Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-21
Children Who Got Into Trouble and
Kept the Police of Two Cities
Very Busy Yesterday.
FRED AUSTIN SHOT In THE HEAD.
His Assailant Runs Away, and When Cap.
tured Says He Couldn't Help
the Shooting,
YOUNGSTERS WHO STOLE DYNAMITE
A Girl Who Acted Mystericusly and Told . Very
Strange Story.

The younger generation contributed its
quota to keeping the police busy yesterday.
| Freddie Austin and Willie Bates were
! having a good time yesterday evening on
Diamond street and Cherry alley. 1t has
not vet been determined whether they were
suppressing the savage Sioux or preparing
for an Italian invasion, but revolver load
ed with cunpowder and ball figured in the
proceedings. Freddie, who is years old,
was running down Cherry alley at full
speed, when Willie. who is six years older,
thought he saw the enemy approaching, and
let 90. Little Freddie caught the charge in
his face, and the bullet penetrated the nose
and entered the cheek.
Freddie screamed and Willie ran. The
injured boy was picked up and carried into
his home, No. SO Diamond street, doctor
summoned and the police notified. 1t was
found that the charge had lodged in Fred
dies nasal bone, and no serious results are
anticipated.
Claimed 1t Was an Accident.
Detective McTighe was put on the case,
but could not find Willie, who was not at
his home, No. SO Diamond street. Later in
the evening he returned and was captured.
He claimed he threw the pistol away, but
it could not be found where he had indi-
Gated. Bates declared the shooting was en-
tirely accidental, but ne was locked up un-
til the case is investigated.
For some time past the workmen blasting
along the line of the Ft. WAYNE road at
Superior station have missed quantities of
dynamite and blasting powder. No one
could understand how the explosives were
being taken until yesterday, when three
Polish bows, who had been carrying dinners
to some of the workmen, were seen acting
suspiciously and we're followed by one of the
bosses. He told his suspicious to police
man and they followed the boys. The
youngsters headed for the Ohio Connecting
bridge and stopped at the foot of one of the
land piers. The officer then arrested the
boys, and on each one was found a stick of
dynamite. A search showed a box built at
the foot of the pier and in it was found q
sticks of the dangerous explosive as we'll as
about ten pounds of rock powder.
Refused to State Their Object
The boys declared they did not intend to
blow up the bridge but could give no ex-
planation as to why they should steal such
peculiar material. Their names were
George Koftky, Kossuth Lorenz, Johan
Voltrick. As the company did not wish to
prosecute and on account Of the youth of
the bows they were released. The eldest was
scarcely II wears old.
Alfred Yerdman, ten-year-old boy,
whose parents live at 272 Robinson street.
Allegheny, was locked up in Central Sta
tion last night for begging on the street and
telling a pititul tale, which proved a false
one. He approached pedestrian and asked
for aims, at the same time saying that his
parents were dead ana he had no home.
The listener took him to the station, the boy
meanwhile protesting against going there.
As soon as the Sergeant saw him, how
ever, ne knew the boy, as he had been there
only yesterday morning. He ran away
from home last Friday, but was found by
the police, and Agent Dean turned him
over to his parents yesterday. He ran away
again yesterday, and when brought into the
station last night his head was all cut as if
he had been in a fight. He said boy had
hit him with a piece of glass. He will
likely be sent to Morganza to-day.
Striking Matches to Find a Man.
Annie Neville, a young girl, was arrested
early Yesterday morning by Officer Cox. on
Second avenue, on complaint OF Mrs. Nc
Knight, who said the girl had been in the
rear of her house striking matches and she
was afraid the girl would set fire to the
place as it had been burned mysteriously
once before. The girl could not give any
good reason for being about the place at the
hearing before Judge Hyndman, further
than that she was looking for a man. She
was fined $40 and costs, which friend paid
for her.
George Wolf, with plumber of COM
panions, was PLAYING on Forbes street, near
Lawn street, yesterday afternoon, when
Willie Hanna picked up large tin can
and threw it at Wolf. The can struck him
on the side of the head, cutting terrible
cash. He was picked up and carried into
house nearby.