Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-27
CITY AND DISTRICT.
JOINED THE SALVATION ARMY.
Interesting Characters With Eveptful
Careers Vow Serving i'm the Ranks.

JOINED THE SALVATION ARMY.
Interesting Characters with EventfuI
Careers Now Serving In the Ranks.
Among the members of the Salvation army,
exhibited as "trophies" at the mass meetings
which were closed last Wednesday, were some
very interesting characters One OF these is a
man OF about 45. named Chas. Buckley, formerly
known as .sThe Chicago Boy Burglar" VINO has
spent in all Il years and months in prison.
To a STAR reporter he stated that he was born
In New York where his father still resides. He
was he said driven from home by bad treat
ment and drifting 10 Chicago he found en-
ployment In a saloon as waiter boy.
II soon found" he continued, "that I was
in a den of thieves; that pickpockets, burglars
and Others were the principal customers of
the place and that there they talked over the
business OF cracking safes, lifting, &c. noticed
that they always had money. appeared well
ted towards dishonest life. As soon as i init
mated that / would like to enter upon such
HE was taken in hand by some OF them, ana
in little time was used by them to their ad-
vantage, for, being small, / could get in places
where men could not gain an entrance, and my
forte was getting through transoms III was not
long before became known as the Chicago boy
burglar. run on successfully for several years,
and was not arrested till was about 10 years
of age when, for a burglary committed i'll the
town OF Paxton, was sentenced TO ten years
Imprisonment in the Joliet, Ill. prison. Here
out. in a little time married a good, Christian
girl, and By her had two children. IL was not
long. however, before. with seven Others, went
out to a place called Vest Point, in Indiana,
and robbed the post office. / was the only one
OF the band arrested, and was sentenced to the
penitentiary at Michigan City for twenty
wears After serving for four and half
years my pardon was secured through the In
fiuence of uncle, criminal lawyer. The
pardon was conditional on my leaving that
section of the country, never to return as a
criminal. Ny wife stood by me like good
Christian woman, believing that there was
something in me for good. When was
leased 1 took her and the children and re-
turned to New York. Here i got into a high
way robbery near Harlem and was sentenced
10 Sinr sing for five years. While 1 was there
my children died and then my wife, and
asked the privilege of seeing her, but il was re-
fused. Then / attempted to hang myself to the
cell door but was cut down before life was ex-
tinct and i served out my term. This was
about four years ago. When was out l was
addicted to the opium habit as well as drink,
the former having been formed because OF the
administration OF the drug while was sick in
the penitentiary. If possible. went further
down in the ways of sin than ever before. and
becoming quite proficient at picking pockets,
may be said to have made ii a BUSH
ness. One night about eight months ago,
while standing on Brooklyn bridge engaged
in picking pockets i noticed a detective spot
ting me. Then saw man approaching. and
thought at first he a detective. He how
ever wore q badge, as ! saw by the light, and
then felt safe. The party saw came to me,
and / saw that he was a little Swede with q
Salvation Army badge. / was invited by him
and promised to- go TO n meeting. did not
keep my promise that night, but the next night
fast. My whole past life then doomed up before
me, and then and there cried like a child, and
the prayers OF my wife were answered.
CIRCUs PERFORMER.
Another remarkable case is that Of Lieut..
Harry Lopez, who is stationed at Gettysburg,
Pa. He Is quite a handsome young man of per-
haps 10 or 20 years of age, who knows not his
origin but is under the impression that he is a
Peruvian and was stolen from that country
when "a child of about year old. TO a STAR
reporter he said: 1.-The first thing knew OF life
j was under the care C: woman known as
Madam Lopez, travelling with circus. was
taught to look on her my protector. was
fixed up and put in the ring as a little clown,
and then 1 was taught acrObatic feats. The
way they taught US to perform was to take US
whether We received breakfast or not depended
on the way the feats were performed. You
may say the feats were beaten into US with a
big strap. Well was soon among the vaulters
and travelled with such circusses as Madame
Lopez was engaged in. We were with Barnum's
one or two seasons and were in New York state
when the law went into effect prohibiting
the exhibition of children under sixteen
years of age i was then about ten
years cid. Then we left the circus and Madame
Lopez rook me to Portland, Me-, where she set
up II disreputable house. / lived there till
about two years ago, and learned to steal and
pick pockets. When got to be smart boy
she told me to go my road and put me out. I
was, however, fortunate, for i never was ar
them on the streets and followed out OF curios-
fly. and met in the hall. They talked of Jesus,
and on Friday night, December D, 1854. was
made a free man, and the madame is now serv-
ing q sentence in Portland"
THE ALL-SIGHr MEETING.
The all-night of prayer Tuesday night at the
Rifles Armory was attended by large num-
Der, and fully rs, mostly grown persons, arose
for prayers. The meeting was kept up till
nearly five o'clock in the morning, and among
those protesting conversion were several ladies
some of whom showed their purpose to live
more consistent lives by tearing the ornaments
from their bOnnetS. one of them eXclaiming:
"Pride has always stood in my way, but now /
Am determined not to allow it in my way here
After"
Most of the delegates left yesterday for
Chicago where the massing OF forces will COM
nence tonight They all spoke in nigh terms
II the reception given them here.