The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-09
A Lad freaks into Cooks TO Get Railroad
Tickets for Carson.

1t was a desire to see the Corbett-F itzsimmons
prize fight at Carson City. New, that led Ernest
Sulzer. Is years old. OF 1913 First avenue. to
break into tho Office OF the Cooks Tourists Com
pany at 28l Broadway and = Warren street at
Q o'clock yesterday morning, for the purpose Of
stealing tickets for that place.
Sulzcr is a cousin Of Herman Sulzer. the pro-
prietor OF the Harlem River Park, at l28th
street and Second avenue. He is q reader Of
dime novels. He also reads the daily papers.
and. naturally enough. he became interested in
the coming Corbett-F itzsimmonsf fight. lie is an
ardent admircr OF Corbott. and wished TO see
that worthy dispose of the aspirations of
"Lanky Bob"
"On Friday afternoon" he said, in telling yes
terday OF his attempt to crafty his longing to
see the fight, II thought l would make n break.
I took Si.69 from my fathers bureau drawer
and went as far as Yonkcrs on the train. Then
l began to sec that I was a chump TO start for
way out West with only that much money.
II camo back to New York and tried to win
money from tho gang OF ncwsboys in City Hall
Park by shooting craps with them, but they
were too speedy for me. and they got all the coin
] had. Then | was fiat busted and could not go
home.
II was afraid to lie down In n hall to sleep for
fear some cop would lind me and pinch me. SO
l just walked all Friday night and saturday and
Saturday night and SnnG ~ and Sunday night.
l WAS most dead ana didn | care what happened
TO me-; .
frankfurters some newsboys stakcd me for. Say,
l was never 80 hungry and tired In my life, and
on yesterday afternoon, while | was walking
along the Fall River line picr, | found II Ratchet
wrapped up in n bag.
Say. but l was tickled at that. / thought l
i%w Sa ssli To 1t G sPS FEG "ll = pa %SSHiI' not s%i ice a | Ih was si wSi OK
that tourist company and l determined TO wait
till il was good and late and then break In the
place with my hatchet. l thought | could g.t
tickets TO Carson City and back and plenty Of
money, too. Well. | tried, but the cops were
too fly for me and nabbed me before l got II
thing"
Ernest, according TO Policeman Parker OF the
Leonard street station. waited until the blue
coats back was turned, and then pried the win
dow On Warren street open with the Ratchet.
Parker saw the lads legs going through the
window when his attention was attracted by tho
crash Of the window giving wny.. Not knowing
that tho burglar was n boy, Parker raped for
assistance. and Policeman Farley OF the Church
street station responded. Together they entered
the office and easily arrested the lad before he
got anything.
: Ernest was taken to the Leonard street station
and later transferred to the Gerry society for tho
night. He was brought to Centre Street Court
yesterday by Agents King and Murray OF the
society. When arraigncd before Magistrate
Crane he ackno wledged that he was guilty as
charged. His father told the Magistrate that
Ernest was incorrigible, and Magistrate Crane
held the lad In ~ 900 for trial and committed
him to the Gerry society until his case Is called
In General Sessions.