The evening world., 1894-04-02
FORTY BOYS ROUNDED UP"
Juvenile Ball Players and Crap
Shooters Arraigned in Court.
Some Lecturcd, Others Fined and
All Returned to Parents.

Forty boys ranging from sixteen to
twenty years were prisoners ut the
Yorkville Police Court to-day. Thirty
one were captured by Policeman William
A. Jones. of the East Thirty-ffth street
squad. and with a section of men in
civilian clothes, while the nine others
were captured by Policeman John
Becker. of the West Forty seventh
street squad. They were all charged
with playing ball on the street and
Residents of both precincts have COM
planned to the captains of this annoy
ance. Yesterday between the hours of
3 and Il. NJ, Jones with two rounds
TO arrest all-players and crap-shooters.
Fourteen of them were chased on board
Of canal-boat at the foot of East
Thirty-sixth street. where they finally
submitted to arrest. The names of the
prisoners We're as follows
James kahan. eighteen. 3N9 Third avenue; Thos.
Cabc eighteen, 9ls Fast Thtrty.eighth street;
David Williams eighteen, $50 Third avenue:
Michael Fa T thirtyt~o Sos sc"ond avenue
GeorE" Francis, seventeen. 2I3 East Forty-irst
street Thomas Fahcrty, sixteen, 1866 East Thirty
third street Matthew Mcmahon twenty on" 4oo
First avenue. Joseph McEyany. sixteen 81 First
avenue, SamI" Lee, twenty one, 80 First hN"nn";
Antonio Gina sixteen. +oN Fast Twenty ninth
Twenr,-ninth street. Frank REYNOLDS sixteen.
100 Second avenue. John Calara. seventeen -.
Third avenue Percy Wols fourteen. 336 East
Thirty ninth street: Joseph M"rabc fifteen. 1871
East Thrive sixth street; William Mills sixteen
3il East THIRTY. sixth street; John Atkins four,
tom. ali East Thirty sixth street Peter Carroll
sixteen 800 East Ihrty-siNth street; ThOmas
M'lntNrr. sixteen, 22I East Thirty sixth street
Michael Ccnnon. sixteen 33i East Thrty-siNtt
| street, John Burke fourteen 300 East Thirty
1imh street Martin No?nan, Gns,n ds9 scron,
| avenue, John CLANCY, sixteen, 1872 East Thirty
! sixth street. Thomas ConnOrs hfteen, 3al Eas
] Thiriv-righth street. John FLYNN fourteen 20,
/ Ent Thirty second street Edward Lyons, seven
| teen 332 East Foricth street Dennis Clshiu
/ seventeen 23l East Thtriy-ninth street: Charlie
Madden nineteen. 80 East Thirty ninth street
. Patrick Flood. fourteen, 4I2 West F,ftv-s"rOn.
] street James McGrah", ton. ~ Tenth avenue
.Irhn ,ioiicr sixteen. i2I West Furty-ninth street
. John Caynnagh, nineteen. 53i West Furty-nintl
/ Fo-tv-uinth street. James M"Guiro. sixteen. 80
/ West l'nIty seventh street James smith. sovCu
| teen $50 West Forty-a"v"nth street, Mirhdr
| NurIhy. nineteen, AZ West Tnrty-SlNth street
auI John Mahuncy, seventeen, 5o- Eleventh ave
! nur.
| The courtroom was crowded to tn,
| doors with the fathers ana mothers o
the prisoners, some Of them crying ant
! each telling one another how good thei
own boy was. and how the police ough
to De ashamed of themselves for maxim!
! the arrests.
As the boys stepped up to the bar,
| half dozen at a time, in answer to thei
names. Justice Noorhis read them a Ice
turc. He fined about one-half of them
dollar each. and discharged the other
with rcprmand, The fines were al
paid.
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