The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-27
MORE Juvenile BURGLARS
It Is a Quartet Of Hungarian Lads
This Time.
THREE STORES WE'RE LOOTED
Systematic Robbery Carried on by Four
Dcpravcd Children. Urged On by Their
NeighbOrs. Who Bought tho Stolen
Plumber for Little or Nothing.

Another gang of juvenile burglars
was bagged by the police yesterday.
Four little Hungarian lads for the
last two or three weeks have been
systematically robbing Finleys dry
goods store. the Famous shoe store ana
the Four Cent store. and disposing OF
their booty to people of their own ma
tionality living on Washington avenue
fats.
Early last week Chief Simpson re-
ceived complaints from the three store
keepers that goods had been removed
from their stores during the night. A
watch was set, but nothing developed.
Again ON Saturday other complaints
were received, and on Saturday night
and Sunday night Lieutenant Davis
and Officers Feeney and NJ. ]. Walsh
kept a vigilant watch over the stores
which We're being visited.
Early yesterday morning officer Fee
ney, from his hiding place. saw two lit
tie boys sneaking down the alley and
entering the Four Cent store by the
rear doors. They gained entrance by
breaking pane of glass and removing
the bar which secured the door.
Picket Gave the Alarm.
One little fellow was outside on the
lookout for police and the other went
inside. When the officer made dash
to capture them the picket gave the
alarm and started In one direction,
while the other bolted from the store
and took another direction. The OFF,
Ger followed the first. as he knew OIL
Ger Walsh was at the other end of the
alley and could intercept him. The lit
tie fellow was lively runner. but was
overtaken by Officer Feeney as Officer
Walsh was heading him Off.
He was taken to the station house,
where he made an open breast Of all he
knew. He said his name was Johnnie
Baricoski and his age II years. There
were four in the gang and they were the
one who had robbed the three stores.
He also told the names of his COM
panions in crime and later In the day
all Were arrested by Officers Feeney.
Dyer and Walsh. They are August
SCholtz, aged Is: George Smith, aged IA;
and Frank Jolvidrie, aged 3. Another
little fellow named George Rusock, who
was arrested for breaking into a candy
store on the flats two years ago. was
also arrested on suspicion but dis
charged. as nothing could be proven
against him.
Scholtz, the eldest Of the quartette,
served three months Of the present year
for the same kind of work and Is al
ready hardened little criminal Smith,
the next in age. had to leave Shamokin
on account of a theft, so young Jolvi-
drie stated. He said himself that he
has travelled all over the country be-
tween here and Chicago.
They Confessed Their Guilt.
When brought up for a questioning
all four confessed their guilt and an
swered readily all questions put to
them. They took twelve blankets from
Flnley's by smashing a pane of glass
and inserting a stick with a nail on the
end Of it. drawing the blankets out
one by one through the opening.
Two nights We're spent in getting the
blankets. The Four Cent store was en-
tered. as already described. The Fam
GUS lost only pair of shoes, two
"lefts." which Were gotten by breaking
through window.
The boys told where they had dis
posed of their plunder and all was re-
covered, with the exception of a guam
tity of knives and scissors belonging
to the Four Cent store and two blan-
kets from Finley's The blankets have
been located by the police and will
be recovered today. The people who
have been receiving the stolen goods
have purchased them from the lads for
small sums ranging from cent to a
quarter The following are some of
those who have been receiving the
stolen goods:
Names Of Purchasers.
Anna Cysmadox. South Washington
avenue, one blanket; John Boray, 336
Washington avenue, two blankets and
one box Of knives; Mike Kelly, rear of
River street. four boxes of knives and
forks and two bread knives; Carlo
Iaguski, Washington avenue. one blan-
ket. six knives and forks and eight
shears; Eva Barnock. three knives and
three forks; John Smalanio, three
knives and three forks.
Every one of those people will be ar
rested and will no doubt be made to
suffer worse than the children whom
they encouraged.