The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
ROMANTIC YOUNG ROBBERS
THEl mn THE GDFRN AND
THE REST MS EASY.
We're Not suspected because Ther Fe'As
Are Decent Youngsters HAD Seen
RradInE Dime Move Parents Are
To Have Chance to ftN u ~.


The residence Of Mrs Francis Tuttle,
NJ 2INalcntinc lane. lonkcrs. was broken
into last "Wednesday afternoon and Sto
worth or silvcrwarc and trlnkets was
stolen Later tho same day John Gut
ieau's HOUSE, AZ Isl Spruce avenue was
entered and robbed Guiteau ~ a brother
of ,he assassin Of President Garfield
The Yonkers detectives Land the robberies
Ia v.ggmen cruising housebreakers who
are busy IN the small towns at this
season of the year The next day
when kcnnard Thompson complained
that his house had been broken into IN
broad daylight the detectives were pug
lied Tina, didn't look hk. yeggmen.
That sort of gentry make quick getaway
after turning n trick. and u seemed obvious
that the same persons were concerned IN
all three burglanes
SO the detectives snooped around
quietly and presently they got a TAP that
three boys, members 81 well to do and
highly respected families. had been seen
leaving MIR Thompson house. The
boys had been recognized az Aleck Kellogg
son OF W e Kellogg Of 2iS Lawrence
street. Van r Fitzpatrick. son Of Van Evrie
Fitzpatrick, principal OF Public school -
at Inwood. who lives at ~ Rumsey road
and Delein Hall. Jr son OF Delein Hall oi
o Lawrence street
on Friday night the detectives arrested
the BOYS and auest1oned them. Young
Kellogg IL IL years old Hall - ~ and Xii
patrick IL Il? They couldn't get much
information from Kellogg bat Fitzpatrick
and Hall were frightened and penitent.
Fitzpatrick told Police Captain Cooley
thai they had been burglars less than "A
week He said that the Kellogg hoy had
per-uaded them To- enter houses and that
they were afraid Of Kellogg, They didn't
start with any intention % stealing. he
said IL began this way.
Several weeks ago while they were
PLAYING in the woods n the north part OF
Van Cortlandt Park they came acI os-
/ a tiny cave. rift IN 'he rocks we'll
acrrened by trees and ind"rhIush. KEEL
: logg said It would he dandy 90 organize
! robbers band and Use the cave for a re-
treat. 80 az first they only played they
wer. robbers They went to the cave al
night taking candies and things I" eat
and pretended that they had robbed
trains and banks and were hiding from the
! ,,olice. They told one another thrilling
] stories tneN na'l kltNile'h li'hl "'''' "''''
and they made up oaths which thew swore
/ that they would never rob the poor.
1, was early last week young kIlpatrirk
snId that Kellogg suggested that they do
some real robblng II would be easy IN
the DAYTIME because ~ many psAnpl"
went away 10 New York leaving their
houses shut up and empty The younge'
bows said they thought " would h" fun
and that they didn't realize they were
committing A crime
Mrs. Turtles was che first place they
tried They rang the doorbell and when
nobody answered they went around -
the back part Of the houfe and forced
7 "A window That was 30 easy that they
tria-i the same thing again the same day.
entering GuiteauS house IN Spruce ave
nue. TN "Wednesday night they took
the plumber Co. their cave IN Van Cort
| landt Park and hid u The next dav,
Thursday. they rang MIR kennard's bell
/ There was no answer and then. after
they had waited long enough O. max .
sure that there was nobody in the house,
they climbed through a window and io"t'Si
| at their leisure That night they visitsSi
the cave again and sto rel away the loot
Van Fitzpatrick sand he would take
the detectives - III" cave. h" guLt.-i
them g. u a little after midnight on Fri
/ day night The two detectives were
lust able ~ crawl m. the opening was ~
small. and there was not standing room
for men INSIDE There was room enough
for the boys 90 III around kilfatrick
Z showed them where the Silverwar" and
other Stolen articles wer" buried and
the detectives recovered everything that
had been stolen
Kelloggs father got permission 20 take
his son home until Tuesday morning
when there will be a hearing before Judge
Joseph r. Bell Then Mr. fitzpatrick and
Mr. Hall guaranteed that their sons would
be- produCei b.fpr, the Judge on Tues
day and were permitted - take the boys
awav All thrpe rOys ar" entered a.
: Juvenile d.linpucrtE There 10 no dis
position among IN" pspp" whose houses
wer" entered o. prosecute them. and u y
thought they will be Released after the
and y,largd an prphafion