The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-08
A BRACE OF BOY BURGLARS.
BREARIN0 INTO THREE BUILDINGS IN
A BUSINESS STREET.


Armed with Revoive-.. n Cold ChiscI. and m
Axe, they Initiate the nousebreakers
they had Read Of Onicer Brennan's Capture
James England, 16 years OF ago. livos az
293 Grove street. Jersey City. His father Is
wol-known newsdoalor. Charles +. Merkloc =
IA years OF age. and ns I've, IN rim street in
this CITY. MS lathor is well-to-do butcher in
Washington Market Both boys are bright
ood-looking. Intelligent children, who 70 &c
Sunday school. and on week days attend the
public schools OF Jersey City. Both. and
especially the elder. are Eager rend-
ers OF tho five-cent boys papors. On
Tuesday last according to the boys storyl
James Englands father threatened to whip
him for staying away from school. Charles
also had some difficulty OF similar kind. and
both determined that they would stand Il no
longer. Accordingly they procured two re-
volvers and started out to seek their fortunes
after the manner Of the boys In the story papers.
They travelled along tho road until they
reached Elizabeth. where thoy slept all night
in ten-cent lodging house. They had in
tended to push on to Philadelphia. but as they
had very little money they concluded 10 hire
out to n fnrmer ncar Elizabeth to do small
chores and work around his barn and stables.
They put their loaded revolvcrs into thcr
trousers pockets and applied 10 the first farmer
they met for employment He gave them some
odd jobs TO do. but did not seem TO be satisfied
with the way they worked. and at the close OF
the fret day pad them OF and discharged
them. Then they came back toward JereoI
City. sleeping where they could nights and
foraging for provisions. Nine O'Clock on Friday
night found them on the outside Of GeorgeP.
Heights. IIy the light from the coal stove within
they could see \ desk, a safe. and n small chest
crib James had learned this phrase from tho
story papersl and see what u would yield. They
tried wnd9ws bST mus snd ee somg toos e1
to help them. They went to Christian
Schrleber's cigar store at Newark avenue
and Cook street. broke II open and stole largo
hatchet. With this they chopped n hole in the
rear entrance. through which they managed to
draw drswePs pse q fso ho desk & but found no money OK
cept 80 greenback and lO.cons piece. which
a watch and pair OF Jewellers nippers which
they found on the desk. They swore and nut;
NJ their iii luck They then attacked tie safe
but soon gave up the attompt.
a." Lets break into Farleys and see &C. II yo cant
IAN riRhtr replied Charles,
But first we want something 10 eat" sug.
Cry. Cry The boys hid their plunder with tho ex:
ception Of the $40 greenback and me l0-cenl
ana S SMa2R 2H' ayenne Sl tbey as
two oyster stews for which they offered the $40
ereen6ack in payment James he'd stuck ths
and in pulling II out he produced the loaded
Hellol' shouted the bartender. laugh lngly.
You don't mean TO say you carry those things
AROUND FegulariyTn ron,,o, chor,os
| The bartender thought II was some OF the
| boys nonsense: that they had got the pistols to
Ct mark With ana ssld ne tbsp more about
they went out to the sidewalk in front Of the 50.
loon and executed double shuttle TO the music
| While they were dancing. Offlcer Daniel Bren-
nan OF the Third Precinct police came up. lie
| saw the boys were strangers stopped To LOOK ~
them for a minute. and then passed on. The
| instant he disappeared In the darkness. eboya
ran TO their plunder which they had concealed
They shoudered the cold chisel and hatchet.
and threaded their way through , ne 9uthoIhses
the rear OF Daniel c. Farley's hardware store.
5s4. in the same avenue THIS was q large
| only been closed n short time previous. James
and Charles attacked the large panel in one of
burglars used their jimmies In the story papers,
| Builders who examined the door yesterday say
that the ads had been pTos,ss1n ,s GrpsSn,STs
They first took tho mouldings out noatly and
then split the panel into small splinters. While
standing In n by-street 200 feet away. heard the
| breaking OF wood He listened for several
somothing was up" Presently the noise
scram6ling over an alioidnR fence. The ON
Jumped on top Of two ash boxes. sealed a fence
ten feet high, and sprang upon tho roof OF an
| clubhouse adjoining In tho moonlight he could
| see two shadows creeping along the side Of the
wall. He raised his pistol until the moonlight
shone upon the barrel and called Surrender !"
Both the boys had their cooked revovers In
their hands. but they concluded to give in.
Charles, the younger Of the two dropped his
piet0l and threw up his hands. surrender.
officer" he called out.
Brennan dismOunted from the outhouse, cap.
tured the two youngsters. and took them to thq
Third Precinct police station. Four dollars and
sixty cents In change were found on one oil
them. but the officers wcro long time looking
for the other s5 bank note. II was dis 'Overcd
at last tucked away in the lining Of Jamesd
coat. To Scrgt Beelcr James said that they
had bought the pistols on Fourth Il July 10 eel,
obrato with. but becoming dissatisfied with theii
home life had resolved 10 strike out for them
selves.
In the morning Mr. Howell identified his
property. and tho boys being arrligned before
| Justice PelOuhct were bound over for trial
Tho Justice subjected them to "a rigid cross -cx,
| respectable, Mcll-drtssel lads should lake ID
burglary. The father Of James appeared in the
police station lato in the afternoon. lie waS
shocked at his sons oifcnse and at a loss how
TO account for It.