The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-02
YOUNG LUCIUS'S EXPLOIT.
HIS EXPERIENCES DURING TEN DAYS
At THE BOWERY THEATRE


His Family Ignorant OF his whereabout.
while Notes for Money were Going to
Friends-Arrosts and Explanations.
Charles Lucius, 10 years old, OF rs Second
street. after being away from home for ten days.
was on Friday recovered by his family. The
neighborhood was excited by report that he
had been abducted locked In a room. and COM
PEELED to give his captors information upon
which friends Of the family were swindled out
OF various sums Of money.
The boy disappeared on juno 20. The family
searched for him unavailingly. After some
days had elapsed they began to hear OF swim
ding operations perpetrated by the use Of
names OF members OF the family. The boys
father Is Alexander Lucius. jeweller.
Notes were received by friends Of the
family requesting money on various pretexts
Mrs. John Gross Of Hopkins street. Brooklyn
Mrs. Henry Wagner Of 2S1 Stanton street, Mrs
Baker Of Rivngton street. Mrs. Smith OF Allen
street. and Mrs. De Groot OF Division street.
were among the persons to whom such notes
were obtained IN this way. The notes gave as
the reason. for the application that Mr.. Lucius
was away from home and In one case the i'll
need for loan and In another case 1t was de-
elared that a child had died; At Henry Lichten-
bergers store. In East Houston street. two pairs
OF shoes were obtained upon note purporting
to. come from Mrs. Lucus.
Henry Lucius Post Office employee brother
in tho Bowery theatres. and on Friday night
found him M n front q the yoks GaFten
been ELECTED Detectives from the force Of In In.
spector Byrnes arrested Frank Favor. aged 35.
OF ass West Fortieth street. and Frank Senk,
which the money and shoes were obtained In
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
had pair of the shoes.
Master Lucus is bright looking boy. with
dark eyes and hair, and last night he had an
air OF detection. 1t was explained by the fam
lily that he had been allowed to go to the the
atre occasionally as treat. but it was never
with it that he would be willing to stay there.
Did they keep you thereT' Queried the re-
Favor made, me bed in his room" said the
boy. He had room up stairs where the
show bills were kept. and he let me stay there"
Did you write the notes2"
'Senk wrote the notes. Favor told him to-"
But didn't you tell them whom to write to ?"
,,o Well, they said they wouldn't lot meleome in
in tones of extreme melancholy.
The family do not claim that there was any
tool. They think that he was put out OF the
be Gotten out Of him. tRey gaye him G9 out
shirt"
Frank Favor was seen by SUN reporter last
night in the Jefferson Market prison. He is
ford and red m3ustachcd. He is the ,adyer-
Ths little boy he said. was clean can gone on
theatrical business. and was always hanging
round. He was put out Of the theatre several
times, but would come back again. l never
wrote note for him. and don't know that II
note was ever written. All the talk about
my room is absurd. The only time
was y eyer at the theatre all night myself was
fit performance. l couldn't say whether he
stopped at the theatre nights or not. II no
dlds 1t was was by nrranEement With some some Of the
didn't allow, him to come in the front. The
only thing | eyer got Of his was chain and
ghnfgm Which ,hin took to GiEf to his m2taer for
way he was behaving"
Frank Senk was in the next cell. He is boy
trouble with the kid" he said. was that he
get solid with the boys i Knew he was writing
Totes for money, and all OF us knew it there
He wrote the notes himself, and he never gave
sonnet to the stage hands. We run him of from
the front, and then he got to working
fred himn rOr and Ssn he snys n SRy
III give you something II you Leave
change shoes With him, and, did; and that's
Lucius on me whom was arrested, The scenic
artist put him PIT last night, and l suppose he
went nome ana blamed IL on us.
william G. Cameron, lessee of the Volks Gar
ten Theatre. said that the story Of boys sleep
ing in the theatre was absurd. No such
thing could be possible. He called the
night Waterman. who Is tho only one
regularly staying. all night. aud also the
night. and sometimes all night. when work
presses, Both declared that the boy never
there without their knowledge, Favors room
up. stairs they said, was IA place where show
bills were stored. and was Uttered up with
ing room. Mr. Cameron said that Senk was
not his employee. but might have, been en-
ployed by Favor. a part of whose business it
was to provide the theatre with ushers.
The notes upon which the money and goods
We're procured are in the hands Of the police.
of the boy.