New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
CHILDREN'S VICISSTTUDES.

A LITTLE BOY DESERTED BY HIS FATHER-A CHILD
PROM JERSEY CITY LOST IN THE STREETS OF
NETWORK.
While Roundsman Folk of the Tenth Precinct
patrolling through Ludowst. yesterday afternoon
he stopped by a woman residing In the neisnoor-
hood who pointed toward small boy sitting on soop
and said that she believed that the boy was lost She
had noticed him sitting the stoop early IN the morn
ing and finally, becoming anxious about him, had gone
out of her dwelling and asked him where he lived The
boy had answered that he was waiting for VINO
had told him there, and had given him snip
OF paper with some words written upon 1t 10 snow 10
persons whomight ask him questions. She nad asked
boy give her the paper but he had refused 10 90
So The officer upon hearing this narrative went up 10
the boy with the lin preston his mind that the child
might Charlie Ross the missing philadelphia chd
He first asked the boy II he was willing To give MIN the
paper The boy replied ii give 1t to you because
you policeman, and my papa told me 10 give tne
paper a policeman" The officer took the paper ana
read the following words: 49, "a ,,-,
"To all that may road this note wish That they VIII
please for Gods sake place this boy In the hanus OF e
police for l. his father unable to take care OF him
lie eight years OF age on the I'm oi May ias' his
mother has been dead years.
There WAS no signature TO the note. The officer took
the boy to Police Headquarters where the child was
closely questioned in regard to his abandonment. IL
was found very difficult matter however. 10 get any
information from the boy, he was evidently Droueh
up in some foreign country and only atey oegah u
acquire English All that could be learned from nun
was that John Piercy, and that DIS iather
had some command in ship; that be slept III the caoin
and that he only came this country lately He could
not tell from what part or the world the ship had COME
nor indeed anything OF his past lfe HIS Iaher' ne
said had left him In Ludow-st early that morning. and
had told him to remain there until he returned An
effort will made to-day to learn the childs nauoh-
ality From his manner of speaking the police are OF
hath bash pp
child has a fnely-formed head, dellcatelyshaped
features fine complexion, black hair. and black eyes,
and is very intelligent He greatly distressed by
his fathers absence.
Jerome Van HOughton, age O. whose parents reside
somewhere in Jersey City, was found wandering Id
Third-ave near Eghtlethst late Tuesday Night ana
WAS taken to the Twenty-third Precinct Station house
The poce questioned him and told by him that his
mother gave him permission visit aunt living In
this city, on Tuesday morning She gave him two ferry
tickets and he crossed the river but on attempting 10
fad his aunt he discovered that bis mother had only
written the number of the house upon slip OF paper
and had omitted the street he hunted for
his aunt nevertheless, at last got lost, aud
after walking all day found as stated
near Eightieths The child taken 10 Police Head
quarters Yesterday morning. and by order of Inspector
McDermott was taken to Jersey City by an officer The
child said that his father house painter doing
business in Newark, and living IN secondst' Jersey
City, Of the ferries Inc ohcer thou9ht na HIS
task was an easy one his great surprise the boy
did not recognize the houses of the neghOorhood where
II was understood ne lived The boy was accordingly
brought city, and will be KEPT at Police
Headquarters until reclaimed
An officer OF the Fifteenth Precinct police fonnd TWO
little girls said that they were lost on the tes OF
the dwelling at Mercerst and Wayerieypace, on Mon
day night last Tue children taken TO tue Mercers
Stalou-hOuse where thew said that their names were
Lille Miller age IL. ana Eliza Hart. age a. and tha
they lived in Clifton, Staten Island. AN Omcer OF
the Ealf-Orphan Asylum, situated III IrntH-dVe ot-
tween Twenty third and Twenty four-ss, called at
Police Headquarters yesterday ana slated tLat the
NOT been reated in any way that the officers OF the
ASYLUM aware Of To escape the children pat on
fferent clio hing that IN the asYiuin ana
then watching their UDpurtunity succeeded IN getting
out OF doors. The children expressing their Willingness
to asylum, Inspector McDermOtt
the officer take them DIcK