The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-18
BAD LITTLE CAYE.DWELLBRS.
TERRIBLE DOINGS or TIM ants
or WEST VIEW IORt.
Robbers ~ Green Corn and Potatoes
and crap shooters Emil Lurkhard'.
the smallest and ''Bsddest' az the
Hand, Peaches on Ills Comrades.


All the bad little boys Of Public School
No /. in West New York went 10 sleep
last nigh, with ears approximately alert
for tho policenians summons a. the door
for Emil Luckhardt. the smallest and. they
say. the -baddes," of Miss Seib's class Of
small boys, succumbad TO the tsrrors ~ a
dark cell in the town lookup yesterday
afternoon and peached.
Coming on top of the school trustees
descent upon their fortified robbers cave
a., Wednesday. Emi's arrest has taken
the spirit out Of the boldest of the young
sters and Sup'. Van Sickle predicts that
there won't be single tr,iant for some
time. And the guilty ones OF the cave
band, what a lecture they'll got this morn
ing from Miss Seib. TO say nothing of whip
pings that have already been dispensed
In at least sixteen West New York Gotta gesi
Mr. Van Sickle was seen To carry brand
new rattan cane into his Office When school
was dismissed yesterday, and even the
little girls knew the significance of that.
West New York is town Of hard working
folk on the Palisades above Weehawken.
The a,hers. for the most part. leave for
work early IN the morning and get home
late and tired. Servants are an unknown
luxury and the childen are allowed nv
their mothers to roam much as they please
There are long sire, chos Of rocky swamp
on the edges Of the town and vacant lots
in plenty that offer tempting opportunities
for baseball, honfires and other diversions
of bovhooi
The last Two weeks have been record
breakers even for School No. The ranks
Of the Youngsters between 10 and u years
have been growing thinner and thinner.
and on Wednesday. when the roll-call
showed thirty small boys missing the
trustees were called TO hasty meeting
in Supt Van Sickes Office. Janitor Andes
was brought in az an expert on small boys.
He asked leave 10 GO out with Janitor
Meyer. promising 10 account for some of
he thirty missing Ones II the trustees
would give him an hour.
Andes lives near the west END of town
whore there are a number of abandoned
quarries. On his return from work recently
Andes noticed a Thin column Of smoke
coming from the rocks Al tho foot OF Jack
son avenue. and he was not slow 10 connect
this circumstance with the corner groCers'
complaints of missing potatoes and the
unusual interest the boys have taken lately
in the wagons Of green corn and garden
truck passing the school 20 tho ferry
The ianitors came upon ten-ycar old
| Emil Luckhard' leading four other Young
| s'crs into cigar store. Emil was caught
| in the act Of b,Iying a 'in-foi yered pack
age Of chewing tobacco displaying all old
| leather purse stuffed with nickcls and pen-
| MES. II Wa bad enough 20 buy tobacco
h'i' the possession ot 50 much money
was what damned Emil in Andcs's "ycs
| He knew the only way 20 account for il war
craps The five Youngsters were Collarod
| and marched before be trustees
Emil hadn't been inside the school since
| he left by way Of the window on day last
| week, after telling Miss Soih TO go to he'll"
before an admiring class Emil tried 10
bray" It out a. first by saving Grandlv his
| rich uncle had given the money 10 him. neNt
| that he had a bank. but 80 many hig men
| looking down az him and his four blNbcring
| fellows took away his nerve and he broke
| down and 'old about tho cav" and tho era p
| games there and the stolen potatoes and
corn
Trustees Leonard /iegler. Adam Smith
| and Frank Mover Sup, Van Sickle and the
| two lantors started immediately for the
| quarries, leaving tho ~ohhing Youngsters in
| Miss Seib's charge Andes and Never made
| detour To approach The cave from the
| swamp side. the trustees and Mr. Van Sickle
marching directly on the Qtlarric, from
| jackson avenue. Ia one Of the abandoned
pits they found . niche in the rock enclosed
| with loop-holsd wall Of rock chip- set in
| mud and rooted with old plank- and tin
| The roof was covered with sd AID earth
| which disguised the cave eHec,uallv from
| IN" town side IN another corner Of th"
| quarry "A crowd Of small bows were build
! lig the walls Of a ~ecord stro" ghod No
body saw the trustees until they We're a.
' -. .uxr al IN" M, I'd they got 10 80, 81.
| of the cav" before any one could escape
| The wall builders all got away, Int sixteen
| prisoners were taken in IA" cave. Inside
were fourd sling ard hnau-hootors, with
| great store Of pebble amnu' ition. guam
| titles Cf pOtatoTs, corn ard frewOOd ard
two air rfes In" captured boys wer.
| marched to school In RELAYS urti tho last
| had been dragged out Of tho cave Thon
TWO policemen were sent to tear II down.
| When tho prisoners were frraiCr cd hafor.
| Supt. Van Sickle II was found that Emil
| ard tn" four taken with him had proved
| too much for Miss S"ib ard were AZ large
| again, tn" police We're put after them
| AID Emil was rccap'urcd YESTERDAY aad
| locked up a. u self 60" fes sod crap shoot ar
| That IL why the others Of tho cave gar z
| ar" living in fear and trembling