The record-union., 1893-07-24
TO KILL INDIANS.
The Campaign Of Two Dime Novel
Readers.
The Result of Flash Literature on
Young MindS-In the Po-
lice Court.

The following, from the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court report Of the New ork
Ford, June 18th, contains a lesson for
parents:
During the heavy downpour of rain last
Thursday night a burglary and safe
robbery was committed by two of the
youngest criminals that have ever fallen
into the hands OF Inspector Mclaughlin.
The are Anthony Berkovicz and Robert
Masters, aged 10 and II years respect
lively. Anthony lives at No 3Ol East one
Hundred and Third street, and his father
Is tailor, while young Masters father is
a barber, and lives at No. BOB East One
( Hundred and Third street.
On Thursday nigh the boys, who are
chums and inseparable, were caught IN
the ralnstorm and sought shelter under
the awning OF Herman Levy's butcher
shop at No. 1858 Third avenue, between
One Hundred and Seventh and one
Hundred aud Eighth streets. Peering
into the window they noticed that the
door OF the butchers safe was ajar Wis
ions of untold wealth spurred the
youngsters into action. The tanlight over
| the door was open, and with the aid OF
an empty box Masters boosted the Ber-
kovicZ boy through the aperture. Robert
stood guard outside while little Anthony
riiied the safe. There was a fat wallet in
side which lie took out To his pal. rhe
/ boys eyes fairly bulged as they extracted
Ssh from the pOcketbOOk, which they
threw down sewer.
The plan Of the pair was then quickly
decided. 1t was to 90 West and fight the
Indians. They had read red-covc1ed
Observation-Disclosures stories OF small boys
DISCRIMINATING whole bands OF redskins
and concluded they could DO likewise.
There was no time to be lost, so they
started to secure their outfits for the eX-
petition. Gong To clothing store at
one Hundred and Nineteenth street and
Third avenue they bou- lat two suits OF
clothes with plenty OF pockets i'll them.
Then they boarded an elevated train to
90 to Staten Island, but the ferry was
closed whey they reached the terminus.
50 they spent The rest OF the night riding
up anu down the length OF the road, per-
tectlng other schemes for gore and glory.
They concluded they must have APP
prOprlate names to successfully wage war
OH the Indians, SO Masters, the elder boy,
who also became treasurer, assumed the
title OF Fighting Bob, the Terror Of the
GuIch." While The tenyear-old Tony be-
came "Dead-ShOt Berk, the Ne4seI,"
presumably because OF his slynes5.
While riding up and down the "L' road
they freely patr0nized every nickel-iu-
the-Slot machine they came across, and
when the nrsJ train left jersey City Fri
day they started westward.
lighting BOB" decided that they
should stop at Perth Amboy and lay in
their supplies OF lighting implements
ana ammunition, and, fortunately for The
poor Indians. they got no further than
that. place. Atagunshop there they bought
three secondhand FIobert target rifles,
two reYolVers, TWO bOWie-knlNes two
bullet pouches and several boxes Of cart
ridges. They also made provision against
another rainstorm by buying two big
umbrellas with silver snakes coiled
around the handles. Then they bought
Two nickel watches, two gold scarfpius,
and each big seal finger ring.
They started with this outfit on a
march down state street on their way to
the residence Of Mrs. Berkovic az aunt
OF Tony, the Weasel" whose young son
was to be one OF their party, and for
whom the third gun was purchased. on
the way to Iouy's cousin the boys bought
snare drum, and thus, laden down
down with guns, revolyers, knives,