The sun., 1892-03-16
TOMMY IS A KID BUCCANEER.
UE rs ONLY 10. AND ~ THE LEADER
OF THE FIGH7ING CIfILLIES.o

ue Had some Hcea OF Leading u Rowing
life ON the spanish Main. hut re Trippet
Cp. and IL In the Yorkviiie Prison. with
Great Dread OF the Reformatory.
Crowley says woodsy got tho idea from
brought TO Bay at Last or the Red l,overs ol
the Spanish Main" the hero OF which starts In
life with revolver and n bowie knife.
"Only." Crowley added with n grin. "do
hloke in d. Red Rovcrs wuznt such chumr
p Woodsy md g didn't lot d. cops coll'r i'm
Woodsy, 1t Is true. had the requisite arsenal.
but before lie could gctt to the Spanish Main
The officers OF the law brought him TO bay. and
now he Is languishing In u dungeon.
Woodsy is only 13 years old. His real name
IL Thomas Woods but tho last boy who called
him Tommy" had to fight His home Ia with
his widowed mother and his big brothers ut
ooS West Sixty-nrst street. He used to GO to
school. but when vacation camo last year he
decided that he knew enough.
He had moved only q short timc before that
from Tif,y-eighth street to SiXty.hrst street.
his present home. and he formed now tieS.
The boys in fifty.eighth street had gang Of
which woodsy used to be the leader. and when
he came to Sixty.frst street the "Chillles" re-
ceivcd him with open arms. for they had heard
Of him. But tho " Fifty eight Strecdors" were
vroth at this. and they declared war against
tho "Chilies." and that is how 1t oil camo
about
Crowley. aged II. explained 1t yesterday
afternoon like this:
Me n Woodsy W. comm down d street 3
afternoon nd couple O. de Fifty.ate streeders
come UP nd begun tchuck bluffs Dcy VIZ
lust out O school nd mo n Woodsy VIZ play
In hockey. One o dem sez to Woodsy sezzy:
You'll ketch 1t zen d. toacher secs ye.' 'Hnw
y talkin' tori seq Woodsy. Blamed II l.
know. d. ieller said. nd den woodsy got huffy.
'Don'tche gimme any yor lip he sez Den dey
gave d. cry. nd de gang came runnin' up.
ben woodsy sez { me. sezzy: L aint
got Ins pop wd me, e,,,,IIs I'D he GnammSS na S
islless !, come % up leokin, T! scrap;; Woods, ,
oSf nd M ss it PtYsts Ss Ds srssdSTs 9s:
'isisy ,scran 10 smashed a pane II q, lamp
ssn sSs sSms HS Se ONE ySsd Cheese ss f eep nd
r@sf IL haa AZ hanS 4S1O,Ssi ssaz lid THd Hd Set
i'm in s asnaS sH honf 81 ga Otter "as Sc It. i: ss
never uses II, 'cept t, practise maxim it stick
in teySnoie 7 nights pnS Aw say. wHeodsys,a god
FsS siyssS @ too dc r. ae kd
r9shin' do GROWERS. nd he swiped do cash
down on on d Bowery. and he youster sit front Q,
de school md parnlyze, de kids wot, VIZ late l
knew he'd get collared somc day."
The reporter went to- tho iorkviie Policc
Court prison where Woodsy snt. The boy was
.ad and had been crying. but no recovered
himself nnd % Vas soon nj in @ smiling h hnmoI.
':sS .grcwiey cSeiH told adf me-"
I'll lEive il I ys straight : ye don't Gimme away:
SsYS 5sf RsaashfM Man S At ee
great reud it ten times
ths eS.f says you held up little children
Aw. he's a bloody liar I Jest scared 'em
r. fun; sa,ay W. dc funniest ting y, ever
Hia ssttis !" ne saad nd den Is scared ar s'Ss Ss
.,sHIa,y sHG,Ty. about Keeping boys away from
%,Dat W. great. I wanted & dids t. play
',em me pop Dey stayed every. shot. md we
id bad bully f4n: sa.ay; mister. didn't do nqth-
tero9s M dsy p
GG,,owley's, ,wuss p me md Jey don't touch him.
d, COP had gr,,'iEe again, me-" -,
losesss slffysfHSss II amt GOT no
RSp %s dssa SGGts L Ssy dos Dsy @l0ns Crowley Strike
The keeper thought 1t was time for woodsy
to eat his supper, and the intsrview came to
ssIyssnth street station. who made the arrest.
., That .I fellow Woo,dsy Is Irregular kid buzz
lad they cali crowley arc the leaders f'es Of tfe
saw. The trouble is that they're as slippery perry
them Wooilsy was held for exam ton this
look out for him."