Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-10
POLICE COURT.
Four Twelve Year old Boys Confessed That They Burglarized Half a Dozen

Four Twelve Year old Boys Confessed
 That They BurglarIzed Half a Dozen
 Stores.
 In the police court to-day Maurice Moriarty was charged with breach of the peace on two charges. Last Friday while on Baldwin street he had some words with an Italian whom he knocked down and kicked. Maurice declared that the Italian insulted him. He was young men in the city were insulted by Moriarty on Washington street during the past week. He called them vile names and insulted theIr parents. He was fined $10 and costs on this case. He took an appeal in each case.
 Patrick Stundow, nine years of age, was charged with the theft of $1 % from Mrs Robinson, yesterday morning. The grandmother of the boy was present and spoke for him. His case was adjourned until tomorrow morning to find out about his home.
 Four youths, Joseph Vance, William Sweeney, John Brennan and Thomas Tracy, each twelve years of age, who were arrested Saturday, were in court this morning. The story they told was a history of crime, and beats any record of youthful depravity ever heard in Waterbury. Attorney O'Neill thought the boys were too young to be charged with burglary, 30 he changed the warrants to reform school charges. John 0. Wheeler, clerk in F. B. Fields store, told how on Saturday morning when he opened up he found knives missing from the show cases and sample boxes. On investiga- tion he found that entrance had been effected through the second story win dow from a shed in the rear. The boys had made their escape through the office window. Chief Egan said the boys had admitted the robbery and also several others. Among the stores and saloons they had visited were the fol- lowing: Waterbury Grocery Co, J. F saloon, J. R. Corbett's saloon, F. B. Fields hardware store, c. W. Pease, house furnishing goods. Brennan, Sweeney and Tracy entered Fields with the aid of plank with cleats. They hid the stuff in a lumber pile in the rear of Meigs & Trott's store, where it was found by Detective Egan. Brennan, Sweeney and Vance entered Phelan's tea store. It was Vance who escaped through the window when Phelan en- tered. Brennan, Vance and Sweeney caught by some men, but were let go whtn they told their names. On July 4, Brennan, Vance and Sweeney entered Waterbury Grocery Go and stole a bottle of blackberry wine. The same evening Brennan, Vance, Tracy and Sweeney entered Pease's store on South Main street and stole fire works. They went in there twice. Brennan entered Corbett's saloop the night of the first band concert and stole bottle of whiskey. Vance and Sweeney got drunk on the whiskey. At torney Lowe appeared for the boys. He did not introduce evidence. Judge Root said in sentencing them that it seemed to him the boys had started in:on career of crime unparalleled. He committed each to the reform school Attorney Lowe took an appeal, but it was not al- lowed. He then asked permission to in- troduce the parents and friends of the boys as evidence It was allowed, but Judge Root said he saw no reason to change his judgment. At the request then of Attorney o'Neill judgment was stayed until tomorrow morning to look up the law on appeal.
 The cases of Mrs Margaret Brennan foE breach of the peace and Mra Cora Pixley for assault were continued until to morrow morning.
 Patrick Carroll, for drunkenness, wal fined S7 and costs.
 Daniel Murphy, for a similar ofense was fined $5 and costs.