The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-17
4 BAD BOYS CLUB.
F furnished With Goods
Stolen from the P. R.R.--
Members All in Jail.

The arrest of five boys ranging from
twelve to sixteen years OF age. in o wood
shed In the rear of No. 40 Railroad ave-
afternoon, leads to a solution Of the mys-
terry of the robberies from Pullman palace
cars in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards,
that have so baffl ed the skill Of the police
and yard detectives, and may possibly
prove the existence of a full-fedged Pagan
in Jersey City.
A system of depredations has for some
time past been going on in the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad yards. Occasionally a
tramp would be caught making way with
some trifiing article, but the detectives
were never able to CLEAN anything from
the hearing to warrant them in the belief
they had struck one of the organized
gang they were after.
Saturday nights robbery of articles
from the Pullman palace cars and of tools
from an engine room in charge of Fore
man Freeman had been reported to the
police. Patrolman Stanley, with others,
was looking for clues yesterday. In the
afternoon, while standing on lower rail-
road avenue, he was approached by q
Polack, who, pointing to five boys cross
ing the yards from the docks, informed
Stanley that they had stolen a number of
tools from the engine room.
TOUGH CLUB HOUSE
The patrolman followed the boys into
the rear of No. 40 Railroad avenue. They
entered a road shed and closed the door
behind them. When the patrolman
opened the door there lay the youngsters,
two of them colored, swinging in high
priced hammocks, and taking things
easy. The surroundings bore the evil
dence of rude attempt at furnishing q
club room.
The patrolman asked them where they
got their nammocks. and examining them
closely concluded that they had been
taken from the parlor cars in the Penn
sylvania Railroad yard.
"I'ye got you now" said Stanley. "You
are the little cusses that have been rob-
bing the palace cars"
All of them denied any knowledge of the
palace car robberies; then each began ac-
cusing the others of various thefts The
patrolman took all five to Police Head
quarters, where. upon examination, 1t
was discovered that they were the very
thieves who broke into the dining car on
Saturday night and made off with a
number of silver plated knives and other
articles. 1t was also discovered that the
knives had been disposed of to one Will
lam Schmidt, who lives in the tenement.
No. 40 Railroad avenue. in the rear OF
Wnlcn the llbIle WOOuSn6Q Wnere Jne Pill
ferers were arrested is located.
SCHMIDT ARRESTED TOO.
Detective Mcbride was then put upon
the case He found Schmidt's apart
ments filled with Polish friends indulg
ing in the festivities of wake. Schmidt
Indignantly denied any knowledge of the
knives OF of the boys. He was arrested,
however, and taken to Police Headquar.
ters. In the meantime the knives were
spirited away by woman named White
and were subsequently found by Nc.
Bride at her home, No. 303 Warren street
The tools stolen from Freeman's shop
were subsequently, found hidden away
around the docks.
This morning the boys were arraigned
in bunch. They are typical street
arabs With ragged trousers hanging by
one suspender, coatlesS and disheyelled,
as to their hsir-excepting the two ne
groes-they were the picture of humanity
run to SEED. Their names appear on the
returns as follows:-Charles Harris, col
ored, Wayne street; John Gordo, Twelfth
street; Thomas Moon, No 325 Henderson
street; james Boyd, colored, no home
and Fred. Noble, No. 159 Steuben street
All five were committed for trial on the
charge of breaking and entering and lar
ceny on the charge preferred by the owner
of the tools; but all declared that Gorde
was not implicated in the robberies and
he was let go. The Pullman car people
have not yet preferred their charge
Schmidt was held pending the investiga
tion now being made by the police.