New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
Van Evrie Fitzpatrick, Jr., Son
of Public School Principal
Here, Held by the
YonkerS Police.
SECOND TIME IN TOLLS
Lad Also Said to Have Ad-
mitted He Belongs to Gang
of Youthful Desperadoes
That Have Been Work
inc in Bronx.

Van Evrie Fitzpatrick, jr. the SIN
teen-year-old son Of Van EVrle hllpa'-
rick. principal of Public School o. at
broadway and Academy street, New
York. is under arrest at Yonkers on
charge Of robbing three residences IN
that city. According TO Captain George
Cooley. Of the Sd Precinct, Honkers' the
lad confessed yesterday not only 10
looting the Yonkers houses but also
several in Mount Vernon, New ho-
chelle. Pelham Manor and The Bronx
Some of the loot was recovered in Man
haitian pawnshops yesterday afternoon
The boy lives with his parents at NO.
40 Runsey Road, Yonkers. He entered
the Morris High School in New YORK
last wear, but did not return this taLl'
explaining that he preferred TO go to
work. This is the second time ne mas
been in the tolls for robbing houses.
In July. 1910, fitzpatrick, Leon Hal
and Alexander Kellogg were arrested
after robbing a dozen houses in the
southern part of Yonkers and obtain
ing iewelry and other plumber worth
about $1,000.
Fitzpatrick led his captors to a cave
in Van Cortlandt Park, where the
plunder was hidden, and most Of 1t was
restored to the owners. The boys were
heavily armed and had barred the en-
trance to the cave Fitzpatrick and Hall
have since been on probation, while
Kellogg is still in the House OF Refuge
on Randall's Island.
The residences which the police say
Kilpatrick has confessed entering here
within q few months are those Of city
Treasurer Gideon H. Peck, in Dun
woodie: Edgar Herbert, a broker, IN
Warburton avenue, and Harold q.
Hesse, a New York drygoods merchant,
living at No. 156 Valentine Lane. Jew
elry. trinkets and revolvers were taken,
The three robberies, however, did not
net the lads more than $50.
Fitzpatrick met Fred Squazzo and Jo-
seph Boyle. boys who were hunting, in
e grove on Park Hill, Wednesday night
and, showing badge, he told them he
was a game warden and took their
rifles from them. a fight resulted, in
which fitzpatrick used a blackjack He
was hit in the face with stone and
badly hurt. Patrolman John Ryer ar
rested all three, and fitzpatrick was
taken to ST. Joseph's Hospital.
In court later Fitzpatrick was held for
the grand jury for carrying black
Jack, and the other lads were dis
charged. fitzpatrick gave his name as
George Clark when arrested, and said
he belonged in Chicago. His whole
head was swathed in bandages, and not
until these were removed yesterday
did Captain Cooley discover his pris-
oner was Fitzpatrick In his pocket
was found a check for a suitcase at
the Grand Central Terminal Captain
found it contained a complete burglars
outfit.
According TO Captain Cooley, the
prisoner not only admits robbing
houses, but says he belongs to gang
Of boy desperadoes in the fremont
section Of The Bronx who have held
up, sandbagged and robbed a number
Of persons. While admitting the Yon-
kers burglaries the prisoner has not
yet given the police the names Of the
householders he robbed in other sec
tons Of Westchester County and in
The Bronx.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick learned Of
their sons arrest yesterday afternoon.
They supposed he was staying with
relatives in this city while looking for
q position.