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The Hood River Glacier
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon
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Seventeen-year-old W. R. Helvia from Salem was arrested by Marshal Ganger with a gang including a pickpocket who robbed two people at a depot. The boy was sent home, and the gang escaped.
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W. R. Helvia, a boy about 17 years old, was caught by Marshal Ganger with a gang of toughs and locked up Saturday night. The boy said that he had been tramping it since leaving home in Salem, and confessed to being in the company of an ex-convict, a pickpocket and two hobos. He also said that the pickpocket had robbed two people that he knew of at the depot, one of $20 and one of $40. The marshal bought the boy a ticket to Salem, keeping his watch as security, and the boy's father notified. He said his father was in the employ of the Salem Statesman. From the information secured from the boy the marshal has kept a strict watch for the rest of the gang, but they got out of town without any further trouble being reported.
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boy locked up then sent home to salem with ticket, watch held as security; father notified; gang escaped without further trouble; two robberies of $20 and $40 reported.
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W. R. Helvia, a boy about 17 years old from Salem, was caught by Marshal Ganger with a gang of toughs and locked up Saturday night. He confessed to tramping since leaving home and being in company of an ex-convict, a pickpocket, and two hobos. The pickpocket robbed two people at the depot, one of $20 and one of $40. Marshal bought boy ticket to Salem, kept watch as security, notified father employed by Salem Statesman. Marshal watched for rest of gang, but they left town without further trouble.