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Show Mother Steals To Feed Babies; Her Boy Tells Child Betrays Own Parenl for s.ikr of; Five Dollar Reward Offered MINNEAPOLIS. No. 1. A mother who stole to feed her four children and then to have one of them, a 1 2 -yea r-old, betray be-tray her for a $5 reward, waa still at liberty today while uutbui-ltles uutbui-ltles investigated further her story of misery and pOVerty. Pennileas and stung by the pleas of her children for some- thing to cat, tho mother three weeks ago robbed ;i neighbor's clothes line of silks. Ilnen.s and apparel, valued at $100. When police were unable to find the thief. Airs. I. N Nelson, tho owner, offered a reward of $5 to any neighbor child who could give a clew I hat woufd lead to the arrest of tho culprit. A sobbing, grlmy.-faced young- I str Tuesday succumbed to the lure -of the $5 and informed Mrs. Nelson that his wn mother had taken the garments, Most of the stolen poods was recovered. Since the police :iri In doubt an to whether they shall nrreat the poverty Stricken mother, it is a question whether tho son who betrayed her will profit by his act. as the rewnnl was offered for a clew leading up to thfl arrest of the thief, and no arrest has been made. |