Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-25


A very serio1s question 10 be solved
BY or pecp!s, and oue which comes
home 70 every one Of us, il. " " Ia. shall
re do 20 reform some o. the yozng Buys,
without psrsuts, Rcaroisns OF ho1ss-
zhs are growing 90 10 or city. under
al the evil irs7sncss imaginable, and
rapidly b~eoDisz hardened petty iar-
esny thieves and pickpoeksts ? Tires
toys % thi. eizss are nov confined 10
the county jail, awaiting trial for steal
ns a revolver from toe . eket OF
mans coat. Oh the steamer Gorge Z
starr. A reporter called TO see these
boys Yesterday. They were all III clad.
bot seemed pleased - have visitors
come - sse them
PATsT CAEEOIL
Was The 6rsf ons intesvIexed. He said
% an IL years aid and hsve been ia jail
many times for stealing. / vas born IN
Sacramento, bat bAye lived 10 Seattle
for 10 years NJ father j. dead. have
st<H daddy. bat ~ y mother told me be
had gone N work around a: what
p YER can get 70 do, sometimes as rsost-
about at the Is 100 bsster. | did not
knou anything about tue stealing OF the
pistol IA. Richards told us be vas
gong 90 Tacoma. We all four vent TO
tie Starr and asked the parser 70 pass
~ 10 Tacoma. We wanted 20 90 up the
Puyaiiup and have ssDs some fun de
sould not take us unless ss paid aim.
We came on shore. | did not knos tie
pistol Vas stolen till We we're arrested.
EESEsT LoUGHKET
HING his head when the reporter turned
20 where be stood 10 the jail corridor.
Well, young fellow. xRst have yoa
got 10 say for yourself p asked the re-
porter.
Nothing
Where are your parents
MY mother IL dead. sne died in
Seattle one year ago. Ny father works
IN the mill at Port Madison. am II
wears old, and was born in Minneapolis.
why don't you stay With your faith
sr ? asked the reporter.
The little fellow commenced to sob,
bat recovering himself replied: Be |
"a nae he lives with a sqnsw."
How many times have you been IN |
Jail -
"Oh, several times. Once for taking |
. dollar from a little girl who was going |
20 market once for stealing lot of |
JACKS, and selling them once for |
,mashine ap things 10 the White River |
,choolhouse, and this tins."
How 10 il about shat pistol ~
Well, you see. Patsy, Frank Hermis-
on, I'd. Richards and | went on board |
he Geo. l.. starr on Tuesday morning. |
Frank Hermiston showed me where the |
pistol was, and took IL out of the coat
pocket"
what we're you going TO do With itf"
al don't knew. Sell 1t, guess IL
.ver get cut Of this scrspe, FL take care
md never get in here again"
FRANK HEHsnsTos,
The larger and older Of the three, was
1ext approached by the reporter. He |
. q good slzed chunk Of boy, and said
Do was IL years Of age. he had worked
40 Years in MeCallister's brickyard,
snd usually worked at anything be /
,ould get to do. His par, nts live in
and be has one brother ia
California. He regretted having been |
taught in this scrape, but 1t was by no /
means the first. as be had been in jail /
before. He was poorly clad, having on |
IN old pair OF boots three sizes too |
arRe for him, an old pair Of torn pants,
40 shirt. but an i'll fitting coat and vest.
"Where IL Richards p asked the |
sriter.
"His mother bailed him out. She |
always does when he gets In jail, but |
70 have 10 stay bere b. cause we have no |
With money" replied one Of
lie young misoreants.
All three Of the boys, as usual. de- |
,lared they would never, never steal
again
Several years ago Special Policeman
DAVID Sires had occasion to lock Patsy
Carroll up IN the old CITY ilil for some
writer Glanced 20 be passing. Patsy
his voice aud called him by
name.
d" What do you want, Patsy?"
II want you 30 get me out of this jail.
Tan afraid TO stay here"
% What arc you In for!n
For stealing sacks"
"a Well. Patsy, bows sho steal must
eIpect 30 20 10 jail"
''On, get me o1; OF here aud III never
steal again Never, neysri never, I'll
fail DOM on my knsss before the King
and Qasen, aud swear I'll never steal
again
This was too unca. The lamented
police man was appealed to and Patsy
xas released. For long time be kept
his promise, but evil companions aud
bad Influences oysreame his fair PROM
ises and better nature, aud be is rapidly
becoming confirmed thief. Some
thing must be done to cheek this grow
ING evil IN our midst.