The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-08-12

| went to theatres and all around. vi
ficers were on the search for US, am
they took my companion in q hous
on Mercer street. escaped over
wall at the rear, but Fred Scapel-tha
was my companions name-was cap
tured and sent home to his friends
| It was all in the newspapers at tn
time. That's about four years ago.
"And what became of you then ?"
14"When all my money was spent
stayed few nights at place 81
Chambers street. There 1 met two
young fellows who were working tn,
markets together, stealing butter ant
such like. was short Of money and
had no friends near, and joined will
them. 1t was my business to &C
round and see how the things W.
wanted to steal lay, and then the 9th
srs hooked them, and was never sus
pected of having anything to do will
them. But there were too many OF
that lay, aud we changed of to thu
ships on the East river. This wa
dangerous work, as it had to be done
at night"
"You were what is known as river
pirates, then?
"No, sir. We robbed from the shore
and never useed boat. We wsn'
aboard in the daytime, selling combs
cigars, &c.,-pretended to be SNUG
gled-and such like. We found ouI
the situation of the cabin, and as the
captain or mate frequently bought
from us, we ascertained where they
kept their stamps. Then at night we
made raid. 1t was very rough, dan
gerous work. Once l got bullet in
my arm. It might have been in my
heart, for what cared"
''That stopped you for time, 1 sup.
poser"
eyes for week or so. By this
time, 1 had found out Mat D.
Two of his sons were thieves, one 16
the other Il. Nat used to boast OF
the expertness of the young one, and
trained him for his. work. l remem-
ber once efa night when was asleep
I.was aroused by some ono opening
the window close by the head Of my
bed jumped up, and saw young
Mat crawling through. It was three
stories from the ground, and the lad
had Skinned up the water-pipe. When
he got inside, he put his head out OF
the window and said: t..r
i "'I'm all right pop
"'What's up Mat?' asked. f-
3 "'There's big job down by the
Hook he replied, 'and I'm practicing,
so as to be all ready
"How are you practicing? l asked.
"Why, he answered, have to scale
third STORY window, and pop was
showing me how could do it by the
water-pipe. Pm all right now.'
"And this man trained his own chill
dren TO steal?"
"Yes. sir. He's politician and a
member Of the lodge, don't know
what beside. Twenty or thirty young
thieves are to be found there every
night" ae li7.
"And SO you joined the bad crowd
and were as bad as any of them? ?" 80
''l'd nothing to do, and should have
starved" 84 sax .o IaHeaH -.
9l"Why didn't you go home?" b
~ dursn't do it l felt as though I'd
rather drown myself than do that. I've
three marrid sisters, all living in Lo-
well, and two brothers with families.
Ieouldn't face them all. What " ould
they say If they saw me in this state ~
"Haye you ever been in jail7"
81 was once sent to the house of
refuge and ran away. Then 1 was put
on board the schoolship Mercury, but
Mat D. got me off. l should not
have been as bad as am if it had not
been for him. His friends, the politi-
clans, give young thieves characters,
and they get situations in respectable
stores only to rob their employers and
plan burglaries. Mat got me place
with c. on Broadway. was sent
out to collect and cleared off with over
q hundred dollars"
"What are you doing now, still
thieving for livelihood
81 came oyer to see some friends i'll
brooklyn. who wanted me to help
them. Pm sick of it. l wish l were
dead" 80
"Wouldn't you like to get away
from this life7"
"Yes sir; but can't 60 home. Don't
say anything about what have told
you'll can't go home"
The lad swallowed the rising lump
in his threat, and gripped the report
er's hand convulsively. Then he got
up to go.
!sfWhere are you going now?" tn.
reporter asked. oEi5a
ut"Down.to Hamilton ferry; there.
somebody there l want to see.''
'Going among thieves again, eh !'
The lad did not reply, but shook th'
reporters hand and passed down th'
|Icorridor.s sd 81 .l.a'a Zsdi '-s 81
"lt' FATE OF THE APOSTLES.
st. Matthew is supposed to hav'
suffered martydom, or was put t.
death by the sword, at the, city o
Ethispa. .......
| st. Mark was dragged through tn
streets of Alexandria, in Egypt till h.
expired.
I st. Luke was hanged upon an div
tree in Greece.
st. John was put into q cauldron 0
boiling oil, at Rome, and escapes
death. He afterwards died g. natura
death at Ephesus, in Asia.
CO Ie,no. Tho Groof xyoo Inhos 4 a.