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Show OOlEli BUTCHER FACES CHARGE James Virtson Buys Stolen Chickens, Police Say; Boys Fined Ernest Proshay, 19 ears of hk Harrisville nn( Kslic Reus, in yen, .,i ae. of F.urch Creek, charged with iteuling chickens, eai h pleaded gullt m the i ity court tliLs morning befpre City . I mini I It Knl.ertK .ind wen each sentenced to pay ;l hni ,.f -". gerve days In jail. The complaint was sworn to In- 11 J. Sullivan. 67S.Sulllv.in avenue. The' boys were arresteil ycslenlay by Sheriff Sher-iff i: p. Pincock and an- alleged to! have confessed to tlie sheiit'f that the ii.nl been Implicated in the theft of ap-! proximately 80 chickens in various portions of the city and count'. i ently lames Virtson. charged with rfccelv- I i ; fitoli n hli kens, pleaded not guilty! ..i i the hearing of his case was set for JCa'y 4. - Virtson, 28 years of age, a butcher! mnloyed In a local market, was ,ir-i- Led last night upon u warrant by Deput) sin-riff o H. Mohlnjan. Vlrt- 81 n Bpent the nik'hi In j:ill and ihi.- ;i. uninK wasjfinaklng preparations to I obtain his lloerty upon bonl. irtsnn is said t" hav purchased 24 Chlckena from ihf boys wbo v, r-tfrteted r-tfrteted w (.-dnt-sday and admitted the Itlieft ol ninny chicken during th- last two months Th- lads operated In two i gangs and hired cars from (oca gurages to make I lit nlKht raids upon I chicken coops; th-v confessed to th officers. Hoth gang.s were said to havfc been operating under the leadership t i f.eus, who was arrested Wednesday jlOlicht other lads, ranning In ages from 14 to 17 yeani, were turned over to tho Juvi nile court. |