, 1859-12-21
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DARING JUVENILE CRIMINALS.
Heavy Robbery In n broadway Jew
clFy Store.

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On Wednesday night, at abeut II O'Clock, Of
bis beat on Broadway, was aztsnasbs4r u: fnd
the front door # Dempsey. 4 Ferr;s' jewetry
store. No. zoe B.osdwar, unlocfed. Be im1bs.
diateiy entered, and on reaching tbs rear Of the
store, found hor. tied down upon . bed. and
gagged Loosenine the cords with ~hach he
vas bound, and giving his tongus Heedom Che
affair, and vas told Substantially IL following
story: ar >
: TIE boy, whose name was Joseph Bastou1t is
about Ii yenrs Of age, Ind was in the employ Of
the establishment. He; slept IN fhs store! a
night as sort Of wA1ch. At about 10 o'clock
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suppoaing that one Of the clerks had forgotten
something, and was returning for it, the hour
being eaHy beside, BE opened the door Without
fear. Instead Of clerk orfriend entering. three
men rnshed in, one of:whon thttw x1arVeahfet
over Bascom i face, while the two others grasHed
him 1J the thtost, threw him. npo14 the tobr,
and then gaeecd him. Thus rendered speech.
less, he could make no alarm, and, in fact, did
not dare to resist, as he feared the gang would
kill hun. He WAS TAKEN TO tis bed aud security
tied to it with 3 ssFong cord, which. the rebbtra
had. bis head being atl the lime covered He
distinctly hentd the raseais open Tho 1afe, md
also heard them leaye after shon imas Un.
able to giFe any alarm. be. MES obliged to r.
matn In Bis Uncomfortable position until officer
L4ntz came in. '+'
This plausible story:of the boys, thoagh sup
ported By the condition in which he WAS found,
was not precisely believed BY the police: md
they determined to keep him until this Thurs
aay) morning. During tie night. be way Sub.
jectcd to severe cross e1atniu4tioD by the po-
lice, aud this morning, to u4e the expressive
language Of the detectives, be "kguealed, ''ior
in osher words. gave an entirely different Efr~
sion Of the robbery in his employers store.
1t seems that himself and I young gentleman
named Priurose,' took it into their heads:to
make raite." by levying on the property Of
Mcssrs. Dempsey and Fars1s. Their plans were
laid accordingly. Three weeks ngo, in impress
sion of the sufe key was procured by Primrose,
md it was agreed that when the holiday stock
ted.
Bascom was to admit his companion in crime,
after the store was closed for the night, aud
then be tied down and gagged by him, SO that
very plausible story Of the affair could be told.
Every thing Was carried out according 70 agree
mcnt. and the plot succeeded to CHARM Up
wards Of $l5,G00 worth of goods we're taken
from tile safe.
Captain Watling, Of the Detective Force, with
Captain Turnbul, Of the 8th Precinct, and De-
tectiyes Farley and Eustace, oil Of whom had u
description Of Primrose, started in quest Of him.
Farley and Eustace, at about o'clock this
t1QufS9Ayg morning., CAlt AStuss ptisOu
looking very like The original, and followed him
up this street, and down that, uutil the suspect
ed partr entered The establishment Of a well
known receiver Of stolen goods. named
Schwartzwclder. in Pearl street near Frankfort.
The two detectives satisfied Of their man, en-
tered the fence and took the prisoner. and
receiver into custody. They then searched the
place, and the persons Of both prisoners, aud
removed it is believed, nil the stolen property.
Just then Capts, Turnbu1l and Walfiug, who
had been equally interchangeable, entered the
place, having got on the same scent as the men.
The whole party proceeded to the Police Head
quarters, well pleased with the success they had
met.
The jcwelry and diamonds, altogether, we're
quite sight, SO spread out before the interest
ed spectators in the Superintendept's office.
They were identified ly the owners, and wilt
restored when the authorities hare no further
use for them. The youthful criminals in this
case are respectable looking boys, although
Pfimrose has his likeness in the rogue's gallery.