The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-14
PILE OF BILLS
TAKEN BY BOYS
They Discover Plan to Rob an
italian Bank. ~
ONE FINDS DUPLICATE KEY
The Shop Is Entered, $3.50 Taken and the
Youngsters Start 10 Do The
Town
ONE FINDS DUPLICATE KEY

Two italian boys. Michael Graziano.
i3 years old. OF 346 Atwelrs avenue and
Julio D'Andrea ~ years old, Of % Ar
thur avenue. were last evening disturbed
in the handling of finances by the police.
Their arrest was due TO a particularly
bold operation for boys Of their age.
which involved breaking and entering in
the day time and the theft OF $3.50.
Giscorno Sabetta & Co. OF l45 Spruce
street. conduct a grocery business, and.
IN common with several other COM
patriots. run banking bureau.
AS a means OF advertising that branch
OF the business the firm has exhibited
I'm one Of the front windows stackso OF
United States and Italian money in bills
and coins.
Mr. Sabetta, the senior member OF the
hrm, was I'm the front part OF the shop
last Sunday afternoon and In the act
OF counting his money when This wife
called him 10 dinner
When he returned 10 the shop a few
minutes later he made the startling dis
covess% that a pile OF s5 and $40 bills ag-
gregating $50 In value. had disappeared,
No time was lost in communica ting
the fact. OF the theft 70 the Fourth sta p
tion police who I'm turn notified Capt.
Cannon.
Detective Ahern was detailed 10 work
on the case and the Central station Of
fcers were requested to keep a sharp
look out for persons who might be spend
ing money freely.
Patrolman NJ. IL Barrie last evening
observed q group OF small boys i've In
number. who while poorly attired. ap-
peared to have plenty of money. They
were puchasing tickets at the Westmin
eter theatre
Pstrolman Barrie communicated with
Lieut.. ONeil. who placed all the boys
under arrest.
At the Central station they were cate
chised by I.ietu. O'Neil and Detective
Ahern. and after all their stories had
been sfted down fine Graziano and
D'Andrea were selected as the probable
appropriations of sabetta q Co.'S $50
When taken before Capt Cannon
D'Andrea confessed that he found a key
at his own home which fitted the back
door Of Sabetta & Co.'S shop.
D'Andrea stood on guard at the door.
which Graziano had unlocked. while the
latter named boy crept in and stole the
pile Of IS and $40 bills.
They repaired to a barn nSar by and
sought 10 hide the money there: but
not finding a suitable prace they put all
but s2b I'm a bag and hid that on top OF
brick column in the cellar OF the house
in which Graziano's people reside
That evening they started out 10 do
the town. selecting three other boys. the
youngest Of whom was but Ave years
old
Tickets were bought for the moving
picture exhibition At the Providence
Opera house and 10 each OF their friends
they gave spending money. one boy get
ting a IS bill
Monday night the quartet had chop
suey dinner followed by a theatre party.
Not much more was done I'm the way
Of blowing in the money until last night.
when Patrolman Barries watchfuness
put an end TO their enjoyment
After listening TO this confession. Lieut..
O'Neil and Detective Ahern took Graziano
in n buggy and went 10 his house.
There they found In the cellar sl5550
Of the stolen money. II was lying upon
the cellar bottom. having fallen from
the top ~ the brick column. Reside the
money was dark lantern which the
boys had purchased.
Grazano had twice been placed on
probation; but this was D'Andreas FIRST
serious offense.
Both boys were arraigned in the 9Th
district court. today on the charge ~
breaking and entering in the day time
and the theft. OF s165.50.
the grand jury--Gragiana I'm 500 and
DAndrea In $500. Mr.. Wallace became
surety for D'Andres.