Ogden Daily Standard | 1904-02-13 | Page 1 | Boy Robbers under Arrest Section

BOY JOBBERS UNDER ARREST captured while digging for their stolen treasure y chicago feb 13 tto fauer ocean today says while digging for their stolen treas uro on the shore of lako michigan henry germar 15 years old and geo jensan 16 years old have been arrested by south chicago police tor stealing 1000 pounds of silver bullion from the national smelling smelting Sm elting and refining company A foot below the surface seven in gots of sliver each weighing pounds were found confronted with this evidence germer and jensen confessed that they had broken into the strong room and said that they had stolen ten ingols ingots in all but had sold three of them while passing the plant one evening they had found one of tho bars in a window opening into the silver room was loose in its socket so that it could be pulled out and replaced they used this an entrap nce when it grew dark facy would repair to the of tio refining company lying in the of a until tho watchman had made bis rounds tb ci the bar open the window and enter