A écuple of burglars managed t: enter the Universal Stores of Chorin & Ca., and were busily en gaged opening the safe with an trio drill using the stores' electicity. A night watchman saw them at work, looking through window outside whilst on rounds, and calling' tthe police, the burglars were caught on the spot and without offeririe resistance, They had gained access to the premises, by getting into th: garret ut the adjoining have, and by then making a hole thromh the tiling from Chcorin's loft. One'of the caught men proved to be a Gischaxged employee of the fittly who naturally was. intimately quainted with the surroundings 2 his partner a skilled cracksman who haa several terms of imprismment, 'A court case which has created good deal of xirprise' was recently. heard here the accused being tie Russian toys aged 12 and 11 who were accused by n lady school-téacher of having stolen her' dox. Tae two boys had been told by a youth of 18, to bring the dog to hi having called on a neighbour _door to the woman, and hi ig taken fancy to the young dog. They' did what was told, and as the torcher was unable to. get back the dog she- accused the: boys theft, and also bringing a civil action against them for $20 being the gum she had paid for the dox. The judge found both boys guilty and fined them $5 with the alter native of 6 days prison. It Seems rather ridiculous that children of this] age should be brought in Court at all ina case like this and the school mistress should have known better. Why did she not accuse the young man, who was really the culprit, and if the judge found the boys guilty why did he merely fine them.
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