The response came from the officer in a sharp tone:
"We're going to take them away with us."
"No you ain't," said Sutliffe in an emphatic manner
After further argument the detective said to Sutliffe:
"If you don't hush up we'll take you, too."
At this juncture, John Nicholson, president of the company, came forward and asked what was the matter.
The detective answered:
"We are going to take these boys away because they have absconded from their apprenticeship."
The officer then produced the papers and showed them to Brother Nicholson, who, after reading them, said:
"That's all right. I did not know anything about the boys."