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Show YOUNG ROBBER READY TO TAKE HIS JEDICINE William Dallon. Who Steals Record Amount in Liberty Bonds. Faces Court MOTHER WEEPS OVER PLIGHT OF HER SON Bravado of Youthful Bank Clerk Goes After Day Spent In Confinement CHICAGO, Feb. 28. William Dal-fon, Dal-fon, the 1" -year-old clerk who robbed the Northern Trust company of $772 -uOO In Liberty bonds. Is to be arraigned arraign-ed In court today. The state prepared prepar-ed to request a continuance pending action by the grand Jury. An Indictment against the young robber wns expected to be returned before night, according to announcement announce-ment by State'n Attorney Crowe, who said the prosecution would bo prompt anil vigorous. Ialton awoke this morning from a refreshing sle, p with the statement j that he is ready "to take his medicine medi-cine ' He said he does not expect or want lenlencv. mi sr BE PUNISH i Bank officlal-i felt that the boy must be ounLshed. but sn id his case should be handled carefully and ho should get a fair chance to reform. Da It on Sunday sat In a detention home, shedding an occasional tear. The ulr of bravado vhloh characterized characteriz-ed his statements Saturday had disappeared. dis-appeared. When placed in his cell the boy begged detectives not to leave him. Assured he would not be harmed, he sat on the bench and answered questions ques-tions only In rrtonoevllablesi. ASKS FOR MOTHER. Repeatedly he asked for his mother. "1 can't compose myself until I nee her." he uld. Ills two sisters brought him a chicken dinner and after eating It his manner again became cheerful. Ho discussed his caBe with them. "I did wrong and I'm willing to take my medicine." he said. "I don't know Just why I did It." The boy again denied that the case of Francis Carey. 19 -year-old Ottawa, III., embezzler, who was treated leniently len-iently by Judge Iindls. had Influenced Influ-enced him. N I I It TH M t.H I I l II "I never thought of that, case and It never occurred to mo that if I irere caught I would be treated leniently. I was nervous and excited and the reporter re-porter who quoted me must have misunderstood mis-understood me or else I didn't realize what I was saying. I guess 1 may have on) a lot of Ihincs m ihe spur of the moment." Last night Dalton was tiken to the state attorney's office whore his mother was brought to see him Mrs, Dalton several times broke ! into tears and repeatedly threw her I arms ..round the boy. . "Oh. my son. why did you do It?" she kept saying. After the officials had finished the I questioning the youth signed n ir.in-I ir.in-I script of his statements. oo |