The evening world., 1912-12-07
YOUNG CRIMINALS
TELL Of MOVIES" LURE,
AND LESSONS IN CRIME
Harlem Highway Robbers" Wanted
to See Pictures - Long Island
Burglars" Learned Trick
From Watching Films.

No better illustration Of the terrible
harm wrought to the minds of small
boys by scenes Of crime. depleted In the
owing:
Eleven children-mere tots. who SHOULD
never have known Of crime. have con-
fessed to tho police of Greater New
York that they were inspired to violate
the law by witnessing scenes OF rob-
berries and. violence In moving picture
theatres
And. under the law, they should never
have been allowed to enter these NOV
Ing picture shows.
The lure of the 'movies'' madc rob-
bers out Of four boys, whose ages range
from thirteen to sixteen years. and
whose cases came up In the Children =
Court to-day. They are accused OF
snatching a purse containing 81, q bank
book. some insurance papers and kcys
from Mrs. Alberta Field Of No. 40 Wes'
Fffty-thrd street, as she was walking
near her home last night.
After MIRA. Field reported the robbery
detectives made Inquiries In the neigh
borhood and learned that John Cullen.
fifteen years old. OF No. 463 West Firiy-
second street, was entertaining other
boys at moving picture show. Tho
boys had been admitted In violation OF
the law. MS there were no grown persons
with them.
Cullen, when arrested. confessed his
share In she robbery of Mrs. Field and
named his companions-Joseph Kane.
sixteen. the Oldest OF the crowd. who
lives at No. az West Fifty-third street;
John Hennessey of No. rs West Fifty
third street. and Charles McKlernan Of
the same address. They were arrested
and kurned over to the Children's SO.
ciety. Kane IL said TO have snatched
Mrs. Fields purse and the other boys
prevented her from pursuing him.
The purse and It's contents. except the
sit. were recovered. The boys had buried
them In De witt Clinton Park.
Four small boys Of Morris Park. near
Jamaica. unanimously agreed to-day II
would be long time before they would
want to sec any more Of those moving
pictures that make the cold chills run
Up and down your back. and inspire you
to desperate deeds. SO
GET THEIR IDEA OF CRIME
FROM MOVIES.
They saw Q MIN Illustrating how Q
hand Of bad boys robbed . candy store
and got enough candy. II looked like In
the picture. to last them the rest OF their
lives So the four Iittie boys went
right out and tried II. and might have
got away with It II It hadn't been
that they were seen to be amokinG moro
cigarettes and eating more candy than
boys with their incomes could AFFORD.
Il was the latter part of October that
they went to = moving picture show n
Morris Park and saw tho boy burglary
aim. Right after that. about Oct %.
the candy and cigar store OF Isaac La
vine. In Atlantic avenue. Morris Park.
was robbed. much candy and many Gig
arettes being taken.
Detectives sent out TO get the thieves
found that several youngsters seemed
to have an inexhaustible supply OF
candy and cigarettes and arrested four.
who thus described themselves; Will
ham Corcoran. fifteen. No. 3309 Chiches-
ter avenue; Erwin Corkett. thirteen. No,
III Oak street; Harry Dennis. fifteen.
No. $50 Fulton avenue: william Rieoh-
ers. thirteen. No. 3us Chichestsr ave-
nue..
The detectives told Judge Hoyt In the
Children's Court. Jamaica, that the
boys confessed. and said ''burxlinE'