The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
BOY OF 9 LEADER OF
YOUTHFUL FORGERS
COnfesses That He and COM
paniOn Of 10 and Girl Of ID
Negotiated $50 Cheek.
TRIED no RIFLE A SAFE
Youngsters Admit Attempt ut
Burglary With Carpenters
Brace and Bit.

Alfred Zerberinl. 8 years old. whose
father has a repair shop at ~ South
Washington Square. was arrested last
nigh; on charges OF forgery and larceny
Under the persuasion Of parental pad
ding the lad revealed the names Of his
two assistants and they In turn told
remarkable story OF "haut finance" Under
the guidance Of Alfred.
The boys father suble.s the floor above
his shop 10 the Decorative Plate Glass
Company. for which Miss Grace Edith
Barnes IL manager. on the first of the
month she made out her rent check for
500 and left /, In an envelope In Ter
berini's vest!bule letter box. When Ger
p-,ini asked her yesterday for the rent
sh. told him about tho check. He said
lie hadn't received II, and Miss Barnes
called up the Fifth Avenue Bank. She
WAS told that the CHECK had been paid
Then Mss Barnes called In the police
and Lieut.. Funston and Detectives Mar.
KEY and Murray went 10 work. Obtain.
ing the check from the bank they saw
first that whereas II was made OUT to
~. Zerber.ni" u was indorsed "Angel-
Zerberini." When they got back to Ter
terim.s home they heard sounds OF the
administration OF the domestic third de-
gree. They questioned Alfred closely am
he finally mentioned George di Martini
10 years old. OF eos sullivan street and
Anna Dambrosio. - years old. Of tin
same address. ID Martini told them all
about II.
lie said Alfred had hshed the chec..
out OF the letter box aid had asked HIN.
To indorse IL. George didn't want 20, 8,
they got Anna TO do Il. She sild the
! boys ASKED her to write Gown Al.r.d'
fathers name. and She did 1t iunocently
enough. The detectives believe me-. Iiav-
ing got the check Endorsed Geors. said
they went 10 Ginngz2O B,lluxauto x Co.
Wholesale liquor dealers NJ 90 Caru.!La
street. and got II cashed. George exu,. lin.
| Ing ,Aat his father had sent him BELLA
ganto said lie had CACHED Il dozen checks
! Tor .Altr.d's father and thought nothing
{ OF Il.
Wien ,he detectives asked ii Nartlr
I about this he said IL was true and con
"ss-d that he had done the !udorsin.
/ IN these cases. lie remembered on. chec
/ fot $50 and another Tor sl32J win The
/ proceeds OF the $50 checl; the boys bolgh
rubber boots. shoes, watches. fountain
peas. olive OIL, candy and whatsoever else
| thtlg lai.cy dictated. They admitted the,
had hard time getting rid OF it all
Having such q good start the detective.
| decided 10 resume the investigation OF III
! dt'e'HPteu Iooo'i! "l ''' oii'Nt VI ''t'
/ Decorative Plate Glass Company OF Feb
ruary :. Miss Barnes reported AZ tina
time That the Office safe lad been tam
pered with. Knobs had been taken iron
Z the hinges and l frui,iess attempt has
been made 10 drill the safe vita an ordl
nary carpenters brace anu Ut. i. Ma.
TIM explained all this.
lie aid t.a. h'fred stole ;he key fro:.
! his fAthe- aaI that he go; the brace al,
b. from Ii" rcpa.- shop. Tacy vent iu.i
the pla'" GA =, saturday l.rht and t'i.C
to d.!.l tho safe, hut couldr (. Email!
Alfred broke down and cor .ir'arI every
thiug III Martini aud Anna A,.d SAID.
The three children were taken - M
West street police station. Later thcii
parents furnished bail 70. their appear
aics to-day IN Chi.drcn's Court.