Daily Republican., 1889-10-07
THIRD EDITION.
4 Young 1raln MrocE.r.

n fOuus IRAN Nfccker.
An attempt was made on WeC .sday
last TO wreck a train uear Cooct's station,
on the Newark and Delaws re City branch
Of the T., w. & b. railroad, by placing
an iron bolt, q foot or more long, on the
track with the point OF The bolt In the
,liiesIon of the approaching train. The
head Of the bolt making an inclIn-. By
tho time the wheel would reach the head
the tianRs would be up clear OF the rail,
making The dcrailment OF the train an
easy matter. Fortunately the track
waikor, coming along, discovered and re-
moved the bolt Lone too soon to clear the
passenger tain that came aloug from
Delaware City immediately aiterward.
The ingenuity displayed iD putting tbs
bolt on the rail, and the fact tha. 4 lev
days before an iron coupling pin had
been placed upon the track, convinced
the track walker that mischief WAS in-
tended, aud he immediately coDmuni-
Gated his discoveries to the superinlenl-
ent OF the road.
Soon after he removed the bolt from
tie track he saw a colored boy at tres
tie work a short distance ntf who seemed
10 b, looking as II watching something
particular.
Detectives Jones and Vandegrift were
sent down to investigate the matter on
Saturday. Going TO Cooch $ station they
g.t a description OF the boy seen by the
track walker, and also obtained from him
his story OF the linding OF the obstruc-
tions. Immediately going In search of
the boy, they came across one answering
his description along road In the neigh
borhoo1. Mr.. Jones engaged the boy in
conversation aud hnally he alighted IRON
the vehicle and sat down along the road
aide, the boy following bis example. The
latter had been gathering chestnuts.
They had quite q pleasant conversation
about chestpu,s, and then the detective
by skill known only to themtelves, led
the boy unconsciously to talk about the
railroad and The obstruction that had
been placed there during the week.
''Of course, you wouldn't do anything
Ike thAtp queried Mr. Jobes.
"Yes, did, replied the lad, "but an.
Other boy told me to do IT,"
what did you put on the trackP'
again asked The de,ective.
"a big holt and coupling pin" was
the reply.
Whereabouts"
"Just over there" said the boy. indi-
eating the exact spot that had previously
been pointed out to Mr.. Jones by the
man who removed the distractions.
The detectives then arrested the boy
and taking him to his parents In the
Eeighborhood, they all went To Newark.
tt Q boys fathers name is Levi Taylor, Il
man we'll thought OF in the community
The pareats plaad hard for the release o
their son, who they said was not l3 year,
old yet, and promised to keep bim out ol
mischief In the future. This tho deLec-
ives would not hear, as the offence wal
too Rrievous TO be compromised.
They advieed the parents To submit tC
having their son sent TO the Ferris Reform
School, as that would be preferable L
having him rent TO jail.
Bringing the boy before Msgistrat,
Monaghan on Saturday evening, he Wal
committed for further hearing thi
morning at Q o'clock. At that hour Lh
detectives, the boy, and the parents ap
peared before the magistrate. Again ;G
magistrate hnl detectives a | tried to In
duce the parents to consent to having III
boy sent 10 the Reform School, but th
parents strenuousiy objected, prefer rim
To run the chances of a conviction bcfor
The courts. Nasistiale Monaghan the
he'd the boy in default OF $500 bail
answer at court.