New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
BOY BURGLARS LOOT FLAT.
THEY CHOKE YoUNGSTER INTO TELL
ING JEWELRY'S HIDING PLACE.
CAr7cT4T WHILE LYING IN WAIT TO HOLD
Up A MAN-ONE SIXTEEN. ONE
THIRTEEN.

| Two lads were arrested by the police OF the
| East One-hundred- and-twenty -sixth-st. station
| last night charged with burglary after they mad
| broken into q hathouse in Harlem, stolen Jewelry
valued at S400 and frightened a boy who was
! alone in the house. The prisoners are Joseph
Alberts son. sixteen years old. Of No 121 Prospect
| Place Brooklyn, and Morris Sachs. thirteen
| years DID, Of No. 76 East One-hundred and
| forty-ffth-st. Albertson locked up and
Sachs sent to the Chill irens society. The latter.
| the ploice say, has just been released from the
Juvenile Asylum.
According to the story given out by the police,
Mrs. Mary Cummings a widow. lives on the sec
ond floor Of the fathouse with her thirteen
year-old son, Charles. She is employed as a
stenographer in an office downtown, and was
not home Albertson and Sachs entered the
house through the front door, and walked up
stairs. They tried the door Of the Cummings
apartment but found 1t locked. Albertson lifted
Sachs. the smaller and lighter Of the two over
the transom The latter climbed through.
dropped to the floor. and opened the door from
the inside and let his companion in. The search
for wealth then began.
From room to room the lads went, searching
everywhere for something OF value to carry
away They unsuccessful, however. and
could find nothing that they could move except
bric-a -brac. They were giving up the hunt as
a bad job when they heard cry coming from
underneath the bed. Seeing pair Of legs un-
der the bed. they grabbed hold Of them and
pulled the owner out on the floor.
Please don't kill me, Mr.. Burglars; oh, don't
kill mer'
1t was Charles. who in pleading terms begged
for mercy The intruders ordered him to tell
them where his mother kept her money and
| jewelry. Charles refused. One OF the boys
grabbed him by the throat and choked him
until ne thought his end had come Gasping for
breath and struggling to get free, he finally
| told his captors where the family jewelry was
kept.
Albertson and Sachs then went to the hiding
| place and took the jewelry, which they put up
| in package and hid in their clothes
Now, If you kick up rumpus," they told
| Charles. well just punch you until you're sore.
| We're going out to Arizona, and we want you
to with US"
Then they took from their pockets several
maps, one a railroad map of line from New
York to Prescott. Also they had itemized
list of articles they would require for the trip.
with their cost. They figured SO for dress
suit case, two bowie knives, two revoVers, two
rifles and list of cooking utensils.
! Charles was then requested to join them. but
he refused, and, after getting a sound drubbing
| from the two youngsters was left in the apart
ments, nursing swollen nose and a bruised
| eye
| When Mrs. Cummings returned home and
| learned of the robbery she reported the to
| the police Detectives Mooney and Boyle inter-
viewed Charles. He told them that the lads
| had told him they were going to hold up
| citizen in Mount Morris Park before they de-
| parted for the West. The detectives went to
Mount Morris Park with Charles and found the
youngsters lying in wait for somebody at
Madison-ave and One-hundred- md twenty
| third-st., directly opposite the park. Mooney
caught Albertson, but Sachs ran away. followed
by Boyle The lad hid in the old fire tower.
where he was caught by the detective. The
| jewery was found the youngsters.