The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-24
PLUNDERED
PARENTS HOME
Jensen Boys Have No Equals
for Wlckedness, Police Say.
SERVED A TERM IN PRISON.
When Released They Immediately Returned
to Fathers House and Robbed II
aSeloni lime.
SERVED A TERM IN PRISON.

Jersey city. Dec. 24.--Two young men
City characterized as the "wickedest boys
Jersey City ever produced" are prison
ers In the Hudson County Jail. and a
girl, who was arrested I'm their company.
is in a cell at police headquarters In
Hoboken.
Charlie, and william Jensen. Fl and 23
years old, the sons Of highly respectable
parents, have caused the police much
trouble. Twice they shavs robbed the
home OF their parents, at 13i Highland
avenue On one occasion they tied their
stepmother In a chair while they ram
sacked the premises. Mrs. Jensen re-
ceived serious injuries. For this Of
fence. committed four years ago. the
boys were sentenced to three years in
prison.
Their father. Cornelius Jensen, in
duced the court OF pardons to parole them
in August. 1901. The Jensen boys, after
their release, disappeared for time, but
a few months ago reappeared In Jersey
city Soon afterward Mr. Jensen's house
was entered again and the police al
lege that the boys were the burglars. On
this occasion they are alleged to have
stolen S3325. two gold watches and q
quantity OF jewelry.
ROBBED WOMAN
Jensen notified Chief Murphy. but no
trace OF the boys could be found. The
police had about come To the conclu-
sion that they had departed for good
Co
Donohue OF 2ss Coles street. reported
that at $50 D. m. she had been held up
by two young men at Coles and Tenth
streets and robbed of her pocket book.
The robbers. Mrs. Donohue said. were
accompanied by an exceedingly pretty
girl about IS years old.
Chief Murphy suspected the Jensen
boys and had detectives posted in the vi
cinity OF the home OF their grandmother.
Mrs. William Jensen, No. 160 Sussex
street. About III o'clock the boys ap-
peared and Captain John Colby and De-
tective Daniel Lee took them to police
headquarters. With them was the girl
described by Mrs. Donohue. who gave
her name as Annie Smith and her address
as Hoboken. She also was locked up.
The Jensen boys refused to say word.
but the police induced the girl to talk.
She told them her real name was Alice
teenth street, Hoboken. She admitted
that the Jensens had robbed Mrs Donor
hue and said the pocketbook could be
found in a bureau drawer at their grand
mothers residence. Detectives went there
and found II.
When the Jensen boys were arraigned
yesterday before Police Magistrate IIoos
they pleaded guilty and were sent to jail
TO await the action OF the grand jury.
rt,air fat In hut
not notice him
DONE WITH SONS.
IL am done with my sons forever,
said Mr.. Jensen after their commitment
II educated them well as any boys ir
Jersey City and l have not the slightest
idea how they acquired their wayward
tendencies. They not only robbed me
but they threatened 10 Kill me. viii
let the law take its course"
They are perfect specimens OF the
innate cussedness OF human nature.
said Chief Murphy yesterday. 'for the,
had the best OF bringing up. We made
their acquaintance when they were small
| boys, not more than IA years old and no
out OF knickerhockers.
'They were then arrested for ma,iciou,
! mischief. or something OF that kind. III
as they progressed I'm years so they did
I III NNkfufeSS. IL WOulu tdhc nan a ut,
( TO compile record OF the times the,
have been arrested and the differen
charges that have been preferred agains
! them This morning they appeared e
/ be perfectly calous. and ! do not won
der that their father disowned them"
The pretty girl In the case wns hel'
! at first as a witness. but later was sur
rendered 10 Detective James Kerrigan
of Hoboken. who locked her up on
charge Of robbery that had been pendinl
against her for several days. The au
thorities do not believe however. tha
she Is implica ted In the crimes OF tn
| Jensen boys
She II said to have met them only tn
! day before their arrest According 4
her story. which the police believe. SIN
stopped I'm the street on Friday TO IL
her shoe-lace and was accosted by tn
Jensens. She met them again the mex
day, and remained In their company unit
all were taken into custody.