The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-09

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-Crime is increas-
ing in Brooklyn and in the boroughs of
Richmond and Queens, judging from the
report of the cases handled by tne Court
of Special Sessions OF the Second Divi-
sion OF the city of New York in the last
year. 1t shows an increase of FIVE hun
bred cases disposed of, as compared with
the year 1898, and since 1899 there has
also been a marked increase Of cases.
Especially is this true amonl young
children.
In fines the total collection in 1900
shows an increase of $4,000 over 1855, the
first year that the court of special ses-
sions was ms ituted, and about $4,000 in
crease over the amount collected in 1899.
The sum OF $685. was turned over to the
State Excise Department in the year as
its share of the money paid into court by
persons convicted and fined for violation
of the excise laws.
or the hundreds of criminals brought
before the bar there were more prisoners
who pleaded guilty of the offences charged
and threw themselves upon the mercy OF
the court than of those who pleaded not
guilty. The total number of cases in the
year Vas 1896; convictions by trial, 535;
convictions by plea of guilty, 841 acquit-
tails, 3I9; dismissaIs, sol, and fines. 5. g53.
About so per cent of the pleas o. not
guilty have been upon complaints of pet
il larceny, and IN this class of crime
many boys under sixteen were convicted
The practise OF the court is not to ac-
cept plea of guilty from boys of
90 frr- 70
not guilty and try the cases CC.l-
victions are obtained in the cases Of
about per cent Of all prisoners brought
10 trial, Up 10 the present time the
number Of cases sent TO the cOur' is . 500.
all Of which have been disposed of with
the exception of about seventy-five cases,
in some of which the defendants have
been sent by the county court to the
State prison.
Here are two examples of cases that
come up every day in the Brooklyn police
courts: In the Manhattan Avenue court
yesterday Luke Lynch a buyer for q large
department store il Broadway Brooklyn.
made complaint of petit larceny against
Kate Muller. twenty-three years old. who
gave the address of No 40 Park Avenue.
and her sister, Annie Muller. eleven years
old, who said her parents lived at No. 1879
De kaIb Avenue. They were arr -sted on
Monday evening by Detective French who
was called in after, as alleged. they we're
seen by employees stealing articles from
the counters and conceaIing them beneath /
their skirts On being searched il is said
that two pairs Of gloves and a piece Of (
lace was found on the young girl and
that on her sister were found a woman
waist, gloves and stockings. in court yes /
terday the girls, who were neatly dressed (
and are said to be of respectable parent /
age, waived examination. and were hold /
for trial special sessions.
In the Myrtle Avenue court Yesterday (
four boys were arranged before Magis-
trate Teale. They were Archie PendIe- (
ton. fifteen years old, of Franklin Avenue /.
and Monroe Street. Samuel Loye. seven 1
teen years old. of No. I63 Monroe Street /
Harry Smith, fourteen years old Of No. |
256 Nostrand Avenue, and Russell Stinson. /
fourteen years old, of No. 321 Nostrand /
Avenue. All were charged with petit lar |
ceny. and PendIeton and Love were ac- /
cused of assa ulting Robert P, Miller, a /
drug clerk in the store Of Albert E. Mars /
land. of No. II Greene Avenue.
On Monday evening boy told Nj Mars /
land that four boys had broken open an (
automatic bicycle pumping machine stand {
ing in front Of the store and run Of with :
the money. Miller was sent after the !
thieves, and grabbed Pendleton and Love. (
The former il is alleged pulled a pistol :
and discharged shot a. Miller, and Love
it is said, kicked Miller on the shin. Both
boys got away with their comrades. but /
Detectives Boyle and Connolly OF the /
Classon Avenue station. had all four IN
der arrest later in the evening II Pen /
dleton's possession the police say. we're I
found a hammer and a steel wedge which :
were used in breaking open the slot ma
chine, and 22-calibre pistol containing
an empty cartridge. The money the boys
had divided amounted TO IS cents When /
Pendleton was told by The detectives. for
a joke that Miller was in the aespital and /
might die. il is said he calmly replied. |
We'll. if he dies he won't talk"
Some time ago Love and StinSoD we're |
arrested. the former for burglary and the !
latter for robbing a bicycle pumping ma /
chine, but sentence was suspended in each /
case Love is attached to the sChoolship !
St Nary's. a State institution for teach !
ing youths seamanship. lying at Twenty
eighth Street, East river, which arrived !
recently from Gibraltar
The prisoners were held for special ses- /
sions. Pendleton being sent TO Jail and the /
other prisoners TO the Children's Society