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Show THREE BOYS AND A DOG IN JAIL Three small boys and a dog were gathered in 'by the police at an oaily hour this morning and locked In the basement cell of the city prison. While, there was no charge against the canine, ca-nine, the police found that It would prove an unpleasant task to separato the youngsters from their four footed companion, and the dog was permitted to accompany them to their cell. The boys arc Willie Palmer, aged 11; John Myers, aged 11, and Eddie Myers, aged" 7. Both the Myers boys have appeared before Judge V. C. I Gunuell in the past. The Palmer boy Is making his debut in Juvenile court circles. The urchins were arrested for the theft of a hatchet, which they were endeavoring to sell at the Alvoril second-hand store. The merchant notified no-tified the police of the boys' presence at bis store and an officer took them to the police station. The boys stated that thy bad not been heme since last night, and that, ' li- company with th dog, who acU-d as sentinel, they had slept through , the daikness in "a barn. This morning morn-ing the young adventurers stole from the barn and, seeing a bright new ; hatchet in the yard, they had taken it They intended to sell the tool to obtain money to buy breakfast. , One of the strange features of the 1 case, according to tht probation ofll-j ofll-j cers, is the fact that up till a late j hour this morning no inquiries con-, con-, cc-rning the whereabouts of the bovs had been received at the police sta- tion from the parents. It is likely that the Myers bo.vs will be taken inio the juvenile court and committed to : the State Industrial school. The case : or the Palmer boy will Investigated i and disposed of accordingly. |