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Show BOYS CAUGHT IN AUTO THEY HAS STOLEN IN SILT LIKE Linwood Hill, said to have escaped from the State Industrial school four times and characterized as the "most industrious and persistent burglar Salt Lake ever had." by Chief of Police Parley White of Salt Lake, was captured cap-tured yesterday at Mount Pleasant by Probation officer N'eilson of that pla. e With Hill at the time of his arrest ar-rest was Mervin Jensen, 17 years of age, who escaped from the Industrial rhooi with Hill, Clarence Hermansen and Glenn Johnson about a week ago. According to the Salt Lake police th tvfq youths Btole an automobile belonging to P. M Whitney. 220 A Street, Salt Lake and were joyriding at the time of their arrest. As the owner was using the machine up to midnight Saturday, the theft must have been accomplished early yesterday yester-day morning. Both boys will be J1 broucht back to Salt Lake for an interview in-terview with Chief Joseph Sharp of the detective office, who believes tbey Ws can throw some light on several recent burglaries which remain unexplained. j Hill, who has been sent to the in- dustrial school four times and who has fl escaped as often, is said to be the leader of the youthful band which has given ihe police so much trifuble. de- fl spite the fact that be is the youngest of. the quartette. Accompanied by Jen-sen, Jen-sen, Johnson and Hermansen. Hill made his fourth escape from the refor- I ! maiory a week ;igo, and within an hour ! the four were engaged in burglarizing I the William Lloyd grocery. Second ;u - i enue and D street Salt Lake, Herman- I sen and Johnson being caught in the ij store bv Plain-clothes-men Rov Lai- sen and Cliff Patton, while Hill and Jensen, who were watching outside j ran and escaped. Hermansen and Johnson were immediately returned to H 1 the Industrial school and Hill and Jen- sen will be returned after an invest t-Igatioh t-Igatioh of their recent activities. j |