New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
YOUNG BURGLARS ca UGHI.
TAKEN RED-7ANDED IN AN EAST Fouf-
TEENTH-ST. STORE.
THEY HAD MADE PRACTICE OF ENTERiN"
THE PLACE ON SUNDAY AND sTEAL'S'
GOODS. WHICH THEY SOLD
TO A JUNKMAN.

TO A JUNKMAN.
Detective Rein OF Captain Picketts commanu'
Yesterday afternoon cleared up the mystery SUI
rounding a series of burglaries that have been COM
mtted regularly every Sunday Afternoon In the ''o' Z
OF the Mercantile Stationery and Printing Coihp'''
No p East Fourteenth-st. He arrested two !ou.e
schoolboys whom he caught red-handen III NV
store. The boys made confession which i'hp"
three other lads and junkman. who has Deem o0'
ing the proceeds of the burglaries from 'he w!
About a month ago Mr. Millett, the manager vi ''''
company reached the store Monday mor'''"e
and found that thieves had been at work and car
ried off a lot OF brass rule and leaden sIugs 'Aiu
SIS He did not report the matter TO the poi''e'
but nailed up a window In the rear OF the SUI
looking out upon small yard. The following 'io"
day he surprised to find on entering the s,o'e
that one OF the panes Of glass in the windo" hau
been broken, and about the same amount OF soou9
he'd been taken. Then he reported the matter ~
the police. and Detective Rein began to investigate
Last Sunday the place was entered again by way VI
the window. and more brass material was taken
Saturday night the detective made an appoint
ment to meet Mr.. Mett at the store at II O'CLOCK
yesterday morning. piece OF pasteboard was
nailed over the broken pane. and the two men sat
down to await the arrival Of the burglars In the
Of the store in Fifteenth-st is vacant , lo'
which is separated from the yard by an rnwd
Of boys playing In the vacant lot Hair an r horr
later two well-dressed boys weat,ns ing M yard
-
ard one of them tore down the piece OF pasteDoaru
which served a window pane. Then tney re-
crossed the and joined the other boys at play
At o'clock the two lads again entered the yaru
and the younger. looking of the two climbed INTO
the store and after securing good-sized WOODEN
box started to IN II with brass rule; While he was
at work his companion crawled In through the WIN
dow and began assisting him. When the iad iau
the box filed with si5 worth OF rule they started 10
go away. $500 ,
Detective Rein Jumped from his hiding place and
drawing his revolver, commanded the boys TO STOP
The younger lad walked toward him. while the
other became pale and begged for his life. KEN
where they said they were Joseph Foster thirteen
years old Of No. coo East Fifteenth-st, and VIII
lam Tobin. fourteen years old of No 6ol East
Fifteenthst Foster said that II the captain would
let him 20 he would make full confession. The
boy questioned, and II was learned that Foster
store for The last three Sundays. Foster said that
the Fourteenth-st boys had told the Fifteenth-st
boys that the place a dead cinch. and that
he and Tobn had taken the tip and divided with
three other boys. whose names he gave to the cap
tain. The three others. he said. the ones that
The proceeds OF the hurglaries had been sold TO
Bernard Keegan, a junkman of No. 4S9 East
Thirteenth-st. He bought the last lot. valued at
So from them for 80 lie and his companions
Foster said gained their first entrance to the place
by raising the rear window. which they found un-
locked. The second time they visited the place they
found that the window had been nai.ed. and broke
where they took the leaden sugs Foster answered
that they could be melted and sold. They did not
take the gold pens and other articles they said. be-
cause they were afraid they could not sell them
The boys turned TO the Gerry Society.
and viii be arragned in the Jefferson Market Police