The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-15

a sixteen-year-old highwayman, captured
yesterday by the Mount Vernon police.
".rhe mug what wrote that bunch 'of
Claude Duval dreams ought TO get
slapped with an axe. He's put me up
against il fer-faiH-- Z,
This lad. with big blue eyes the
tousled blonde hair of a football player
and sensitive girlish mouth, was arr
rested al / O'Clock yesterday morning ar
ter six weeks of strenuous living as ban
dit burglar. house thief and road agent
He Is good-looklng boy, regular feat
.ured. clear compleXioned with white.
| even teeth and a bright eve His lips
quivered as he told his story yesterday
10 reporter.
The novels did IT," said he. 81 start
ed out 10 be a highwayman without
thought that IL would land me here But
! should have thought.
HAD A SUNDAY SCHOOL. BADGE
do you see thise" pointing to a big
star-shaped badge pinned on his waist
coat. That was given me by my sun
day school teacher. William kinsley.
the Wall street broker. l Was in his spe-
cial class at the Presbyterian church.
Thrtieth street and Third avenue. lie
tried 10 steer me straight. and so did my
good old mother. but the books did me.
But, say and the boy began 10 cry
III I ever get out Of this trouble III live
on the level. No more bandit business
for me-snd no more bandit books. -
The Westchester police have been
looking for Weiss since the night OF
April Il when marked and heavily armed,
he invaded the home of wealthy resi-
dent Of Pelham, looted the house of Jew
elry ana escaped across the Connecticut
border.
He galloped into Mount Vernon late
Sunday night astride footsore jaded
bay mare stolen from a Connecticut
farmer He wore cavalry leggins and a
broad -brimmed sombrero. Old brass
spurs OF MEXICAN frontier patterns clat
tered at his heels, In "a broad leather
belt around his waist CLEANED big
butcher knife and two loaded revolvers.
Blankets were rolled behind the saddle
with a canvas bag full Of booty.
REAL THING IN A ROAD AGENT.
Belated Mount Vernon pedestrians
viewed him with astonishment Spurring
his tired horse Weiss finally halted at a
house in the suburbs where boy &C
quaintance lived.
This family welcomed the amateur out
law. placed food before him and then
notified the police. Weiss surrendered
without a struggle, weeping dismally
ana making full concession.
He Is the youngest son of Mrs. Ida
Weiss. "A respectable widow living az No.
33s East Thirty-third street i'm this city.
His brother is an electrical engineer
working I'm Brooklyn. The father was
killed i'm railroad accident at Mount
Vernon ten years ago.
Frank attended the Twenty-eighth
Street Public School until he insisted
upon going To work. and became. office
boy for a firm in Twenty ninth street
dealing In doctors supplies He worked
one winter resigning with the eNplana-
tion that the game was too slow"
GENTLEMAN GEORGE"
Needless of his mothers commands.
young Weiss devoted his energies 10
dime novel reading. One book a DAY with
dashing knights OF tho Road as heroes
WAS his regular allowance. He grew 10
regard robbery. properly blended with
throst-cutting and hard lighting. as a
most interesting and promising profes-
sion
Early I'm April a Thirty-third street
butcher commissioned young Weiss 10
buy theatre tickets. With 81 OF the con-
fiding butchers money Weiss embarked
upon his long planned career of crime
and adventure.
4 week before he had bought "A re-
volver and coal -chisel. lie also had
manufactured a mask from a piece OF
leather stolen from his elder sister.
There Is no record rs yet OF hts tx |
ploits between April T. the day OF his de-
parture and April 16, when he appeared
I'm Pelham at the home ot Mr. penheld
Years before the Weiss family had lived |
there on property which the young ban
dts mother still owns.
Frank was welcomed by the unsuspect-
ing Penfields. explaining that he WAS
fn tpOl aft
He was a guest that night at the Pen
field home. lie vanished before dawn ST. |
multaneously with some valuable jewel |
ry. Respect for the young outlaws |
mother kept the Per fields silent as to |
their loss
AHA! NOW FOR DEADLY VORKi
mufrled from head 60 foot in a rubber |
coat stealthiy entered Pelham at mid |
night. The residence OF John Race, one \
uf the richest men I'm town. was his point 1
OF attack With his Cnsl-Chiscl BE broke l
open the parlor window. decsmping hnlt \
an hour later with gold watch and !
chain diamond pin and a substantial |
roll OF bills.
True To his dime novel education young |
Weiss did not neglect to loot the larder |
and eat tho regulation hearty meal.
Next the enterprising youth. under the |
alias of John Ballington. appeared iu !
Redding. Conn. George White. the wealth |
lest farmer OF that section. was his Vie
tim Weiss introduced himself as Now |
Yorker Of means in search of quiet hut |
luxurious summer quarters Tor an Invalid /
sister. TO test the accommodations orcr-
ed by Mr. White. the young man remf in- |
ed one week. vanishing with the most ex-
pensive trottcr and the costliest road /
wagon I'm the white stables. This VAS q \
week ago. lie says he exchanged fhe /
buggy and harness FOR q saddle and /
bride.
Weiss will be held by the Mount Yer. !
non authorities 10 walt action b. IN |
grand Jury. Neither The New N1rk l
butcher nor the pcnneids will pr0scc'ne I
The rrssident Slave TO catetrh. u II |
sample. President "a sample lnsts llinent
4 I'm u W. m "a M-fLLa- LIZ -nAL.