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Show 80V REPRIMANDED BY JUDGE BARKER FOR HISOFFEK Ellsworth Moore, 18 years old, escaped es-caped punishment in municipal court this morning, because he belongs to a highly respected family. He was charged with stealing a basket of ccl-ory, ccl-ory, valued at $1.70 from Lang Lee, a Chinese vegetable vender. "Young man," said Judge Barker in giving the boy another chance, "I know your grand -parents and your parents and I know there are no better bet-ter or more respectable people in this state. Your conduct is not the result of their teaching, or of a lack of training train-ing you have lapsed for some other reason. I do not want to send you to jail. For that reason, and for the reason rea-son that I know you are of good stock, I am going to give you a suspended sentence of 15 days and requiro you to repay tho Chinaman $4.70, the amount of the celery and the basket. Also you must pay it from your own earnings. If your parents pay the sum for you, you will bo required to reimburse them." Previous to Judgo Barker's ruling, City Attorney Reeder subjected the boy to close examination merely "to get his mental attitude." the prosecutor prosecu-tor explained, and recommended leniency. le-niency. Tho mother of tho boy appeared ap-peared in court and staled that the Chinaman would bo reimbursed. The young man did not have the characteristics of a police court frequenter, fre-quenter, but had mado a confession following his arrest yesterday by Detective De-tective Chambers that Indicated he might bo one of a band of youthful marauders. Investigation, however, proved he had confined himself to tho theft of somo chickens from tho hen house and the celery from tho Chinaman. China-man. He explained that he stole tho celery to get "money enough to purchase pur-chase a hair-cut, a shave, and a ticket to the show." He is to report to City Attorney Reeder, Monday, Feb. 11. |