The sun., 1908-07-28
AT tS HB Is In FOR MURDER
"THE.TERROR OF REILLY's ROW.
STABS ANOTHER BOY.
Jersey city Neighbors OF Mugsy Reynolds
Thought He would Go to the BAD. but
Knew II wasn't All His Fault-Found
Hiding Hours After the Tragedy.


Thought He would Go to the Bad. but
Know II wasn't All His Fault-Found
Hlding Hours After the Tragedy.
John Reynolds, 10 years old. of ss4 Second
street, jersey City, stabbed to death yes
teriay morning fourteen-year-old Peter
Bashanelli, an Italian boy OF sss Monmouth
street. Reynolds is known as Mugsy and
also as the Terror Of Reilly's Row'-a
row Of tenements in one Of which he lived
and is the youngest murderer whose name
was ever written In the big books Of the
Jersey City police department In Reilly's
Row the tenants shook their heads when
they heard OF the murder and told one
another that their predictions that Mugsy
would come to bad end had been fulfilled.
Mugsy had record as the worst boy OF
the neighborhood, but he was largely vic
tim OF his surroundings, which made his
big neighbors sorry for him. His father
died six months ago. leaving widow and
seven children and record for inebriety.
The widow had to get employment In the
tobacco factory formerly controlled by
the Lorillards. Mugsy. who had been
in st. Joseph's Home and the truancy
SCHOOL, and turned out OF both for being in
corrigible. was left free to roam the streets.
Yesterday morning he started to play
cat with Edward Trudell, 10 years old, Of
SIC Fifth street. and Hugh Hunter, II, Of
2s2 Railroad avenue, in front of the store
OF the New York and Chicago Beef Com.
him a penknife with which to whittle
cat from a stick Of wood. Pete Basha-
| nelli, holding q bag over his shoulder with
| one hand, was rummaging in an ash barrel
with the other when Mugsy saw him: Basha-
81 uhar NJ a
terror in the neighborhood, for he had
| reputation for using his teeth when In
quarrel. Only a few days before he had
severely bitten a boy on the arm:
He approached Bashanelii and with a sweep
Of the penknife cut long slit in the bag
on the boys back. Bashanelli, it is said,
turned upon Reynolds and tried to bite
him In the arm, whereupon Heynolds struck
penetrated the heart and Bashanelli fell
| to the sidewalk. DR.. Rosenfeld,' who
was passing In an automobile, placed the
| lad in the vehicle and hurried him Of to
while being carried into that institution.
After the murder Mugsy, accompanied
by Trudell and Hunter, escaped. They
went to the Jersey City stock yards, and
upon the advice Of his pals Reynolds threw
rated.
Chief Of Detectives James Larkin turned
out his entire force in an effort to round
up the three boys. Trudell and Hunter
were easily found, but 1t was several hours
before Reynolds was located. William
Meyers OF 372 Sixth street. who knew Rey-
nolds, found him under the Pennsylvania
Railroad trestle at Brunswick street and
Railroad avenue and handed him over to
the policeman.
Reynolds when put through an exami-
nation by Capt. Larkins at first declared
that he was cutting catty when Basha-
nelli stumbled and fell onto the knife, but
later admitted that he had stabbed the
boy. He was booked on a charge OF murder
The other two boys were held as witnesses.