New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
TWO YOUNG THIEVES CA UGHT
ONE coNFrssEs TO A NUMBER OF THEFTs.
HE SAYS THEY HAVE STOLEN SEVERAL DiO LILLE
AND OTHER PRoPERTY-ARREsTED JUST

AFTER A BURCiLAR1'
vyn,ian Hunt. eighteen years DID, who says ne
lives at the Victoria lodging house, IN the po"ey'
and Calso do Truette alias Mason (colored)' TWEEN
-. -. ,,oors cd who declares that he roorned at
the Progress lodging house, also in the po"e'y'
were arrested early yesterday morning " '"' o'
st. police anc later taken to the Nehtie 80
court where they were remanded to the pohc'
station until to-day The charges against ''.'',
burglary and it is probable that they VIII po'" ""'e
"a answer several additional charges or ROBBERY.
Both Of the prisoners are graduates or the muse
% Refuge on Randalls Island, where Hunt was
confined for fifteen months until Decemper iAs'' "'
Mason for n year, until last February A'ou'
o'clock Yesterday morning Isaac SlNers'eiH,
dealer in pawnbrokers' unredeemed pledges at NJ
ll9 Park Row. was aroused at ms MOUSE y" ,,
second floor of No. 149 Park Row, by man raining
an hin, ~ he Law In bed. AS Sverstcn attempted
to riso he saw the CLEAN Of revolver pointed c'ose
TO hi, face and no SO frightened that ne saiA
back on his bed.
ma nguro holding the revolver backed away
without uttering a word and on reaching the uoor
dashed down the stairs closely pursued by silver
s,oIn who had recovered his senses About the
same fine Policeman McKeon, OF the Oak-st STA
ton saw a young coOred man run swiftly throush
PARK Row and, hearing cries OF ponce he'p'
gave chase and after an exciting run caus'.t
Mason at Pearl and James SITS and look MN oaoA
TO Silverseins place.
,rho ta,,er then dressed himself and accompanied
the others 10 the station, where Mason, who was
trembling with fear was searched a p"o'oe, 'p"
OF n white boy was found on him. ana ""e'' CIV
steln told the police that the door OF his hVuSc ia"
been broken In, and case OF silver spoons 'o'
Of pawn,ickets and sl8 in cash had been sto'eh
from his rooms Sergeant sweeney ""u |'~'e 10y
tain RYAN walked up
cantain Ryan took Mason into his ROOM ana De-
FOR. long procured a confession from him. anu
learned that tho photograph was tina, OF tiu'''' WIN
whom no was associated in the burglary 'i"s''
,,, a., watcher at the doorway, while Hunt, re-
volver I'm hand. went up TO commit the crime.
Mason gave Captain Ryan a good description ol
rlunt while the captain dressing himsell, ana
10 latter with Detectives Barry, Cunningham ana
Allen started on; TO find Hunt. VINO nad es1dped
while Policeman McKeon was running AFTER -haSo"'
The men divided into pairs, and searchei inc ioos-
lighthouses In Park Row and the Bowery without
finding their man.
sbo-,lv before O'Clock Captain Ryan and Detec-
,iy. Allen saw n young fellow aight from a cable
chr in Chatham Square. and they bo,h ldeh'"el
him at once as Mason's companion. and arrested
h.ra.
A: tho Oak-st. station a hve-chamoere' reNo'Ve',
cartlv loa led; tho missing Of silver spoons ana
IS IN money were Iound on the P's'"e'' WV NO'
fessel.
Mason Is believed by the police 10 exert sucH
strong influence over Hun, that the latter Will eye
cute any plan % robbery that the former may 'A'
They both confessed TO stealing number o, d.
c,.les one, OK which, they say. tnsy fr'r.''iy H''e
froul a man named Pierce IN Beiiori-aF" Iron
lvn who IL agent for the Columbia "hctL ny
saw that they sold this bicycle for 40 Il ie" ga
ago 10 Sversieu. who they allcge AZ once to'H OF
/ the name and number plate Mason VINO SAYS ne
N,ll turn StAtos evidence. told tho pole" ana re-
porters that they hal also stolen oicjc.es AZ s'ots
Al Icxington-ayc. ami Twenty third-st.; from the
Columbia club. at Lexington ave ana i"ehtE
folrfh-s, and from another club i"O DOCKS away
they stole dress coat. an oVercoai ana TWO SUMS
OF clothes. which they I1wn"i a. Flel Is IN y"
t'har.ners-s,. ami AZ Ganley's IN D'.s'I-st lAey
nIso say that they sod one stolen bicycle 70 r
palrer in Orchard-st.. and another ~ barber N
Jersey city, . ,
On orc occasion Mason wrote letter Of rem,
/ rneIdaton TO enable Hunt 20 get n bicycle from q
dealer IN BROOKLYN Mason signed the name o, H:in
/ ,el Weiss Il lawyer. of 40. ~ " tll-st 10 TO ley
ter and Hunt g5t mo wheel after Iaj ing a sfIi..
defosit Hunt fays no formerly worked FOR Herr,
! Brcndle a butcher. In E.cyerth-str whose house
in Th.rtcenth-st. the two thieves attempted 10 ros
| nfterwarl, but were frightened away.
! \ small book was found N Hunts poke
f. "a list OF hs "churns' in the House .
/ Refuge lot ot newspaper clippings % al
vertisements ~ fats 20 let found in Hunt,
| r9ssrs.or The police believe they places The
blir Intended TO rob but Hunt he was lookini
| f1r work and room 10 1--we IN At the same time
/ bat that Mason wouldn't let him work Masof
says that Hunt. who sio.e ana SOLD the bicycles Old
! not divide the proceeds fairy