New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-13

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vss spr,etsIde6 o. Officer Ltss c: tse Lever Police
! Court charged Ly james i Devoe, ore & the pro
plitols Of TIE pepper stove rtIJoned, WITH tsvirg
IL rent times from tie 18th q Mach las! to tie y
ms. einbezzed ard feItriousy appropriated 10 re
own ase tie srn cf 81 and upward. AlOaso vas
take1 before Alderman Heay. aotrg magistrate at the
Tennis, ard he'd 10 bsi in the q 500 TO answer
| the charge at the Cont Of Sessions. Wm II. Corey
| Of No. ZIG East 10Th stree. becsme lis surety.
ARREST or Two IoUyG BrECIAnS.-DIriny MD.
day of Sunday daring burglary was committed e:
No. 30 Chambers street by two boys-one twelve and
tie other fourteen years Of agewho displayed de-
gree of courage and skill worthy of the mos! hardened
ard reckless members of the profession. The prem
isss in que.ton, fivestory building, are occupied on
the lower Aoor by Morton, levitt & Buzsy, hardware
merchants upper floor by Ross & Ballard wholesale
dealers in clothing. 1t appears that the boys climbed
to the roof through an unfinished building adjoining
but having attained this position their progress was
for time stayed by the condition Of the scut
te and here their ingenuity put to the test to ef-
feet an entrance.
Within recent period the scutte bad heep repaired
and the timer who did the work assured the propre-
tors that was strong enough to ress! any attack from
burglars Upon the roof Of the building the boys
found tool chest which they broke open, and took
herefrom such tool. could be used to advantage in
forcing the scuttle door. Here they worked some
time, but finding the scute too s'rong for them, they
finally concluded upon the hazardous expedent OF
descerd rg through the skylight. This skyhght ex
tended 10 the lower basement or subcellar, seven
stories in ALL and the chances were that whoever first
entered would fall the entire distance. The Oldest OF
the two, named Joseph McCarty, determined upon
making the experiment, and after breaking away
several panes of glass in corner of the skyight
lowered himself through the aperture and succeeded
in landing safely in the upper story or attic of the
building, The other boy, named Timothy McGrash,
now ps sed down the tools which had been stolen from
the box and with thc.e McCay succeeded in opening
the scute, and his companion descended the stairs
From the stock of Ross & Ballard the boys now Sc
lected each suit of clothing, but aferward concluded
that would appear too suspicious if they were seen
going into the street in new clothes, and accordingly
resumed their old suits.
II appears that the principal object of the young
thieves was to reach the hardware store from which
they might load themselves With pocket knives and
other fine cutlery. They examined al the doors, and
tried to force them, but finding them strongly occurred
glass were broken from the skyigbt and stout cord
fastened TO the frame ard et down to the ground floor
McCaty the most daring and reckless Of the two, let
himself down the cord and succeeded in reaching the
store in safety; but McGrath less fortunate. He
los. his bold owing to the smalness of the cord, and
fell TO the basement a distance Of three stories. BIC
Grath fell among quantity of brass kettles, aud was
80 badly Injured to render him perfectly helpless
McCarty FASTENED to the of his friend, and TAX
ing him upon his ba TX carried him up stairs to the
attic In a little time McGrath revived, and the two
now held q consultation as to whether or not they
should abandon their project They finally concluded
to secure some of the property, and accordingly
McCarty descended TO the store through the doors
which lie had opened in ascending with his FRIEND and
proceeded to help himself. Entering the counting
room, he picked up all the gold pens he could find,
after which he rumaaged the store and took aquadtity
Of fine pocket. knives and one o: two pistols all TO-
ge,her of the value Of so SO Upon returning to
the upper floor he found that McGrafh was 30 badly
injured that he could not walk aud could scarcely
creep. McCarty next examined the scutte and the
open building through which they ascendcd bu. cane
TO the conclusion thai he could not by any possi
bii,y get bis friend down the ladders aud
into the street. with safety 70 either After many
rrotracted efforts he finally succeeded in forcing
rear door on the lower floor, and returning again 10
his friend bore him down stars, and The two thus ior
time escaped. Upon reaching the street McCafty
took MoGrath upon his back and carried mm nome
In little time thereafter the burglary was discovered
and some facts we're asceraned which cast suspicion
upop the boys. McCaty was hunted up and com
mitted TO prison. McGrath was conveyed 10 the
IJosnita Meme of the stolen property except golo
nen was recovered. The prisoner has very intel
oept look and talks of this affair and OF former
crimes which he has committed with loose tongae
Yesterday he made the following confession to one OK
our reporters:
McCARTys STATEMENT.
"My name is Joseph McCarty. was porn Ia tnls
city; fourteen years OF age. MY iaei az a1o
ncrate man; he Keeps boarding. at No. a's
Water street. have been 10 school ever since was
little how can read and write well. About year ago
three or -four boys and stole lot of copper IN Pear
street; il all worth about -; we divdeu among
ms and my share brought about one dollar. We got
| found out ard was locked up in the Iomos about
three weeks, and my father had to pay 500 get me
ont of the scrape. Some time after thar three or -FOUR
| boys and broke into Dir. Woods store and stole
LOT of copper which took off aud sold; got 80 for
| nv mart was found on, and locked up again. We
committed the burglary by daylight, on Sunday, and
| GOT into the store by breaking in window. was
Kent in prison about three weeks, when MI Wood
came to me aud said if would tel all about It he
woud LET me Off 40 owned up all about it, and tes-
tilted in Court against the others. was arrested by
! an NJ. r. Municipal Policeman. 40 got out OF that
| screpe. I cot acquainted with McGrath in Madison
street; on Friday We went into Norton Jewet Il Buz-
| bys hardware store, and saw some knives which we
| wapted-so we laid our plan for the burglary: On
friday night we PLAYED cards aud he said his father
would whip him for being cut so late II ne went home
so went with him. and slept in cellar; 80 We did
Oh Saturday night and have not been home since
Friday, After getting the knives. yesterday toSk k