The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
ROY SHOpLIRTER WENTBY NAP
HAD DIAGRAM OF STORE COUN.
TIERS HE WAS TO LOOT.
He Also Had . Recommendation From
tho Rey. DR.. Fagg- III Two Pals Got
Awuy-To better Our
Boys scheme When they started Out.

The Tenderloin police have q young
boy shopiifter who has nerve. He was
arrested late yesterday afternoon In q
Sixth avenue department store by the
store detective. Allen Goldsmith.
The detective was standing. he says, In a
balcony Of the store n happened TO ace
three boys, each about 10 years old, ak
around, taking, with some show OF boidness'
articles Of jewelry and other small things
from the counters, and passing tho plumber
10 one Of their number, who put them IN a
satchcl that no carried.
The detective captured the boy with the
satohel and took him to the police station.
The other two got away In the crowd. Al
the police station the youngsters satohel
was opened and in II were found articles
worth about $40. They asked him his
name and he said II was John Bacon. He
also said he was 10 years old and had no
home. That last was evidently not so,
for tho boy Was very comfortably dressed.
Have YOU ever peer arrested before2'
they asked him.
That's for you TO find out the boy
said with a smile.
The police tried to pump some informa-
ton out Of him but didn't get any. 50 he
WIS locked up. He refused to tell who
m spartners were. When he was searched
there was found on him a diagram OF the
lower floor of the store whore he was caught
the counters containing the most vaiua oie
stuff being carefully marked. He also had
o letter OF recommendation signed by the
Rev. John G.. Fagg, rector OF the Middle
Collegiate Church in second avenue near
Seventh street, and in II the Rev. Dr: fagg
recommend ed me Gustav Danwitz, a
member of the church, as worthy OF the
greatest confidence
The Rev. DIR. Fagg aid last night that an
investigator had reported TO him that the
Danwitz boy was OF good character and
Industrious. He also said that Gustav
was a member OF the boys club OF his church
and also went to the Avenue ID herman
Reformed Church.
Gustav's parents. who are WORKING
German people, live at IA East Ninth street,
where August Danwity, the father. runs 2
lsundrz. He told a SUN reporter he had
no doubt his boy was the one under arrest
in the Tendorloin. His parents said he
disappeared yesterday morning with, %
cents which his mother gave him when
she sent him on an errand. Later in the
day they received this letter by special
delivery from him:
DEAR PARENTS: Don't he worried about
nv not ooming home. as l have met one OF
nv friends, who also left his home for the
reason Of his father being too strict We
our situations. will write you further batter
how we are getting along. Respectfuli
your son, "'SrAN
Mr.. and Mrs. Danwitz said that the boy
hadn't been doing as he should for some
time: that he had played hockey" from
school and had run away from home about
three weeks ago. He was found in the
street. b. his mother the day after he skipped
and was persuaded to return. h Other
day they heard he was trying TO get letter,
Of recommendation at the Boys Club o.
DR.. Fagg's church and they went there
10 Try 20 stop him from getting them;
The hoy has a light complexion and ligh'
brown hair and Is good looking and healthy