a u large largo Springfield rifle Hodge had j tho the gun to his shoulder and he told I Hughes to make mako his way back up the j stairs or there would bo be b a something doing I The janitor backed up the flight light ot or stairs all the while endeavoring to impress 8 young Hodge that thero there I would be no necessity for firing tho the gun bUn and that he did not care to lo die dlo I at that time lime nor In that way wn When I the old gentleman reached the head of at the tine stairway Hodge told him to tomake tomake I make a exit from the build buildIng building ing The Tho front door being near at hand band and conveniently open Mr Hughes made a dart out of the same and proceeded to the tho nearest tele telephone telephone telephone phone to advise Captain that the Armory Armor was being held hold up and sacked Tho The captain untie mode a quick run rUll to the building on his hla bicycle and when he reached there thore mado made a hurried re reconnoiter I of or the place The door en on entering entering the quartermasters depart meat ment was found to have been batter bauer battered ed cd in with an ax which was lying inthe In Inthe Inthe the hallway close by An Au unsuccessful ful attempt had been made to enter the captains private office once Just what had been on taken from the quartermasters quartermasters room could not bo be deter deler determined determined mined nt fit that time nor is it yet known This cannot be he determined until a careful Inventory of the Uio goods Js Is tak taken taken en on It is certain though that the tho young Joung man supplied himself with a Springfield rifle three bandoliers of cartridges a n bayonet onet and a pair of leggings These articles wore found Cound with Hodge 3 when ho was arrested The officers were advised of tho the holdup and a u search was instituted It was learned that after aCter making malting his getaway from the Armory young Hodge went wont to Everetts livery stable on Washington avenue and ordered a n horse borso and saddle The night man told him ho did not know whether ho he had a horse for him to which the tho young man replied that It would bo ho bowell bewell howell well for him to got get a horse and saddle sad saddle dle dIe and that pretty prelly quick Hodge told the tho livery man that there had been a break at the tho state penitentiary penitential y yand and that all the tho boys of Company B Bof Bor Bof of or Ogden had been ordered out in pursuit of ot the tho prisoners and that ho he had to hurry hurr and get out on tho the line lime The Tho livery man said the boy bo was arm armed armed armed ed to the teeth and he lie concluded that it ft would be just as s well for him I Ito to do his bidding The outfit was given him and die he rode rodo away After Arter leaving tho the livery lIer stable the tho rode rodo around town and then made mado for the hills He went wont to Taylors fa lors canyon about four miles from Irom tho city iid ud d spent pent most mo t tor of or tho the time rime until long after atter midnight In a cabin there testing his marks mars marksmanship manship at stumps of or trees and rocks that ho he could see from the tho cabin In Inthe Inthe inthe the dim moonlight It is surmised by tho officers that tho the boy became so cold that ho lie could not stand It long IonS longer longor er or and returned to tho the city lie He was arrested by b Officers and Coon Cooney Cooney Cooney ey late Into yesterday morning The fhe falner of oC the lad being inform informed I ed of the tho sons escapade came ca to the station and finally the tho boy bos home The Tho boys bos at the Armory are arc of or the opinion that tho the young oung man has a amania amania amania mania for Cor firearms for loi upon a num number number ber her of o occasions he has hns expressed the desire to lo belong to tho the militia so bo he ho could have havo an opportunity to shoot as much as he ho desired Captain Kneass says young Hodge Hodg was at tho the Armory Armor yesterday after ailer afternoon afternoon noon watching tho the drill work and that it is his opinion that he unlatch unlatched unlatched ed the outer window windo of or the tho Armory building on tho Inside at that time no as to enable him to get Set into tho the building without breaking in inNo InNo inNo No charge chargo has been preferred against tho the young follow fellow nor will will thero there be until a careful Investigation regarding tho the whole circumstances can be made Young Hodge Is well thought of or by his associates and they the cannot ac account account count for tor his hallucinations of ot last I night |