The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-01
YOUTHFUL RUNAWAYS.
CLAUDE VIM AND THOMAS SMITH
ELUDE THEIR PARENTS.

Their Arrest yesterday They Have
10 -, for ThomscI,c.-Ncw~a and Notcs
Throughout the Cii,-TGcci OF Ncstcr-
da,.. Eaiu.-Ihc River.
Yesterday evening, about twOo clock,
the chief Of police received telegram
from Mr.. William Spurier. Of Danville.
Va, 10 look out for his step-son, Claude
VIM. who had ran away and was on
The train bound for Richmond.
The First pOlice-slation was called
u and informed. Sergeant Jctcr went
there. got the telegram. and then went
10 the Richmond and Dsnville railroad
10 await the arrival II the train which
was due at $3.50 L. VI.
When the train arrived two little
bows got on together They seemed 10
be companions and we're chatting WITH
each other The sergeant placed ms
hand Oh Claude Winn and asked him
who be was and where he was gong.
lie gave no definite RESPONSE. The
sergeant then asked the other boy Who
he was and where he was going. lie
had a sister somewhere and was gong
70 see her. Sergeant Jeter took both to
line station house. The name Of the
other bOy rs Ih0mss smith.
The TmfS reporter saw both of them.
Thoma, Smith was dressed M SUIT oil
medium c0lorcd clothes and shoes That
had seen service. ard wore stra" hat.
He said he WAS sent 20 Richmond by
his mother 90 vi-.l hi- sister. Miss Katie
Smith who worked in Manchester
cotton mill and lived somewhere near
Jones store in Manchester. lilo did
not know where.
The cotton mills in Manchester were
telephoned. but clch responded that ~"
one bv the name of Katie Smith was on
their payroll. lu answer 90 questions
propounded by the police he first SAID
that when he left Dlnvllle he had SrlU
with him. Later ON he sand ne had So.1O.
lie had paid 80 lO for his ticket 10 kich-
mond. had bought some candy and q
snack. aud al The money ne had with
him now was -.
lie was searched and the 80 was
found. but iu another pocket cl.1u
more was found. and In still another
pocket "A ladies gold watch WAS brought
10 view. aud i'm another pocket pack
AGE of cigarettes and box Of matches.
Claude Wilma told the reporter that
he did not know exactly how oid he
was. but thought he was gong ON ten
years Of age He kept ousayng when
ever he made remark. II m telling
the truth. and nothing but the truth.
He said he clmc 10 Richmond from
Dlnville TO see his cousin. Mary vii
liams.
N here does She lives;
/ don't know. She married som'
gentleman. bat don know ms nam,
nor where he lives. | also have d
cousin here named Peter Williams. but
don't know where he lives. a search
of the new directory did not bring &C
neht any Peter Williams. This nine
,car.old boy WAS dressed I'D well-worr
dark cl0th.s and shoes. and wore also q
straw hat. when searched me had oi
him 50 an currency. Tie SAID when he
left Danviile he had exactly S2HlV
500 of which was spent for his rail
way ticket
Ii was clearly evident from the way
tie bows were talking that they were
living an the way through. Beyou'
the probability of q doubt Claude VIM
had stolen "a sum of money and th
watch and IAN OH with 10, taking hl
nal Thomas Smith, along with him
and the money and watch which Smitl
had Claude Nmn mad evidently glvei
lin.
A telegram was sent to Danville tina
the two boys were at the station unde
arrest.
Last night at II o'clock both VIM
and smith were sleeping soundly IN I'll
Hrs' police station. They slept a
happily as though they were at hom
with their parents.
This morning on the early train froi
panyille gentleman Will arrive TO tax
charge of the two litlo runaways an
escort them back home.