Teenage Burglars Caught in the Act

The operations of a gang of boy burglars who for some time past have been making inroads on the paint and oil stock of F. D. Seymour, agent of Whittier, Fuller & Co., were stopped Wednesday night by the capture of two of the gang, the spotting of the third and the arrest of the man who for some time past is believed to have been purchasing the plunder. The case was worked up by Merrill and West of the Merchants' Police Patrol. On Monday night, Merrill secreted himself in the storeroom under the New England Furniture Company's place. About 10 o'clock he heard footsteps outside. The door gave way and the boys entered. Merrill moved forward, pulled his gun, and ordered them to throw up their hands. Instead, the boys fled into the darkness. Merrill fired his gun at every step of the pursuit. He eventually caught Throll and Dubie and had them locked up. A third, Newton, was sought via search warrant. J. H. Worth, the suspected buyer of the stolen goods, was arrested and is said to have been buying the goods at one-third of their value. The gang had stolen several hundred dollars' worth of goods, part of which was found in an old barn at Tenth and Dearborn streets.