New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

attended school he would drop into q done On
every favorable occasion
Don't you get enough sleep?" asked the prfr-
cipal at last when the boy had gone to sleep I'VE
times one morning
Il out with the gang every night Till mid
night" said the young Russian with evident pride
What 90 you find to do go late as that?" asked
the curious pedagogue.
Well We have all kinds Of fun" was the reply.
Last night the gang went to Murphy's house to
private theatrical"
What Murphy's7'
Yes; you see AIurphy's father comes home drunk
every payday night He gets paid the first and
middle OF the month. Last night was one OF the
nights and Murphy was kind and invited the gang
up. We lay outside in the hall. The old woman
inside grumbling and sputtering about ever
having married such beast. when up came old man
Murphy with q fighting drunk When he opened
the door he got dishpan Of water right in the eye
Then there was fierce fight for five minutes.
guess everything broken in the room"
Murphy summoned. and on learning that
Zalinsky had blurted out the whole story added:
Oats right took the crowd up dere to de
fun De ole and woman have a picnic twice
month. an didn't want de push TO miss de sport"
Further inquiry brought out the fact that Murphy
had already issued invitations of his class
mates for the next performance When he was
told he woulG have to cancel the engagements
Murphy's anger blazed up Immediately.
Say, Zalinsky. wat do yer t'ink of dat? Amt I
got der right TO give pals an invite wen dere's
sou1et'in doin' ter home? Well 1 guess"
Murphy kept his word. and more than half the
class the morning after his fathers payday
came to school with heavy eyes and lessons I'M
learned. They had been to Murphy's. and had been
awake half the night. Zalinsky and Murphy did
not appear at ALL and two weeks later the Russian
committed himself a BOYS home in Seventh-ave.
He told pitiful tale of tramp life. of how had
slept in empty Railways, torn out lead pipe
after pounding it into shapeless bail had sold 1t
to the junkman for enough to buy bread Murphy
afterward reappeared at school hut dared" his
teacher Ito do nothin'."
Several Of the pupils in a downtown school which
draws its attendance from thicky settled italian
district are brought to school each morning and
escorted home at night by of their parents.
One lad in particular. whose face might have done
for a subject of Raphaels. has the reputation of
professional thief. When he cannot get out into
the street 10 teaches his companions in
school yard how pick pockets. pull fobs'' an6
DO other light finger work
It cannot let him go FIVE minutes OF my
sight" said the principal of the school THE lad
is perpetual spring Of contamination. He has no
respect for First l treated him pleasantly.
and he would ape I stern with him, and
he would call me bluff and add:
You only talk You can't lay finger on me or
I'll have you arrested "
The lad with Raphael face has q confederate
by the name of Toman. who. after defying teach
.rs truant officers and police. finally began
actual career of crime He became Fagfn AT the
AGE of thirteen 1t was his custom to waylay his
former classmates their to school in the
morning and persuade them to Join his gang
He naiuted the life Of thief in the most glowing
co1ors. told how boys could much as their
fathers even after giving him one-haf for show
ing them how
The morning The Tribune reporter visited this
school three boys were missing. who, according to
the report of the "goo COOS" as the well behaved
bovs are termed. had been ensnared by the bold
Tollman-
The principal called upon the police captain OF
+he urecinct and stated the facts.
well" said the officer. "this is none OF my pusl-
ness I am not a truant officer. ! don't serve III
functions When the boys steal something ana
yo1I get a complaint. why then it's time TO talk
The captain and the teacher happened, however
N he friends and finally the officer volunteered 10
hiring in the boys .-as personal favor
The three lads were soon rounded up out lou
man escaned All were Italians, ranging In age
.-or, ten 10 thirteen years Two appeared 1rlsht-
ered until the third reassured them by saying
..Tt-rata vou skared for? Teacha no can 40
notba We no go jsila. No can make arresta-
v-i,b the aid OF some Italian, the rinsieadef' OF
chief deputy of Tollman, Informed the rest that
they could not be sent to 1aii for mare uuAno'