The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-02
A VINE PARTY ON THE ROOF
Can't n Felier. Aged o or Thsreabouts,
Have Little Fan In Pencet

Mike. alias Oyster" Mckennn, aged IS. bis
| brother. " Jimmie" AGED II. and John. alias
| Mutton Ryan, nEed o, are the leaders OF Que
OF the toughest and most troublesome gangs
OF youngsters that cxist down town. The
brothers Mckennu live with their mothcr who
is blind. Mt 10 Morris street. Mutton" livos
ut 10 West street. The rendezvous OF tho gang
Is on tho roof OF tho six.story tenement house
at 20 Rector street Tho neigbbots have been
complaining TO Cart. Slevin about the deeds oil
the young bandl 8. and the police have he, n
instructed 10 look out Tor then. Up to ycster-
day. though. they never caught any OF them
doing anything sufficiently bad to warrant ar
rcst, Now. however. "Oyster" and Jimmie"
are in tho care OF Mr. Gerry's society This is
the way II happened:
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock " Oys-
ter" aud Jimmie" wore standing at Rector
and Washington streets smoking cigarettes
nal waiting for something to turn ur. whom
Mutt u, RYAN came along. anu going up 10
"lknow where der's case"
e here;" askei Jlmnie.
restaurant goin tor "ron, and dcy's got lot
q wine in der cellar. Have der gang ready,
oyssilr lis ERs we 'ke; but watts dat
y" Come Ter der den an yer! SEQ. Der rest Of
MIC and Mutton wee on the roof OF @
is Tr s'' aged D. q iUi GieenSlch stIeo,
"uwey" irpin. a-ed II. OF l5i WASHINGTON
srSe, "n S5mS Scn wAS u t; IA:
rnd sal sherry. 4 chorus Of Abs" FOL:
yea'. old clie. pulled lille cup from, his
pocket. aud the n,nir which put :, Oyster"
anu Jimmy" into tho hands OF the police
Ii didn't take moro than fifteen minutes for
tns M er o, I'M sa cGtss pss
sts%a lsis ne 'TsSi sI,sf pp,s!ny : blanket
sniis Of 'Fs jinmyS u'pfe'' tue oV'f00o0'ne
som.Le1y 10Y, Poll oman Max Manseeld tina.
up to investigate. lie iust got the. peak Of his
c.ar abYve The seut!le when Q BLACK bottle came
MsrgoId's aesouY5 q what hsnrened next next,
shatns s s en anz osh Do
ing from his mouth. thought the boy had
and Kim aSsa So WIFE h Jmsy hoR
eyer. Ind n hard line, II was he who threw
tho bottle at mo when il5st went on the roof.
lie deied me to eaten him. and lod me a long
fhsTs Tasn fss ann Il I ans SusG
ihsy arrived Ct the hest station h hS So jim
the Sergeant said:
e. az. Can dis is dead wrong. L warnt dom
nuthin. Dis corpor's too resi-"
oyster tried to explain matters to the
Sergeant also. but every time he tried to
speak n hccough interrupted him. and he f.
nully gave up the attempt The children were
locked up until o'clock in the afternoon.
when they were taken to the Tomhs Police
Court and arraigned before J ustice O'Reilly.
Dis biz makes me tired" snid "Oyst-r" to
the Justice. He had sobered no enough BY
this time to be able to understand his situa.
iinn. Geo. can't u teller have wine racket
widout do whole town gettin' excited about
Jimmy" became very silent as soon as he
was arraigned before the Justice. All he
would say was:
"Tain'ta square deal TO take feller In cuz
Agent Deubert. The society is going to make
ndescent on the rest of the gang before long
When Oyster" was informed that he was
going to be locked up MI night he said:
Gee. an Mutton's coin tor hit basket tor
Jimmie said nothing.