The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-27
BOY THIEVES.

DUMMY BoooTDIAcKs, ''DUH1T' NEwsBoYs
AsD sAuYAED AID MARKET RATS or
rESpEB ACE.
Constant complaint mas been made Of ate 70 tue
dinerent police station houses In TIE ciy in re-
gard to a certain class Of young thieves, who
though quite Young Il years ana wearing lnno-
cent faces. are nothing mo less tBsn depre-
dators Oh any movable or portable properly tnay
may come Within taeir reach. THIS class or boys
Il i notorious, luisst eyery public matket 10 The
crty ana In 40 place * there a worse gang than
a. and around Union Market nearly AZ the
1905 or Eass Houston street. There are
some tEeny or thirty 0oys who hang
around this market early 10 the morning
and frequent Grand stree, Ferry a. well IN the late
hours 81 To- night, and it Il sad mat these LADS,
VINO al rom the DRY Dock region, and who
sleep in cellars old canal boats and snip yards are
led bya young desperate named Jimmy Fal-
Ion, anss the hoy Schneider whose people. II
T. said, i've In Williamsburg. This "BOy Schnei-
Ger i over seventeen years 81 age, and Is not
Known 70 me police although when Captain VIII
nam Murphy was In command or the Union Mar
kel or Eleventh precinct police ne kept the young
thieves IN some sort 81 sunjecton. But AZ present
the gang in the nablt Of depredatlng a. their
own Tree vii n the Eleventh ward, east or ave-
nue. A ahdlts vicinity. well known resident Or
20 be found 81 eptng IN the TardS eonnectoa with
Jonn Roach \ sons ironworKs, foot 81 Ninth
street ana That they STEAL great deal OF Old iron
ana various KINDS Of metal lroui the yards Ia the
neignbornood. owing 70 the TACT that there arc
20 q men a. work at present IA these yards, and
being deserted in the daytime, tbero Il mucn
more opportunity for the boys 20 seal than at
nisat waen i u supposed tnas Tue niE 3 watch
man II On me Lookout.
The wTitsr sDOke 10 a number o. market gar
deRefs Wn0 are usually 70 % found 0lstriOuteo -
Nesey, Barclay Greenwich, FULTON, West aud
ot8er streets adjacent 80 Washing on Market
AZ - customary VIA these gardeners 70 BRING
into the city alter DARK large COUNTRY wagons iull
OF garden trucE-vegei4Oes caDoages onions,
pOiaiOes tomatoes ano produce Of similar KIND,
and tEey may nave 70 wait until iBs sale aud de-
livery vi theIr loads, nhlch often does not take
pace before four, hys and SIX o'clock ia The
morning large number 81 these people, after
tnelr nOrses are piacea line, 50 that tuey can
nut run away, do not fear ~ IeaYe tier wagons
TO plAy game or dominOes or CARDS 10
some nlgnt house or u take drink
Wahe Waluag Tor the morning 70 appear.
And tnose VINO 90 not ieel IKE cards,
doininUeG or liquor may possibly nave the Weak.
ness " being TOO easiIy pus - sleep oy the Ro1
Morpheus, aud they are haole 10 crop % IN
quleg way and be lost 70 memory dear "a lev
minutes On top Of tLose wagons Then ~ j. that
tne yOung market rat appt ais from between tue
wees ~ he nchy laden wagons anu lev head
" Cabbage, peck ol pOiAtoes, . strins q onions
or any ming else that can he eaten = made 10 dls-
appear vita inc usual rapidltY o. sew ferk
farmers pronts NJ this way, snd It u almost TN
possible ~ catch one " the young rascaIs WHO
makes Of witn nis petty punder a. soon A. Ne
sleeping Eusilc ~ ne TO q tns wagon
There r. no suDn precinct IN tae citT, however
for Duy thieves ALL juvenile plunderers A. that 0f
cue fcortn aud occond precnNt4, nut comolnvd
Wulana. who RI ia enough to know oil tue
humorous y9apK thieves wisain nH jurisdiction.