The sun., 1893-03-16
A BOY'SPLAN AVOID WORK
PISTOLS, MASKS, and a DARE DEVIL
CHUM P4RTS or 1T
Tony Dosia.h and Hi. Pal. Masked and
Armed. Threnten the Formers Father
for Compelling Him to Learn . Trade

Tony Dobis-h and His Pal. Masked and
Armed. Threnten the Formers Father
for CopspeiIius Him to Learn Trade
Joseph Dobiash. n hard-working mechanic.
| who lives at 1925 Avenue A, had an alarming
swake eninR from his sleep yesterday morning.
Tony. his 10-year-old son. and tho latter 8
bosom friend. Joe Hoeng. IL years old. who
lives next door to the Dobiashes. were the
causes OF the old mans fright. Both were
prisoners In the Yorkville Police Court ycster-
day. 1t appears that Tony. instead Of follow
his fathers advice and learning a trade. spent
his timo in saloons and In loning about the
streets with n gang OF cast side toughs
On Tuesday Mr.. Dobiash took tho young
man In hand and delivered n lecture. which
nearly drove Tony out OF his senses. Mr.
Dobiash ended his remarks by saying angrily
Now. young man. Fvs made up my mind that
you're going to learn to be n carpenter or some
kind Of a mechanic and the quicker you get
about 1t tho botter IL will bo for you''
Tony retired from his fathers presence sick
at heart, and sat down to think OF q way
whereby he could escape the pending calamity
Of being. compelled to 20 to work. Then
brilliant idea occurred to him. His chum. Joe
Hoenig, who had until few weeks ago SHARED
in Elizabeth. Joe was noted for bis fertility Of
resources. and Tony decided that with his
ientess ' father % So Tony ~ wr"s to Joe tkat ho
was in great trouble and asked him to come
to his assistance.
Joe came to this city on the next train. and
the boys held n lonG conference, In which it
was decided that desperate measures we're
necessary. They wanted money. however.
which Tony obtained from his fathers clothes
while the latter was asleep Then the boys
housht two, bulldog revovcrs; u box Of car.
tridges, anil u couple OF masks. Last night
Mr. Dohiash gave Tony another lecture Mt the
snpper tnble. In which Mrs. Dobiash joined
with vigor. WHOM Tony informed Joe Of tn,
occurrence. the latter told him tho time had
come to carry out their plan:
Larly Yesterday morning Mr.. Dobiasn was
awakened toy some one kicking the hei. aud
earinG ~ p" Vas contrTnted " the mhSzIes ih
rolvers arpeared two masked fnces and a
voice. which the astonshed mechanic thought
he recognized. said fercely:
:, See here, old man. you've got to take back
heaven. I'll blow the top Of your head of. seel'
MIR. Dobiash, who stands in deadly fear OF
firearms OF all kinds. uttered q yell and was
WHEN, the second highwayman broke in:
We u give you ten minutes to make up your
mind and pay MS $50. and IL you don't como to
time you're \ dead man."
masked figures went into the next room to
Call a policeman" whispered Mrs. Dobi-
ash. That's Tony. and he'l murder YOU"
MIR. Doblash got softly out OF bed. and keep
II" beckonedt to Policeman Tnncredi Of tho
Sixty,serenth street police station. who hap
Iened to be standing just across the street:
met net the terror stricken father in the hall
Then he dashed into the room where the boys
were waiting. and arrested them before they
knew what had happened. When arraiGned
ieniy Silent They | we're zen each sont to the Island
for q months impriSOpment,