The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-01
THREE BOrS tROM BOSTON
JourneyIng from that EstimnbIe Town, like
Frnnklin, In Pursuit Of Fortune.


Two runaway boys from Boston were be-
fore the Yorkvillc Police Court yesterday. They
were John f. Scott Jr.. aged If ycars. Of Bel
mont square. East Boston. and Frank Moran.
aged 10. Of II HAYNES street East Boston.
SCOTS father keeps saloon on the Long Wharf,
at the foot Of State street, and Moran's father ia
n submarine diver Both are bright. intelligent
boys. Scott was messenger No. 30 Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company at 100 State
street. and Moran was an crrand boy For
long tmc they had considered the plan Of run
ming away. and had saved up their pennies for
the venture. They had heard much. they say.
about the great swat Ncw-Nork- and they be-
licvcd that industrious boys could readily earn
their living here. Scott boarded 81 and Moran
had a like sum and two cents additional They
left homo together Very quietly on Saturday
night and went 10y train to Fail River. where
they took the steamer Bristol for this city
Landing on Monday morning. in passing
through Murray street they were surrounded
hy a mob ot nrwshoyS who pulled aud mauled
them numerically for fun. At length Scott
and Moran managed to escnpc from their tor
mentors. hut tncy were heartily Disguised with
when an older bootblack took compassion on
them. and learning their story advised them TO
60 to the Grand Central station and take train
home. The two boys thuukcd him and went To
the station. where they asked to be- allowed to
board Boston train; but the baggage master
drove them away. the brakeman hustled them
about and the conductor said he could not
think Of such a thing. While they were wan
deriug disrousolately around. man offered
them ten cents to carry his trunk to Forty-ninth
street, AMI that they did very gladly. They
then found q little eating saloon where they had
breakfast Tor fifteen cents. In the evening they
could spare only ten cents each TOR dinner. and
tn cents more they pad at a lodging house IN
Thirty-hith street. to which man had directed
them.
On Monday morning they went down bright
and early TO the Fall River boat. but they were
driven on the wharf when u was discovered
that they wished To- steal n ride. Going to an
other wharf with the help Of "a kind dcckhand.
they managed 10 STOW themselves away on the
freight propeller Nrreus. but a crosSgrained
oilgr found them in their place OF conceament
away.
The boys were very hungry. and their money
was all gone. They returned 20 the Grand Gem
trail station. and earned ten cents 10y carrying q
bug This money they INFESTED in pie. which
they al once devoured. Night came on. and
! they had no place 10 sleep. Put out Of the sta
| ton. they crOuched in corner out OF the wet.
A peanut ycndrr found them there, crying in
| each others arms The vendors heart was
! touched lie filed their pockets with peanuts
/ and gave them enough money 10 buy a might 5
! In the morning. when they returned 10 the
| station. the yender told ltoundsman Murphy 81
| their case. The officer tried To- have them car
! ried to Boston. hut was not successful. The
/ station police cared for them that day. and they
/ slept in the station that night. Not knowing
| then what else to do with them. Roundsman
! Murphy took Scott and Moran To- court with him
/ yesterday morning, where the boys said to JUS
/ tce Morgan that. II their parents knew OF their
J WHEREABOUTS. money woHld ut once he sent on
| for their passage home. Accordingly the JUS
tice temporarily committed them. and a letter
| was written 10 their parents.
George A. Burrill. another Boston boy. twelve
! years OF age. WAS found 10y police officer at an
! early hour yesterday morning lying asleep on a
| bench I'm City Hall Park and was taken to the
| Tomhs Police Court. whore Justice Smith COM
| mitted him "a a vagrant. The boy said that his
| father Charles A. Burrll. n broom manuiac-
turcr Of Grove street Boston, forced him 20 60
! among the stores peddllng brushes, and bent
/ him when he Was unsu 'cssstul. Al length the
/ boy said. he could stand his i'll treatment ~
| longer. ana on Friday last he ran away. H.
/ had saved 50 in pennies. and with this he paid
his fare GU the railroad to StoningtOn. and from
there by boHt g. this city. lie reached here OF
sunday morning with fourteen cents IN IN
pocket. He took advice Of n nrwsboy. invested
his capital in newspapers. and made thir i'
cents the same day. Yesterday morning, Will
waiting for the Iap"rs to come out ne lei
nsleep on n bench in the Park. and when tn
officer wakened him IL WAS daylight. and h
! found that somebody had stolen thirty-seyel
] cents from his trousers pocket