New York.-A man with a pack on
his back and accompanied by a nine
year-old boy stooc~ the Bryn Mawr
railroad station in lonkers.
Policemen Kolb and Martin, after
watching the pair for several minutes,
became so curious as to the contents
of the bundle that they decided to
investigate. An investigation revealed
a quantity of school supplies, the pos
session of which the man, George Can
trell of 5 Meeker avenue, Brooklyn,
could not reasonably explain.
With the boy, who is Cantrell's son
Ashley, he was locked up. When
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"He'd Boost Me Up Until I Got In."
Ashley realized he wac under arrest
he became very nervous and ex
pressed great willingness to talk.
"My mother died two years ago,"
he said. "Since then papa's actions
have looked very funny to me. Two
months ago he took me out with him
nights and made me climb into school
houses and churches through windows
and transoms. He'd boost me up un
til I got in and then I'd open the door
and let him in.
"I asked father not to make- me go
into churches, but he made me. I
knew they were churches because we
took a lot candlesticks, statues and
clothes from the altars. Most of this
we did in Broklyn."
The boy said he would take a police
man around to some of the places he
and his father robbed. A detective
was assigned to accompany him.
The booty found on Cantrell was
t 'c:_ from a public school on Saw
Mill River road, and, cutside of the
usua_ supplies sent to every school
worth about $200-the stuff included
three flags, one of them a recent pres
ent from the G. A. R. Entrance was
effected by breaking a window.
