Rome, Ga., Boy Convicted of Arson
A well thought out scheme of setting fire to a number of buildings in Rome, Ga., was frustrated when a colored watchman at the gas works saw a boy set fire to a pile of boxes near the plant. The city officials were notified and the boy was soon caught and identified by the watchman. The youngster maintained his innocence but after a night in jail, he told his story to Chief Taylor.
In the police court, the boy entered a plea of being guilty to six cases of arson, and he talked freely of each charge. He had a list prepared of the houses that he intended to set on fire at an early date. When questioned by Chief Taylor he said that he had no ill feeling towards the owners or tenants of the buildings, city officials or any one connected with the city, but that he was at loss to account just why he did it.
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