Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
STANDARD OIL OFFICE
Boys Cot Inside and Made M
 Win Several Articles.

Look out for another jump in the
 price of Standard oil for the cora-
 pany's office at the foot of Fourth
 street was broken into the other
 evening and few stamps and pair
 of pliers were taken and of course
 1t Is the public that must pay for this
 loss. Michael Mastriano. Is, Henry his brother II, Edward Leary 13.
 Daniel Leary 15, Peter Smith ID,
 Rudolph Burbue IA and Raymond
 Hanley 16 were supposed to be the
 bold bad boys that did the awful
 deed. They were sledding on the hill near the oil tanks when they
 happened to see the ofnce door open.
 Some of them entered and some did not for they would get rebate in
 the neck if they went in, and some
 others said, law wat yeh givin' usf Who cares for a rebate? We won't get no rebates, said one of the boys" cause we ain't in
 de railroad bizness, see?" They had no intention of inter- ferring with anything when they
 went in but, like flash of under proof kerosene all the wrongs Stand- ard oil has ever done the public darted across their minds and they cried for revenge.
 On the floor was pliers and one of the boys put 1t in his pocket. Any, thing to get square with the Stand lard Oil. Then another one broke open the desk and took two stamps This was giving 1t to Standard Oil for fair. Another seized a receipt for la car of kerosene and Standard Oil began to squirm as it has often made the public squirm. Another boy saw an old pocket knife and pocketed 1t. Revenge was sweet. There was no more to take. Standard Oil had been to the bank that afternoon and de- posted ten cents, so closing the door after them the young pirates went their way. Peter Smith it was who took the stamps and he made up his mind to start post office right away. Had he had other intentions this nocturnal hold up of Standard Oil might never have been heard of by the public. Peter invited another of the boys to go into business with him, but he did not like the taste of the musilage on the stamps and he re- spectfully declined. He threw away the stamp and thereby laid the trail for the eventual capture of the whole lot.
 Detective Keegan when informed of the robbery picked up the stamp which Smiths chum had thrown away and step by step he hemmed in the boys. They were in the city court this morning before Judge Cowell charged with taking the stamps, the pliers and the pocket knife. all of the value of $2.50, the property of the Standard oil com pany.
 Judge Cowell said he did not know what to do with the young rascals. Attorney Lynch, counsel for some of them suggested the whipping post or probation. Attorney GuilfOile favored the release of the entire lot not that he had anything against tho Standard Oil. but 1t would not be fair, he said, to fine Or imprison young boys for paltry offense. Had they been bent on mischief. they would have done far worse than they did. Attorney Bauby, also, counsel, suggested probation and finally af- ter the court had consulted with Prosecutor Meiggs he lined Hauley $l and costs and put the othert on probation with the understanding that if they commit themselves asain they will be sorry for 1t the lonsek day they live.