The sun., 1905-09-07
high LIVING IN GERRY ROOMS.
prDS AND BREAD AND JELLY
FOR fHRIS, STEVE AND HENRY.
Resides. Thcy Punched the Niger and
Played Tag NIaryels worked by soap
and Water Nickie. the Brass Hinged
Hanhlt Chief, Fades Into Myth.

ues,dcs. they Punched the Niger ant
played Tag. NIaryels Worked by Soar
and water -Nickie, the Brass Ringet
Bandit Chief, Fades Into . Myth
Three Of the four youngsters arrested
an Tuesday for stealing brass rims from
trolley car headlights reappeared In the
West side court yesterday after a night
snep- in the Gerry society rooms at Fourth
avenue and rwenty-third street. Even
their own mothers would hardly have
rscognaod them. 80 effectually had soap
md water and clean clothes altered their
..ppearancc John Cavanaugh, the miss
,,g member Of the quartet, was 30 young
and litl, that Justice Deuel., in the Chill
d,n', Court. turned him over to his mother g
nn. His brother, Christopher, II years
od, Stcphen Leonard. years old, and
Henry Farrell. IA, were held to be used as
vituesses against James Wade Of sos Tenth
avennc, the junk dealer who, 1t is alleged,
l bought the stolen rims from the boys.
/ His case was again postponed.
A. TIM little prisoners sat on bench
IN the PRISON corridor their clean faces
isemed to light up the dingy place. On
YrpsdIy No faces could be seen because OF
the heavy coating of top soil. Little Steve,
tho nine -ycar-old, was the brightest Of the
lot
-Geel de Gerries is bully" he exclaimed.
F.Dey give you bread an jelly an cup
n coffee about this big'-holding his hands
q foot apart.
You betcher," chimed in eleven-yea r.
old Christopher. Il had four slices. An
We got bread an butter, too"
See me new shirt" said Steve again,
Gngham'
4 guess / got one, too chimed in
Christopher, throwing chest.
But you didn't get no new undershirt, 4"
retored Steve, unbuttoning his new blue
shirt That's where wiped my hands
after eatin' bread and jelly" he laughed;
pointing to some long smears on the clean
white undershirt. Oats better dan me
other. had a mans shirt on yesterday"
We'll, / got new hat" said Chris de-
family.
IT amt as good s mine enyway,' was the
rrly, and both youngsters held up new
headgear
Farrell, meanwhile, sat in dignified silence
enthusiasm was beneath the dignity of his
II years.
what did you think of it?- some one
asked him
1t amt no good he replied. you
can't git out an dcy have watchmens dat
keep you in bed, ia jumped out de
winder Only it was go high it d "a killed
you to drop
What did you Go down there?" asked
the prison keeper,
Gee W, Il!ysd tag Do teacher don't
do muffin 10 =, bat bit y on de head wild
in schotl neither. Dere was Chink an
tago an niger dere an we punched
, de ;, films ou5 o ae niger
Did YOU have he'd TO sleep in?" asked
an intercE ed listener
pii we:' replied little Steve. you bet
we dii-a whole ted all alone; n a night
dress dat coined up to here" indicating his
chin
How did You like the nightdress?"
Gee it was nice and warm-an' we
, Played la all over de beds" he added as
an after thought. Then he Suddenly be-.
came ssrlors. VIII day let me out when
I'm 2l;' he ked.
If you are a good boy" he was rold.
We'll, me mudder's. goin to put me in
home till l'm 81, anyhow.
She s' Hows that?" asked cop.
".iw she don't want me now. She's got
q lahv. What more does she want?"
Little Steve has three big scars on his
face. One Of them shows where half his
cheeS wa. torn loose. He was asked about
them
"Dev ain't nothin.'" he said Il fell on
ar .Sty. hoop an got dem pointing to the
two smaller scars, Dis ones where train
hit ~"
which of yo, boys stole the four bottles
Of b-e err sem core asked.
Instantly eoch ones fingar pointed at
his naighbOr, like the characters in Nast's
famous cartoon. Questions as to who took
the brass rims nat pretty much the same
answe.
The attitude Of the three was plainly
indicated by little Steve's question: Are
dey goin' to let Chris 60? Cause II dey
DO and don't let us out. too, we're going
70 knock de stuffins outen him." to which
doctrine l4-year-old Henry cheerfully SUBJ
ecrlbed
=. Their story about being put up to stealing
The rims by Christopher's big brother,
Mickle, who was IS years Old proved to be
wholly myth. Mickie had been rounded
up in the night, but Mickie was only IL and
not half 50 aggressive as his brother, 70
they let him go.
=, Surerintendent Parker and Assistant
superintendent Custer were in court with
tne stolen rings to represent the railroad.
They said they didn't feel like pushing the
case and it is likely the courts may dis
charge the boys or place them for q time
Under the care of some institution.