The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-05
4 Case rs Strange as Dickens's
Fiction Il Aired i'm the
Police Court.
JUDGE STUBS GIVES LECTURE
HAssELBERG AND BOUND
OVER TO GRAND JURY.
His Pupils in Crime VIII Also BE
Tried-Cases in the COun-
~ Courts.


yesterday sent nine small boys to Jail to
await an investigation of crimes with which
they are charged. Seventeen boys were in
the Juvenile dock yesterday afternoon.
Three of them were dismissed. The cases
of the remainder were continued. The boys
sent to the grand jury are awaiting release
on bond.
Startling disclosures marked the hearing
of Henry Hasselberg. a junk dealer at 145
Belmont avenue, and his retinue OF boy
thieves. Hasselberg and his twelve-year-
old son Willie and John Duffy. Harry Ly-
man. James Longmyer, Edwin Harter. Roy
and Harry Burris were arraigned before
Judge stubbs on charges of stealing and
disposing of brass valued at $500 belonging
to the L.. D.. & w. Railroad.
The boys are under Efteen years of age.
but they told stories that would have
sounded more plausible from the tongues
of men of thirty. Each Of them told the
court that Willie Hasselberg had coached
them to steal for his father. The elder Has
selberg denied that he had trained his boy
to make thieves of his playmates. Each
boy said. however. that Willie Hasselberg
had told them TO steal because his father
would buy the fruits of their thieving.
IOuuS f1dSSeiDeTR QuOltG DTdSS TO lis pay
mates at I cents a pound. Tempted by the
jingle Of the coin in Wilie's pocket the
other boys went willingly to the job and
hundreds of dollars worth Of brass went
to the Hasselberg junkery.
SON ON THE STAND.
The elder Hasselberg kept his interests
we'll in hand during the hearing until his
little son took the stand. Then young Has
selberg told the court how he had urged
his Dlaymates TO steal. On one occasion
Hasselberg the younger had watched by a
window while his playmates looted a loco
motive of its fixtures. This was done while
Hasselberg the elder went across the street
10 get change 10 pay his tools in crime.
How many times did you carry brass
to Hasselberg's house, asked Prosecutor
Collins of Edwin Harter.
'Oh. about twenty times. was the reply.
How much money did you get?'
Got a dollar.
Loaned half of il 10 Mike Burns. and he
didn't pay me- back. either.
The story developed that the boys had
been constantly tempted with money ly
HasselbeTg. AID The swcetmeats that The
money bought only tempted them to take
more desperate chances. IniectOrs vclItd
at S5 were torn to pieces and carted away
Young HaTter'E eXrertrGCr at icn1H~g
Mike Burns" money showed the -
OF reckless spending thai had been instited
/ INTO the EHl2.
Judge Stubs called Hassclberg the elder
to the witness stand. and when the "Faatn
Of the junk shop had told mis- .tovy tho
Judge turned to him end said:
"HaSsclberg. ! am of opinion that You
have been training these children to steal.
You are an enemy to the community and
to morality. Yer ar" q dangerous man
TO be at large. You are sending little boys
to ruinatiOn ard ! am going to send you
TO the grand jury under $1,000 bond. IL
you set your just desert YOU will serve
a long sentence in the penitentiary."
TOOK CHEW OF TOBACCO.
Hasselberg took a chew of tobacco as
Judge Stubbs finished his talk and then
walked quietly from the courtroom in
charge of an officer. Judge Stubs then
bound Hasselberg's seven little pupils over
to the grand jury under 800 bond each.
Edgar Buck and Earl McDaniels. small
boys. were arraigned on charges of high
way robbery. They held up Edward Ogle,
another small boy, at New York and Penn
sylvania streets and at the point of a re-
volver relieved him of a gold watch and
$3.50. The boys pleaded guilty and were
bound over TO the grand jury. The hear
ing developed that young Buck held up a
funeral procession on Senate avenue a few
days ago by drawing a revolver and threat
ening several women mourners. Buck and
McDaniels are under $500 bond.
Walter Gastetter, "A ffteen-year-old boy.
was arraigned on a charge of petit larceny.
This was his second offense. and Judge
Stubs continued the case in order that
the boys father might take the steps neces-
sary to have him sent to the Plainheld Re-
formatory.
ITS no use to cry now said his father
as the youthful prisoner burst into tears
of repentance. you nave good clothes
and patent leather shoes. You can take
your patent leather shoes and go TO the
penitentiary. OF ten children. you are the
only one that has caused me SORROW
Young Gastetter was led away. and his
father. who has lost hope, will nave him
sent TO the Reform School.