Evening journal., 1894-10-04
THEY ARE VERY BAD BOYS
And Eleven Of Them Are
Charged With Serious Crimes.
A GANG OF JUVENILE THILVEs
Break IN and Destroy Property of the
Wilmington CITY Railway walker
Soaked Gray with BrIok-PaId Five
Dollars for Chestnuts-other Cases.

Dollars Tor Chestnuts-Other Cases.
There Is a bad gang Of BOYS in the
West Erd according to the residents OF
that locality, and the police back them
up In that statement Destruction Of
properly. disorderly conduct and petty
larceny are some of the crimes laid at
the doors Of the Young Americas who
frequent that section Of the city, and SO
frequent have been the complaints that
Chief Dolan and his men are making
determined Efforts to break up the gang
aud punish the violators Of the law One
OF the sufferers from these boys Is the
Wilmington City Rail way Company, and
on several occasions property stored Ia
the old power house and barn at Fifth and
Union streets has been destroyed and
stolen. Detective Vandegrift, In con
junction with the police, gained a mum
Der OF clues as TO the thieves, and last
night an Important haul was m ade, which
will 60 far TO restore confidence among
the people there. The young thieves
have been in the habit OF breaking into
the barn, and with axes aud hammers
break of brass rsilings, hammer up
lamps and strip cars of all the copper
and brass In sight, destroying hundreds Of
dollars worth Of property. The loss is
estimated by the company at about 81, 500
during the last fewNmonths.
AS a result Of the Efforts OF the police
eleven culprits, ranging from 10 to 10
years OF age we're captured last night
and this morning arraigned before Judge
Ball In Municipal Court They were
William Powell, Thomas Mitchell, Frank
Gill, Oscar Heize, William Plckels
ffha arla NNt1a,.. ~.
Haggerty Roy Hopkins, white, and John
Abramson and Arthur Hinson, colored
Powell and Mitchell are looked upon as
the leaders of the gang The former has
just served a term in New Castle Jail
Mitchell SIS assistant to Dog.catch, T
Hayden. They did not seem to care about
their arrest, whlstled, sang, sauced the
officers and tormented the turnkey, and
while In the dock seemed TO look on the
affair as joke. They were held untll to-
morrow morning the prosecuting officer
not being ready. Bail was fixed at 5000
Howard Abramson, a brother OF John,
was brought to the chiefs office this
morning, as witness, 1t being learned
that he had seen the boys break In the
barn.
William Walker, colored boy. who
claimed to be going on 49, but who
/ didn't look more than IL, was arraigned
for assault and battery on William Gray,
also colored George Coo9er and John
Hubbard, both colored, testified that
Walker was with a crowd OF boys al
Eighth aud Locust streets, Tuesday night,
when Gray csme along The crowd had
decided 10 hop" Gray, and the prisoner
threw q brick which hit Gray In the head
Walker was recommitted until to NOR
row to allow Agent Frank Stout to in
vestigate.
| Almond Blackwell. boy. was charged
with trespassing on Dr. McKay's grounds.
stoning chestnut trees aud stoning DR..
MckaJ's man. He was fined So and
costs
Annie Johns, colored, was charged
with striking her sister Lydia. Judge
Ball heard the evidence and decided that
It was family squabble, aud dismissed
the case
E w. Leach, Frank B. Jacobs, John
Maguire and Peter Fllester, drunks,
we're fined s. aud costs each.
Louis Polombo, who keeps a stand at
Seventh aud Mar set streets, Was charged
with placing garbage on the sidewalk.
The case was continued until to morrow.
To Chief Dolen and his force the credit
Of the movement against depositors OF
garbage on the streets is largely due.
The chief proposes to break up this
annoying habit, and has directed his men
TO get evidence against every offender.