The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-02
BOY THIEVES.
Two Important Arrests Made by the
POlfce-Much Property Recovered.

Two Important Arrests Made by the
Police-Much Property Recovered.
For many months robberies of houses
have been very frequent here, and the
puzzling feature was that most of them
appeared to have been committed in the
daytime Some time ago the store of W.
G. x A. b Stronach WAS entered and il
was found that one of the robbers was Il
12 year old negro boy named Mitchell.
1t is now discovered that this boy and
another, Thomas Perry by name. are the
persons who has committed the long sc
ries of crimes. Both have been Iepeated-
ly arrested for various offences, but un
fortunately always got off with light
punishment.
A few days ago the discovery was made
that thieves had entered the residence of
Maj. John &. Winder and taken
therefrom all sorts of articles, in
| Guiding even a toy cannon. They had
| cut to pieces one of the beds
| and strewed the feathers over the floors.
Articles were scattered all over the
house, every place having been ran
sacked. The boys had entered the
house twice during the absence of the
family st Miibrook. Mrs Winder in
formed the police of the robbery and
officer George Upchurch was detailed by
the chief of police to run down the
thieves. He carried out that purpose
well. Thursday, during the third party
parade he found these boys One OF
them had bag and this he dropped and
ran. The other boy was caught. Night
before last the boy who ran was arrested
at Metropolitan hail.
In the bag was wonderfully mixed lot
of ''plunder." There were articles from
several houses. 1t was found that Thurs
day the boys had, not five minutes be
fore the arrest of one, left the house of
Reuben Cole, colored, where they had
stolen various things. The homes of the
boys are near Bledsoe's grove. Their
houses were searched and the articles
which they had from time to time stolen
were in large part secured. 1t was found
that during the absence of Mr.. John
Creech and family their house on Elm
street had twice been entered. From
this house they had taken a clock, chill
dren's shoes, pistols, jewelry, cuff but
tons, &c. They had at this house again
shown the wantonness in destroying pro
perty which characterized their robbery
of the Wlnder house. They had openeC
jars of preserves and after eating som,
had scattered the remainder over bed
ding.
The police found in the boys posses
sion table cutlery, pistol, backgam
mon board, &C., stolen from Mr. III
, Mahler's; hair brushes &C. from Mrs
= Enjoys house on Hiilsboro street, anl
various articles from Mr.. Leiberman'
( house on East Jones street
The way in which these boys operate
was to 60 to house in the day time an
ring the bell If any one came to tn
door they inquired for some other person
If the bell call was not answered the
went to the rear of the house and eI
tered. Some times they climbed q
sheds and entered second floor window
this being in cases where doors an
- windows on the lower floor were fastene
securely. The father of the Mitchell bo
served i'll the peni tentiary and died viii
a convict. The father of the Perry bC
drives a family carriage here. The boz
are thoroughly hardened criminals, vel
J. daring, and have done great deal {
d mischief. 1t is safe to say that the
:. have entered fifty houses. They al
now in the station house and will t
. tried tomorrow. The CHRONICLE hop,
!. that in the interest of the public and 1
l. warning to other criminality they Wi
receive the severest punishment viii,
the law permits. Outside of prison tn,
| are a menace to Droperty