New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14
YOUTHFUL HORSE THIEVES ARRESTED
rurIp DESIRE TO HAVE ANOTHER RIDE LED TO
THEIR CAPTURE-THE END OF
SERIES OF TIIEFTS.
SERIES OF TIIEFTS.

Two boys who probably the youngest morse
thieves ever arrested prisoners at the Mulberry
st. station last night Their exploits o"rlhg thc iHeV
few weeks have filed the police with amaA"'ieh''
Willie Nanglc, ten, is the Oldest OF the TWO a~
and the ruling spirit. His father is laborer Nv
ing on the second floor Of the tenementhOuse No -"i
Mott The police say that the boy has been Inuch
NEGLECTED. by his parents and his life in the street
Ia, made him pretcrnaturally sharp ana bad Mchael
Gingia a tough little Italian boy, whose age Is saia
To be only seven years, has been young NahgIe ,
accompncc in DEMONSTRATING. Ginga's home Is ia 1o
crowded barracks at No. 233 Mnlberryst
The boys stole horse from provision dealcr
named Cole I'm spring ST. nearly two months ago ana
enjoyed free ride, but the dealer got MS morse paK
and refused to make a complaint against theh H'oI
that the boys improved every opportunity u dr'c vi
with vendors wagons steal rides on hoiSco o'"S
were left standing outside of blacksmith shops IL was
their custom TO abandon the horses and wagons IN INC
street after they had enjoyed good rides. few davs
aro vcnder named Meyer took his horse TO DE shou
in McKcKenna's shop, at no. 227 Mottst. MEYER
lived in Franklinst., and he went nome leaving '"o
horse I'm McKcnna's care Half an hour later young
Nanglc entered the shop and said that Meyer han Se
him for the horse.
The horse isn't shod yet said McKenna.
"Oh. know that, but Mr.. Meyer wants to haul
load of potatoes and he will send the horse PACK
,caIn I'm an hour" was the boys ready reply.
McKenna noticed that the boy had no shoes on
b,s feet He lifted the little rascal on the horse
and sent him out Of the shop. fully believing lhd1
no had told the truth. Nanglc rode the horse 10
spring st. and was hitching TO a wagon there when
The owner OF the wagon nterfercd ana frightened
him away.
The most outrageous thefts by the boys were com
mlttcd on Tuesday Early In the DAY they went down
10 the old Washington Market. AZ WeStsf ana fark
Place they stole big gray horse and veudcrS
wagon belonging 10 benjamin Clute Of East Eighty
fourh-st The vcndcr had gone on Pier 70 10 buy
some vegetables. leaving hs horse and wagon stand
ing near the curb Jumping into the wagon the boys
drove MP town. They did not stop until they reached
one hundred and II St In vacant lot near
Mclrosc ave they SAW black pony which they Gov
ctcd They uuhltclcd and embarrassed the gray horse
and tried 10 pu, the pony I'm is place, but the harness
would not ni Willie they were thus engaged tho
vcudcr', horse got away from them. Being unable 10
maxi, the pony draw the wagon, they let the wagon
and the barnes. except the bride. and got on the
pony, back They rode gayly downtown on the ne"
AZ Iloi,ton It. and the E0wcry Nanclc put GinglI
of the pony and rode alone To Npring-, There young
Iolm cannon stopped the pony aud accused the boy
uf stealing II. he took The boy and pony to Polcc
HEADQUARTERS, To sergeant O"roOe the young uict
calmly aid " / ,cr boy named Ginger riding inns
i.,ny in ihr Bpwcry. and took u away from MN
don't know who u belong, to- The pole" let Nun
, and sent the pony Ia stable, where II was claimed
Yesterday by the owner Charles Foster gardener In
Clnto found hi, horse in the public pound yestcr-
dav afternoon. aud told there that his wagon
and harness were In Mclroscave. lie went 70 look
for them. and found them again IN the possession 81
the two boys. NAn:l" and ,'irila lld ttHoh ~ r'c
uptown on the elevated road. and had g'n" back 10
Tie wagon In the nope uf etcalnt another morse some
where near it and taking another ildc. 'int' E'Ne
th.u, a ride with hIm direct Police headquarters.
nm and fine society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10
Children WA, asked to lpol, after them