The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-17
For Two Weeks Youthful Brook
Iyn Gang Osfisd the Police.
ONE MIKES A CONFESSION
He Climbed through Transoms aai LET n
his Comrades, hu' He Only Rsc,md
SIS for Share.

| new YORK, Oct 1I-This il the confes
sion OF James O'Brien. burglar. IS years
] old-but who looks TO be l2-who, with his
gang has string of crimes TO his credit
that would make many an older criminal
turn green with envy
II have been a burglar for two weeks.
| began one afternoon when Moriarity
came 10 me on the corner OF Butler and
Hoyt streets and said. Lets go rob "a
house and make money In the two
weeks / made just s.. which Moriarity
gave me. lie got most of the swag and
gave the rest OF us what he pleased.
1T was exciting. but got scared often.
Sometimes l would stand I'm the street
and act as lookout. Other times I crawl
ed down through the scuttles on the roors
and came down through the houses to let
the others in.
Mor.arty picled out the rows OF houses
In the morning. and al / o'clock in the
afternoon we would meet at the corner
of Butler and Hoyt streets and start out
We worked every afternoon this way,
until O'CLOCK
WENT THROUGH SCUTTLES.
I'VE would get in a house at one emo
OF row. go up through the scuttle. over
tbs roofs, and down through the other
scuttles. AS ] was little / had lots or
that work 10 do.
"Moriarity always bossed the Jobs and
said what to take. Entrance was usu-
ally easy over the transom or by forcing
the doors. Moriarity pawned all the stuff
i spent my money for cigarettes and
candy"
The gang had a record of 30 houses
robbed in two weeks. Watches jewelry
and cash 10 the value OF several thou
sand dollars were stolen. There were Ave
in the gang and none was over 10 years
old.
The boys under arrest are Patrick
Sarshfleld Moriarity. is years old, of 476
Henry street Fred Murpy. 10 years old, Of
l4S Butler street: James O'Brien. 16 years
old, of LAT Butler street: Joseph Kelly, IL
years old, of 66 Carol street and William
II. Large. 10 years old. of 326 Baltic street
The following is a partial list OF the
houses which the "scuttle" gang are ac-
cused of robbing:
John Lunquist, 37S Dean street, $50
worth of clothing and small jewelry
William A. Robinson, 351 Dean street
clothing and bric-a-brac valued at sllo
and three loaded revolvers.
Mrs. Mary Reg6n, furnished-room
house, 100 Fourth avenue clothing. sill
Yer watches. chains and cuff buttons.
valued at $50.
Mrs. Mary Schramm, II Prospect place,
s129 In cash and $500 worth OF jewelry
This was the biggest haul OF the gang.
William Rose. 473 Pacific street, watches
and clothing. valued at ss5
Edward Hicks, 510 Atlantic avenue,
clothing and silverware valued at $50
The boy burglars entered st. Marks
avenue. stealing articles valued at SIS,
and number of other places, which they
say they cannot remember
CLUE TO ROBBERS AT LAST
No clue was found to the gang until
afternoon. when Captain White
OF the Bergen Street station, obtained a
description of three boys who had been
discovered on the upper floor OF 631 Pa
cinc street. They were working on the
skylight and told a woman they were re-
pairing IL.
The woman let them out by the front
several closet doors had been forced |
open. on the description she furnished |
Murphy and OBrien were arrested ana |
Kelly was given up by his father
The boys confessed and pleaded guilty |
IN the Myrtle Avenue court yesterday |
morning to a charge of burglary pre- |
'erred by Florence REESE, of 473 Pacific |
street
Magistrate Dooley accepted the pleas
" Moriarity and Murphy, but declined |
% entertain plea OF guilty from o Brien
who appeared TO be scarcely u years ola
Ind wore knickerbockers The boy was
leld for a further examination today.