The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-06
YOUNG RASCALS.
They Band Together for Works Of
Plumber. -
Betrayed Iby the Leader, Who Turns
states EvidenceItO Save
His. Own Bacon.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Feb. 6.-The
young burglars who were arrested here
on Friday night, were given a hearing In
the City Court. George Williams, 10 years
old, the leader Of the gang, turned States
evidence, and made the conviction OF the
others easy. Williams'said they br oke into
the west side pavilion this winter, and ma.
liciousIy destroyed property there. Oman.
other occasion they broke into Davitt's shoe
store and one Of the gang cut a dozen or
more boots, rendering them worthless.
The members Of the gang, 1t appears, were
leading lights 10 what has been known
a. the Railroad Avenue Club. Meetings
were held nightly in the basement under
the corner stores at Railroad avenue and
Main street. Here the jobs were planned.
The oldest member is fellow named
Smith, aged "a. Officer Arnold says more
startling revelations are to come. After
the bearing four of the young criminals
were bound over for trial 10 the Superior
Court under 81 900 IN each case Of bur.
glary and $1,000 Of highway robbery.
Saturday night AZ other youthful member OF
the gang was taken into custody. This
was Allen Benson, II years Of age, and an
employe of Warmers factory. He Is i'm.
plioated In two or three burg lsries, viii.
liams says that Chester Russell was picked
out az one to be garotted aud robbed while
on bis way homo. His habits were watched
and the young men knew when he left his
bakery, his route home and whether or
not be was likely to have money about
him. A young man named Reynolds, EN- q.
poyed at Fairchid's jewslry store, was
another one
sELECTED BY THE CLUB
to be robbed as soon az it was known ht
carried large sums Of money and valuables
home with him. The time when he was to
have been attacked was set and the division
Of plumber arranged. Each member Of the
gang had bis part assigned him. But for
the arrest Of the boys Coughlin Bro's'psint
shop on Main street would have been en-
tered In a day or two. The safe was to be
opened, II the Ingenious plan Of Williams
and his associates did not fail. These same
thieves entered the office Of q billiard table
company in Stamford, . few days ago,
aud. while the employees were at dinner,
removed the safe combination. They
brought II to this city aud kept It for the
purpose Of studying the me.
chanIsm. Smith had charge o.
it an kept 1t secreted at his residence.
W4.u be got through be threw 1t 10 th {
river. Besides burglary and highway rob.
berry Smith and the others had gone into
the counterfeitiug business. Dies aud
molds were made by the gang, but the
necessary finish" could not be attained.
The work turned out was not smooth
enough and the tools were thrown away.
There WAS more profit 10 robbing stores
and people on the street. One robbery
planned was to have occurred at Beers 4
Devean's Office on Fairfield avenue. Mr.
Beers father sleeps in the ofilce aud Is we'll
along in years. The plan was to call him
to the door late at night, knock him down
and rob the safe. The young burglar,
went about we'll armed, and when dis.
covered In store In New Haven recently,
carried
sKLF-CoCKISG SIX SHOOTERS.
They said new that had any one melested
them b fore they had time to escape they
would have added murder to the RECORD
AGAINST them. Williams pleads guilty u
six burglaries, three Of them IN this city,
and several highway rsbberies. r.
makes out an equally bad case for Rober
Burns, aud john or Jerry Judge, aged IL
YsuuS Haniord, Plumb and Fred Smith
he says, were only concerned In some o
the street robberies. Among other place
robbed In this city BY members of the oiu
were the policy shops, from one O
which S355 WAS secured, besides sewers
watches.