The evening times., 1900-03-17

NEW YORK, March 17.-ThOmas Con-
roy was sent to the Catholic ProtectOry
yesterday, and agents Of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children in
Brooklyn, whose duty it is to bring about
the conviction of juvenile yiolat0rs Of law.
feel that they have won a signal victory,
rs Conroy and his brother Andrew and his
sisters, Maggie and Kate. are old offenders.
These offenders are not men and women.
Andrew is four years old. Kate is six,
Thomas eight. and Maggie thirteen. but.
despite their youth theT have succeeded
in going uupunished this Ear. notwith
standing they offended even whi'e out On
parole pending trial. Their chi5t offence
is begging. which they do adroitly. each
OF them having committed to memory a
touching story Of poverty and illness
which has no foundation in fact.
Bridget Couroy. the mother Of the chill
dren. is charged with forcing the children
to 90 out to beg. She is TO be tried before
Magistrate Brenner on April ,. Each time
the children have been arrested Robert
Wilhn. Superintendent and Attorney Of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children, has insisted that the mother
should be prosecuted but she managed TO
escape with reprimands until recently. The
father Of the children is a driver. He
earns enough to support his family.
II is shown by court records that Thomas
was arrested on January last year fer
habiuaI begging in Fulton Street His
father then told the court he was able to
support Thomas. and that he was surprised
TO learn that the boy had begged in the
street The father was reprimaEded for
not having sent she boy 90 school He
prcmssed TO DO this. and was permitted to
take his son 20 his home, hea at 20 TIL
larry Street.
Maggie WAS caught stealing an over
coat After she was found guilty in
the Court OF Special Sessions she was Ier-
mitted to go home under a suspension Of
sentence
Thomas was again arrested three mo1ths
later for begging His mothers arrest was
again asked Tor by Mr. Wilkin. but she re-
ceived what was said To- be a final warn
irg. and was permitted 90 take Thomas
home.
Thomas then became a Juvenile tramp
and was arrested In Manhattan for vagr5n-
cy. Mrs. COuroy went before Magistrate
Mott, TO whom she was not known. and
was permitted To take her boy hcme upon
promising TO whip him He did not re
main al home.
For several months previous 10 Iasf De-
cembcr letters were frequently sent 10 the
Office OF the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 10 Children in Brooklyn calling
attention &c what appeared &C be a sad
case of destitutiUu aud CiCkuess Two
children representing themselves as Kate
and Andrew Lyons had called on the
writer Of each letter and had obtcired
money by saying their mother was dying
and needed money for medical attend
arcc. Addresses given on different occa-
siOGS always proved 10 be false
Finally. on December 8 the Lyons chill
dren were arrested while telling their
heartrendiug story. They proved To be
Kate and Andrew COuroy They were ar
raigned before Magistrate Brenner who
permitted their mother 10 take them hon.
after reprimanding them The voppc
children denied that their mother was their
Fagin. and said their sister Maggie bad
trained them TO beg and had carefully
taught them the story Of a DYING mother
with no money for medicine
Acting Captain COlgan. OF the Liberty
Avenue station. while in citizens clothes
was appealed to by Kate aud Andrew cx-
aCtly two months after the date OF their
say Maggie had taught them. lie took Them
to the Society for the Prevention Of Cru
city 90 Children. believing fIey needed as
sistancc. They we're nCld and on their
being arragned the next day Magistrate
Bremen issued a warrant for the arrest
Of their mother. who had moved to 3
North Portland Avenue She and the
children were paroled pending trial two
weeks from next Tuesday. and on Fcbru-
airy -. while Kate was out on parole. she
and Maggie called On the Rev GAYLORD :.
White. OF 209 Concord Street. They told
him a tale Of poverty and illness. which
resulted in his going with them to their
home. where he was told by their mother
that she was able 10 support her children.
and that they had never begged before.
Thomas was again arrested for begging
last Tuesday. and was arraigneG in the
Adams Street Court Thursday Magistrate
Brenner refused to listen 10 his mothers
pleadings for his release. and committed
him To the Catholic PrOtet0ry.
NJ. Wilkiu will ash on April > that Kata
and Andrew be committed 20 the Protec-
tory, and Mrs COnrOy held FOR trial in the
COurt OF Special Sessions.