The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-02
THREE LITTLE PRISONERS.
Only One Honest Enough TO Confess that They
stole Two Coats 90 Get Pennies.

Two little boys and dminutive girl were
before Justice Kasmire in the Fifty-sevcnth
Street Police Court. TO answer charge Of
stealing two coats. the property OF Patrick II.
Fay Of 1856 Madison avenue. The oldest boy was
John Mccarthy aged IA. and he stood outside
the house while his sister Ellen and his brother
Dennis. who were respectively IL and years
Of age. went In and handed out the property.
The two younger children hearing some one
stirring in the house. hid themselves in n pan;
try. where they were discovered. They said
that they lived at 69l First avenue, onlrer Ken
nedy went to that address and found John, who
had fed home with the coats,
Justice kasmirr committed the three children
for trial and the reporter found them In the
Fifty-seventh street police station John said
that he had nothing at all to do with the rob
berry. These he explained, pointing to his
little brother and sister. - done IT, ] saw them
60 in. but | didn't know, what they went 'or
They gi' me the coats but didn't know where
they got 'em. | took EN- and went home with
em. but | didn't want 10 steal en-. never
stole in me life. and was never took W be
The 'iittle girl. Ellen, was a shade more
"4 but didn't know what went for, This one, y
pointing 10 the nine-ycar-old boy, TOOK me. /
never bundled the coats. didn't This, one
He's n bad one, he is.
Tho little chap Dennis. WAS smaller In stature
than his brother and sister. but in point Of can
" 10" and honesty he lowered above them as q
ginnt over piemies. Yes l." said he. looking up
with bright. bold eyes set in dirty but hand;
some little face, went into the house ana
took the coats. | wanted Il few pennies, and
didn't know no other way 20 get en-" Not a
word Of accusation against his brother and SIS
ter who had so roundly accused him, -, >,
Me father and mother were at a funeral, -
john said. when we went out. me night
aforc they were NJ wake. and the night aiore
that agn mo father was at another wnke-the
wake o. Jimmy Murphy. They're at funerals
and wakes 'amost iyery day. and we goes out
whenlVer We likes
The children's parents are dlssipated
couple. and they TAKE but little care OF their
three little ones. About a year ago Ohicer Chi,
Cruelty 10 Children. arrested the latter for beg
ging in the streets and they were sent TO the
Prptect0ry.
Oncer ChIardis diary reads as follows:
March IL ls77.-Schooi Trustee A. l. Hecker reported
that John. aged 49, NclIe aged o. and Denis, aged .
years. children of John Mccarthy m No $50 East Forty
c-hih street begging m the streets lic saw the
mother who admitted that she sent the chidren out 10
aud obliged to owing To her husband being
a drunkard AMI hiet Husband and wiie both worth
less
April IS Miss Schuyler member Of the society,
found Ncuc begging IN front Of the windsor hoel "aNe
her re- iri aud rtuortrd TACT - -, -
Apfil II lSfI-Nillan Duke OF Nlnlsor hobl COM
plAinrd of children begging m front OF entrance.
Ami -. 1877 -Onleer thlardt caught seine ana a
younger hf thcr 1hNmH, AGED years begging IN roh'
May ~. l-77-Omecr Luudhgrs arrested John and
Deus begging 900 the c and they committed ~
the Catholic rrotrctorN By Justice Flammer
oct "a, 1873 catholic ProieetoFy Denis escaped
oct l6, ls77-lohn escaped.
Justice Kasmre sent the three youngsters to
the House uf Refuge to stay until they reform or
are II years Of age.