Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-26
BOY TURNS ON FAGIN
FIGHT OVER DIVISION OF THE
Spells RESULTS IN ARRESTS.

Yesterday morning Mrs. Harry Stein of
No $50 Ridge street told Patro!man Rabb
of the Union Market station, in New York,
who was in front of the Attorney street
school, that her husband was beating Hy-
man Grossman, a fffteen-year-o'd boy who
has lived with them for four months. Rabb
went with the woman and Stein said that
it was the boy who was making the dis
turbance. He seemed to be right for the
boy, apparently beside himself with rage,
was cursing the man, who is of small stat
ure and striking him. Rabb promptly col
Jared Hyman and took him to the station
house.
On the way, when the boy had recovered
his BREATH he told the officer that Stein
pulled him out of bed at o'clock every
morning and made him go out and pick
pockets an art in which the boy said Stein
had been giving him daily and nightly in
struction for the last four months.
Detective Wah' of the Union Market sta
ton was assigned to the case. He went to
the place in Ridge street. and said "Stein,
been sheltering. He is pickpocket, and
I'll bet he has some of his swag hidden
right here in your house.
Stein expressed much surprise at the
character of his ledger disclosed By the
officer, and locked amazed as Wah took
out a string of assorted watches from the
boys trunk. The Stems seemed overcome
by grief at this exposure of the nefarous
occupation of little Hymie,'' and Wahl
told the man that the best thing for him
to do would be to come to the children's
court, where the boy was to be a-raigned
in about half an hour, and there testify
that the boy had always been, as far as
Stein knew, of good character. That viii
help the boy" said VAIL
The watches which the detective found in
young Cheeseman's trunk had been identi-
fad sta 70 DC OF
by the boy himself. When arraigned, Hy-
man said he wished to plead guilty to a
charge of larceny. Then Justice Zeller
asked if any parent. guardian or friend OF
the boy was present.
Stein, who knew nothing of Hymans con-
fession and the boys accusations as re-
garded himself, at once stepped forward,
his wife with him. The woman appeared
confused, but Stein at once began to tell
that he had thought Hyman was very
good boy. The judge let him go on for a
while. and then, turning to Wahl, sad:
Officer, place this man under arrest"
Stein was staggered, and his wife tainted.
A plea of guilty was entered for the boy,
and he will be sent to the house of refuge.
Stein was later arraigned in the Essex
Market court charged with being receiver
of stolen goods on short affidavit by De-
tec..ve Wall. He was held in S1.5co bail
for exa nina ton by Magistrate Whitman.
Every morning he sends me out 10 see
what can get said the boy. Il averaged
TWO watches day. and yesterday got
three 1t was fun at first, but Stein got SO
he treated roughly, and he wouldn't
divVy on the square. | got a fifty-dollar
sold god watch month ago in 18th street.
Ste n gave me quarter, and he wears the
wa; CHI. Here's the game he taught to
work when we went out together, and that
nearly every day: He has paper in
his-ha nd ard goes over to some prosperous
looking man and wants him to read out
some word for him. Then, while the man
is looking at the paper l get busy and
'frisk' him for his watch, his roll, if 1
can get it. But l didn't get to learn yet
how to do pants pockets good. Stein was
just beginning to teach me-, but / am
smooth on vest pockets. My mother is
dead and l ran away from my father. Well,
I'm through now, and glad of it,"