The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
A MERE BOY IIIGIIWAIMAN.

A MERE BUY lllGllW AMMAN
JOHNNIE nrsHDI. ROBEED NINE NE!
AND 2UO STREET CARS.
Ths Kansas City Criminni Prodiry's Cares
IN Two Months md the Success lie Nas
~ Securing Booiy to Fay MS Debts.
Kansas CRY. April pa boy came out o.
the cage at Police Station No Mt 10 o'clock
on Friday, April Is. and went to the telephone
IN Nuswer to a telephone call: rs that Mr.
Bishop 2" lie said. Then he added "Ycs. this
~ Johnny. am In trouble down hero at tho
station. and won't be bono tonight Then
the boy walked back into tho dark cage and
wAs locked up,
John O. Bishop is the boy. lie is II years old.
neat. well bred. and tender-hcarted 10 Ia
short. and perhaps would weigh $50 pounds.
For month lie worked hard for Contractor
Gordon painting buildings. but at night he has
alone robbed two street cars and nino persons.
As Q desperate no has shown much cunning.
you won't put my name in the papers. will
your no said. MY folks arc good people.
and wouldn't want them to know anything
about this" Aftcr somo persuasion ho said
II went Into this business nbouttwo months
Gt6 because was in debt. Two been working
for . man named Gordon. who is q painter
and lives ut 1909 Alexander street.
Hes eond man. and no didn't have
anything 10 do with this. l had to
two fellows that cam, to mo last winter and
said this was n good business to work. and
Eantel mo to &C in with them. but didn't.
Whsn got ready went in FOR myself do
i've hold UP ten men. ono Of them didn't
ago. way out ON Myr," av9nue. outside tho
CITY limits. II. shot at ny" and shot at HIM
II was dark and chased around a good deal
L
HIN. l had two revo,vcIs. :.
f ,ns 1sts net tna H. O. Wheelsr
70 to1d W. ,hi.s ISnI,;; aad % his, IaiHrq
Sl@sk tool, too or the " ov:rroNt wore % and threw
St ~ "s f"@ 'ns ss Sff hS1
sah Thn1 S,sp9a to the Of tn G
nishs a .hot ih% r0b connStGr
Kim "H about the s"' rSbvyrS H., " a"il ls
I'd Td''G south Ran on "wf roos2n 1S tcn, with Mill
my head 'urn"l;, 50 as t" les ocli"l me. and
:, m" cIr,0re q the hishwnyman came in
,YaGin,nt t,n,nnr"d lot a'toss the street from
chain. They told tho police.
The E0!.e lay in wait lite after dark
johnny aS he was II tout to look Tor this nrop-
erty. Tney, took him to the station. There
The police found in Tie tree black false
mous,afche. one pawn ticket for a silver watch;
e9s saSd Tat:h SpG star
The nickel novel was entitled " Jack Wright |
FRI a 81 he trn S n M. Or T. GoH ma tn
Police Detective Hunt has recovered the |
watch Bishop took from John hin on bernard |
three lIIan ~
q the watches in the casing under window !
an anil h"se the corner OF
= He was taken there ani the watch was found
One Of his pistols. he sad, was hidden under
avenue. and there It was founi. Miss Low.
bottom. pretty fifteen -yral..olt girl. lives in
Young rnn. No: didn't spend my money on
n NJ E ',n;s said Bishop. when her name was
ri have taken her to the theatre once since
went into this business. Thut'sall the money
!, got MONEY. i"ats the reason 'Y' did } is
: The pcl'e say that tn, hoy. has committed
cent that Of Conhuctor Maurice Hanlon at the
terminus Of tn. iEighteent., street cable and
Emmett Ferry. Who ives ', at 1.4os Montgan
S nsbt n was I,rpred wse s ss% on friday
Sparks. the horse dealer, was stopped near
The cHrp.r ct Perry and Gerhard avenues on
Sne h,GHt VI halch 90 NothlnS was taken |
4 few minutes aitcrw,ra, and near the same
PsS ,S sncp ToEf"a i I'm Hil OF 32i3 East
On ntsS IS t BsRo S@ 9oohed w. H. THROWN
the corner Of md
sear the corner of Lighteenth street and In,
street cable power Eo%ss = an and by trle.
phone reported the robbery TO the police.
bi ne cMSHght o ,r meG r; and mn"ned
Hi .na topped Sparks f he bn" horse
on the Prospect avenue line. getting little
Gno ony fIom the conduttor and watch from
This nrst man held up that nis 81" and and
Ehe other one. too. that shot at. came alone,
; ;si Bishop: ~ wasn't looking for them hut
..n fis ' %ha lives out %ts th ay!"s wa ,%f
pden know set that '0n s s iaa from ut n
500 missed him. though, b9t1 got a gold
S"St PS R Fiat r revove e!'f ure S"f fhae
,ali.d on it = little too 6ssrd i' and it
n9 to stay in this business any more. / was
Tolng to give the watch back, too MS soon AS I
'ould without raising suspicion. 1 don't know
,ed thought some Of holding up Police Onicer
fiIsnpsI sa,d the yGinng rascal! ~ though
ever operated west Of BROOKLYN avenue. one
'oid they Identified me. but their led" ''''''
An effort will be mad" TO slow that Bishop is
n.ane. the result OF his excessive use Of ciI,a-
lin q the habit He smokes, cigarette
very fifteen minutes for twelve hours in tho