The evening world., 1912-04-01
BOY Of IS SAYS 4
He NEEDED Conn.,
SHOT ~ AGENT
Matthew Finn, Alias F. White,
ConfesseS Attempted Rob-
berry and May Have Record.
BULLET THROUGH JAW.
Hold-Up Youth Captured
After Dash From Cortlandt
Street Station.
OUGH JAW.

." wv arrest OF Mattn0W FINN. alias
Frank White. q child In age and size.
ths police believe to-day they have the
station hoid-up man who has ter.
rorised women ticket agents Of Brook.
tyn and men ticket sellers on upper
Eighth venue
Il was hungry and on. Of q job. I
needed money and that was the easiest
way Of getting IT," wa the simple
statement he made to-day. following his
arrest lest night after no had shot AN
drew J. Dwyer. ticket agent on the
Sixth Avenue Elevated station at Cort-
landt street.
The police have the goods on me in
that case. and I won't try to deny II.
But they haven't got anything on me in
any other case. and they needn't think
they can make me tell anything. They've
compared my finger prints with all those
they've got up here at headquarters and
they've examined the pictures In the
rogues' gallery--but they haven't got
ANYTHING else on me-" he insisted.
Young Finn was taken from the
Tombs court back to police headquarters
and put through an extended examina-
ton by Deputy Police Commissioner
D~ougherty. Detective Inspector Russell
n Acting Captain Price. Of the Bronx.
Women agents Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company who have been held
up recently. have been summoned to
police headquarters to identify Finn. II
possible. The police expect to wiring .
full confession from the prisoner.
The youths effort TO held up Dryer
was spectacular. He appeared ON the
Cortlandt street platform last night at
1o.3o O'Clock. Patrick Woods. q former
now the gateman on the station.
was the only other person on the plat
form.
Thrustng an old style pistol. With q
long barrel. through the window. Finn
ordered Dwyer to hand over all the
money In his cage.
"You'ee Kidding laughed Dwysr a.
Woods started toward the childish ban
ait. &
1--WE got bullets enough to take care
Of you both.' Finn warned Woods. A.
spoke. he nervously pressed the trig.
ger and Dwyee fell. with . bullet wound
In the Jaw.
TAKEN AFTER chase THROUGH
DOWNTOWN SrRsera.
Tsnn turned to nee. pursued by Woods.
Finn stuffed ths pistol into his pocket
ard M thfough Cortlandt street to
followed by Woods and Po-
iicsman Charles Stiison Of the Green.
wich street station. who heard the shot.
Stlhon caught the boy st Maiden Lane
ana Pearl street. He was carried be-
fore Dryer at the Greenwich street
station and Identified. Dwyer was sent
to the Hudson Street Hospital. where
would. not . very serious one. was
dressed.
Finn was taken to POLICE Headquarters
morning. He declared he came TO
New York last week from Albany and
that he attempted to stick up" Dryer
because 10 was hungry. Later he ad-
United that he was born In New York
City and had lived In Albany only two
years. Finn told % many conflicting
that after ne wAs sent to the
rombs court Cor arraAsnment Ccmmis-
aionar Dougherty took personal charge
Of the case and had him brought back
to Headquarters for further sxamina.
tion.
Nnn 10 only eighteen years old. He
does not look more than sixteen. He IL
small and u~ndeveioped and has the
,lsan-cut taco of . mere boy. Accord.
Inc to the police. however. he fts the
OF the man who has been
the women ticket agents OF
the b. n. T.
Later Finn was arraigned before MAG.
Appleton In the Tonbs Court.
He admitted then for the frat time
mat the name White. which ne used
lest night. was An ahas. Magistrate
.ppseton held tho boy without bail