The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23
TWO PROMISING YOUTHS.
EAELT EXPLOITS ~ TUETT. dRSON,
Ann IMB EzzLEMLNr

was MS bdfkttItF anu ~ NNF ! th-illtf. lie uiSp
encouraged foultccn-yc old bootolack,
Thomas Demon, to - nge ground as general
runner and errand boy. Several weeks ago Mr..
welshofer missed eleven dollars out Of the
money drawer. lie searched Lang and found In
his pockets Just that amount. For time the
boy stoutly denied that he had stolen the
money, but at length he confessed. His wages
were SIS month"; board and lodging, and dol
lar week for spending money, and as he cost
little, and was efficient in the performance OF
his duties, Mr. Welshofer decided to retain him
on hls signing written agreement not TO steal
any more. 1t is probable that be kept this obi
CATION for n time, at least rs far as his employer
was concerned.
On Wednesday Of last week MIR. Brltton took
some refreshments in welshofer's saloon, and
after he had got few blocks away from the
place he missed his pocketbOOk, containing
notes. drafts, and checks for $las CO. and he says
slmlo 10 money. Mr.. lritton feeit sure That he
had left the pocketbook on MIR. Welshofer's bar
lie returned thereto and questioned lung. who
denied that he had seen It, MI Iritton being
unable to swear that he had so left the pocket
book the matter rested there until evening"
when Mr. Welsh Ter was told OF the loss. Then
he with Mr.. Britton. questioned the hoy closely,
but his story was 50 consistent. and WAS told
With such an air Of injured Innocence, that Mr.
| Brtton was almost persuaded that W pocket
BOOB had been stolen by pickpockets."
THEFT AND INCENDGARIsM.
on the next day Mr.. Wcshofer entrusted Den
! non with SE3 for deposit IN Dunk. The BOY re-
/ turned the bank book with the amount duly
entered therein and nothing further was
Thought Of It by MIR. Welshoier. On Thursday
/ morning Demon saw "a little column of smoke
ascending from the cellar under the saloon. He
gave the alarm, and the fireman employed In tine
! building traced the smoke to a pile ol alcohol
saturated combustihlcs piled up In corner Of
the cellar Just wht r. the Il INES must have CONE
| uIunicafed with finder. like woodwork I'm a
minute more. \ buckctful Of W ter eXtinguish-
ed the fire. lhe two BOYS at first denied that
uff tor Ia nd lppl "a
| confessed. Justice Wauuell committed them TO
the lombs, and IN that Institution. YESTERDAY,
each cudcayored to prove to IHE Sun reporter
that the other wiA tue tempter, anu the worst
| b1y living.
| Neatly dressed and evidently well kept 0s to
| personal cleanliness. he looks anything Tut
| professional DoOtblack, ana the honest express
sion Of bis broad attractive lace ami the steady
| gaze OF his fnr blue eyes are almost inconsistent
with presumpton OF crime. lie says that Ills
father a laOoring man, Died only two days ago,
liter having been be ridden wifh consumption
for "a wear and half. lie has two sisters. who
are old enough to earn their own living, but his
mother and two young sisters have been de-
pendent uDon the dollars That he has earned
around Mr.. Welshofers saloon. Up to two
wears ago his father was able to support the
family, and he was kept In one OF the public
hand and was advanced in otl or studies he, ond
tue boys OF his age. since his employment ~
Mr.. Wclhofet's he has 10 anaged to earn ABOUT IS
week. After denying that he stole SIR. Drit-
tons wallet. he said
on Tie day it was missed, I saw Lang run
ming down into the cellar every few minutes.
and ! foil wed MIN once. lie crlwled into a
place under the STEPS aud leaned over and
saw HIM take yellow pocketnook out of a
hole. Tie counted the money over and then
reul4ccd 1t in the pochetOook. which he hid and
then ran W STARE. He saw that | had been
watching him, so lie told me not 10 say any
tnins and he would divide win me-, That ngnt
lao gave me go, ana sni1 II was half"
sQUANDERING THE MONEY.
Did you take any Of the money homer"
NO; / just spent 1t around town. Lang used
to go around with me. and threaten TO- mash me
80 4 Ia l.taNa 4 laval IIa kga tad
sent you To the bank wtnf'
yes. but Jack Lang made me do II. MIR.
lsh0fer often sent me to tue bank before. and
with more money 'han that. ng happened 70
told me that he'd break my hcad II | didn't
make the entry IN the bank book Just as the
clerk would have MADE IL II 1t mad been de-
posted, | went out and wrote the entry. aud
when | came back he made me give him the
he gave me 50 ana told me he'd mash me Il
ever said AMT nng about II. felt mighty bad
about Ii aud wanted to tell Dir. Meshoter Ihtt
nigli IN dc up my mind to tell him, and when
came m tic morning told Ling that he must
give me the money. as was going to give II back
20 Mr. W cl-hufcr aud tell nm how Dad had
heen Lang got mad and said ned be the death
81 me. IL. sAi he was going 10 liz Welshoier
an,huw. lie showed me bottle that had some
stun IN IL winch lac laid ne going 70 put into
Mr. We-hoici's beer lhen Mr.. Britton came
in End began 70 talk about his rockeibook. |
signed 10 Nr. Weishofer that knew where the
pock ,tbook was, aud | went and got II. Then
I. ng cOnfes sad that he took II Oh the bar. lie,
however, said that there was only StO IN II. Mr
Triton went away .nd Mr. WelshOfcr went IN
t. the restaurant | told Lang again that he
must give me DacA the money. lie Threatened
t. break my head VITA bottle ana said that Ms
f would burn M the place and ttcn 20 over e
Idt,fsOn and spend the money. lie took mn al
cuhOl bottle ana went into thc cellar. The sales
man from whom Mr.. Mcl,hoicr BUYS his liquors
, came in just then and he had To come back. A
soon as b. saw who u vas De gave M the Doit.'
r 81 stun that he sid he WIS going to put int
Alr. Melshoiers l., or aud told ne to throw II IN
, u the water closet, ana dti So.
POISON.
"Do You know what vas m the hotile?"
40, didu't read the lihel. After tine 'nles
| IN d weni away l. ng went dpwl the celia
1 | again ana soon afterNard ! Jaw the smoke.'
, D'dp' YOU help Lang kindls tue iFer'
y did you eve Mr. welshofer's money back t,
Ycs, gave It back and told him all about 1t
told MIN WAS willing To make good the -
g that had Of ar Brtton's money. lie saia h'
was satisfied that | Woald not do such "a thln.
ngain, and won't. I'm mishty sorry for IL, aut
would ike TO show MIR. Meisholer that I'm Il
, The little Fellows eve, nllcd with tears as h,
: said tins, ana his voice was husky with cmoroi
! that he evidently tied TO suppress. but cou''
: John Lang occupies a cell at the other end %
the same tier. lie saws he Is Il years olu. iher
e is foxy, cunning look out of ms dark, unstoad
> eyes that does not inspire confidence.
. y" hat ere otner hoy just Put ~ that whole
. job" lac said. I'm tell YOU all about it, He
: been threatening to poison Molsnoler many
the time. JUST the other day he got bottle o.
\ some stuff, ana he said he WAS going to put !
= into thu OLD mans beer. lie would h Ne done /
u II hadn't made him throw taway."
y DO you know what was In the bOttleI'
DIVISION
Z, att was acid OK M acd. lie set that fro r.
0 the Cellar" the prisoner continued. Least
ways SAW hun NIL n sponge with alcohol ant
take II down the cellar A little while afterwAr,
A he hollered, Firer II WAS him put up thut jo
t. ABOUT stealing the bank money. lie told m
1 abuUt il, aud told him must ave my wnack.
I you did steal Ell from Nh Weshofer tort
: night ago, didn't Your
D ell, yes, did Tut that was all settled
Il agreed not to steal any more FROM the old man
T. and didn't"
o ~ ell, YOU stole Mr.. Brittons pocketbook 2"
II Yes. lac lett IL ON the bar, ana cOllared II
That wasn't the old mans, though. l never too
IS nothing more from him. lhat boy then fuun
" out about Billions pocketbOOk, and thGeateue
n me, aud | had to whach up. lie made me TAX
r. so OF the money that the old man sent HIM |
the bank with. That's all mad Of that. neye
"A would have done nothing If II hadn't been I.
4, III boy"
l. Just at this point the prison bell rang out tn
II Leal thnt Il tie signal FOR the eisctment Of Wis
4 tors, and Langs recital was terminated sun
y manly.
% The Lnic -iNth Rcgincnt-A Card from 90
J., VIM Wych.
"a TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SW. The reg
d mental property belonging TO the late Sixth Regime,
d las never scled 10y but taHen by the STA
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