New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
BOLD BAD BURGLARS
NOVEL READING BOYS
Robbed the Homes of Yonkers
and Hid Their Booty in a
Lonely Cave.
YOUTHFUL EWES THE CAUSE
Stole Silverware to Buy Ice
Cream Soda for Girl
Friends.

The mystery of many recent burglaries
in Yonkers among the homes Of the
wealthy was dissipated yesterday when
Police Captain Cooley and Detective
Coughle found a cave in the woods at
Van Cortlandt Park, which was full of
costly pieces of silverWare and other
valua bles Yonkers is holding its breath
in surprise. and scandalized horror, for
simultaneously with the finding of the
stolen property, the fact became known
that the burglars were the sons OF per-
sons prominen. in the city.
The bold raids wee all conducted,
planned and executed by band of four
teen-year-old boys. and Of these two
are now in the tolls, Van Evrie Kill
patrick jr. of \ - o Rumsey Road, and
De Leon Hall, jr.. OF No 0 Lawrence
street Young Fitzpatrick is the son Of
the principal of Public School %, at In
wood, and Hall is a scion of a prominent
family OF Yonkers. The alleged ring
leader of the gang. Alexander Kellogg,
son OF w. c. Kellogg, Of No. 10 Lawrence
street, made his escape as soon as he
learned that his gang had been waylaid
by the police.
Two Of Gang" Confess.
After they had been touched by the
heavy hand of the law Hall and Kill
patrick unbosomed their souls to Cap
tain Cooley and laid bare the whole
story of their carefully planned system
of burglary. They said that in order To
imbibe the proper atmosphere" they
had first studiously read the adventures
of Sherlock Holmes, the James boys and
others notorious in the under world
armed with this kindergarten course in
first aid to burglars, they started opera
tions on their own account
Only houses in which the shades and
shutters were drawn and the gardens
and sidewalks run to weeds got atten-
ton from the youthful burglars Hav-
ing thus satisfied themselves that every
thing was clear for the work, the boys
would knock boldly on the doors of the
houses. and if nobody opened the door
they took it as a sure sign that the
place was unoccupied. The boys would
then fetch out their assortment of burg
lars tools. which included every device
that all we'll regulated housebreake-s
avail themselves of. including loaded re-
volvers.
According to the boys arrested last
night, Kellogg had made d desperate
threat to kill the first detective who
should cross his path, and the other boys
were also sworn to continue the deadly
work. if the occasion presented itself
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gether their houSebreaking gains they
took them 10 the concealed cave. which
was entered by narrow fissure between
two large rocks, and held them there TO
await future disposal
Enter the Eternal Feminine.
As in all cases where desperate Grim |
inaIs make bold and extensive operations /
the boys each had sweetheart among
the little bellies of Yonl<ers, and il was
their primary object in thus robbing the
homes of their neighbors, to provide ice
cream sodas, candies and gewgaws for
the fair sex. or so they said
kellogg, according to the boys arrest
ed. directed operations and divided the :
spoils Among the homes looted by the
boys were those of Alderman Frederick
c. Lawyer. in Odell avenue; Mrs /
Frances J. Tuttle. in Valentine Lane: I
John Guiteau. In Bruce avenue. and John /
in Weudover Road.
When arraigned before Judge Beau /
yesterday the two boys told their whole |
story Kilpatrick's father was in court /
and made an eloquent plea for the parole /
of his son. He said the boys mind had /
become inflamed by reading stories of |.
the Wild West and he felt sure that he /
could make a good citizen oUt of him II
the court would turn him over to him. !
Halls father made similar plea. but /
Judge Beall held both boys at the re- /
quest of the police until Tuesday. when 1t /
is expected that young Kellogg viii have
been arrested