Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-10

william CatVeil Rows ITS Little
htepsOn About the BAY All
MINI INnr.

Little blue-oycd Herman schOOnmaker put
in most irving and adventurous night on
Tuesday for a lad Of his yesrs. lie Is oniY
ten. Is a a slight. graceful figure, and bas an
innocent, sad-loOking face.
lie was adrilt ali night In small row.
boat with bis stepiather, William Frederick
Harrison Caryell, who spent the time aller-
paielv rowing about i'm the bay, praying,
singing. and uttering the frepzied thoughts
of a religious maniac. II Is said that be u
the brother Of :. :. Caryell. member oil the
Canadian House OF par'ilmeni, and that bis
father Il rich ard Influential resident oil
Prince Edward Island.
Caryell and the boy were arrested on
South street Wednesday night 10y police
man attached 10 the Oak-Strect station. lie
found the father leading the boy about.
shouting. al am an English prince, the son
Of Queen Victoria. will hang every irish
man. who attempts her liie." lie would also
drop on his knees and offer up ieryld prayers
for the Queens preservation.
A STRANGE STORY.
In the Tombs Police Court little Herman
told Justice Ford the pathetic story OF his
wanderings with Caryel. lie said that he
and his mother came 10 this country SIX
years ago from Germany. They lived in
/ Olflti htlftis lnNUhiN AANH i"NH'' 49,
TO beat his mother a. far back as he could
remember until his death, two years AGO.
Mr.. Caryell boarded with them at the time
Of his fathers death, and last year married
bis mother. She took sicE two weeks before
Christmas, and died in -. Luke's Hospital.
Ever since his mothers death Mr.. CarYell.
he said, had been detected, melancholy, and
queer. He took him TO board at the house
OF Mrs. Miller, No.jl7 Clinton street. Brook
lvu. The day before he left there Csrvell
pulled ont big handful o. money after he
had partsken OF luncheon and offered It to
the landladv. She told him be did not owe
her that much, whcreat he became highly
indignant and pitched the silver into the
back ward. Mrs Miller went out aud got II
and tried to return It, but be would not take
q cent Of It aud left the house. They next
went to board at 40. l2G Second avenue, IN
this city. Caryell began TO have mania for
rowing. Frequently be would take the boy
out on the East river in q small bost and
row about for five hours at time. lie did
not act peculiarly otherwise, however, and
always brought him safely to shore.
OUT on TaEBA
On Tuesday afternoon Carvel told him he
wanted 10 20 ont for q sail. and they rode In
ear to the Battery, where they took the
Hamilton ferry 20 Brooklyn. They then
proceeded hy the stcam-csrs 10 Bay Ridge.
II was about O'Clock when they got there.
CarveH hired row-boai and proceeded 10
pull out into the bay. When be got out 4
short distance be said: 81 think I'll row out
into clear water. / never ike to be near
shore. There Is danger Of being dashed 10
pieces on the rocks
Carvell now turned the PROV o. his boat
O., ri nnH hogan "a
row until the sweat poured down bis face IN
streams. Darkness gradually stole over the
waters. but still be kept plying his oars. At
last he became 20 tired that be was compelled
TO rest. The hoy besought him 10 20 ashore
but be would not listen 10 the proposal. He
suddenly took Il into bis head that he would
visit the Statue OF Liberty, and started for H..
~ lille be r0Wcd he .ang hymns. " hen they
got pretty close 10 BellOe's Island be stopped
and admired the statue for nwhiie, and then
rowed for the Brooklyn bridge. II was
about half-past 8 O'Clock in the morning
when they got under the bridge. AT 4
o'clock they made fast TO pier near Severn
tecnth street, and both went ashore.
They wandered about all the morning
after getting something to eat at cheap
restaurant. At II O'Clock they went into a
prayer.mceting at the Young Mems Chris
iisn Associ atom building, az the corner OF
Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue.
Caryell is known there. II the midst Of
PRAYER be rose and hesped curses upon the
heads Of those present. lie then caught little
Herman by the hand and dragged him down
stairs 50 fast that the boy says ne thought
every minute he would fall and break his
neck. They then wandered about until their
arrest.
Justice Ford committed the boy tempo
rarily 10 the care of the Society Tor the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty 10 Children. person
who knows Caryell said that he would cable
to his father about him and the Guild. Car
veil is a tall, spare man OF middle age, and
was iashlonably stirred in a light suit OF
gray mixed material.